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.
We received a heads up via email that we want to pass along as it's a legit chance to save some money on a tasty lunch or dinner.
Mama Fu's is celebrating the Lunar New Year by offering $10 off dine-in or online orders of $20 or more at lunch or dinner.
I've covered sports for more than half of my life now. As of April, I will have been on the Waco restaurant beat for four years.
Usually the Venn Diagram of those two things is completely separate. But, over the weekend, there was some overlap. If you read this blog normally and stay appraised of what's shaking in Waco, you probably already know where I'm going with this. A photo surfaced of a sign that said, and I'm paraphrasing here, restaurants like Pappadeaux, Pappasito's, In-N-Out, Uncle Mario's, Potbelly and the Whole Foods grocery store are coming to Waco.
Once upon a time, on the first cool morning of the fall, I sat on the back porch at Common Grounds and enjoyed a big, warm, bacon-egg-and-cheese breakfast taco with a little bit of that super spicy green sauce that Taqueria El Crucero seems to make a little better than any other place in town.
Then someone blew the whistle on that operation.
If you like Texas, food, and Texas Food, then mark your calendars for this FREE event!
Food writers, historians and chefs will gather for a panel discussion about Texas food and cuisine, followed by reception with regional cuisine prepared by the TSTC culinary school.
I received a heads up over the weekend the some of you high-end WacoFork foodies will want to make an effort to attend.
Sarah Blocker from 135 Prime alerted me to the Scot Dinner the restaurant will be hosing next month.
Hmmm, dozens of food trucks in downtown Waco, catering to a variety of tastes of foodies from all over the state.
That's a good idea.
We announced at the end of our 12 Days of Christmas Trivia that the Day 12 prize of a $25 gift certificate to Portofino was the first in a new monthly trivia promotion.
Now, with the calendar turned, we're pleased to bring you the second installment, this time with the trivia question coming directly from Portofino owner Nick Colaku.
According to The Boudain Shack's Facebook page, the Cajun restaurant is closing its doors in Robinson and moving downtown in the form of a food truck.
Since I enjoyed Boudain Shack the times I dined there, but rarely made it to Robinson, this is good news to me, since I'm regularly downtown.
The new Coach's downtown is taking care to outfit its space, remodeling the exterior and interior to put its stamp on the location that has had a couple of identities already.
Last time I blogged about Coach's, I forgot that the location was at one time called Square Bar. If I remember correctly, The Olive Branch and Square Bar shared the location. Then it became Sam's on the Square.
