Dining Out for the Holiday……Here’s Some Fave Spots for NYE in Our Town

Not too late to make a plan......and a reservation!

Christmas Day

Can you believe 2020 begins next week? It’s truly hard to believe, as we keep saying. If you’re still figuring out where and what to eat for New Year’s, we have you covered. See below for some of our favorite restaurants that will be open on New Year’s Eve and / or New Year’s Day. […]

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RED…The Color That Says Happy Holidays Like No Other

Whether you like it head-to-toe, or as a pop or like I'm loving it these days with a little animal twist, now is the time to wear it!!!

RED

Nothing says Happy Holidays like my fave color RED…but this year, even though I love head-to-toe color this time of year, I’m featuring one of my fave newer ways to wear RED.….with animal prints and Dolce & Gabbana did it best for Fall/Winter 2019. As I sit here on this chill-filled morning in Houston, Texas, […]

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Headbands, Sunglasses and Scarves, Oh My!

Accessories make gift giving easy.

Gifts, Scarves

Second to coffee table books, accessories make gift giving oh so easy. There are endless options at all price points and we’re fairly certain that any gal in your life would love to receive one of these fabulous pieces. Julie Lauren back here today with some incredible accessory gift ideas that you actually will likely […]

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A Gift for Your Home That Promises To Keep On Giving…..

Media Systems Home Automation owners, Jaclyn and Donnie Boutwell educate me on how to make my home an even happier place.......just in time to plan for the new year.

Media Systems

Over the past several months I have had the pleasure of meeting a local Houston couple, Donnie and Jaclyn Boutwell, owners of Media Systems that are dedicated to doing amazing things with your home and how you live in it. As many of you know, for the last year I have been in the process […]

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RSVP Ready….Holiday Jewelry Trends

A take on steppin' up holiday glam by one of our town's top models who takes it from the runway to party life

Holiday jewelry

As the Holidays are in full swing and winter has finally arrived, bringing with it a chill in the air and a Facebook inbox full of holiday party invitations. We, here at MRG, love this time of the year because there’s always a reason to get dressed up! Jewelry may not be the first thing […]

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Our Favorite Gift to Give and Receive

And the countdown is officially on! Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas and Chanukah are right around the corner. Holiday parties are in full swing and gift shopping has, well, just now started to really kick in! Julie Lauren back today to kick off a special “gifting” series here on My Red Glasses. You […]

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Houston’s Newest Dining Hot Spot, Guard and Grace Opens…..

Acclaimed Denver Chef Troy Guard Opens Picks Houston as his first spot outside of Colorado

Guard & Grace

Before Thanksgiving prep took over my life, I had a great week of round-about dining and touring of the Western Gateway of Downtown Houston around Allen Center, where many new and innovative dining establishments have been happening……all adjacent or included in the newest hospitality entree into our city, the C.Baldwin Hotel. It should be noted […]

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C.Baldwin….My Special Visit to Houston’s Hottest New Hotel

I may have missed the big "party of the year" opening but loved my time there

CBaldwin open

For those of you that know that I have traveled to Italy quite a lot in recent months you know also that I have missed many happenings while I was away……one was the “party of the year” that we covered in absentia. However, thanks to many I was able to get my very own tour […]

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Rosalie’s Soulful Italian Restaurant Opens in New C.Baldwin Hotel

Is it Sauce or Gravy?? Eatery is a reflection of Master Chef Chris Cosentino's early dose of Italian cooking taught by his Great-Grandmother

Rosalie's Soulful Italian

When I first heard Chris Shepherd introduce his friend, Chris Cosentino, a Top Chef Master from San Francisco, months back at a an event for Southern Smoke I immediately liked him and what he had to say to us. He was an Italian-American guy opening an Italian restaurant here in Houston, whose dishes were inspired […]

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A Year of Thankfulness……

Thanksgiving 2019

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thanksfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” —— Hendry Van Dyke We at My Red Glasses wish our many friends  and family a Happy and Joyful Thanksgiving Holiday… …And when you’re ready to walk off those highly caloric […]

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