T wo new restaurants from top chefs are taking shape in The Woodlands. Austin Simmons, the chef behind the beloved shuttered pioneering Tris restaurant in The Woodlands, will open a new restaurant dubbed Charlolais, and prolific Houston chef Aaron Bludorn will open Bar Bludorn in 2026.

Simmons first told PaperCity The Woodlands back in February that he planned to open a new restaurant.

The chef is bringing his genetics-driven cattle program to this new restaurant in The Woodlands set for Restaurant Row at Hughes Landing. Charolais by Chef Austin Simmons will specialize in high-quality beef sourced from his program focusing on genetics and sustainable animal husbandry, and full involvement in the process, from pasture to plate.

“I am thrilled to open Charolais in The Woodlands, and

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