P hoto Credit: Michelle Watson/Catchlight Group for American Express. The lounge’s menu was created by James Beard award-winning Chef Justin Yu, a Houston native and Chef/Owner of Oxheart who said, “Growing up in a family that ran Cantonese restaurants, I learned to cook in an Asian style, but I also infuse a strong Southern influence in my food – it’s a quirky take on southern cooking.” James Beard award-winning chef, Justin Yu created the Houston inspired salads. Photo Credit: Michelle Watson/Catchlight Group for American Express.īut let’s talk about what I really care about: the food and beverage – which is free (my favorite word). Local Houston artist Patrick Renner created a custom art work for the lounge. The amenities include noise-buffering workspaces, a plethora of power outlets, private phone areas, a family room, comfortable seating, a computer bar, tranquility areas, access to high-speed Wi-Fi, showers and a custom art installation by local Houston artist Patrick Renner. When you walk into reception, there is a living wall of plants – the space is clean, bright and relaxing. The latest Centurion Lounge, which just opened this past weekend in Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), inside Terminal D, is fantastic. Photo Credit: Michelle Watson/Catchlight Group for American Express. The American Express Centurion Lounge at George Bush Intercontinental Airport is light, open and airy. A few years ago the credit card company started building its own Centurion Lounges in select airports to show the others how its done – and they’ve succeeded in ways we’ve only seen in London, Dubai, Shanghai or Tokyo. Delta, United, American Airlines’ and their affiliated partners have plodded along for too long with what they consider hospitality: uncomfortable chairs which could have been bought from any doctor’s office fire sale in the 1990’s, dark, weird work/quiet spaces and pathetic pabulum that passes for food.īut a resolute revolution has begun by American Express, determined to show their love for their customers – and no longer in lounge partnerships with two out of the three major airlines. When it comes to lounges, airports in the United States have historically lagged far (so, so far) behind Europe, Asia and the Middle East – until now.
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