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“If you’re in search of your next date night destination or simply want to enjoy a relaxing meal, look no further than Christopher’s World Grille in Bryan. This romantic restaurant in Texas is located in a historic home and features elevated steakhouse fare with unique, globally-inspired twists.”

“The ambiance is cozy and intimate, yet upscale and elegant at the same time. You’ll find that conversation and laughter flow effortlessly and smiling is second nature when you enjoy a meal here.”

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OTL Magazine

“Christopher’s World Grille: Taste the Passion” 2018

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The Eagle

“Culinary Institute Picks Bryan Chef for Board” Sunday, February 24, 2008, p.E1

“Christopher Lampo, owner of Christopher’s World Grille in Bryan, has been selected to serve as a founding member of the Culinary Institute of America’s alumni council board of trustees.

Lampo was a 1989 high honors graduate of the New York-based institute.

‘The school would like to reconnect with all of its alumni,’ Lampo said. ‘They have almost 40,000 alumni around the world.’

Lampo said the institute’s alumni director chose 15 board members from 200 applicants. The alumni director had requested a resume and other information from the 200 graduates.

Lampo, who is also a certified executive chef with the American Culinary Federation, holds a bachelor of science degree in hospitality management from Florida International University. He opened Christopher’s World Grille in 1999, after working at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, the Houstonian Hotel and Spa, Houston’s Restaurants, The River Cafe in London and Christopher’s American Grille in London.

He also worked as a chef on private yachts in Europe, North America and the South Pacific.”

Texas Co-Op Power, Bryan Texas Utilities

“Christopher’s World Grille – Local Boy Travels World and Brings It Home With Him” May 2008, p.20-21

“…Diners visiting this upscale restaurant located in Bryan at 5001 Boonville Road enjoy tantalizing fare that is the culmination of a lifetime of cooking.

…Diners will enjoy a new menu every six months…Using only the best ingredients such as prime beef and fresh seafood flown in twice each week and paired with wines recommended on the Wine Spectator wine list, his continental cuisine is infused with a variety of influences – French, Italian, Asian, Southwest Texas and German.

Mr. Lampo and his more than 100 employees strive to make your meal or catered event perfect. They will customize any meal. ‘Our goal,’ he asserted, ‘is to give our customers a chance to escape from their everyday lives. We do more than sell food and wine; we provide an experience…’

He (Mr. Lampo) emphasized, ‘It is an honor to serve and be a part of our community members’ lives. Whether we are serving for President George W. Bush, someone celebrating a special occasion, or looking for a nice evening meal, we do our best to make the experience memorable.’

Besides offering delectable meals to patrons, Mr. Lampo and his staff choose a charitable project several times each year. In addition to specific community projects, Christopher’s World Grille will support as many charitable organizations as possible.

Always striving to make the dining experience special, Christopher’s World Grille offers live entertainment and special dining events…If you would like to step into other parts of the world, Mr. Lampo and his dedicated staff will be happy to provide you with a meal specially designed to make just such an escape possible.

The Kansas City Star

Field Trips: Cities of the Big 12 Conference: Part 2 “Five Slam Dunks” Sunday, February 26, 2006, p. F5 By Susan J. Kraus – author of “A Game Guide to Towns of the Big 12”

“For outstanding gourmet dining, Christopher’s World Grille (5001 Boonville Road, Bryan) is tops. You’ll find intimate decor and ambiance, a tempting menu of world-class cuisine and exceptional service. Try the blackened shrimp and crawfish fondue to start, the white Godiva cordial to end.”

Insite Magazine

January 1999 “Yacht Cuisine” by Melanie Maxcey

“Christopher Lampo had cooked for the likes of Robert De Niro and Elle Macpherson. Now he wants to cook for you . . . After a 10-year absence, the Bryan native has lots of stories to tell. He has managed restaurants and worked abroad as head chef on two private yachts. Now, after returning to Bryan a year ago, he is working to fulfill another dream, owning his own restaurant.

Lampo says he always knew he wanted to be a chef. ‘When I was 10 years old, I had a cookbook. My brother and his friends would play football, and I would create three to four snacks for them – ham and cheese and Ritz crackers.’

He’s moved out of the pee-wee football league. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of American, Lampo worked in management at Houston’s restaurant and then the Houstonian Hotel… He worked in London and then went to the South of France… He traveled the entire Italian Coastline and the southern coast of France. He met – and cooked for – actor Denzel Washington, Golden Globe winner Debbie Allen and her husband Norm Nixon, a former NBA basketball player.

…Lampo sailed the world over. Alaska. Australia. New Zealand. The Kingdom of Tonga. The Kermadec Islands. British Columbia. Singapore. The islands of Fiji and Solomon. And parts of Indonesia. He’s made sushi for Michael Douglas. He has also served Dennis Hopper, Robert De Niro, Mick Jagger, Yoko Ono and models Elle Macpherson and Naomi Campbell.

… Lampo has had some incredible experiences: seeing glaciers in Alaska, watching a tribal canoe launching ritual, surviving three hurricanes (on a yacht) and befriending village children in Papua new Guinea… So when he came back to Bryan to spend some time with his family, the timing seemed to be right for another one of his dreams…(Christopher’s World Grille).

… Lampo states, ‘Food is a way people can indulge themselves and not worry about it. It’s a way to get adventure, to escape, experience new things and feel comfortable.'”

Summer Sojourns

Riviera Respite: The Joys of Season’s End on the Cote D’Azur by Barry Pickthall – March 1996

“The Cote D’Azur has a great deal to commend it… Nice, with its deep-water port, is the charter capital for many of the most prestigious yachts… (including the Fulmara)… The Fulmara’s guest book can almost compete with Who’s Who. Her English captain, Sydney Smith, is one of the most experienced in the Mediterranean.

… Another area (of the Fulmara) that could not be faulted was the fine food abroad. Christopher Lampo, the American master chef hails from Texas and takes as much pride in presentation as he does in preparing each day’s fare. Before taking to the ocean, Christopher studied the finer culinary arts under some of the best chefs in the US, including the present Chef de Cuisine at the White House.”

Cruising Yachtsman

Classic Yacht, Classic Destination – 1996

“Fulmara, the classic 150 motor-yacht built in 1930 for a San Francisco paper magnate, and now fully restored after a winter refit in Cannes, is open for charter in the Western Mediterranean this summer . . .

Christopher Lampo, the American master chef who hails from Texas and trained under the present Chef de Cuisine at the White House, is back on board for a second season…(The Fulamara’s) rates are $56,000 per week in July and August; $49,000 per week other summer months.”

Reviews

The New York Times

Friday, September 22, 2006

36 Hours in College Station by Finn-Olaf Jones

“Presidential Brunch – When former President Bush comes to town to visit his presidential library, his meals are catered by Christopher Lampo, unless Mr. Bush just shows up at Mr. Lampo’s restaurant, Christopher’s World Grille, a 1913 former ranch house on the north edge of town with carved Victorian mirrors and leopard-print rugs. The brunch itself – specialties like chilaquiles (scrambled eggs on green salsa-tossed tortilla chips), chili-crusted crayfish salad and a bananas Foster French toast – will make you want to yell yeehaw, though you won’t want to jeopardize your chance of being served the house’s excellent bloody Marys and mimosas.”

Texas Monthly Magazine

November 2004, Dining Guide

“Renovated and revamped, this 100-year-old farmhouse houses a jazzy, upscale dining spot where chef-owner Christopher Lampo’s menu is making an impression far beyond the city’s borders. The evening’s hits included almond-crusted brie with apricot-mango chutney and jalapeno-and-basil-rubbed shrimp atop spinach-portobello enchiladas. Milder pecan-crusted chicken came stuffed with smoked queso fresco, spinach, and roasted tomato. No words can describe the beauty of the fresh-berry napoleon with thin almond pralines, white chocolate mouse, and a bevy of berries tossed in Grand Marnier.”