Del Frisco's Steak House Set for Galleria

IN THE NEWS: Cleverley's Newsletter reports: Del Frisco's Steak House has scheduled their grand opening party for November 2007 on Westheimer, next to Oceanaire in The Cheesecake Factory Parking Lot, Galleria Mall ... Polo Becerra and Jon Paul have changed the name of their new restaurant before it opens. Turns out that someone already owned the name. Citrus is now Saga, set to open later this month or September. ... Manfred Jachmich returns to the Houston restaurant scene with a new partner, Elizabeth Abraham, and a new concept. So Vino Wine Bar & Bistro will feature wines from the Southern Hemisphere and is set to open in September. www.SoVinoWines.com. ... Chef Alberto Baffoni will be back behind the stoves soon at the new Bohemia Restaurant & Bar, set to open in about five weeks. cleverleysnewsletter.com ... . The Chronicle's Dai Huynh writes the obituary for Houston food legend Ruth Blanchette, the "Sauce Wizard." The creator of Simply Sauces' Queso de Mexico and Hatch Queso, sold at Central Markets, died of liver cancer Aug. 4 in her Galleria-area home. She was 61. chron.com ... The Houston Business Journal features Picazo Restaurant Bar & Grill. ... The Journal also reports that Emerald City Smoothie is planning to open 15 franchise locations in Houston over the next five years. Seattle-based Emerald City Smoothie currently has 47 locations across the United States and is targeting Texas, New York and Hawaii for expansion. houston.bizjournals.com ... The Houston Press' Robb Walsh reviews Antonio's Flying Pizza (2920 Hillcroft). houstonpress.com ... The Chronicle's Alison Cook reviews Afghan Tandoori King (9651 Bissonnet). chron.com ... FoodInHouston.blogspot.com visits Farrago.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com