La Tour d'Argent

J.W. Crooker February 14, 2002 4:00AM

[
          {
            "name": "Related Stories / Support Us Combo",
            "component": "11591218",
            "insertPoint": "4",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "4"
          },{
            "name": "Air - Billboard - Inline Content",
            "component": "11591214",
            "insertPoint": "2/3",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7"
          },{
            "name": "R1 - Beta - Mobile Only",
            "component": "12287027",
            "insertPoint": "8",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "8"
          },{
            "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size 2",
            "component": "11591215",
            "insertPoint": "12",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "12"
          },{
            "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size 2",
            "component": "11591215",
            "insertPoint": "4th",
            "startingPoint": "16",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "12"
          }
          
            ,{
              "name": "RevContent - In Article",
              "component": "12527128",
              "insertPoint": "3/5",
              "requiredCountToDisplay": "5"
            }
          
        ]

Nestled beside White Oak Bayou, among trees, waterfalls, gazebos and birdhouses, is Houston's oldest log cabin, and now its most romantic restaurant, La Tour d'Argent (2011 Ella Boulevard, 713-864-9864). Bypass the masculine room with its dark paneling and antler chandelier and head toward the bayou. There you'll find a room appointed with all you need for love: a piano, red velvet, a love seat, torch lighting and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over the water. Well, that's not everything you need. The restaurant's Bayou Lounge can provide the right drink too: a sinfully delicious libation called a Chocolate Delight. Rich, smooth and incredibly potent, a few sips of it will either help you put the moves on that special someone or convince you you're better off alone. But bartender Moh has a warning for lushes and lovebirds alike: "Don't try to drink three of these and stand up too quickly. You may wake up and find yourself staring at some antlers."

Bayou Lounge's Chocolate Delight:
1 1/4 ounces Stoli Vanil
3/4 ounce Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur

Shake over ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Repeat until your partner says yes, or you can't remember his or her name.