As April comes to a close, I figure it’s the right time to post this issue of b-sides, where I display photos from work shoots that didn’t make the cut for print or online.
For the first issue of the Statesman’s latest publication that debuted this month, Real Magazine, I featured a juicy warm weather concoction from the Crow Bar on South Congress Ave. Here are some of the other cocktails featured at the bar.
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To wrap up our delightful 24 hour feasting spree in Houston, we visited Catalina Coffee to grab some java on the way out of town. Good friend Grady Wright recommended the place, and it couldn’t have been better. The coffee was eye-bulge-ing-y strong and my almond croissant delightfully flaky and fresh. It was a cute little chill cafe with laid back hipster baristas. Would definitely re-visit next time.
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There isn’t much I need to say about Anvil. Always top notch drinks and quality service. Austin needs to take a leaf out of their book in mixing cocktails quickly and with precision. If it didn’t cost so much to hook up a hotel in Houston for a night, I’d be out there all the time sipping the nights away.
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Our second stop in the Houston whirlwind trip was wine bar and restaurant Underbelly.
Chris Frankel, bartender at Anvil and Underbelly suggested we try his version of an Americano (above), which was staggeringly delicious. Apparently it’s more of a “spiced cocchi americano imitation” instead of the campari-based americano. Whew! So damn tasty.
Yep, that’s the meat locker you can see from the main dining hall. So many delightful meats. I had the butcher’s cut — a part of pork neck cooked like a steak. It tasted like a steak. Juicy and thick. Z’s fish was also to die for. Win and win.
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Made it out to Houston for my pre-birthday celebration earlier this month. In good food/drink hound fashion, Z and I decided to hit up the Bobby Heugel team trifecta Hay Merchant, Underbelly and Anvil Bar and Refuge. As expected, all three were designed and executed so perfectly. When a restaurant or bar has excellent food, carefully selected drinks and jaw-droppingly beautiful design, it simply can’t be beat. Here are some glimpses of Hay Merchant, the craft beer bar.
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“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel.”
—Hunter S. Thompson
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I’ve been waiting for this new Rainey St. bar to open for some time now. Happily, I found the design inside to be quite pleasing. Takes you right back to the turn of the century. A couple of centuries ago. Yep.
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