LOCAL Houston | The City Guide AUGUST 2015 | Page 38

Local August 2015_FINAL.qxp_002houston 7/27/15 12:18 PM Page 38 LOCALPROMOTIONS "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." -Virginia Woolf ARCODORO RISTORANTE ITALIANO HANDMADE ITALIAN. SARDINIAN TOUCHES. For nearly two decades, owner Efisio Farris has earned the love and respect of well-traveled food and wine aficionados. Farris, a native of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, has created a menu and ambiance that showcases the abundant tastes and exceptional beauty of his homeland. A cuisine celebrating the rustic flavors and indigenous ingredients of the land and sea – from wild game to fish, herbs, fresh vegetables, handmade pastas and cured meats, Sardinian cheeses, honey and aromatic sauces. Menu highlights include carpaccios, risottos, pizza from the wood-burning oven, baked whole fish, house-made pastas and award-wining steaks. Enjoy the signature Grapparita or cocktails in the Bar Doro or al fresco on the patios. Watch a who’s who of local and visiting notables in the sophisticated dining room or book a table in one of the three private dining rooms. www.arcodoro.com Risotto simmered with Asparagus tips & Porchetta Sauteed Diver Sea Scallops with raspberries finished with bitter honey CENTRE AT POST OAK | 5000 WESTHEIMER RD. #120 | HOUSTON, TX 77056 | 713.621.6888 38 L O C A L | august 15