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Diadelosoburrito

April 17, 2013 | Chad Conine | Around Town | Comment

If you're celebrating Diadeloso tomorrow, then there's no better food choice for you than the Oso burrito at El Crucero.

Do it.

I just finished reading all the rules for the Stache Dash bike race that Common Grounds is hosting April 27.

It's kind of complicated, but that's what makes it so cool. It's called an alley cat race and your knowledge of the streets (and alleys) of Waco will give you as much of an advantage as your bicycle-riding ability. And if you've ever been a bicycle courier in Waco, then you probably have an unfair advantage.

There's a new donut joint coming to New Road.

Donut Hole has a sign and a temporary sign announcing "donuts coming soon." There's also promise of biscuits, croissants, kolaches and coffee. It's located in the little strip center directly across the street from the V.A. Hospital.

Congratulations to Dan Ingham for winning the WacoFork Bracket Challenge. We've done this for two years now and Ingham has claimed first prize both times, so it's fair to say he's dominating it.

Most of you probably already know this, but before Ingham held down an anchor seat on KWTX This Morning, he was the station's sports director. That kind of makes our contest legit (despite the fact that another sports media member in the contest finished almost dead last and, since he offered anyone who beat him a free cup of coffee, now has a lot of coffee to buy).

Well, as usual, the Cafe Homestead monthly dinner menu is out and there's something on it that absolutely piques my interest.

Here's the thing about Cafe Homestead's dinners: they're usually in the $40-$50 range, which means there are two ways to look at it. One way is to think that it's expensive. But I think that's short-sighted. I think if you commit to spending a little more than usual on a dinner, then your expectations for that dinner are raised. And I think you can raise your expectations for this thing and those expectations will be surpassed.

Well, friends, we did it. Our little Gut Pak has achieved national fame as the Cooking Channel College Eats Bracket Challenge Champion.

We at WacoFork had a fun time being a part of it from the beginning. I was in Austin three weeks ago having a little taste of SXSW when Julie Keith from Vitek's texted and emailed to let me know the Gut Pak was going to be part of this deal. At the time I thought "this will make a fun thing to blog about on Monday."

Move over, New York, downtown Waco has arrived.

As of this week we have a hot dog cart, making it easy for downtown folks to get a quick lunch on the go. George Gaylord opened his hot dog cart, G&K Hot Dogs, on Monday at the corner of Austin Avenue and 7th Street.

After a fair amount of speculation on Facebook this week about the new building going up behind Whataburger near Baylor (7th and Cleveland to be exact), I checked into it and have a little information to pass along.

Sorry, no specific restaurant names yet. But there is at least one new restaurant going into the building. A conversation with The Reid Company, the company leasing the space, revealed that one restaurant is almost set to go there, though they're not disclosing the name quite yet. They also have space for another restaurant in the building, but no takers yet.

Wouldn't it be cool (and potentially quite profitable) to have a little food stand next to the new Baylor football stadium? Somewhere right on the way for fans to stop by or congregate on football Saturdays and potentially patronize on non-football days as well, just because they want to be near the newness.

I've heard a few people ponder and fantasize about that possibility since the plans for the new stadium were announced. Whether it's a food truck, some sort of food boat or a brick-and-mortar establishment, it's something interesting to daydream about in the idle hours. For local restaurateurs and entrepreneurs, it's probably more than a fantasy.

How 'bout ... Sironia

April 2, 2013 | Chad Conine | Around Town | Comment

[ "How 'bout …" is the logical extension of our tagline "Where you wanna eat?" Because we've all been there when someone says "Where you wanna eat?" and then everyone stands around a little awkwardly until someone cautiously offers up "How 'bout …" and then the name of a restaurant. It's also a way for us to highlight the restaurants that we want to highlight. Here it goes. ]

Looking to shop with the option of snacking? Want to meet for lunch and a maybe pick up the perfect birthday/wedding gift? Just looking for a well-prepared and satisfying meal? The Sironia Cafe provides the ideal setting for all of the above. The Sironia menu ranges from quiche and soup/salad/sandwich combos to as hearty a burger as you'll find anywhere. And desserts? Just try to say no.