HOUSTON — World-renowned gymnast and Houston native Simone Biles is developing a new restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) called Taste of Gold, in partnership with The Playmakers Group.
According to Houston Airports, the collaboration is set to enhance the diversity of culinary options at Bush Airport, which ranks among the Top 10 World’s Best Airport Dining Experiences in 2024.
The chef-crafted menu will feature signature food and beverage items curated by restaurant industry innovator Mark Brezinski.
“I am very excited to partner with The Playmakers Group and their dedicated team to help bring a new restaurant to my hometown airport,” Biles said. “I am a foodie at heart, and our hope with Taste of Gold is to offer a beautiful dining experience that features award-winning, signature menu items with some of my favorite flavors sprinkled in for our guests.”
“Bush Airport is proud to offer one of the top airport culinary experiences in the world and it’s only going to get better,” said Francisco Cuellar, Chief Commercial Development Officer for Houston Airports. “We join the millions of people around the world who find inspiration in Simone Biles, an athlete who continues to raise the bar while achieving success and defying expectations. Houston Airports is on the same history-making trajectory as we redefine what it means to dine inside an airport.”
SSP America will operate Taste of Gold. This latest concept will support SSP America in creating even more local jobs.
“Simone Biles is the ultimate symbol of excellence,” said Taste of Gold’s managing partner, Derek Missimo. “Her incredible achievements, inspirational leadership, and spirit align with our values at the Playmakers Group. We are incredibly honored to partner with her on this restaurant which will offer something truly special to our guests and the Houston airport community.”
A Taste of Gold is under construction inside IAH Terminal A and will open near Gate A8 in the first quarter of 2025.
Source: Houston Airports
