{"id":1929,"date":"2017-12-10T03:16:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T03:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2017-12-10T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T18:54:02","slug":"maison-pucha-bistro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1929","title":{"rendered":"Maison Pucha Bistro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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…<\/p>\n

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, \u00a0Manuel Pucha, has been constantly impressive with his work at La Table (another favorite). Maison Pucha<\/a> is huge from what you would expect at the Heights, and also a lot prettier.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Paloma Picasso\u2014
Fortaleza blanco, Parisian organic sparkling grapefruit soda, fresh lime, salt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Malbec 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gougeres!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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For starters we had the Ponzu crab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My entree, Lamb Navarian, is beautiful and delicious.It comes with a side of mashed potatoes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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D had his usual filet mignon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dessert — Noir et Blanc Souffl\u00e9 \u2014
organic Ecuadorian chocolate, passion fruit cr\u00e8me anglaise, house made vanilla ice cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is an absolute gem. It takes 20 minutes to prep so order early. It is totally worth the wait.<\/p>\n

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Coffee in Bed \u2014
cinnamon\/coffee-infused bourbon, carpano antica, coffee & cacao bitters, condensed milk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the winner of the night. I cannot believe how bourbon and coffee can taste so good together.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I am looking forward in bringing my work peeps here for our monthly dinner club. This will be a hit!<\/p>\n

Maison Pucha Bistro –\u00a01001 Studewood St. \u2014 Houston, TX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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