On our last night in Houston we took out some friends from the cast in the superlative opera we had just seen, Dialogues of the Carmelites. Some ordered cocktails, while I went right to the wine ordering a superb Domaine Parigot Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Village 2016 white & a yummy Domaine de 3 Cellier "Alchime" 2017 Chateuaneuf du Pape. We needed a second red and moved on to a 2020 Arnaud Lambert Cabernet France "Clos Mazurique" which suffered only from a tad overchilling and warmed up nicely.
We had the charcuterie and cheese platter and the star on it was the Carrot Butter with the warm pita slices!! The Hummus with EVOO & Chickpeas was fabulous as well.
The excellent Brown Butter-Cabbage soup was a nice warm up on a chilly evening and the salads (Burrata & Blue cheese wedge) looked delish, but nothing more than what you see elsewhere. There was a gorgeous Trout Almandine as well as Pizza and Brie Burgers made with 44 Farms beef, brie, aioli, tomato and charred red onion(I wish the brie were a tad more melted) with the largest portion of Curly Fries that were out of this world.
Dessert was shared by all and was a magnificently presented(all fotos on FB) Fig Bread Pudding with Blueberry Sauce & Chocolate Ice Cream.
Best part of the meal was our friends and the wonderful time we had before we head back to DC soon.
