We have a new restaurant in town. It's called BJ's Brewhouse and it has lots of big screen televisions and an extensive beer selection and a menu the size of a dictionary and a dessert that's worth a trip there all by itself.
In fact, there's a video about it on our blog page, so for more information about BJ's Brewhouse, go watch it.
But right now, I want to give a little attention to one of Waco's oldest restaurants. Because brand new and fancy and flashy is fantastic, but it doesn't automatically equal greatness. Consistent greatness equals greatness.
BJ's Brewhouse invited us to one of their rehearsal nights. We said "Sure, as long as we get a pizookie."
Thanks to the brand new staff, who seem to have things running smoothly. BJ's Brewhouse has an extensive menu, which includes a tasty selection of their brewhouse beers. We sampled several of them with dinner and they received a thumbs up from one of Waco's most discerning beer snobs, who will remain nameless.
This hasn't been the most active week on the WacoFork blog. But that's because I've been spreading the gospel of WacoFork by playing in charity golf tournaments. That is to confess, I've devoted more time to golf than blogging.
That's just going to happen from time to time, friends. Don't worry, I'm still as dedicated to informing the WacoFork nation as ever. But it's summer and golf has to be played, especially when the high temperature dips below 90 degrees as it did on Thursday.
For the past couple of months, I've let news of the developing Freebirds location sit on the back burner.
I feel like many of our town's restaurant fans know this is happening and I'm not one to go after cheap blog hits just by blurting the word "Freebirds" once or twice a week.
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.
Happy June, everybody.
I feel a bit relieved today. Since it's June, it means that it's ok for the weather to be scorching hot. I know this is kind of dubious, but here's what I mean: It's hot. Ok. But it's June so it's supposed to be hot. It's summer and we can get through this together; maybe even have a little fun along the way.
Sometimes life is a chess match.
This is not the most uplifting of metaphors because it means that sometimes we are all put in a position where it is completely necessary to be combative and manipulative. But that's just the way it is sometimes.
Every now and then, my paths as a sportswriter and restaurant blogger cross as I bump into one of Waco's sports personalities.
It seem like we have more of them than ever before, doesn't it? I mean there's been people like Michael Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson for a while, right? But now we have people like Art Briles and RG3 and PJ3 and Scott Drew and Brittney Griner and a whole bunch of other men's and women's hoops stars.
I've been reprimanded and I need to correct something. But I still don't think I'm completely wrong.
I wrote last week that the new Mexicano Bar & Grill at Central Texas Marketplace would be opening on May 31. That's the grand opening, but the restaurant launched with a soft opening late last week. So I sort of got that not quite right.
Officially speaking, Memorial day is a day when we honor the men and women who died in combat serving our country.
But I'm bending the rules a bit today. My grandfather, Milton "Papa" Conine served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He survived the war, but only by the grace of God.
