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Junior Borges Leaves Joule To Open New Knox Restaurant

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The Joule Hotel’s Executive Chef Junior Borges has announced that he will be opening a new concept in partnership with Stephan Courseau of Le Bilboquet and Up On Knox.

After more than a decade in New York, Borges moved to Dallas to open Uchi as Chef de Cuisine, earning the restaurant five stars from the Dallas Morning News. After a brief stint working alongside Chef Matt McCallister at FT33, he joined Headington Companies two years ago as the Executive Chef of The Joule, overseeing culinary direction for Americano, CBD Provisions, Mirador, Weekend, Midnight Rambler and The Lobby Bar, as well as managing onsite events, in-room dining and offsite catering.  Continue reading

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Tesar Hosts ‘Feed the Children’ Benefit at Knife on September 27th

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On Wednesday, September 27, Chef John Tesar will host a dinner benefiting Feed The Children, featuring a reception and seated dinner, and other acclaimed guest chefs. This dinner is part of the Celebrity Chef Series campaign and will be held at Knife. The event starts with a reception at 6:00 p.m., followed by a multi-course dinner at 7:00 p.m.

The funds from the dinner will help to deliver semi-tractor trailer loads of disaster relief supplies such as bottled water, food, hygiene items, diapers, and other much-needed essentials to Houston and the surrounding areas.

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