Houston Restaurant Reviews – Page 9

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...

Rainbow Lodge

Ashli Michelle July 19, 2011 0 Comments

Just try and count the carcassness displayed throughout this romantic log cabin we call Rainbow Lodge. Hunters in Houston beware, for if ever compared, you will be reduced to complete animal head mounting noviceness. Scampering out back, with heads intact, is a forest filled with un-mounted animals celebrating such great fortune. Animals showcasing a scene of serene comparable to that of Bambi &...

Arturo Boada Cuisine

Ashli Michelle July 7, 2011 0 Comments

Chef Arturo Boada’s abrupt exit from Arturo’s Uptown Italiano caused a flood of hubbub to occur throughout Houston. With his new restaurant now in full swing, John DeMers & I sat down last week to speak with chef Boada about the past, as well as the future of his iconic chefness. As chef Boada, who is Italian slash Colombian, sat down on my side of the booth, pause, he began to trill every...