Do you have a bottle of wine at home that’s just a tad too nice to enjoy on your couch while watching reality TV show reruns in your PJs? Yes? Well then do that bottle of wine some justice and bring it on over to Café Pita. Nothing says I’m classy and cultured like enjoying some … Continue reading
Tis the season to be merry. The best way to get your holiday spirit on? A little shmoozy booze to get your party on. Below are some unique alcoholic party starters that work perfectly as hostess gifts that say I’m classy, I have manners, but also I like to get a little down and dirty … Continue reading
If you’ve lived in Houston (especially the Heights) for a while, you’ve probably heard of Bingo in the Heights. If you haven’t, you’re probably thinking WTF, I’m not in a senior assisted living center? Yes, we get it. Bingo is for old people and if you say you’re going, your parents will probably make fun … Continue reading
Y’all, November was a LOT. So much happened, and as they temps are dropping, our love (apparently) is rising. Here’s a (pretty decently long) list of what we loved this month—I’ll skip the lengthy descriptions. Turning 1. OK, exhibit A of being busy this month. It’s Not Hou turned 1 year old. Our lil baby … Continue reading
So, #TBT to my venture westward to San Francisco and Santa Barbara plus the pitstop at a vineyard. Anyways, I’m basically a wine expert. Enter: Texas Wine Country. We headed up I10 past Austin and into the Fredericksburg city limits for #WineTime2K15. It was…. an experience. Think: cold, rainy and not drunk enough to deal with … Continue reading
Have you ever been walking around Rice Village after the store hours and before bar time? SAME. Enter: Helen Greek Food and Wine. I had heard of this swanky new eatery, tired to go to it (and failed) then the perfect opportunity came about. Which allowed me to enter, sit and order “one glass … Continue reading
Literally all of Houston has been waiting with baited breath to try Hunky Dory in the Heights. Some construction delay, etc. pushed back the opening date, but LET ME TELL YOU… it was worth the wait. I’m so obsessed. I don’t know where to begin, and when I don’t know where to begin, I … Continue reading
Alcohol. Because no good story ever started with a salad. Scratch that. A good story can start with salad. And let me tell you how. With the upcoming finale of Bachelor in Paradise the girls and I were inevitably having a watch party. You can’t just watch the “most dramatic episode yet” alone sober hungry. So … Continue reading
Sunday brunch is quite the ritual. It occurs religiously every week at the same time. And once the weekend rolls around, I can feel my bones, stomach, hangover routinely craving the thearapuetic qualities of fresh mimosas, spicy eggs, and shaded patios. It’s safe to say that I’ve brunched a lot in Houston. I’ve been to some good ones. I’ve been … Continue reading
Whether you grew up watching the Saskatchewan Roughriders and ending drunken nights with heaping plates of poutine or you only know Canada through BuzzFeed lists, the country’s got something to offer you. Me? I fall somewhere in the middle. No, I wasn’t born there, and I had never been to Canada until a couple weeks … Continue reading