Last night after cleaning up we went out on the town. First we started at St. Genevieve for a cocktail and their brussel sprout chips. The cocktail (I had the chignon) was delicious and 'low calorie' which was basically a a euphemism for weak. The brussel sprout chips were a little greasy and puffy, but otherwise pretty good. But then again, I love brussel sprouts. The bar was not the greatest color scheme. Baby blue and beige.... Yuck.
Then we headed across to Katsya, a sushi restaurant. It is supposed to be quite a 'scene,' along with St. Genevieve. It did fill up while we were there, but the crowd wasn't very cute (except for some girls that were wearing dresses that looked vaguely hookerish) - not to pass judgement, but it was definitely not really my type of hangout. Too much Neiman Marcus, not enough hip. The food was ok (not the best quality fish), but nothing spectacular. I'll stick to another restaurant for sushi in the future.
Next we went to Anvil, which is supposed to be the Mecca of mixed drinks in Houston. First off: they don't serve vodka, as they claim it has no flavor. Perhaps I'm biased (I drink vodka and tequila almost exclusively on the liquor front), but I'm of the opinion that vodka infuses better than any other liquor, while also transforming the flavor slightly. It's a lovely palette to work from in the pursuit of a delicious beverage. Whatever, this is all beside the point. I HATED my drink at Anvil (named something that started with a v that was tequila based). It was so sweet that I could only envision enjoying the flavor as some sort of hard candy. Was not pleased. My companion had a glass of red wine which was served ice cold. The wine was pretty awful in the first place, but even good red wine cold is pretty disgusting. Suffice it to say, he wasn't happy with his choice. He ended up ordering a slap and dash, which was a decided improvement over the wine, but not amazing. My other companion had whiskey on the rocks, which he liked. Sadly, he was the only one that really enjoyed his drink. We spent over $50 for awful drinks. Pretty sad.
To give them credit, though, they do specialize in old fashioned drinks. I'm sure that for the right person, that place is amazing. We saw a guy in there dressed in a red smoking jacket with pinstripe pants reading poetry at the bar that I'm sure should have been hanging out with Zelda and F. Scott. But, my tastes differ. I won't be returning.
After that we went to a nondescript midtown bar for karaoke. It was not incredible. I don't even remember the name. After a drink there, I had my companions drop me back off at Poison Girl, which was on their way home.
I love Poison Girl. Love love love. I met a really cute couple that was just hanging at the bar, and we ended up talking all night. They were so sweet, and I'm so happy I met a female friend in Houston! We have plans to go to a piano bar tonight, we'll see if they text :)
Today we went out to the family farm. It is so beautiful out there, with the bluebonnets in full bloom. I'm lucky that I caught it this year, I haven't seen Texas wildflowers in years. The area around the farm is pretty awful, though. Hempstead is not a place I want to live, though the farm is classy and fabulous.
Well, we're headed back into Houston now for another night on the town. Frankly, I'm exhausted. But I don't want to miss out on the weekend fun!
Until tomorrow.....
Oh! I'm posting from my phone, still haven't figured out how to attach links through the app, but just listen to Pianoman by Elton John for my inspiration of the evening.
Cheers!
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| Amazing bluebonnets! |
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