Rustic Italian in the old tavern
The 7-year-old Antica Osteria is much too young to be one of “the nurseries of our legislators”, but it sure feels like one: warm brick walls, dark wood work, an old house nested in the green, sleepy residential area northwest of Rice University, and a patronage mainly composed of old white men. The smell of books might have been replaced by the smell of pasta and cheese (this place was previously a bookstore), but Chef Velio Deplano and his partner Ray Memari have kept Antica Osteria in that hidden, rustic, peaceful feeling of a bookstore. The gentle orange light made me excited like a drifting sailor seeing a lighthouse.
Normal bread and butter, not bread, vinegar and oil, accompanied our post-ordering conversation, followed by some airy garlic bread. A tiny voice in some little corner in my mind whispered that the garlic bread was waiting for the salad to travel down the pipe, but who could resist such beautiful orange color. We made sure that the garlic bread’s presence on the table was as fleeting as its texture. 😉
The insalata campagnola was great by itself anyway. The buffalo mozzarella, plain with a nutty lightness of marshmallow, deems superior to mozzarella from cow milk. I grew up hearing that water buffalo meat is leaner and “whiter” than beef (as in white meat vs. red meat, no racist joke here), so I was appalled to learn that water buffalo milk is much richer (higher levels of protein, fat, and minerals) than cow milk. (To produce 1 kg of cheese, 5 kg of water buffalo milk is needed versus 8 kg of cow milk.) The richness really doesn’t show in this cheese ball though, it’s like eating air.
I guess Varun didn’t feel particularly adventurous that day, as if one could ever be adventurous in an Italian restaurant, seeing that he got grilled salmon. As long as he’s happy…
I got petto d’anatra al pepe nero (black pepper pan-fried duck). It’s good, but again, not adventurous either.
The most exciting thing of the night was Aaron’s choice, also a special del giorno: cappellini aragosta, or angel hair pasta with lobster. Not that it was anything few people dare to eat, but the battle between Aaron and the lobster tail was captivating. Battle Aragosta. I can imagine directing a dinner date scene where the heroine of my movie has such trouble eating lobster and the guy finds it both uncouth and endearing at the same time. 😀 That said, I never order lobster.
Address: Antica Osteria
2311 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 521-1155
Dinner for three: $95.26
I have to get across my love for your kindness in support of those who absolutely need help with this particular study. Your real dedication to getting the solution along turned out to be certainly insightful and have always allowed employees much like me to reach their targets. Your personal warm and friendly report can mean this much to me and even further to my fellow workers. Regards; from each one of us.
1I’m impressed, I have to say. Actually not often do I encounter a blog that’s each educative and entertaining, and let me inform you, you have got hit the nail on the head. Your concept is excellent; the problem is one thing that not enough persons are talking intelligently about. I am very completely happy that I stumbled across this in my seek for one thing regarding this.
2I reckon something really special in this web site.
3I am curious to find out what blog system you’re working with? I’m having some minor security problems with my latest site and I’d like to find something more safeguarded. Do you have any recommendations?
4I couldn’t resist commenting
5Hi there would you mind letting me know which web host you’re using? I’ve loaded your blog in 3 different web browsers and I must say this blog loads a lot quicker then most. Can you suggest a good web hosting provider at a honest price? Cheers, I appreciate it!
6I believe that is one of the such a lot vital information for me. And i am glad studying your article. But want to observation on few general things, The web site taste is wonderful, the articles is really nice :D. Just right task, cheers
7I keep listening to the news update talk about getting free online grant applications so I have been looking around for the most excellent site to get one. Could you tell me please, where could i get some?
8Hey! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I really enjoy reading through your articles. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that cover the same topics? Many thanks!
9You have brought up a very wonderful points, thanks for the post.
10It’s really a great and useful piece of info. I am glad that you shared this helpful info with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
11Hi, I think your site might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your website in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, fantastic blog!
12Good day! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with SEO? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing very good success. If you know of any please share. Thanks!
13I think this is among the such a lot vital info for me. And i am happy reading your article. However should remark on some common issues, The website style is perfect, the articles is truly great :D. Good task, cheers
14I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your website. It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more enjoyable for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a designer to create your theme? Excellent work!
15Valuable info. Lucky me I found your web site by accident, and I am shocked why this accident did not happened earlier! I bookmarked it.
16An impressive share, I just given this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on this. And he in fact bought me breakfast because I found it for him.. smile. So let me reword that: Thnx for the treat! But yeah Thnkx for spending the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love reading more on this topic. If possible, as you become expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is highly helpful for me. Big thumb up for this blog post!
17I like this blog very much so much excellent info .
18Great wordpress blog here.. It’s hard to find quality writing like yours these days. I really appreciate people like you! take care
19You have mentioned very interesting details ! ps decent internet site.
20Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with some pics to drive the message home a bit, but instead of that, this is magnificent blog. An excellent read. I will certainly be back.
21Everything is very open and very clear explanation of issues. was truly information. Your website is very useful. Thanks for sharing.
22of course like your website but you need to take a look at the spelling on several of your posts. Several of them are rife with spelling problems and I to find it very troublesome to inform the truth then again I will certainly come back again.
23Thank you for sharing excellent informations. Your web-site is so cool. I am impressed by the details that you have on this website. It reveals how nicely you understand this subject. Bookmarked this web page, will come back for more articles. You, my pal, ROCK! I found just the information I already searched everywhere and simply could not come across. What an ideal web-site.
24Hi there, You’ve done an excellent job. I’ll definitely digg it and personally suggest to my friends. I’m sure they’ll be benefited from this web site.
25Pembahasan mengenai Flavor Boulevard menarik, terutama cara topiknya dijelaskan secara runtut dan mudah dipahami.
26Hello this is kind of of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML. I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding know-how so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!
27I enjoy you because of all your hard work on this blog. Ellie enjoys managing research and it’s really simple to grasp why. I notice all of the compelling means you produce reliable suggestions via the web blog and as well as foster participation from other people on this area of interest plus our child has always been starting to learn a great deal. Take advantage of the rest of the year. You have been performing a fabulous job.
28I really appreciate this post. I have been looking all over for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You’ve made my day! Thx again
29Thanks for the sensible critique. Me & my neighbor were just preparing to do a little research about this. We got a grab a book from our local library but I think I learned more from this post. I am very glad to see such magnificent information being shared freely out there.
30Pembahasan mengenai Flavor Boulevard menarik, terutama cara topiknya dijelaskan secara runtut dan mudah dipahami.
31Pembahasan mengenai Flavor Boulevard menarik, terutama cara topiknya dijelaskan secara runtut dan mudah dipahami.
32Thanks for every other informative website. Where else may just I get that kind of information written in such an ideal method? I’ve a venture that I’m just now working on, and I have been at the glance out for such info.
33I’ve been browsing online greater than three hours these days, but I never found any fascinating article like yours. It is lovely worth sufficient for me. In my opinion, if all webmasters and bloggers made excellent content as you did, the web will likely be much more useful than ever before. “We are not retreating – we are advancing in another Direction.” by Douglas MacArthur.
34Pembahasan mengenai Flavor Boulevard menarik, terutama cara topiknya dijelaskan secara runtut dan mudah dipahami.
35I think you have mentioned some very interesting details , thankyou for the post.
36Hello there, You have performed a fantastic job. I will certainly digg it and individually recommend to my friends. I’m confident they’ll be benefited from this website.
37Good post and right to the point. I don’t know if this is really the best place to ask but do you people have any ideea where to get some professional writers? Thanks in advance 🙂
38As I website owner I believe the subject material here is real good, appreciate it for your efforts.
39It’s really a nice and useful piece of info. I’m satisfied that you shared this helpful info with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
40Yeah bookmaking this wasn’t a bad decision great post! .
41It’s really a nice and useful piece of information. I’m happy that you just shared this useful information with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing.
42Some genuinely good info , Sword lily I observed this. “I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” by Charlotte Bronte.
43I’ve read some good stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to make such a magnificent informative web site.
44Those are yours alright! . We at least need to get these people stealing images to start blogging! They probably just did a image search and grabbed them. They look good though!
45I consider something genuinely special in this website .
46Regards for helping out, superb info. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” by Eleanor Roosevelt.
47Hello There. I discovered your weblog the usage of msn. This is a very neatly written article. I’ll make sure to bookmark it and come back to read extra of your helpful info. Thank you for the post. I will definitely return.
48Does your blog have a contact page? I’m having trouble locating it but, I’d like to shoot you an email. I’ve got some suggestions for your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great website and I look forward to seeing it develop over time.
49Thank you for the auspicious writeup. It if truth be told was a enjoyment account it. Glance complicated to far delivered agreeable from you! However, how can we communicate?
50