Category: Cafe Ynez

The Houston area received a wallop from Hurricane Harvey (pic: AP Photo/LM Otero).  The damage caused by the stunningly-high amounts of rainfall will not be fully understood until the waters recede and an accounting of people, pets, and property can be done. Sureley it is more than the citizens of the metropolitan area can handle on their own – even with emergency, government dollars. Chef Eli Culp and restaurateur Ellen Yin started the ball rolling among Philadelphia-area restaurants to help in hurricane relief, and many other restaurants have joined- or made similar- efforts to aid in relief. This is one bandwagon onto which we are happy to jump!

We love doing “good”, and also love letting the customer do some good while enjoying a meal out. It isn’t always easy to donate money to a cause – no matter how worthy – and if we can make it easier by allowing people to donate while enjoying an evening out, then we will have been successful.

Each of our restaurants has selected one item from which proceeds will be donated to a Hurricane-relief fund.

Café Ynez

From Wednesday (30th) through Sunday (3rd), 50% of sales of Pato con Mole – Duck with mole sauce – will be donated to The Pediatric Advanced Care Team at Texas Children’s Hospital to help the families of children currently undergoing palliative care.

Mole is a regional specialty of Mexico’s Pueblo state, from where our Chef Piña’s family hails; this is his family’s secret Mole recipe!

Rex 1516

Rex 1516 is a Southern restaurant, and sells many Hurricane cocktails. We are putting those to good use by donating 100% of the sales from every Hurricane sold this weekend. Proceeds will go to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for long-term aid toward recovery from Hurricane Harvey. In other words, donate $10 to hurricane relief and we’ll give you a Hurricane.

Our friends at Bluebird Distilling are generously helping these efforts by contributing their Sugarcane and Dark Rums!

Jet Wine Bar

We thought that a fitting way to help the hurricane-relief efforts would be with a cocktail made from Texas’ own, Tito’s Vodka. So enjoy Miss Amanda’s Tito’s Gimlet, made with Tito’s, earl grey- and mint- infused simple syrup, and lime. $5 from each drink will be donated to Houston Pets Alive.

Thanks for your help!