Month: October 2010

Café Moustache- CLOSED

Ashli Michelle October 28, 2010 1 Comment
Enter Café Moustache and you enter atmosphere heaven… Bottles of wine line the burgundy painted walls, with exquisite lighting along the bar. With the sound of French music playing throughout, one can’t deny this restaurant is hopelessly romantic. What was previously SoVino Wine Bar, has been reopened by the same owners, Manfred Jachmich and Elizabeth Abraham. They have described Café...

Ocean’s — CLOSED

Ashli Michelle October 23, 2010 0 Comments
It only took one lunch on Sunday for me to fall in love with Ocean’s. Swing open the French doors and enter the garden patio, with a fountain flowing and a spectacular view of this newly renovated French Tudor home. The exquisite garden resembles many of my favorite restaurants in Cuernavaca. I felt that I should be wearing a sun dress & heels, sipping on a margarita, while lounging on a couch...

Shade

Ashli Michelle October 18, 2010 1 Comment
I entered Shade with great expectations. After ordering a drink, I was soon given a country club type of membership welcome. This happened just outside of Austin on the way to a UT game a few years ago, but never in Houston. My neighbor at the bar enlightened me… “This part of town was a beat-em up brothel slum kinda place, and the Baptists came in and said no way.” She continued to tell...

The Goose’s Acre Bistro & Irish Pub

Ashli Michelle October 13, 2010 0 Comments
As I made my way through the crowd downstairs at Goose’s Acre Bistro & Irish Pub, I eyed the perfect bar stool for my Sunday visit. As I sat down to relax, along came a girl on a mission… to never let TABC down for any reason whatsoever. She asked me what I would like to drink. As I answered, she reached her hand out, as if to greet me, then mouthed the words, “I need to see your ID.”...

La Trattoria Tuscano

Ashli Michelle October 11, 2010 0 Comments
I attempted to dine at La Trattoria Tuscano several times before it actually happened. I didn’t try hard enough, as it doesn’t take a genius to pick up the phone for directions. GPS in the Woodlands is a bit off at times, which is why I previously ended up at Black Walnut Café instead. After being sent to a park named after a bear and then to a local college, um, I decided I would make that...