Two kinds of butter for the grilled oysters: a cilantro and serrano concoction (green), and a chile de árbol blend (red).
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Two kinds of butter for the grilled oysters: a cilantro and serrano concoction (green), and a chile de árbol blend (red).
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Shrimp in a buttery, minty sauce with green onions and fresh herbs.
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Shrimp in a buttery, minty sauce with green onions and fresh herbs.
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It’s hard to keep hands off the crawfish bread: crawfish tails, bell peppers, herbs, cheddar, and Monterrey Jack inside slices of pressed Royal Bakery French bread. Fried shrimp hangs out on the side.
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It’s hard to keep hands off the crawfish bread: crawfish tails, bell peppers, herbs, cheddar, and Monterrey Jack inside slices of pressed Royal Bakery French bread. Fried shrimp hangs out on the side.
FEW THINGS SCREAM “GULF COAST SUMMER” quite like oysters and chicken. And that’s what diners received Thursday night when State of Grace hosted a pop-up preview of La Lucha, the newest Ford Fry concept helmed by SoG executive chef Bobby Matos.
A sunny spread of summer comfort welcomed folks at the happy hour. From grilled oysters swimming in either cilantro and serrano butter or chile de árbol butter, to cozy, crispy fried chicken, to savory crawfish tails served between slices of charred Royal Bakery bread, La Lucha is aiming to hit the heart and soul of the Gulf Coast.
After spending his life in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City, Timothy Malcolm left the East Coast in July 2018 to become the dining editor of Houstonia. He brings with him a wife, daughter, and a pair of hiking poles that are collecting dust in a closet inside his Heights bungalow.
Along with writing about food and drink for Houstonia, and eating and drinking his way through the city, Timothy is the author of an upcoming travel guide titled Appalachian Trail Road Trip. His work has also appeared in Backpacker, October, Paste, and publications across the New York metropolitan area. Now that he’s not hiking mountains, Timothy collects yacht rock records, visits ballparks, and trusts the process of his beloved 76ers.
