Gerry Sarmiento was a corporate guy and thought he always would be - until a restaurant investment about to go bad lured him and his wife into the nuts and bolts of the business. They made a success of Italian food first, and then chose to tackle the Spanish tapas tradition. Capriccio is a terrific addition to the Houston dining (and wining) scene.

COOKING FOR POLO

Mexican-born chef and restaurateur Leopoldo “Polo” Becerra can be a pretty imposing presence, and for that reason the chef he hired for his Polo Signature restaurant tended to keep his head down and his focus on the stove. Now, with Polo himself stretched between several fast-paced restaurants in town, Afam Puskorius is finding many ways to put his signature on, well, Polo’s Signature.

NEARING HARVEST

Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo join us not only to taste some of their latest vintages from Messina Hof but also to tell us about this year’s harvest festivities. With an eye on what’s come to be known as :wine tourism,” Paul and Merrill have come to be Texas leaders in putting the fun back into picking and stomping grapes.