556 Beatty St Vancouver, BC V6B 2L3 (604) 879-3114 http://www.medinacafe.com/ As mentioned in the previous entry, I just got back from a vacation in Vancouver with Alan. We ate so well and I miss the city incredibly. I hope you join me as I relive some of my meals. Let’s start with a brunch place, [...]
200 Lavaca St inside The W Hotel Austin, TX 78701 (512) 542-3600 http://www.traceaustin.com/ The W Hotel opened up a new hotel in Austin. This has stirred up a bit of excitement amongst Austinites. I was especially curious about the new restaurant, Trace that opened in the hotel. I already had loose brunch plans with Jamie [...]
516 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77006 (713) 524-2170 www.indikausa.com The Setup This blog post is heavily loaded with photos so I’ll try my best to be concise and let the photos do a lot of the talking. Brunch here is $25 per person which does not include beverages, tax, or gratuity. The set up is [...]
View from 3rd level 3411 Glenview Austin, TX 78703 www.elarbolrestaurant.com I got an email from Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America alerting me that all proceeds from brunch at El Arbol this past Saturday will go to BBBS. As a Big Sister and someone who loves finding excuses to eat out, I recruited a couple [...]
5406 Balcones Dr Austin, TX 78731 (512) 454-2666 www.chezzee.com I’ve only been to Chez Zee once before a couple of years ago for a business lunch. I ordered the creme brulee French toast because I had heard raving reviews of their creme brulee french toast. If memory serves, it was pretty good. I wanted to [...]
1103 S Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77019 Phone:713.521.2239 http://www.backstreetcafe.net/ After Kim and I released our balloons right before the year’s end, we had our new Sunday in Houston tradition of eating brunch at a nice place. Instead of Hugo’s, we went to Hugo’s sister restaurant, Backstreet Cafe. We were pleasantly surprised to see that Backstreet [...]
1602 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77006 (713) 524-7744 www.hugosrestaurant.net Back in July, Kim and I had Hugo’s for the first time and fell in love. Sunday, we went back for brunch and fell deeper. My friend, Elizabeth saw my Hugo’s pictures on facebook and shared that not only is Hugo’s her favorite restaurant but also [...]