This week, like most weeks in December, has been a blur. Holiday season is fun but there’s just way too many things that need to be done. My only accomplishment is putting up the Christmas decors (yey!), but I have not wrapped presents yet because I have not bought any presents to wrap. Every time I go to the malls, I always end up buying things for myself so I started doing my Christmas shopping online. So far, none of the orders arrived yet, so technically, I still have nothing…

We always try to have a nice Saturday date to celebrate surviving the week. It’s a good excuse to unwind with wine and good food. We chose this French restaurant at the Heights because the chef,  Manuel Pucha, has been constantly impressive with his work at La Table (another favorite). Maison Pucha is huge from what you would expect at the Heights, and also a lot prettier.

I received a cheat sheet of its wine list from a friend who was here the other night so we were quick on deciding the drinks for tonight.

This is what they served in lieu as bread to start. In other restaurants, gougeres would be on the menu, hence, not free.

This is an absolute gem. It takes 20 minutes to prep so order early. It is totally worth the wait.

This is the winner of the night. I cannot believe how bourbon and coffee can taste so good together.

I’m really glad we came here tonight. Everything was delicious! As we drove out, there was some event in the area and all the homes were lit up and there were food trucks everywhere. If we weren’t so full, we would have tried some of them.

I am looking forward in bringing my work peeps here for our monthly dinner club. This will be a hit!

Maison Pucha Bistro – 1001 Studewood St. — Houston, TX

It’s fall weather at last! I finally had the top down on Turby as I drove around town for my never-ending errands. By noon, D was back from Fredericksburg. Of course, he has not eaten. He does not eat out without me. And he would rather starve than stop at any drive through. So after driving 4 hours, he was hungry and I didn’t have anything cooked because I didn’t expect him to be back so early. Luckily, he still had energy to drive back to H-town to get some decent lunch.

We decided to try STQ’s lunch. This restaurant is an off-shoot of the famous Killen’s barbecue in Pearland. They just started opening for lunch, so gave it a shot. Menu isn’t as  extensive as that of dinner, but the goodies are still there.

Overall, it was a very good meal. I like how this restaurant is not as crowded as the one in Pearland. I would definitely try the dinner here pretty soon!