Texas creole: The legacy of Brennan's of Houston

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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This restaurant has been a Houston staple since 1967!Brennan's of Houston has been a Houston stable since 1967.

Alex Brennan-Martin, son of famed restaurateur Ella Brennan, and his longtime staff have wowed generations of customers with staples like turtle soup, snapper Pontchartrain and bananas foster, but that doesn't mean the restaurant has been without its challenges.

A fire in 2008 gutted the building, but a "labor of love" caused them to rebuild and continue to serving guests from Houston and beyond.

"There's an old expression that a great restaurant doesn't just feed the person. They feed their soul," Brennan-Martin said.