On Monday, I walked into Max’s Wine Dive on Washington, and I realized this ain’t no ordinary wine dinner that I was used to. The entire restaurant was booming with all the staff in costume and Mardi Gras beads everywhere. This wasn’t Max’s Wine Dive — this was New Orleans. (Ahem, the Take Me Back … Continue reading
This past weekend Houstonia magazine hosted its second annual Gumbo Smackdown party. Basically, you paid $25 to try more than 17 gumbos and sides from restaurants around Houston. I, being an intern of the fabulous magazine, got to go for free—well, for the price of labor—and bring a friend—obviously, I chose my co-blogger Anastasia Hansen. … Continue reading