Cavatore Reviewed; Fancy Server Clothes

HEIGHTS— This week the Leader Eater visits Cavatore is Shady Acres. He recommends the escargot, table-side Caesar salad and veal marsala. "The Escargot Cavatore couldn't be a better palette for these crusty brushes to paint a masterpiece in your mouth. While the texture of the snails was perfect, the tiny tub of garlic butter sauce with parsley and green onions was nothing less than divine." [The Leader]

TRENDWATCH— Over the past year or so, restaurants have started to move beyond boring servers uniforms, and the Chronicle's Greg Morago is ON IT. Whether it's leather aprons at Oxheart and Sparrow Bar + Cookshop or the Billy Reid designed duds at Revival Market, having a staff that looks good makes them feel good, which makes for happier diners. [Houston Chronicle, $]

DOWNTOWN— After two whole weeks of the same old menu, Goro & Gun is mixing it up a bit tonight with squid ink gnocchi and Pattaya salad. To learn more about chef David Coffman, check out this article where the Dallas-born chef explains his philosophy as "You can always make things better. The day you say you're the best is the day you're done." [Twitter, Houston Chronicle, $]