Guest blogger Katie Wolfe is a social worker in Waco. When she first moved to town eight years ago, she worked in the soda fountain at the Dr Pepper Museum. She now serves on the organization’s board of directors.

By Katie Wolfe

Coffee shops are the place to meet up and catch up on the latest buzz. But before the coffee craze, people gathered around a counter that served up something a little different – soda.

In football, the offense has a plan and it's the defense's job to react.

In that sense, a couple of restaurants in the McLane Family Stadium immediate vicinity will be playing defense on Sunday. Ok, I admit this is a flawed metaphor as Baylor and these two local places are really pulling in the same direction — that of mutual prosperity.

This is the last week of summer Tuesday Trivia as Monday is Labor Day, the final prong of the three prongs of summer. Today's prize is $20 to Portofino. Be the first to email the correct answer to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to win.

I've been using new music releases all summer as trivia fodder, but I'm going to throw a curve ball today.

Let's say you're just back in town from summer break and you celebrated by having a hard-hitting Saturday night. Then you wake up Sunday morning and you're looking to ease into the day. Where you wanna eat?

How 'bout Sunday brunch at Muddle?

So that, in the picture there, is slow-braised short rib over pasta at DiamondBacks. It was delicious and it was free and this is not a humble brag. It's just a straight ahead brag.

Actually, to take the obnoxiousness one step farther over the line, the DiamondBacks foks — specifically owner Michael Kornman and media consultant Mark Brinkerhoff — invited us out to taste some of their new menu items and talk about the new/classic aesthetic of Waco's most prestigious steakhouse. Along with the short rib, we also scarfed down the following new items:

Here's my hot sports prediction of the week:

Sometime during the upcoming football season, football fans not too far from here will be hankering and hollering for a new coach. And just in time, there will be a new coach in town or, more specifically, there will be a new Coach's.

Tuesday Trivia is back. Sorry for the two-week absence.

This week's prize is a $20 gift card to Captain Billy Whizzbang's. The first person to email the correct answer to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wins. Simple as that.

The way I see it, we've traded the mysterious Al Miraj for the totally un-mysterious Old Fashion BBQ.

A couple of weeks ago, I was many, many states away from here when the Waco restaurant scene surprised me with the opening of Old Fashion on Franklin Ave. Not many things surprise me, but since Al Miraj surprised me 18 months ago, it stands to reason that its replacement would be able to surprise me too.

Our friends at Sironia will be celebrating their 10th birthday with a special edition of Cupcakes & Cocktails tomorrow.

Here are five reasons you should check it out:

I planned to have lunch at Twin Peaks, taking one for the team in order to blog about it.

I heard via the WacoFork wire that Twin Peaks opened on Monday. That was true. However, they're only open for dinner this week. So my plan was foiled.