Travelzoo deal

So last night we fiiiiinally used my travelzoo deal. It was dinner for 2 for 50% off what it would have cost. The restaurant is called Bistro Alex and it's in the new Hotel Sorella located in City Centre of Houston. This area became one of my new favorite places in Houston recently when they built an Anthropologie and a Ruggles Green. I think it's safe to say this is my favorite Ruggles. Get the fish tacos and mac and cheese there and thank me later. City Centre is super close to where my parents live so I go there a lot. But since I'll be moving to Houston myself soon, I am going to try to stay awaaaay from where I grew up and try new places! Okay, back to talking about the restaurant this post is about...

Hotel Sorella

This deal gave us 3 courses and 20% off a bottle of wine.We shared an appetizer of jalapeno shrimp and grits which was amazing. Then we each got to order an entree worth up to $38. So I got the filet. duh. I never ever eat red meat but if I'm going to, I might as well eat it at a place that I know it will be cooked well. And it was. Zach got the duck which is his second favorite food to thai noodles.

Zach's duck with a little quail egg that was so cute!

My filet

Manly drink: bourbon and other intense alcohols plus muddled cherries and oranges.

Bistro Alex. Pretty swanky huh?

We both tried foie gras for the first time even though it literally looked like a mini liver! I don't think I'll be ordering that again. The menu changes so it's not online but I assure everything was awesome. I am by no means a 'foodie' so my pictures and descriptions of this food is (obviously) completely amateur. This post is merely to get you to a) sign up for travelzoo.com emails (they should really pay me for this), b) go to Bistro Alex and c) admire how awesome I am as a gf. Thank you.

houstonlove,

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