Destination | Bootsie’s Heritage Cafe
February 22, 2011 –
The One Year Anniversary Heritage Dinner..
101 _ Blackboard..
102 _ Biscuits
103 _ Live Grass Shrimp From West Bay and Whipped Banyuls Vinegar
104 _
103 _ Live Shrimp!
201 _ Condiments for Charcuterie
202 _ Ben’s Meat
203 _
204 _ Lardo
205 _
301 _
302 _ Carrots with Parsnips and Hay
303 _ Terrine of Oxtails with Turnips and Kimchee
304 _ Red Snapper with Coastal Samphire and Bronzed Whey
305 _ Fernet!
401 _ Porridge of Cracked Wheat and Steel Cut Oats with Spring Creek Mushrooms and Smoked Mascarpone Cheese
402 _ Legendary
403 _ Onglet of Beef Lacquered in Onion Ash with Wild Violet Leaves
404 _ Blue Cheese with Lemongrass, Black Sesame, Carrot Tops and Carrot Caramel
405 _ Coconut Cake with Mascarpone, Lemon, Cocoa Custard and Coffee
Destination | Tandoori Nite Indian Food Truck ( 7821 Hwy 6 South, Houston, TX 77083 )
Contact | (713) 852-7642
February 17, 2011 –
Destination | Yelapa ( 2303 Richmond, Houston, TX 77098 )
Contact | 281-501-0391 x www.yelapatime.com
Camera | Canon 5Dmk2 + Canon 24-70 2.8L + Canon 580ex2 Flash
February 17, 2011 –
With Brandon at the reigns, Yelapa takes a much needed leap back on the right track since the departure of their previous chef. Brandon gave me a preview of what is to come to the cozy little building next to the towering Momentum Audi off Richmond.
Destination | Strata
Camera | Canon 5Dmk2 + Canon 24-70 2.8L + Canon 580ex2 Flash
February 12, 2011 –
A friendly email reminder happened to hit my inbox that plainly said “Your Strara Gift Certificate is about to Expire!” Since the $20 for $40 of food was expiring within the month, I decided to make the trek out to 249 and Louetta, dangerously close to Bootsie’s. As we arrived around 1:30pm, we were the only table in the restaurant, a definite warning sign for a restaurant like this.
A quick look over the menu and I ordered a steak cooked medium rare that had a smattering of blue cheese coupled with mashed potatoes and some veggies. Girlfriend has a garlic potato soup along with some beef kebobs while my friend went with the kobe burger cooked rare. Everything was rather mediocre and just plain meh. Mind you this is after coming all the way from Sugar Land, so it’s definitely not worth the drive.
2.5/5: Nothing impressive at this upscale joint off 249.
Destination | 3 Cajun Pigs Food Trailer @ OZ Bar
Camera | Canon 5Dmk2 + Canon 24-70 2.8L + Canon 580ex2 Flash
February 5, 2011–
With the small twitter following and hype building up around one of the newest Food Trailers to hit the Houston scene, 3 Cajun Pigs delivers some solid food.
Last Saturday I decided to round up my girlfriend and friend Camille and head to 3CajunPigs on 1960 in between 249 and 290. Located in the parking lot at OZ Bar, their 8pm launch didn’t come without some bumps along the way. When we arrived at 8pm, we were told that the fold wouldn’t be ready until 45 minutes or so. No problem there, we went down 1960 to kill some time at Ruby Tequila’s with some alcohol to help us with the cold weather.
Nearing the 930/10pm mark the girlfriend and I headed back to the trailer, looked at the menu on the side of the trailer and decided on the “Robert Johnson Crossroads Sandwich” which touts the “sell ya soul for a bite” tagline. With some thin sliced pork loin, waiters collared greens, garlic mayo on a sweet bun, it had a great balance of flavors. I managed to get half of the sandwich down before the oysters from Captain Tom’s and the margaritas caught up with me. All that food didn’t prevent me from tasting more of my order though. I ordered a bowl of their gumbo as well. Described as an old family recipe, the huge chunks of chicken and sausage with rice was pretty darn hearty, although unlike any other variations of gumbo that I’ve had before.
As they look for more locations to serve the Houston and surrounding areas, I’m looking forward to trying out the rest of the menu along with the Boudain Balls and the Chopped Brisket sandwich.
3/5: Add another awesome portable destination to get your eat on..
