Nosmo King

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Restaurant: Trevisio's

6550 Bertner Ave, Suite 602
Houston, TX 77030

This is one of the nicest restaurants in the med center that is situated at the top of a parking garage with a really pretty water fall draped on one side. The waterfall definitely looks a lot better at night with the red and green lights illuminating it from below. Every year, the bf's company holds their annual Christmas party at Trevisio's and this year was no different. And because the owners are such big ballers, they rented out the ENTIRE restaurant AND it was OPEN BAR! I had a whopping five drinks. Trust me, I was feeling gooood. But not the next day. I had an AWFUL stomach ache the next day and had to rough it because it was the day we had to hand out toys to the kiddies. Trevisio's looks unbelievably GORGEOUS at night. It is seriously one of the nicest places I have ever been to restaurant wise. Unfortunately, the food is mediocre at best and doesn't quite compare with the rest of restaurant.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Daily Shots: Carmen Miranda

It's hard to miss the giant looming head of Carmen Miranda that hangs over Tacos A G0-G0 as you make your way down Main St around the Montrose area. She was a Puerto Rican born Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star. Tacos A Go-Go however, is a restaurant that specializes in cheap Mexican food. I've never been there so I can't say for myself how good the food is but reviews have all been mostly positive. Along with typical Mexican fare, they have a big assortment of unique taco combinations such as dessert tacos! Something that definitely popped out was the chocolate taco: a half bar of dark chocolate, with a little cinnamon, a little powdered sugar, grilled like a quesadilla and topped with a little bit more of powdered sugar. That sounds like a super sweet confection that doesn't tempt me one bit but others sure are curious to try it. So, who's down to go try this place with me?!?

Art: Cullen Sculpture Garden

Montrose Blvd & Bissonnet St

Across the street from MFAH houses an outdoor sculpture garden that is positively peaceful and serene. It would be a great place to have a picnic but I don't think that is allowed since it's still considered museum territory and we need to be respectful of the property. The pictures are a bit bland seeing that there were so many pieces and I simply did not have the stamina to focus on each artwork for as long as I would have liked to. I will mos def be going back for a visit so that I can work on capturing the perfect and unique shot of some of the sculptures. Seattle also has an outdoor sculpture park which is one of the places that I am looking foward to seeing the most. I took photos of most of the sculptures but I may have skipped a few. Enjoy!