I enjoyed a nice breakfast at the Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday, sipping coffee from Dichotomy and eating a whole mess of crepes from Co-Town Crepes.
I think I might love crepes more than Cal Naughton Jr.
The WacoFork wire alerted me this week that the Mexicano Bar & Grill at Central Texas Marketplace would be opening this week.
Close but no cigar.
After almost a year of anticipation, BJ's Brewhouse will be opening in Waco on June 11.
I spoke with general manager Dave Lorenat and his associate Joey Bodnar this morning at the BJ's hiring center. They're buzzing as they await what they expect to be a huge opening.
The Margarita & Salsa festival released its entertainment lineup today.
The event, which will be held August 25 at the Extraco Events Center, will feature the country music stylings of Billy Currington, the Randy Rogers Band and the Josh Abbott Band.
A new local coffee shop has begun percolating.
(See what I did there? See? I used a coffee term which makes you think of coffee beginning to brew, only I used it as a metaphor for a coffee shop taking shape. Brilliant! Or maybe I'm a hack. You decide.)
A construction crew began moving dirt this week at Legends Crossing as Quaker Steak & Lube will begin to take shape there in the near future.
We originally stated that Quaker Steak & Lube was coming to town in a blog published on August 22 of last year. However, with no signs of construction and the removal of Waco from Quaker Steak & Lube's "coming soon" status on its website, I assumed they hit a dead end somewhere. I was wrong. Not the first time.
Once again, the WacoFork wire pointed me in the right direction and I found something interesting.
On Wednesday, the question arose on Twitter whether or not Mama Baris in Hewitt had closed. The answer is that it is closed temporarily as the Baris family is renovating the space and plans to reopen in early May as Amici's Family Restaurant.
The best way I know how to describe the transformation of Lake Brazos Steakhouse to Lake Brazos Bar & Grill is to state that it used to be George Strait, maybe a little Hank Williams Jr., and now it's Jimmy Buffett.
I'm going to assume that if you are reading this blog then that makes sense and I don't need to unpack the analogy any further.
The WacoFork wire came through again. It's really having quite a week.
This time, I received a text alerting me to something fun happening in town this weekend at Poppa Rollo's. It's the kind of fun that might take some commitment but has the potential to come through as one of those great nights out.
For Baylor students, I have a reason to be pumped about Diadeloso on Thursday (as if you need one).
For non Baylor students, I have a reason to crash Diadeloso.
The reason: food trucks.
