Does this sound good? Would you like a pork-and-veal bratwurst with an Austin Beerworks Fire Eagle IPA glaze on a pretzel roll bun?

Word on the street is that will be the Whole Foods food truck offering at the Texas Food Truck Showdown later this month.

Most of the time, our posts apply mostly to people looking to dine in Waco restaurants. This one is directed at Waco restaurateurs.

The McLennan Small Business Development Center is bringing in a restaurant-management expert for a one-day mini-conference for restaurant owners (note: the press release said "existing restaurant owners," which indicates that this isn't a free-for-all for anyone who's ever had the idea of opening a restaurant).

Something happened at lunch today that I wanted to pass along just because it was an example of people that work at a restaurant going above and beyond, or at least a job well done.

Cory, Carly, Miles and I went to Double Dave's. I got there first and ordered a buffet and a drink. The gentleman at the register asked if there was any kind of pizza I would like them to make. That's probably something they ask customers on a regular basis when they have time in the kitchen to do so. I wanted to just move along and say "Nah, I'm sure I'll find something I like."

So far we've received 77 restaurant nominations, including 34 restaurants with multiple nominations for the 254Eats Bracket Challenge.

This weekend we will tally em up and get the bracket ready, possibly asking for your help to determine the last few spots.

I noticed new signage while I was out and about at True Love on Friday evening. Sascee's has taken over the space formerly occupied by Al Miraj and Old Fashion BBQ.

So on Tuesday, I stopped by Sascee's to find out more. Turns out they're closed on Monday and Tuesday but owner Marcia Neal greeted me at the door and gave us the spill on the new restaurant.

This is the second call for 254Eats Bracket Challenge nominations. 

We need your help, WacoFork friends. The bracket challenge will go live with the first round on March 3, but first we need to hear from you regarding which local joints have to be included. Actually, we're not even particularly picky about local. Throw your favorite places out there and we'll sort them. Nominate by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or commenting on this blog or on Facebook or Tweet at us. Really, anyway you can think of to tell us whom we need to include can be counted.

Maybe one of these days Pappas Restaurants will announce plans to put a Pappadeaux and Pappasito's complex somewhere in our town. Ideally, we'll hear the news first and a post a blog that will get 10,000 likes on Facebook and as many retweets.

That would be fantastic. But maybe not for the obvious reasons.

We'd like to say a public thank you to Mama Fu's for having Cory and me over for lunch on Monday.

They wanted to showcase their menu and we definitely tried a decent variety. Sort of. I dine at Mama Fu's semi-frequently because I'm a bit of a fried-rice junkie, so I had fried rice. But I also ordered calamari. I actually don't remember what Cory ordered as I was hungry and basically scarfed my fried rice.

Who's ready for this year's installment of the 254Eats Bracket Challenge?

We had a ton of fun putting on this deal for the first time last year, so we're definitely excited about doing it again. We're not sure if we're going to take 32 or 64 restaurants for this year's challenge and we need your help deciding.

I think a lot of us have circled March 28 and the Texas Food Truck Showdown on the calendar. This event, put on by the Waco Chamber, promises to create quite a bit of buzz downtown.

When I saw it on social media, I immediately blogged it with the info on the flier and made a note-to-self to get more details soon. I spoke with Ashley Futris from the Chamber this week and have an enticing update.