Chef Randy Rucker has gone citified honky-tonk at his rustic new Briargrove-area restaurant. Rough edges aside, Bramble fascinates.

THERE is a small sandwich – three bites, give or take – available as an add-on to the four-course, US$85 tasting menu at ...

Chef Randy Rucker at Bramble restaurant Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Houston, Texas. ( Gary Coronado / Houston Chronicle )Gary Coronado/Staff From the Dessert Platter, Caramel Bread Pudding, Pumpkin ...

A few weeks back, Chef Randy Rucker made a titillating offer via Twitter: Come to Tomball and dig around in the woods for good stuff to eat. Interested in getting some expert advice on what weeds ...

Chef Rucker, who will lead the kitchen, is known for being the man behind River Twice and Little Water Restaurants. He delivers constantly evolving menus inspired by what’s local and unexpected.

Now that Bramble is finally here, it’s hard to believe that it has been four years since Randy Rucker’s former place, Bootsie’s Heritage Cafe, closed. (A previously attempted project in the ...

That’s chef Randy Rucker’s term for roasting a fillet of the meaty red drum with its scales still on. Scales are almost always removed from fish by a monger before delivery, but left on, they ...

The lounge is open from 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Breakfast, including lox bagels, grits, a breakfast sandwich, and a cheese and charcuterie board, is served until 11 a.m., when the menu switches ...

Somewhere during chef Randy Rucker's salad course at Rainbow Lodge -- as I probed the nest of local baby arugula for pickled beet minced as finely as caviar and marveled at the luxurious trove of ...

Randy Rucker, a Texan chef with a James Beard Award nomination, will bring modern American with a Southern feel to South Philly's restaurant row.