Category: Recent

Xuco Xicana

Ashli Michelle May 25, 2011 0 Comments
With one spastic twitter tweet, executive chef Jonathan Jones accepted my request to taste & talk about the… on-the-way-to-fully-existing… Xuco Xicana. El Patio brought Jonathan on board to complete the sassy Mexican menu makeover for the Midtown location. While keeping the traditional favorites El Patio established, Jonathan is using his talent to spice things up with fresh new flavors. Aye...

Masraff’s

Ashli Michelle May 17, 2011 2 Comments
Before experiencing valet acceptance at Masraff’s, um, car status is key. Keep on driving if your worthiness is less than average. These guys don’t have time to park a Honda people. Really, just find a spot, all on your own… and casually move on with your life. Please & Thanks. Once parking success is achieved, make your way past the hostess to enter a shiny bar comparable to colors...

Backstreet Cafe

Ashli Michelle May 3, 2011 3 Comments
Backstreet Café houses sommelier… Sean Beck. Recognized by Star Chefs as owning, as well as maintaining, a status of elite Houston superior sommelierness, his skills are sublime. This young buck wielding a wine key as his weapon, has mastered this task without a single scurry or relentless worry. Pardon me? Did you ask if I would like to be seated on the patio? Yes. Double yes. Triple yes....

Ibiza Food & Wine

Ashli Michelle April 27, 2011 0 Comments
Suits stiffly gather by day during Ibiza’s power lunch. A parking lot resembling a massive Mercedes dealership adds to the hustle bustle business vibe. While recently waiting for lunch service to commence, I began to investigate the premise of the patio. Like a well thought out plan, the towering tinted window seemingly ached for me to shuffle & semi-rustle my hair in its remarkable...

Philippe Restaurant + Lounge

Ashli Michelle April 18, 2011 2 Comments
A split second decision forced my body to march past this vixen on a mission... the hostess. Paupers beware, for nose curling pretention slash frown wrinkle scowls are the first frightful feat to surpass upon entering... Philippe. Whether it be to investigate my intentions or simply say… “Seat yourself, peddler.”… Catch me if you can! An interior design team must have been sent from the...