January 2013

Enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu

January 30, 2013

Le Cordon Bleu does not discriminate against cooking rookies. If someone filed a lawsuit against them, that person would lose. Le Cordon Bleu could probably turn around and sue the suer for falsely suing. Le Cordon Bleu has the nicest admission guy in the history of nice admission guys. Do you think he wrote LOL [...]

Read the full article →

Valentine’s Day Dining = Wouch

January 25, 2013

Valentine’s Day is one of the scariest dining days of the year. Restaurants are aware they will be slammed with a slew of amateur eaters. Most restaurants decide to make things easier by only offering some kind of set menu, which is also known as a let down. Is it the restaurant’s fault they have [...]

Read the full article →

Spoon Bar & Kitchen

January 21, 2013

People that don’t like John Tesar need to calm down. Maybe you’re unhappy with yourself. Maybe you don’t know how to express yourself like he does. Maybe someone named John beat you up in 6th grade. None of this is John Tesar’s problem. Since I used to be a Catholic school teacher, this makes me [...]

Read the full article →

Two-Part Dinner Series with Chef Matt McCallister of FT33 & Chef Omar Flores of Driftwood

January 15, 2013

Wow. This is massive. FT33′s executive chef Matt McCallister is teaming up with Driftwood’s executive chef Omar Flores for a two-part dinner series of total surf & turf joy. This is a big deal. The surf dinner will take place at Driftwood, with both chefs taking turns creating six “seafood-centric” courses. FT33 will host the [...]

Read the full article →

Bolsa

January 15, 2013

My writer-author-mentor-friend from Houston, John DeMers, came to Dallas for two full days of radio interviews and tastings with many different chefs. One of my favorites was meeting Bolsa’s executive chef Jeff Harris. During the interview, his demeanor was that of a wholesome, down-to-earth guy with his heart fully into making Bolsa work. He began by [...]

Read the full article →

Malai Kitchen

January 14, 2013

My brand new friend from Meso Maya suggested we have lunch at Malai Kitchen over the weekend. I know absolutely nothing about Thai or Vietnamese food. Not one single thing. I’ve spent most of my life avoiding this kind of food without having a valid reason. Even worse, I’ve been living life with a secret. [...]

Read the full article →

The Blue Fish

January 11, 2013

Even though I think Washington Avenue is the scariest area in Houston, we decided to take our chances and have dinner at Blue Fish. No one around here is trying to act like a sushi expert. Just so you know, I could act like a sushi expert if I wanted to. This behavior is possible [...]

Read the full article →

Meso Maya

January 9, 2013

Yes, Meso Maya uses lard to prepare the rice and beans. Maybe all Mexican restaurants do this. Maybe this is a question I forgot to ask for the last twenty years. None of this matters because Meso Maya lives up to every word previously heard. It’s a Mexican fiesta just sitting there on Preston Road. [...]

Read the full article →

Bikini’s Sports Bar & Grill

January 8, 2013

Going to Bikini’s when Twisted Root Burger is located a few doors down is just dumb. I deserve every bit of pain and suffering endured. This being a mistake is not something that’s hard to figure out. I’m not saying it’s fair for everyone to automatically assume service is going to always be shady at [...]

Read the full article →

Hibiscus

January 7, 2013

We met a group of friends at Hibiscus for dinner Saturday night. This place is way bigger than I originally thought. We followed the hostess forever, passing a second bar before walking even longer. We finally sat down at the very last round table in the back of the restaurant. Hibiscus doesn’t feel stuffy, rather [...]

Read the full article →

Cane Rosso

January 3, 2013

Cane Rosso is not Papa John’s. Anyone looking for super thick slices of sadness need to keep walking. This place serves authentic Neapolitan pizza following standards set by the Associazione Vera Pizza. Ooh la laa. Please do not be confused. All people really need to know is that the owner of this place rocks. Jay [...]

Read the full article →