The Woodlands Waterway Cruisers, which provide catered dinner cruises for groups and corporate events, will present its Fall Series of “Evenings on Board” dinner cruises September 22 and 29, October 6, 13 and 27, 2012.

The Fall Series of the “Evenings on Board” dinner cruises is priced at $69.99 per guest. Tax and gratuity are additional. Reservations are required for all dinner cruises and can be made by calling 281-363-9750 or by e-mailing woodbanquet@ldry.com. For more information on The Waterway Cruisers, visit www.TheWoodlandsWaterwayCruisers.com.

The Woodlands will transform into a foodie paradise for the 7th Annual Wine & Food Week. This year’s theme is Southern hospitality, and the event celebrates cuisine from the region and wines from around the world.

The first Wine & Food Week was held in 2005 and had more than 4,000 participants. Co-founders Clifton and Constance McDerby came up with the idea for the festival shortly after moving to Houston from New Orleans 12 years ago. Nostalgic for their favorite festival, the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience, they set out to create a similar event in their new city.
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AM Restaurants, Inc. has announced plans to open two new upscale restaurants at 20 Waterway Avenue in The Woodlands Waterway Square District, according to Dan Leverett, vice president commercial for The Woodlands Development Company. La Guadalupana Mexican Cuisine & Bar and Luca & Leonardo Ristorante will soon be under construction with a December opening planned. Both restaurants will overlook the Fountains at Waterway Square, a public plaza with multiple water features.

La Guadalupana will feature a lower level outdoor terrace in addition to 140-160 seats indoors. The menu will include a wide variety of authentic Mexican dishes, including meat, chicken and seafood specialties in addition to tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, fajitas, salads, appetizers and desserts. One of the highlights of the new restaurant will be a Tequila “museum” with 200 types of tequila, and “the best Margarita in town”, according to principal Bill Trainor. Tortillas will be made on-site, and the salsa will be made at each table according to the guests’ taste. The restaurant will stay open late on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights when live music will be featured.

Luca & Leonardo Ristorante will have seating for about 140 people, with a terrace overlooking The Woodlands Waterway®. A selection of great wines and a menu including pasta and risotto dishes, soups, salads, pizza, meat, fish and chicken entrees, appetizers and desserts will be featured.

With the addition of these two new restaurants, 20 Waterway Avenue will be 90% occupied. The building is also home to Grimaldi’s Pizzeria and Crush Wine Lounge.

This is the first step in AM Restaurants’ expansion into the Houston, San Antonio and Dallas markets, according to Trainor. The group has 12 restaurants in Mexico, including locations in Cancun, Monterrey and Guernavaca.
Source: TWDC