Midtown Italian restaurant Damian's turns 30 this month, and the restaurant is using the occasion as an opportunity to reintroduce itself to diners. This post discusses the various roles the Mandola family has played in Houston's restaurants scene, what it means for a restaurant to last 30 years and ends with a little reflection from the author, Taylor Byrne Dodge, about her own experience working for a family business. [Sidedish]
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