The recent revelation that one Denny's has closed and another opened didn't register too high on our Waco-restaurant Richter scale.
I am wondering if the La Quinta between Common Grounds and Clay Pot will have to change it's name since it's no longer "By a Denny's."
Cafe Homestead opened up two more seatings for its February special dinner, both of them on Valentine's night. The additional seatings will be at 6 and 8 Friday night.
If you were trying to manage your Valentine's scene, this is pretty good idea.
The moment is overwhelming. It's a good thing they give us chips and salsa to get us through.
At casual lunch with friends at places like El Crucero, El Charro or Mi Tequila, or on a night out at Ninfa's or La Fiesta, the panic rushes in as soon as the colorful menu demands a decision.
Our town received a couple of impressive stamps of approval last week as Dichotomy and Balcones landed prestigious recognition.
It's been well publicized that Dichotomy made Eater.com's list of "The 20 Hottest Coffee Shops Across the US Right Now," and that Balcones' Texas Single Malt earned London's Wizards of Whisky World Whisky of the Year.
The Torchy's sign in the picture with this blog is from our Waco location.
I wish I had a whole bunch of concrete information today, but I don't. I know a sign is up and I snooped around while construction was going on, learning that the inside is making significant progress toward being outfitted for the restaurant.
Bad news, friends. Katy Perry's upcoming Prismatic World Tour doesn't include a Waco date, taking a cue from Pearl Jam, who skipped us last fall. Lorde doesn't have any plans to come here. Imagine Dragons is brazenly flying over our town when they swing through Texas in February.
I guess that's why they say we don't have a live music scene here. Nonetheless, there are opportunities to be serenaded here in our humble burg. Actually, there are a bunch of them this weekend beginning tonight.
Today's news of Treff's closing has created mass mourning, at least on our social media outlets, because of the loss of the piano man.
Fret not.
The revamping of Austin Avenue keeps getting more interesting, perhaps even volatile.
The latest news came Monday afternoon when Johnson-Dillard Inc's Robert Johnson told me Treff's has closed. After 13 years as Treff's in that location (previously it was Six-Shooter Junction) the proliferation of bars in that area of Austin Ave., combined with Treff's management's need to focus its efforts on its San Marcos tavern, have resulted in another closing on one of Waco's key downtown streets.
Cafe Homestead continues its excellent tradition of seated dinners this month with a rib-eye dinner on Feb. 15.
The dinner will feature a 12-ounce rib-eye with the Homestead gristmill's jalapeño cheddar grits. That will be served after a blooming onion and before crème brûlée.
There's nothing to do in Waco? Nonsense!
Ok, I admit the absence of football this weekend (I don't count the Pro Bowl) has me a bit anxious about my weekend agenda. But it's not a problem. It's an opportunity for me (and you) to start a new routine. So for my benefit (and yours) here are seven things happening in Waco this weekend.
