Giorgio's Bar and Il Giardino Restaurant →

1080 Uptown Park Blvd Houston 77056 713.418.1000 granducahouston.com
Located in Hotel Granduca Houston in Uptown Park

There are few settings in Houston that can equal the quiet elegance and European charm of the Hotel Granduca’s bar and poolside garden restaurant, especially as Houston is entering its best season for outdoor dining. A glimmering pool…lush gardens…Café Carlyle-style piano music wafting through the bar and out to the terrace courtesy of Michaelangelo at piano…discreet waitstaff hovering nearby waiting for your next wish…it doesn’t get much better than this. If you decide to remain inside, you will be surrounded by the quiet elegance of an intimate bar where you can actually talk -and hear- in a European drawing-room ambiance. A gracious barman will mix any craft cocktail you desire, or will pour you a glass of sparkling Prosecco or any other libation you request. * Share at table * Deviled eggs black truffle * Parmigiano Reggiano chunks * Mediterranean olives * Eggplant & bell pepper caponata * Starters * Charcuterie plate * Crispy calamari * Smoked salmon * Pasta & Risotto * Saffron risotto * Spaghetti Chitarra alle vongole * Potato gnocchi * Sweet corn ravioli * Cavatelli pomodoro * Pizza * Make it your way, full choice of toppings Panini e burger * Wagyu beef burger * Prosciutto panino * Caprese panino * Main * Fish of the day * Garlic shrimp * Roasted salmon * Veal scaloppini * Prime Rib * Sides * Roasted mushrooms * Glazed heirloom baby carrots * Truffle fries * Mashed potatoes * Sauces * Green peppercorn w cognac * Lemon butter * Au jus

Bistro Menil →

1513 W. Alabama, Houston, TX 77006 (713) 904-3537 bistromenil.com

Located on the shady, quiet, and relaxing campus of the Menil Museum, the Bistro offers European-inspired American fare, paired with craft beer and wines by the cask, bottle or glass. Lunch, brunch, dinner, and afternoon tea service menus are offered, so we will just take a sampling here-it will be up to you to discover and experience for yourself this delightful oasis of sophistication and casual dining! Starters * Goat cheese provencal * Calamari, crisp, topped w Parmesan * Eggplant fries, anchovy aioli, spicy brava sauce * Truffle potatoes * Cold roasted beet salad * Duck salad * Veggie bowl * Bistro Caesar * Hamburgers * Beef or turkey patty: Manchego cheese; Porcini-rub burger/Goat cheese/Roasted beech mushroom * Pizza * Bianca; Amalfi; La Spezia; San Marino; Umbria; Granada * Entrees * Roasted salmon * Seared lemon-thyme chicken * Crab cakes * Chicken & artichoke crepes * Crisp duck confit * 12 hour beef short rib * Crab & mushroom crepes * Dessert * Lemon tart * Buttermilk blackberry cake * Tuscan lemon almond torte * Basque cheesecake * Caramelized banana & Nutella crepe * Convenient shady parking next to the restaurant

Tonight & Tomorrow →

(in the newly reconcepted La Colombe d’Or Hotel)
3410 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006 (713) 517-1001 tnthtx.com

The original Fondren Mansion (Fondren, Sr. co-founded Humble Oil & Refining, antecedent company to ExxonMobi) has for many years been a boutique hotel owned and operated by Houston real estate man, Francophile, and bon vivant Steve Zimmerman. Steve owns a second home in St.-Paul-de-Vence, France, across from the long-celebrated original La Colombe d’Or restaurant, frequented for decades by the likes of Picasso and many other French artists, writers, intellectuals, and just plain discerning tourists. Houston’s La Colombe d’Or (the Golden Dove) has just gone through a ten million dollar renovation which includes a glittering Hines apartment tower on the grounds. Tonight & Tomorrow is the hotel’s gourmet restaurant. Starters * Vadouvan curry carrots, labneh, pesto, candied pecans * French onion soup, Comte cheese * Beets & carrots, walnut butter, golden raisins, mint, bee pollen * Caesar salad * Kale salad * Crab ravigote * Gulf crudo, raw catch, leche de tigre * Shrimp cocktail, remoulade, Mexican style * Salmon gravlax carpaccio, w traditional garnish * Cheese & charcuterie, pickled vegetables, nuts, crackers * Caviar service, traditional garnish * Entrees * Lamb rack * Pork Coppa * Steak frites – prime filet or bone-in ribeye * Bucatini, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, squash, pistou *Market fish * Red Snapper * Crab a la meuniere * Sides * Roasted asparagus * Carrots w salsa verde * Creamer pea fricassee * Homestead grits * Mustard smashed potatoes * Wine, beer, and cocktails available * Take your platinum Amex along *