Ashli Michelle

Brasserie 19

Ashli Michelle September 1, 2011 0 Comments

Instantly feel your body morphing into socialite status upon entering Brasserie 19. Caress your white wicker chair as a man passes by in the slowest of almost all slow motion country club catwalks. Wearing a seersucker starched to a southern belle’s standard, this is none other than… The Managing Partner. Without wasting a single summertime second, Shawn Virene could pull off a pink...

Pondicheri

Ashli Michelle August 23, 2011 0 Comments

After the success of Indika in Montrose, owner-chef Anita Jaisinghani had many Houstonians anxiously waiting for the recently opened… Pondicheri. Located inside West Ave, Pondicheri doesn’t come across as the kind of Indian food that has often caused a flood of fear to appear. Pondicheri describes the menu as “the best of classic, home style and street foods of India, inventively pairing...

Sorrel Urban Bistro

Ashli Michelle August 13, 2011 0 Comments

With dark circles owning his eyes, executive chef Soren Pedersen maintains Euro swagger… like Mick Jagger. While striking a pub crawl pose, his chef coat smelled of almost 8 freshly smoked cigarettes. Ponderment possessed all brain cells as an AVH full investigation commenced. Has he just returned from summer tour? Did his bus break down… while out of town? Ultimate anticipation occurred...

Crust Pizza Co.

Ashli Michelle August 5, 2011 2 Comments

Drive 15 minutes, deep into the burb part of The Woodlands, to finally reach Crust Pizza Co. It’s worth every painful minute, for this relatively new restaurant has quite possibly created the best Mediterranean Veggie Sub in Texas. The owners, Mark Rasberry and Clint Price, decided to go for neighborhood clientele, um, a bit outside the loop of the loop. Drive up service for to-go’s is...

Guadalajara Hacienda

Ashli Michelle July 27, 2011 2 Comments

Drama began with a single gift card & a splurging urge to enjoy Mexican for lunch. Flies everywhere add to the ambiance in an oh-so scary way. Oddly enough, pests & such are the least of Guadalajara Hacienda’s reason to scurry with worry. While sitting at the bar, flies began their terrific taunt. Pre-dining at Guadalajara requires a serious fly-swatting-hand-work-out… as this particular...