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BBQ in Texas: Part II - Meeting up with a fellow PuristS

I've noticed quite a few food posts recently in the TimeOut forum.  All the pics looks delicious.  But the one that really caught my eye was "The Best BBQ in Texas" post by JerryW ( timeout.watchprosite.com ). 

The BBQ looked so tasty that I had to make a trip to visit Jerry and hang out (I've met Jerry from last year's PuristS trip to the UAE and we all had a fantastic time and I was really looking forward to meeting up again)
So last week I jumped on a flight on Continental airlines and a few hours later arrived in Houston.  Jerry was kind enough to pick me up from my hotel in his cool ride: That Bentley Continental GT convertible was absolute gorgeous! 







We then headed over to Pappas BBQ for a late lunch:





We both ordered the combo special with 3 HUGE, mouth-watering, beef ribs:







The ribs were very tender and delicious, with a nice smokey flavor.  For my sides I had the Cajun rice and coleslaw.  I also got a side of BBQ sauce for dipping:



It was totally cool that Jerry planned a side trip for my favorite dessert: ICE CREAM!!  And not just any ice cream, we were going for Pistacchio!  We drove over to Paciugo gelato:



YUMMY




I had a great time and it was awesome meeting up with Jerry. 
During our conversation, he mentioned a famous ice cream place named Amy's in Austin.  So, I made a short flight up to Austin, TX  

And found out that there was an ice cream festival!!!!!



But oppps!  I was too early as the event was scheduled for the week after my visit



Anyway I just ended up staying inside my hotel and tried out a restaurant named Finn & Porter.  I was thinking about having a steak, but noticed a sushi bar.   I took a quick glance at the menu and decided to try it out:



I sat at the sushi bar during happy hour and they gave me a free order of edamame with sea salt:



I order two pieces of salmon sushi, and tobiko sushi: 



Closeup of the salmon sushi:



And closeup of the two types of tobiko.  On the right side is the regular tobiko, but on the left was something I've never had or seen, a yuzu tobiko:



The sushi was fresh and very good.  I was pleasantly surprised.  Then I had the chef's special "Rock N' Roll' that had tempura shrimp, green apple, jalapeno with bacon topped with eel, seared proscuitto, miso gastrique and green onion.  I definitely had to order it since it had bacon:



The roll was delicious (well, bacon makes anything taste better LOL):



Then I checked out the dessert menu.  The Remy Martin Louis XIII was tempting but I'll wait a while to try it:



So I ended up ordering the upside down carmelized apple tart:





On my flight back home, I took Jerry's advice and found Amy's ice cream at the airport.   It was excellent!  They didn't have pistacchio so I tried the Dutch Chocolate:



Thanks again to JerryW for a great time.  It was fun meeting up again and I hope to return the hospitality soon. 

Regards,
ED-209






















This message has been edited by ED209 on 2009-08-16 23:02:49