Chad Conine

Chad Conine

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 18:40

Our app is so close we can almost taste it

We know you want a WacoFork app. We want one too. It's been in the plan all along.

But when will it ever get here?

Well, it's like the story my dad used to tell about the cat whose tail got run over — it won't be long now.

Click "Read more" for a link to a quick demo that shows some of the things our app will do in helping you make the best possible restaurant selection here in beautiful Waco.

Tuesday, 27 September 2011 15:13

News and notes: a closing and a victory

There was a time when Bill & Bob's virtually cornered Waco's burger-joint market.

There was a time when, wherever you found yourself in Waco, a Bill & Bob's could be found close by. There was a time, even as recently as this summer, when this writer sat down with a cheeseburger at Bill & Bob's and grew nostalgic for those bygone times.

But now Bill & Bob's, as a restaurant at least, is closed.

Among several truths by which I strive to live life is this: watching sports on television, especially with friends, is ALWAYS a good idea.

I've never watched a game on TV and afterwards thought "What am I doing with my life?" And I've tested the boundaries. Believe me.

But in case you think spending Monday night watching Monday Night Football, or all day Saturday or Sunday watching college or NFL football, is a little bit of a waste of time, then let me put your mind at ease. As of this past weekend, The Dancing Bear Pub is giving you a way to watch football all season long and feel as though you are working toward an end goal.

(Guest blogger Wade Mackey, pictured standing with Taqueria El Crucero owner Jesus Betancourt on the left, has been a faithful WacoFork friend since the beginning of our venture. He's also a loyal El Crucero patron.)

By Wade Mackey

This past Saturday morning I made my weekly visit to Taqueria El Crucero for breakfast only to be met with the bad news that they had been robbed the previous night. I went by Common Grounds and ran into Jake Patterson, another faithful Crucero-er, who suggested that in response to the thief's cowardly actions, we could do our part to refill Crucero’s coffers by eating there every day this week.

Thursday, 22 September 2011 18:42

Thank you, Lord, for Texas: The Gaylord Texan

Right now, I'm sitting in downtown Columbus, Ohio thinking about the fact that this is not a food blog.

It's a restaurant blog. Perhaps even a lifestyle blog. But today, it IS a Foo blog. That's because I came here to visit my friend Zach McFarlen, a Robinson High School graduate, and see the Foo Fighters tonight. So, see, Foo blog.

And I realize there's a picture of fajitas featured along with this blog. And I realize that has nothing to do with Ohio or the Foo Fighters. But it's because I flew out of Texas relatively early this morning and so I stayed the night at a hotel by the airport.

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 17:44

Bubbas have Hewitt Drive surrounded

We've added two listing to our directory in the last six days. Both are called Bubba's and both are located on Hewitt Drive.

Confusing? Possibly.

Let me clarify. I added Uncle Bubba's Bistro, which can be found in the Cafes and Diners category, on Friday. Then just a little bit ago, I added Bubba's to the Burgers category.

So we launched this little venture a little less than six months ago. And when we launched it, almost immediately, people began to ask us "Are you going to have an iPhone app?"

Our answer: absolutely. Hopefully soon.

In most ways, this past weekend rocked.

As stated, I ate some delicious stadium food in Lorena. We had a fun time at the WacoFork tailgate before Baylor stomped SFA. The Cowboys won. The Rangers won twice. And, maybe the best part, rain came in buckets.

But one piece of news stung me. As we were setting up for tailgate on Saturday, I heard our friends at Taqueria El Crucero arrived at their restaurant Saturday morning to find they had been broken into during the night.

Saturday, 17 September 2011 16:03

Football weekend: Lorena sets quite a table

I knew I was in for a treat when I walked up to the grill at Lorena Stadium on Friday night.

About 45 minutes before kickoff, a man who called himself Hervie (that's him in the picture) watched over burgers and the kind of sausage links that you could tell by looking weren't your average, run-of-the-mill links. He also took care to place his tortillas on the grill for just the right amount of time before pulling them off the grill, then wrapping a sausage in each one, and then wrapping that in foil so that it would stay warm until the concession stand opened.

If you've been following this blog this week, you'll know that I've been making an effort this week to eat a little healthier with the help of the McLennan County Publich Health District's Eat Well Waco project.

Have I been perfect? By no means.

Have I even been good? Debatable.

But have I been thinking about it and trying to be wiser? Yep.

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