June 11, 2010
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
 
MINI WINE TASTING AT CAPRICCIO
Tuesday June 15
STARTING AT 6:00 PM
$17/person
No Reservations Needed
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ENTERTAINMENT
THIS WEEK
 
AT MEZZANOTTE

KARENNA LEE
Friday 6/11
7 to 10 PM
Reservation required
 
Kareena Lee

Karenna moves easily between jazz, blues, caberet and pop.  Her versatile style and extensive repertoire includes romantic ballads to latin favorites and  broadway tunes. Her very entertaining and dynamic style are a welcome treat to a relaxing dinner on a Friday night. She is a must see!!

LISA WHITLEY
Saturday 6/12
7 to 10 PM 

Lisa

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lisa is the 2004 winner of KPRC TV's Houston's Gimme the Mike.  She was selected out of 1600 contestants.  Scoring a perfect 40 with a soul grabbing delivery of "Over the Rainbow", Lisa won the competition.  She has also performed live on the Jerry Lewis Telethon and sang the national anthem for the televised game of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Come and enjoy her wonderful voice.
AWARD
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In This Issue
Upcoming Events
Award
Two Year Celebration
It all started in March 08
Mini Wine Tasting - Capriccio
Prosecco - Summer
TWO YEAR CELEBRATION - CAPRICCIO
It is very hard to believe that we are turning 2 years old this Friday!
And to celebrate we are having a birthday party: we will have Terry Parker singing his fantastic music (motown, oldies) from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. We will also have champagne (on the house) for those of you that come to celebrate with us.  We will continue the celebration on Saturday just in case you couldn't make it on Friday.
Many, many thanks for all your support over the past 24 months!
Gerry

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TERRY PARKER

IT ALL STARTED IN MARCH 2008
I always wanted to do Tapas and the opportunity prtesented itself in March of 2008. It took us a few months to renovate the space, design the menu, hire the people and finally open on June 11. Since then we have had lots of highs and lows. Among the highs: we made it to the top 10 Best New Restaurants of Houston for 2008 (by the Houston Chronicle). We had a glowing review in the Chronicle in January 09 and a fantastic review/feature in Houston Magazine later in July 09. Among the lows: the hurricane that did some damage not only to the building but to the business which slowed down to nothing during that time. The bad economy that didn't hit us but until late 09. We also suffered through the freezing weather of early 2010 when our main water pipe bursted (twice). But we never lost the enthusiasm or the focus and, of course, we are very thankful for all your support.
 
Here is a picture of how our dining room looked like when we took it  over:

Pallotas

And here is a picture of our opening day:

opening

Our good friends Harry and Pam Shepard animated the evening:

Harry

MINI WINE TASTING AT CAPRICCIO NEXT TUESDAY
We have had great success with our mini  wine tastings at Capriccio. Five small tapas paired with five great wines at $17/person is a great deal. And, of course, you can order more of anything you liked. This is a very fun and educative event in a very relaxed environment (sometimes too relaxed!).
 
Hope to see you on Tuesday!
IT IS SUMMER - PROSECCO TIME!
Actually, it doesn't have to be summer to enjoy a nice Italian prosecco. But it is a good excuse, nevertheless.
I have located a fantastic Prosecco that comes in small bottles of 178 ml (or a little more than a glass). So now you don't have to buy an entire bottle but just have a glass as an aperitif before dinner (or with dessert after dinner).
If you are not familiar with Prosecco: it is basically a champagne made with Italian Prosecco grapes. It cannot be called champagne for two reasons:
  • The main one: it is not made in the French region of Champagne so, legally, it cannot be called such.
  • The second fermentation (where the bubbles develop) is done in large tanks and then bottled (this is called the "Charmat" method). Champagne, on the other hand, undergoes second fermentation in the bottle (and this is called the "Champanoise" method).
But, all in all, Prosecco is a fantastic competitor to Champagne (and it is preferred by Italians, of course). 
So try a little Prosecco this weekend. We have it at both, Mezzanotte and Capriccio and it goes for $9 the bottle.