Jul 14, 2026 | 9:38 am
One of this year’s most eagerly anticipated new restaurants has opened its doors. Charolais by Chef Austin Simmons begins dinner service tonight (Tuesday, July 14).
Located in the Hughes Landing district in The Woodlands, Charolais builds on the legacy chef Austin Simmons established at Tris, the innovative steakhouse that closed abruptly at the beginning of 2025 when Simmons resigned from his role as executive chef. Since then, he’s been focused on growing Chef & Rancher, his cattle business with Texas rancher Larry Ludeke, cooking for private clients, and traveling the country to feed soldiers and first responders.
“I cooked for 150,000 soldiers last year from Washington, D.C. to the Palisades fire,” Simmons tells CultureMap. “I traveled almost 200,000 miles.”…