Today’s Sponsor of the Day is The Classic — the new restaurant at 5922 Washington Ave, at the edge of Rice Military. Thanks for supporting this site!

Enjoy The Classic’s wide-ranging all-day menu — featuring subtle flavors and techniques that have traveled here across oceans and generations. An unabashedly American restaurant, The Classic has something for everyone.

This fresh American bistro perched just east of Memorial Park is brought to you by Benjy Levit — the restaurateur behind Local Foods and Benjy’s. A no-rush, no-fuss neighborhood spot, The Classic pivots neatly from brunch to date-night cachet. You’ll find a touch of retro inside the light-filled interior.

Check out The Classic’s menu and hours, reviews, pics of its interior and dishes, or make reservations on the restaurant website.

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Today at Swamplot is brought to you by the first-time-on-the-market home at 1111 Guinea Dr. in Hilshire Village. Thanks for supporting this site!

Former Hilshire Village mayor Thomas McKittrick, a Rice-trained architect who taught at Texas A&M for many years, designed and lived in this single-story home with his family. With floor-to-ceiling glass, brick wing walls that extend from interior to exterior, and 4 separate patios parked outside its main living spaces, the home serves up basic lessons in how indoors and outdoors can connect.

Adding to the effect: the still-intact terrazzo floors — and a set of sliding partitions that allow the dining room to be open to the living room, separated from it, or (as pictured at top) something in-between.

Though much remains as it was, a few changes have been made to this property over the years: Paint colors in the eat-in kitchen (above) are now a bit muted from the original “butter” and “bittersweet” featured in photos of the room that appeared in a 1965 issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine; also, the blender base originally built into the countertop next to the sink is out and a Gaggenau double oven and a Thermador cooktop are in. But 3 separate sets of folding doors on one side of the room still hide a desk space, a pantry, and a laundry area. Nearby, the removal of the wall that once separated the 2 secondary bedrooms has created a second master. In the 1970s, McKittrick added a separate 2-story guest house on the 15,700-sq.-ft. lot, which he used as a studio and darkroom.

Many more aspects of this property are available to appreciate in photos posted on the property website. Or arrange for a tour! The home is offered for sale by Robert Searcy of Robert Searcy Properties.

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