Date Night!

Last week while Jonathan and I were getting ready for work one morning I asked him, "We haven't been out for a date in awhile. Want to go out for a date?" So we did! On Thursday evening we got all dolled up and went to the Pass. Of course Jonathan could tell you all about the chef and how this restaurant is one of the best in Houston but I'll just tell you that it was really really good! One of these days my nagging will work and Jonathan will write a blog post about all his foodie knowledge... So anyways, Pass and Provisions are two restaurants that are owned by the same chefs and share a building. Provisions is the more casual bar food and Pass is the really fancy/tasting menu only restaurant. It was amazing food and we definitely want to go back to Provisions because they also serve some of our favorite dishes that we had.
 

Apple miso soup with red bell pepper froth, oyster, foie gras gel, and focaccia with white chocolate and olives.
Shockingly my favorite thing was the focaccia, and I don't like olives!

Tofu wrapped in house made pasta (the green thing under everything) with nori sushi.



An amazing salad! They froze salad dressing using liquid nitrogen!



It melted! Hehehe I'm easily amused.

Lobster roll! You know how much we love these!



Duck with a foie gras mousse salad thing on the side that was really good!

This was the cheese course. Looks like an oreo but tastes nothing like it!

Dessert that was a deconstructed fernet.
Don't know what fernet is? Me neither, but it was yummy!


We had a great night. It was one of the meals where every dish had something that really surprised us. I always love meals like that. Plus we need to work better at fitting in date nights every once in awhile since we seem to always be busy!

Friday night we went to Miller Outdoor Theatre with some friends to see the Houston Symphony. Unfortunately it was the busiest I'd ever seen it and we didn't actually see the symphony but we did chat, munch on snacks, and listen to the music. Plus the show ended with fireworks which we had great seats for since we were all the way in the back. How lucky were we?


It was actually quite pleasant weather wise. Being in Texas we are pretty much stuck inside all day during the summer so it's nice to go out in the evenings and enjoy the fresh not quite as hot air.

This weekend we are off to the New Braunfels area for a friend's birthday. I'm looking forward to a weekend and tubing! I've never been tubing even though I lived in Austin for 3 years. That was a fail... It's going to be awesome floating the river, drinking some beers, and enjoying the scenery. I hope you have a fun weekend planned too!

-Chelsey