One of my favorite things about Reef, chef Bryan Caswell's neo-Gulf-Coast seafood restaurant in midtown, is that they stay open continuously from lunch through dinner.
That allows for a fine, civilized lunch at an off hour when the converted auto showroom is quiet, underpopulated, even a bit dreamy. Just right, in other words, for the most famous couple in the world.No, not Brangelina. Not Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip.
This past Tuesday afternoon found Houston native Beyonce and her husband, rapper-mogul Jay-Z, lunching at Reef with Beyonce's mom, Tina, a couple of friends and two enormous bodyguards.
There were only a handful of tables occupied, but word of the royal visit leaked out on Twitter shortly after 2 p.m.--not from anyone at the restaurant, says Caswell, who waited until the couple's departure 2-plus hours later to Tweet proudly that Jay-Z had given him a parting fist bump.
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