{"id":1695,"date":"2017-08-06T02:44:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T02:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2017-08-06T02:44:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T02:44:21","slug":"abouzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1695","title":{"rendered":"a’Bouzy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Champagne-fueled concept. Have you heard of anything more enticing? I couldn’t wait for this weekend to try this place. Shawn Virene, one of the guys behind another awesome restaurant that we frequent – \u00a0Brasserrie 19, founded this gem. It boasts of more than 1000 wines on the list and 250+ of sparkling wines. With this nugget of info, me, Dave and our livers were set to go.<\/p>\n

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I ordered this a’Bouzy Mule while waiting for D to order wine. It takes him a long time to pick wines. To be fair, he did have a thousand to go through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is his winner. I know little about wines but I know enough that you cannot go wrong with a 2009 Bordeaux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tuna Watermelon Sashimi—Ahi Tuna, spicy soy caviar, watermelon,
avocado mousse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Baked Oysters —
Tomato, onion, pesto, parmesan, bacon, aromatic rock salt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Seared Diver Scallops–
Baja diver scallops, shrimp, clams, braised Swiss chard,reduced seafood broth, basil lemon oil, grilled bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prime Tenderloin Filet–
Prime beef center cut Filet Mignon, horseradish mashed
potato, green bean medley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chocolate Creme Br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is my winner—Vintage Port!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The restaurant lived up to the hype. It was already very crowded when we left. The noise level, was kinda high. All the champagne being popped certainly made the atmosphere very festive. We realized as we left that we had three different kinds of booze and none was champagne\u2026.Clearly we need to go back!!!<\/p>\n

The food was really good. I was already expecting that because of our really good experiences at Brasserrie 19. The drinks really floored us, though. So many good selections and really affordable.\u00a0As we got home, D already looked at the wine list online that knew what bottle he was going to try next!<\/p>\n

a’Bouzy , 2300 WESTHEIMER HOUSTON, TX<\/p>\n

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Champagne-fueled concept. Have you heard of anything more enticing? I couldn’t wait for this weekend to try this place. Shawn Virene, one of the guys behind another awesome restaurant that we frequent – \u00a0Brasserrie 19, founded this gem. It boasts of more than 1000 wines on the list and 250+ of sparkling wines. 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