"Underbelly Hospitality’s Pastore will serve its last meal on Saturday, March 23. The Regent Square Italian restaurant, which was nominated for Best New Restaurant in the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, was unable to “sustain the momentum necessary to operate at its caliber,” according to a press statement. The sudden closing follows James Beard award-winning chef Chris Shepherd’s departure from the restaurant group in 2022, and an ongoing revamp that launched the Spring Branch reopening of Wild Oats." - Courtney E. Smith