There's no argument: Waco became a better place to live in 2013.
The lifestyle factor improved as new restaurants opened and others announced plans to come to town. And did you notice we're building a stadium? So here's our list of the top 13 developments in town during 2013:
It's Sunday morning and I'm alone in the Fiesta Bowl media work room.
The UCF defensive personnel is busy giving quotes to the media in another room here on the beautiful campus of the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona. Because I'm here to cover the actual game for my steady wire-service gig and in the meantime write about the scene here in Phoenix, I don't have a ton of interest in listening to the Knights players and coaches pontificate on how they might stop the most prolific offense in the nation (in case any WacoFork readers are unaware, Baylor leads the nation in total offense with more than 50 yards per game more than second-place Oregon).
Here's this year's third installment of Christmas Carol Trivia, also the last one of this year. Congrats to Karl Aho, who was last week's winner.
Today's prize is a $25 gift certificate to Clay Pot. The first one to email the correct answer, which means artist and song, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wins.
Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you wander into what you think is a new-ish establishment with the intent of writing an article that you think is probably a week or so later than you needed to do it and, instead, it happens to be the first day that establishment is open.
That happened today at Marco's Pizza, which opened on Monday in the Woodway shopping center that also includes Leal's in the space formerly occupied by Gerik's. Not only that, I learned a few things from the knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Here's this year's second installment of Christmas Carol Trivia. Congrats to Austin Hooper, who was Tuesday's winner.
Today's prize is a $25 gift certificate to Sironia. The first one to email the correct answer, which means artist and song, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wins.
With all due respect to Mama's home cooking, the best dinner you're likely to have this Christmas might just be the Cafe Homestead Christmas Dinner, which will be served in two seatings on the evening of December 21.
The dinner will feature beef tenderloin with sides like pastry-wrapped asparagus and potatoes au gratin and, oh dang, eggnog cheesecake.
Last year we offered 12-straight days of Christmas Carol trivia. We want to keep that tradition going, though we're going to go with a less-is-more approach this holiday season. We'll be doing a few of these in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eyes and ears open and your Google fingers ready.
The prize is a $25 gift certificate to Clay Pot. The first one to email the correct answer, which means artist and song, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wins.
Only yesterday, I brought the discussion of fancy cocktails in Waco to the table.
Today I have more news on that front. I heard through the WacoFork wire about a new place under construction on Austin Avenue across the street from the Hippodrome. I've started the process of checking it out. As of this afternoon, I'm still waiting to speak with the proprietor, but wanted to spill what I know. It's going to be called Muddle: a cocktail craftery.
Dichotomy opened on Monday of last week making coffee, cocktails and creating a conversation.
I was, I suppose intentionally, late to the party announcing this development here on the One More Bite blog. For one thing, I had too much on my plate Thanksgiving week. For another, waiting a week allowed me to soak up lots of opinion about Dichotomy.
Our friends at Cafe Homestead play a role in one of Central Texas' unique Thanksgiving traditions at the Homestead Fair.
The Homestead Heritage farm offers classes year around, teaching kitchen and agriculture skills as well as woodworking and other traditional crafts. On Thanksgiving weekend, specifically from Friday through Sunday this week, Homestead Heritage rolls out those activities and a bunch more.
