Category: Houston Restaurant Reviews

Torchy’s Tacos

Ashli Michelle April 28, 2012 0 Comments
Ah, controversy. Not since the Liberty Kitchen banning of Alison Cook has there been a more exciting moment of random restaurant rage. An absence of exactly one day from Twitter is all it took to miss news of the recent owner vs. food writer eruption. Once again, Cook is being freaked out on in response to a zero star receiving review. So massive is this guy's freak out, he recently offered a...

Table One ~ Flavors of Cozumel Tasting

Ashli Michelle April 27, 2012 0 Comments
After placing the car in park at the InterContinental Hotel, the biggest dollar sign ever witnessed professed parking to  be around $16 or $26. It almost read $46, or maybe it was $56. By the time this tizzy reduced to subtle shock, the valet guy reached the highest possible level of grossed out. He dreams of people not being cheap, choosing to live life with a big spender mentality...

Katsuya

Ashli Michelle March 27, 2012 2 Comments
Ah, the grand opening of Katsuya. An event bringing forth all possessing posh. This particular league of posh people maintain designer duds, almost 6 dozen implants, a smidgeon of lipo, and the always exciting tidbit of Botox. Based in LA, Katsuya oozes all that is California in the very best way. When the words massive explosion of socialites are used, um, there's no exaggeration. Nada. If the...

Kata Robata ~ Umami Dinner

Ashli Michelle March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Executive chef Manabu Horiuchi recently began blessing Houston with a monthly Umami dinner. Being a total umami definition rookie, google was the only option. Umami /uːˈmɑːmi/ Popularly referred to as savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Umami is a loanword from the Japanese umami (うま味?) meaning "pleasant savory taste". This...

Mark’s American Cuisine

Ashli Michelle March 5, 2012 0 Comments
Unless you're a River Oaks regular wearing a non tilting tiara, Mark's is indeed a special occasion restaurant. Cha-chings explode as commoners enter the foyer, with endless hopes of hostess patience with the poor. Power this massive can easily bring Brennan's to a high society standoff. Pause. Briefly speaking with owner-executive chef Mark Cox during the Green Beans & Guacamole book...