What: 2025 Cocktails in Bloom benefiting Buffalo Bayou Partnership
The place: Misplaced Lake in Buffalo Bayou Park
The Scoop: A vibrant swirl of colour, cocktails, and neighborhood took over Misplaced Lake as practically 200 supporters gathered for the fourth annual Cocktails in Bloom. This breezy out of doors affair — considered one of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s signature spring occasions — celebrated the group’s work to rework Houston’s historic waterway right into a vacation spot of trails, parks, and unforgettable areas.
As golden hour lit up the luxurious panorama, friends wearing garden-party glam strolled the lakeside scene, drink in hand. Flora and Large Texas Distillers stored spirits excessive with contemporary, seasonal pours, whereas Chef Christian Hernandez and a who’s-who of native meals favorites — Barbacana, Burger Bodega, Kin Dee, and extra — supplied bites that felt picnic-perfect however plated with aptitude.
A energetic soundtrack from Lou Alejandre and Houston Groove Society gave the night a cool, jazzy edge, and the Fast Draw Photobooth had attendees lining up for frolicsome sketches and snaps. Nature met nightlife in essentially the most Houston manner doable. Underneath the celebrities, with a cocktail in hand and a trigger in thoughts.
Who: Judy Nyquist, Jennifer and Tadd Tellepsen, Josep Prats, Sarah Newbery, Bryce Hairston Kennard, Stacy and Scott Humphries, Matt Assiff, Zion Escobar, Mark Conely, Maggie Tsang and Isaac Stein, and Sallie and Bob Wright.
