Had a nice meal at Seres, in the Pearl District. Classic Szechuan and multi-regional Chinese restaurant, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. Inside, the ceiling towers high above with a clean, open, industrial loft feel. Nice windows with lots of street side people watching. Had the hot and sour soup and loved it. It was…
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Isabel
Had lunch at Isabel, in the Pearl. Chef Isabel Cruz serving a “blend of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Mexican, Japanese, and Thai cooking.” Okay. All I know is lunch was delicious, and I am coming back! Enjoyed a dish called Double Happiness. Crisp brown rice and seasonal vegetables with marinated beef and chicken and a side…
SILK Special
The Beef Stir Fry was on special again at SILK today so we stopped by. It is sooo good! Told our server they should add it to the normal menu, and he agreed. He said everyone is going nuts over it. Just the right sort of summer lunch…light but filling, incredible flavors, texture, the veggies. Of…
Besaw’s
Got to Besaw’s before the 11:30am lunch menu started, so we just did breakfast for lunch. I had the breakfast burritos, my buddy had the “breakfast burger”? Yikes! He said it was great. Check out the fries…they are really quite “light” cooked up in extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with herbs and garlic. Everything covered…
Gumbos
After our meal at por que no? today, we walked down Mississippi Street, people watched, and thought of how we so desperately want to get out of our suburban dreadfullness and become more urban, more hip. How much we want to move into a cool, happening neighborhood and live in that 1906 charming bungalow with hardwoods and a big…
por que no? (Revisited)
Brought my Sweetie to Por Que No?, on Mississippi. She saw the pics, from the other day, and said she had to go. We both had the delicious fish tacos, and vowed to make our own version of them soon, at home. I also had a carne asada taco, which was great. Super crowd pleasing…
Peemkaew Thai
Spicy chicken with asparagus, red curry, oyster sauce, and kaffir lime leaves. Best Thai plate I have ever had anywhere.
SILK
Lunch at SILK Vietnamese Restaurant & Bar today. Had the salad rolls, which contain a mixture of pork, shrimp, lettuce, bean sprouts, mint and vermicelli noodles rolled in rice paper. Served with a rather bland peanut sauce…I asked for chili sauce, on the side, to heat things up. Entrée was the lunch special. The server…
Nice
Galette rustic peach tart. Trying to lose pounds, and Wifey makes this. Smells and tastes wonderful!
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