Nothing makes me happier than new restaurants opening in our Trans-Pecos region – especially when I hear good things about a new one – from multiple people. In visiting with David Busey of La Azteca Jewelers, he raved about the … Continue reading The new Smokehouse BBQ restaurant in Alpine
Living the empty-nest life in far West Texas with our grown children spread from Boerne to Cincinnati to Denmark, holidays have recently become a different flurry of activity from what we once knew. At Thanksgiving, with the family otherwise occupied, … Continue reading The Oasis Café in Marathon
Tucked behind the Quarter Circle 7 Hotel on Alpine’s western edge, just across from Big Bend Brewing Company, is a hidden gem of a lunch spot, the Quarter Circle 7 restaurant in the glass-enclosed Pavilion. Katherine Sullivan Parker purchased the … Continue reading The Pavilion at Quarter Circle 7 Hotel in Alpine
When the weather reports last week threatened a few days of snow, I decided to make a big pot of chili to welcome the change in weather. I also wanted to be prepared with large batches of food to have … Continue reading It’s okay to cry over spilled chili… and then cook beef stew.
In eating our way down Alpine’s Historic Murphy Street, we recently discovered a gem, tucked behind the old Raspa Co. Building (where Brown Dog Gardens is now located) on 5th Street… La Calavera. Rene and Mora Nancy Vargas opened La … Continue reading La Calavera on 5th Street in Alpine
EDIT 10/11/18: THIS FOOD TRUCK DISAPPEARED FROM THE ALPINE FOOD SCENE WITHOUT A PEEP. Normally when this happens, the business owners say on social media, “thank you for your business but it just didn’t work out…” or something like that. I … Continue reading Chop’d Soup and Salad Food Truck in Alpine
Because Food is What I Do 