Results tagged “martini”

Happy Friday, Houston! It's like fall outside and we've had to struggle internally with the idea of playing hookey from work to soak up some fresh air. Last week, we tried our level best to get you to participate in ITALP and incorporate pirate-lingo into your football spectating. This week, we are shamelessly paying homage to boytoy seeking older bitches the illustrious University of Houston Cougar football team. Now, they were not "as" illustrious or beloved (this is "fickle-sports fans Houston", after all) prior to pulling off a win against OSU, in Stillwater - who happened to be ranked 5, BEFORE they lost to our un-ranked Coogs. We are on the hunt for a ticket for tomorrow's game (don't hurt yourself laughing at us, we are dead serious, here), should you know where we might purchase one, or more.

Westheimer Road is a long, thriving, paved snake of potholed infrastructure. It guides you into town from the Grand Parkway through Beltway 8 and Loop 610 until it brings you all the way into a cozy, little enclave of town we lovingly refer to as The Montrose. Not really the heart of Houston, because that would probably be the Medical Center, but more like the liver or one of the kidneys of Houston as...

Houstonist has been a fan of martinis since Dad taught us how to make them at age 12 so that he wouldn't have to. We have always believed that a martini should consist of only the gin or vodka variety and that the label should not be applied to fru fru cocktails served in martini glasses. Whatever your stance on what constitutes a martini, you need to try the cocktail below because it is...