Tag: Houston

The Bird & The Bear

Ashli Michelle January 14, 2014 2 Comments
Owner Elouise Adams Jones is known simply as– Ouisie. For starters, she knows the decor deal. While talking decor is usually a bore, it is not this time. There isn’t a human in Houston who can honestly say chairs and tables hanging from the ceiling do not cause excitement higher than most decor levels of excitement do. Everything about the design inside The Bird & the Bear will turn your...

Shula’s Steak House ~ Signature Cocktail Series

Ashli Michelle October 11, 2013 0 Comments
Until this very second I thought Don Shula was the guy that always says “Da Bears.” This is a travesty to football fans everywhere. It’s one thing to be a rookie and another to be clueless. This kind of stings on a lower level. It’s not like there weren’t a thousand pictures on the wall when I met up with the manager of Shula’s, Curtis Long, for another segment of our Signature...

Zoës Kitchen

Ashli Michelle March 19, 2013 0 Comments
Zoës Kitchen has several locations around the Houston and Dallas area, with one of the most recent openings being located on Westheimer. All of these restaurants exist because of Zoe Cassimus' lifelong work in the kitchen. Each recipe used at Zoës Kitchen is inspired by her passionate belief in using only the freshest ingredients. Restaurants begin each day creating from scratch. These people...

The Pass & Provisions

Ashli Michelle February 5, 2013 0 Comments
When John told me he was scheduling lunch at Provisions and dinner at The Pass, I almost choked. While he was there as an important magazine article writer, I would take my place as a quiet commoner. Since moving to Dallas, there is only one new restaurant in Houston that excites me beyond words, and this is it. John's request was quite simple: Let me know a date that you will be in Houston and...

The Blue Fish

Ashli Michelle January 11, 2013 1 Comment
Even though I think Washington Avenue is the scariest area in Houston, we decided to take our chances and have dinner at Blue Fish. No one around here is trying to act like a sushi expert. Just so you know, I could act like a sushi expert if I wanted to. This behavior is possible because I married none other than a half-Asian half-Scottish guy. That's right. If you've ever seen an Asian guy...