You’ll find all the usual sugar suspects at Ooh La La’s flagship cafe located at 23920 Westheimer Parkway (Katy, TX). But there’s also a smoothie shop, coffee bar, and free wi-fi (for those who like to stay a while). Monday through Saturday, you can dine in, carry out, or yes, even drive-thru!
Our second location is a one-stop sweet shop and commissary at 20155 Park Row (Katy, TX). Here we offer the same signature sweets as the other locations, but host a come-and-go atmosphere. Serving as Ooh La La’s baking hub, it’s open Monday through Saturday, and you can always find the perfect dessert, party fare, or cupcake of the day.
The newest addition to Ooh La La, is the beautiful Town & Country Village location at 770 West Sam Houston Parkway North (Houston, TX). This 3,000-square-foot bakery is the biggest storefront yet, complete with wraparound patio, milkshake bar and locally sourced gelato. Don’t worry, the same heavenly confections and comforting coffee drinks are always readily available. The best part, you can get it all seven days a week!
So, go ahead. You know… that whole “dessert first” thing. Mom won’t mind… this time
About Vanessa O’donnell
For Vanessa O’Donnnell, pastry chef, restaurateur and native Texan, life keeps getting sweeter.
“I’ve always had a strong interest in baking,” says the native Texan who was born in El Paso, raised in Sealy and baked her first memorable dessert when she was nine years old. “Dewberry cobbler, made with dewberries picked fresh from the fence,” she fondly recalls.
But it wasn’t until O’Donnell experienced a real sense of restaurant life, in the pastry kitchen at Brennan’s of Houston, that she discovered her true calling. Recognizing her passion to pursue “the sweet life,” O’Donnell enrolled in the Art Institute of Houston’s Baking and Pastry program.
Shortly before graduating in 2004, O’Donnell began an internship at the Houston Country Club. There she continued to perfect her pastry skills for three years. It was her experience and success acquired at HCC that provided O’Donnell the confidence she needed to take a sweet leap of faith in creating Ooh La La, a boutique dessert bakery located in Katy, TX.
“For a lot of people, launching a dessert bakery at the age of 26 might be intimidating,” says O’Donnell. “But coming from a family