met working at Reata resturant in 2007. He was a sous chef who would go on to become the restaurant's executive chef. She oversaw guest services."She was crazy. But she was fun and very warm," Rodriguez said about the early days with Howell."I knew that she was a person I can rely on."
"When you gather around food and you're just talking and you're enjoying your food and you're enjoying conversation, I just wanted to build community within a restaurant that would pay homage to that feeling in that area," Howell said. "Magdalena's is going to fall under the Westland Restaurant Group now. Super excited about that," she said,"And then Magdalena's is also going to be taking on the catering group. So we're going to grow, expand. Beautiful marriage."