Executive Chef Joe Cervantez is bringing tide-to-table cuisine to Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House in San Leon. The concept, developed by Cervantez and restaurant owner Raz Halili, utilizes the bay, the Gulf and local resources. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Julie Osburn is at ease cooking in the open-concept kitchen of her Kemah home. She enjoys baking from scratch. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Eleanor Brown creates a variety of ceramics, from garden tiles and flowers to jewelry and bowls, in her studio, Bayou Pottery, in Dickinson. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Penny Salter decorates her Bayou Vista home inside and out for the holidays. She inherited her love of the holiday from her mother, Winnie McCloud. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Stan Delahousaye and Tim Louis, with their dog, Leo, transformed their yard into a relaxing oasis with the help of landscape designer Raegan Markey. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
The garden at Patty and Chip Claiborne’s waterfront Kemah home abounds with tropical color and is framed by swaying palms. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Two kitchen islands, one for guests and one for cooking, make Jeanette and Paul Faulkner’s Mediterranean-style kitchen perfect for entertaining. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Bevin and Ken Horne are minimalists, they said. They prefer to keep small appliances and kitchen necessities hidden behind cabinet doors. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Nassau Bay resident Carlos Ledson Miller is living out his fantasy of being a writer and residing somewhere overlooking water. He has written seven books. Courtesy photo
Abby, one of Kathy Wagner’s schipperkes, wanders among the flowers in the garden. Photo by Stuart Villanueva