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Sweet fall treats and festive cocktails Trick or treat. Here is something good to eat! O ctober is upon us and were just a couple weeks away from trick-or-treaters and festive parties. This year Halloween falls on a Friday, so what better way to celebrate All Hallows Day then with a few good friends and a killer cocktail. Well, maybe not killer (we want your friends alive) but something tasty. For this month’s cocktail of the month, I would like to offer a suggestion: A Bloody Gin Fiz. This year the phrase has been “gin is in,” or so I hear. The dry spirit hasn’t always had an “in” wrap. The spirit can usually be referenced with the three martini lunch era, an era that didn’t last long for obvious reasons. Depending on who you ask, the spirit took a bad wrap over the years. As of recent, Gin has become a popular go-to choice and will be our go-to choice for our Bloody Gin Fiz. To keep it local, LoneSpur gin will be our foundation. A Texas gin made in Carrolton that is lo-
Photos by Christina Martinez From the left, the Apple Spiced Cupcake, the Black Widow Cupcake and the Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffin.
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Brothers Bakery just celebrated 65 years but have different halloween or fall decorations of business, tradition and serving gen- and come in the shape of ghosts, cats, or pumperations of Houstonians with their sweet kins. • Chocolate Pecan Pie: pecan pie with fudge treats. A big celebration was had at the Braeswood location. As part of a social media cel- filling in it. This can be ordered as a personal six inch pie or as a sharing eight inch ebration campaign, 3 Brothers has a size. traveling life-size gingerbread man. • Pumpkin Pie: a traditional Customers are encouraged to take pumpkin pie that can also be ora photo with the gingerbread man, dered as a personal or eight inch upload the photo to Twitter and pie. Facebook, share memories made “Our regular pecan pie is curat the bakery and use the hashtag rently sold out,” Martinez said. “We #3BBMemories. The ginger bread also make deep dish pies. For the man is currently at the Washington pecan pie, five pounds go into the location and will soon be traveling deep dish. This is a great option to the Memorial bakery location. CHRISTINA for a Thanksgiving dinner or a fall In the spirit of the fall season, 3 Brothers Bakery’s fall treats is this MARTINEZ party.” Any of the suggested items are month’s “Entree” of the Month. Managing Editor made to order. Martinez says 3 Washington Store Manager TifBrothers Bakery should be your fany Martinez has picked a handful destination of choice for your fall of their fall treats to share with you treats because of the tradition and generations today. •Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffin: a spiced cake, the bakery has served. “I think it is the fact that we have been around pumpkin pie cheesecake blended icing, with for so long and generations have followed us to white chocolate shavings on top. • Apple Spiced Cupcake: spiced cake with an each location over the years,” Martinez said. apple fruit filling and a cinnamon brown sugar “Everything is the same recipe from years back. icing on top, and yellow strudel crumbs on the Our bakers have been here for years and everything is still made by hand. You can know side. • Black Widow Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake that someone is back there making it with their with raspberry fruit filling, washed with rum and hands, the same way we have for 65 years.” Whether you eat the treats as an entree, we a chocolate butter cream topping that has been airbrushed black, and has raspberry “blood” will leave that decision up to you. The bakery has a full cafe bar, breakfast options and even coming off the top of it. •Dipped Deck Cookies: bear shaped cook- a dog friendly patio to enjoy sweet treats with ies that are decorated in halloween costumes. your canine best friend. Any of the listed treats These cookies can also be ordered as a dipped can be found at any of the 3 Brothers Bakery lodeck round cookie, which are the same cookie, cations: Washington, Braeswood and Memorial.
Cocktail suggestion
cated just north of Dallas. The gin is decently priced for $14.99 for a 750 ML bottle. Ingredients • 2 ounces gin • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice • Simple syrup • 1/2 ounce blood orange • Sprig of mint, eyeball or spider Directions Muddle your blood orange in a shaker. Then add your gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda and ice. Shake vigorously. Strain and pour. Finish with your garnish of choice. Legend has it, that a couple New Orleans fizzes back in the day had to be shaken so much that it had to be passed from bar tender to bar tender, as arms gave out. The better the shake, the better the fiz. So an extra set of hands might be usful. Have fun with your cocktails for this year’s festive fall parties. Designate a cocktail menu for your party and include it on your invitation. A menu will tell your party attendees what to expect and will set your party at the top of the list to attend. Let us know how your Bloody Gin Fiz comes out by sending in photos via email or to our social media platforms. Cheers!
Christina’s Bloody Gin Fiz
Email christina@theleadernews.com.
Go Wild This Friday
Reader suggestions for your next night out on the town By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com It’s date night and you’re looking for some quality time and good food with your significant other. But where to go? The Leader polled area readers on social media and came up with a top five, in no particular order. Carrie Hardaker said that her spot is Lillo and Ella, 2307 Ella Blvd. “We absolutely love the food, especially the scallops and octopus,” she said. “The cocktails are to die for, and the bartenders are awesome.” More than a few people mentioned Rainbow Lodge, just down the street at 2011 Ella Blvd. Nan Hayden said that the restaurant is her Sunday night date night spot. “Since moving here from Massachusetts a year ago, that has been our substitute for Sunday family dinners,” she said. “Rose the bartender is friendly and brilliant.” Megan Lapari Rasmussen and Kay Cattoni both mentioned Shade, 250 W. 19th St. “We try to avoid going south of I-10 if possible so many of our date nights are limited to the Leader area,” said Rasmussen. “We have celebrated several special occasions at Shade,” said Cattoni. “Fantastic food and great service.”
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Photo by Betsy Denson Guests of Lillo and Ella, located at 2307 Ella Blvd., enjoy the nice weather outside on the patio.
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Missy Frenchman’s heart belongs to Don Jose, 5305 Antoine Dr. “I grew up eating there every Friday with my parents and siblings and lunch with my grandma for most of my life,” she said. “Moved away to Oklahoma for almost nine years and never found anything remotely close to good ol’ Don Jose. We have moved back to Oak Forest and we are there every Friday night for dinner and margaritas.” Ken Marek waxed nostalgic in his answer and talked
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about The Texan Drive In on Hempstead, and the Prince’s on Shepherd; both closed now. However the Prince’s was franchised in the 1990s by Elizabeth Flores, a former car hop and longtime Prince’s employee. The closest location is at 1201 N. Post Oak Rd. at I-10. They actually close at 4 p.m. Monday - Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturdays. So make it a lunch date instead with a cherry limeade and Hound Dog (Two all-beef hot dogs with homemade chili, cheese, mustard and onions.)
Outstanding Gulf Seafood and Wild Game
713.861.8666 • rainbow-lodge.com 2011 Ella Boulevard at East TC Jester In the Heights
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