{"id":13666,"date":"2013-03-14T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vinesleuth.com\/uncorked\/?p=5580"},"modified":"2014-08-27T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T22:02:08","slug":"fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Mimosa Brunch at The Tasting Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11643 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"houston-moms-post\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post-200x115.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> For those of you lucky enough to live in Houston, all four\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastingroomwines.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">The Tasting Room<\/a> locations offer a new take on the traditional mimosa Champagne brunch. Rather than just offer one orange mimosa, the Tasting Room offers a selection of fresh, house-made juices and purees to go along with their list of sparkling wines. The experience is totally custom, and a lot of fun, too. I checked it out at the CityCentre location. First we picked a bottle of bubbles for the table, which are all discounted during brunch, with bottles ranging from $34 &#8211; $139, \u00a0and then we picked a few fruit juices. <a href=\"http:\/\/vinesleuth.com\/uncorked\/fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch\/fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit Juice Mimosa Brunch\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a> We went with the Argam Cava at $34, and white peach, raspberry, strawberry and blood orange juices to start. Then we mixed and matched and tried all the combinations we could concoct.\u00a0I liked that I could try so many things and didn&#8217;t have to commit to one from the start. My favorite turned out to be the white peach, with the Blood Orange in a close second. We also indulged in some of their delicious brunch dishes: <strong>Crab Cakes and Eggs<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-Crab-Cake-and-Eggs1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-Crab-Cake-and-Eggs1.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-Crab-Cake-and-Eggs\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a> <strong>Chicken and Biscuits<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/vinesleuth.com\/uncorked\/fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch\/fruit-juice-mimosa-brunch-chicken-and-biscuits\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-Chicken-and-biscuits.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit Juice Mimosa Brunch- Chicken and biscuits\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a> <strong>Lemon Ricotta Pancakes<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-pancakes1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-pancakes1.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit-Juice-Mimosa-Brunch-pancakes\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a> (Ummm&#8230; is it safe to admit there were only two of us and we sampled all of that??) And yes, they tasted even better than they looked&#8211;each and every one. The crab cakes had a great kick with the jalepeno, yet they were not nearly as spicy as I imagined they would be. They were rich and delicious and a great Texas nod to eggs benedict. The chicken and biscuits were what I would imagine a southern grandma making back in the day (or do they still do that?), but made modern with a touch of arugula salad and a truffle vinaigrette. The coating on the chicken was perfectly crisp, the gravy was creamy, and the salad made me think that maybe my brunch wasn&#8217;t as unhealthy as it was. (Okay, that probably didn&#8217;t make up for the rest. But a girl can dream.) The lemon ricotta pancakes? Those were like dessert&#8230;fresh, sweet and perfect. Yummmmmmm. If you\u2019re in Houston, swing by any Tasting Room location on a Saturday or Sunday for brunch. \u00a0You&#8217;re sure to love it! The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastingroomwines.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">four Tasting Room locations<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CityCentre<\/li>\n<li>Uptown Park<\/li>\n<li>River Oaks<\/li>\n<li>Kings Harbor in Kingwood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you lucky enough to live in Houston, all four\u00a0The Tasting Room locations offer a new take on the traditional mimosa Champagne brunch. Rather than just offer one orange mimosa, the Tasting Room offers a selection of fresh, house-made juices and purees to go along with their list of sparkling wines. 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