There's a new item on my weekly docket as of this morning. I'm hitting Captain Billy Whizzbang's for lunch on Wednesday. Who's with me?
Whizzbang's is holding an all-day benefit for Blake Hyland, an area high school student who is recovering from a brain injury he suffered while practicing gymnastics. It's easy to help. Just dine at Whizzbang's between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday and tell them your are supporting "Prayers for Blake."
Freddy's is open.
The newest burger chain to come to town cranked up its engine and began serving customers in the Hewitt Drive location on Monday morning. True to form, we dined there immediately.
We have more specific information on the opening of Rusty Taco on Valley Mills Drive in the Aldi shopping center.
I just realized it's about dang time for another Taco Week, btw. Look for that in early June.
Hope everyone has their graduation weekend plans in place, but in case you don't, here's a quick heads up.
I just checked on the availability of seats for dinner at Cafe Homestead on Friday and Saturday night. Cafe manager Derek Varejcka told me the 6 p.m. seatings are full both nights but there are tables available at 7:30 both nights.
Friends, in the past two years, our town has welcomed some pretty fantastic newcomers to town.
To hit the highlights, Torchy's, Freebirds and BJ's Brewhouse have arrived and we have pretty solid information that In-N-Out will be coming in the near future. All of that development has happened alongside locals who are innovating and putting their money where their mouths are in terms of betting on Waco.
We hit up the Club Sandwich opening party on Saturday night at Dichotomy.
Club Sandwich is the continuation of a concept proprietor Youngdae Moon had in a downtown community center a couple of years ago. When the community center changed direction in terms of offering a restaurant, Moon regrouped and began planning to relaunch in food-truck form.
This is a quick-hit, weekend-starter post.
This is just me telling you one thing I have on my to-do list for the weekend. If you like, you can fill in with your plans in the comment section so that this can be a more well-rounded bulletin for all that's shaking in Waco today, Saturday and Sunday.
This is a heads up for Baylor graduates planning graduation weekend and also for anyone who has trouble fitting trips to Cafe Homestead into their busy weekly schedules. Cafe Homestead is going to open for dinner on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17.
There will be seatings at 6 and 7:30 both evenings. Go here to make reservations.
[ How 'bout is the logical answer to our tagline "Where you wanna eat?" ]
Cafe Homestead serves all natural, local, and organic food without any of the extra cost that is typically tacked onto a “healthier” meal. The menu varies from breakfast to burgers and is all prepared using ingredients that are harvested and grown on Homestead Farms.
In addition to offering a delicious and nutritious breakfast on Saturday mornings, Cafe Homestead prepares “Farm to Table” dinners once a month, which typically consist of a four-course meal served with sides and a drink for a premium price.
There's more exciting news about development taking place on Austin Avenue.
I just spoke with Muddle co-owner Jerry Dyer while he showed me construction taking place inside the old Treff's location on Austin, next door to Bank of America. Dyer and his group, which includes Muddle co-owner Seth Sutton, will be opening Kuma, a sushi bar that will also include an upstairs dance club.
