HOUSTON – It was a blend of the past and present in Houston football history Friday as Kirkwood restaurant launched in the Energy Corridor.
The restaurant is owned by Mac Haik, a former Oilers player who caught the first touchdown at the Astrodome in 1968. Those in attendance included current Texans running back Woody Marks, former Texans tight end Owen Daniels and interim coach and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, the son of former Oilers coach Bum Phillips, former Texans defensive end Tim Jamison and former Oilers players Dan Pastorini, Carl Roaches, Cris Dishman, Harold Bailey and Gerald McNeill.
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Among those in attendance: former Houston Comets Hall of Fame basketball coach Van Chancellor, former Texas A&M and NFL quarterback Kellen Mond, former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jerry Ball, Astros executive Kyle McLaughlin, along with several restaurant and hospitality group leaders: Janelle and Ope Amosu, ChopnBlok Christine Ha, The Blind Goat, David Cordua, The Lymbar, with Sara Cordua, Justin Yoakum, Saigon Hustle, Ben Berg, Berg Hospitality, Rosie Puccio, The Azuma Group, Casey McNeill, CASE Chocolates Camille and Julian Haynes, Cosmic Ice Cream, Michael “The High Tech Texan” Garfield, KPRC AM 950, Matthew Duncan, U.S. Coins & Jewelry, with Mallory Duncan, Jackie Garza and Victoria Ho, Alec Poynter, Mac Haik Enterprises VP and grandson of Mac Haik, Joseph “JK” Kubicki, MHE COO, Dan Anfinson, MHRG COO, Lacey Martin, MHRG VP of Marketing.
The menu included chateaubriand sliders, beef tartare, wonton tuna tartare, caviar hash brown coins with lemon crème fraîche and fried green tomato and pimento cheese sandwich bites
The evening featured a silent auction benefitting SkyHigh for Kids and its mission to fund pediatric cancer research and family support programs.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.