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AUGUST | PAGE 8 | 2015 Luxury PROPERTIES. Utmo DISCRETION. M E C O M P R O P E R T I E S . C O M | 7 13 . 5 5 8 . 3 3 18 H ouston philanthropist, preservationist and Bayou Bend's creator, Miss Ima Hogg donated her collection of Texana and historic homes in the community of Winedale to the University of Texas to manage and care for in 1965. The Winedale Historical Center (owned by UT), just a few miles from Round Top, is the repository of these collections. Miss Ima's dream was that Winedale foster an understanding of Texas history through education, research and public service. When Miss Ima gave the property to UT, she left an endowment fund that was sizeable at the time, but with budget cuts, the university has been unable to augment funds needed for the upkeep of the collection. Upon learning of this dilemma, the Friends of Winedale was formed to raise funds to support the upkeep of the gardens and houses, and to ensure the preservation of this unique collection in perpetuity, as Miss Ima envisioned. On Saturday, August 22, the first fund- raiser, the Summer Soirée, Reawakening Miss Ima's Dream, co-chaired by Beverly Jacomini and Ginny Elverson Welch, will be held at nearby Henkel Hall in Round Top, to raise an immediate $250,000 for the restoration of the Lewis-Wagner House (1848) and McGregor House (1852), the focal points of the Winedale Historical Center. The evening is casual summer white, with a live auction, margaritas from Armandos and dinner by Bistro 108. Tickets $250. For tickets and information, friendsofwinedale. org; Frances Harris 979.830.9076. Holly Moore The Wes Anderson-designed Bar Luce in Milan SEA FARING Farfetch.com is one of my daily internet destinations, so when the team behind the site recently gave their men's channel a complete makeover, it only added to my browsing pleasure. I go first to the Editorial section and read about, say, Maddi, the owner of Voga, a small store in the Tuscan town of Arezzo, or the favorite hotel rooms of fashion-industry insiders. The site offers great art and diverse viewpoints, as well as more than 110,000 items from menswear boutiques all over the world. Looking for a Zegna suit? Done. How about something from Dries van Noten? It's here. Farfetch has also assembled an outstanding selection of books, including titles from Assouline and Farameh Publishing. One I want has already been published: Farfetch Curates: Food, from Assouline. Coming this month is Farfetch Curates: Design. In it, you'll find the obsessions of Uwe Maier, owner of Bungalow Boutique in Stuttgart (he's partial to Wishbone chairs) and Lucy Favell, who runs London's Ursa and adores a Pool Circle chair. This Curates book series from Farfetch offers recommendations, must-visit venues and to-die-for items on the lists (and wish lists) of featured boutique owners and industry personalities. And, oh yes, I do have my eye on a Kiton two-piece suit; it's available from Yusti, in Madrid. farfetch.com. James Brock NOT SO FARFETCHED SaltAir Seafood Kitchen, 3029 Kirby Dr., 713.521.3333, saltairhouston.com. Clark Cooper Concepts, the restaurant group that brought us Ibiza and Brasserie 19 (to name just two), is at it again, this time riding the wave of coastal cuisine with Salt Air Seafood Kitchen. Savvy businessmen Charles Clark and Grant Cooper installed at the helm chef Brandi Key (creator of the fare at their Punk's Simple Southern Food and Coppa Osteria), who has conceptualized a menu of impeccably fresh fish caught on every coast of this great country. Designer Julie McGarr, inspired by the same laidback Southern California lifestyle that informs the small courses diners are encouraged to try here, chose a palette of cool blue, sand and driftwood hues for the space. Key's culinary curiosity, however, takes us far afield to distant lands — from Thailand to France, Italy to Morocco, China to Spain — as she explores the spices and cooking techniques that elevate wild caught seafood (her preference) and fills us with awe. The small daily-changing menu varies from oysters culled from the East and Gulf coasts ($38 dozen) to plates such as a delicate Italian white anchovy delivered on a flotilla of crispy jasmine rice bites with a squeeze of Meyer lemon ($8) to a mighty whole fish (Florida pompano) roasted simply with your choice of chimichurri, nuoc cham or lemon butter sauce ($22). The expansive seasonal menu might include scallop ceviche cooked in a marinade of coconut milk, kaffir lime and spices, each bite delivered on a light, crisp shrimp cracker ($14) or redfish roasted in its "shell" (aka skin) with a refreshing mint-laced Moroccan tabbouleh (market price). Inventive side dishes include the avocado halved and dressed with corn, lime, cotija cheese and Mexican crema ($9) and Key's playful spin on French onion dip: a trio of onions (yes, including dried) with a dollop of caviar and thin-cut potato chips ($12). This is an impressive place (service included) with an even more impressive chef. Dinner served daily; reservations are suggested. Laurann Claridge 1. Co-owner and executive chef Charles Clark 2. Executive chef and culinary director Brandi Key 3. Co-owner Grant Cooper. DEBRA SMAIL JENNY ANTILL CLIFTON DEBRA SMAIL DEBRA SMAIL DEBRA SMAIL DEBRA SMAIL JENNY ANTILL CLIFTON MISS IMA Would Have Danced All Night W e're taking our Margot Tenenbaum- worthy mink to Milan, hopping in a Fiat and heading straight to Bar Luce. Native Texan and director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, The Grand Budapest Hotel) has designed his first public space in the recently opened Milanese cafe in the bellissima new art/culture complex Fondazione Prada, and it does not disappoint. Fans of the director's trademark aesthetic will be in heaven at this spot, which is reminiscent of Italy in the '50s and '60s. Anderson preserved some of the building's architectural details, such as the arched ceiling, and added architectural-patterned wallpaper, retro Formica tables and color-blocking in mint, bubble-gum pink and pea green. It's the real- life iteration of elements found in his short film Castello Cavalcanti, previously commissioned by Prada. As Anderson says, "While I do think it would make a pretty good movie set … it would be an even better place to write a movie. I tried to make it a bar I would want to spend my own fictional afternoons in." Count us in for an afternoon espresso, no cream. You'll find us by the Steve Zissou-themed pinball machine. Bar Luce at Fondazione Prada, Largo Isarco, 2, fondazioneprada.org/barluce. Anne Lee Phillips LIVING LA VITA WES ANDERSON AT BAR LUCE ATTILIO MARANZANO, COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA 1 2 3