For the Love of Wine and Pie
Recently, I made two small road trips to tiny towns in Texas for food and drink. Being me, I came back with more than just a full stomach.
One, was Round Top, between Austin and Houston. Royers Round Top Café was for a friend's birthday. He had been dying to take some of us up there for their gourmet homestyle cooking. I had the pork chops, and got to sample the fried chicken (a Sunday-only fare), cheesy jalapeño soup, and of course, pie.
Royers is known for their pies. We get at least a few pecan pies every Christmas here at my day job. When I couldn't decide which one to try, Bud, the owner, sent over both: the cinnamon roll (bigger than my head) and a slice of the chocolate chip pie. We also had cherry, apple and buttermilk pies around the table.
Before I left, I had to pick up a few things, like some seasoning, peach amaretto jelly and peach pepper jelly, and, of course, a cookbook.
This cookbook is amazing! Lots of lovely pictures of Bud and family throughout the years. It doesn't just tell you how to make so many of their famous recipes (including that lovely fried chicken), but also tells the story of how a restaurant in a small town of 77 pop. can make it for many years.
I also went to the Messina Hof wineries this past week for the Moonlight Harvest. We got to cut the grapes off the vine, stomp on them à la Lucy, and then partake of the wonderful food their restaurant and B&B offer. Messina Hof is one of the most well-known Texas wineries and I encourage all to try some of their wine when they get a chance.
Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Padgett Group, a motley collection of media fools got to drive up to the vineyards in style in a limo bus, while drinking some of the lovely Texas Hold 'Em wine produced by the vineyard. Even through the rain that started just as we finished our record-breaking haul of grapes, the whole experience was a blast. The vineyards are lovely, the people are kind and knowledgeable, and I would love to have explored their B&B some more.
I also got a cookbook from there (along with 2 jams, 2 mustards and port wine truffles!). This is one of the most gorgeous cookbooks I have ever seen. Full of lovely pictures, a great story of how the vineyard came to be, and definitely some wonderful recipes I just have to try.
I recommend both of these Texas-grown varieties of fun and food. And while there, don't forget to get a few souvenirs to hold you over when you get back home.
Nicole
One, was Round Top, between Austin and Houston. Royers Round Top Café was for a friend's birthday. He had been dying to take some of us up there for their gourmet homestyle cooking. I had the pork chops, and got to sample the fried chicken (a Sunday-only fare), cheesy jalapeño soup, and of course, pie.
Royers is known for their pies. We get at least a few pecan pies every Christmas here at my day job. When I couldn't decide which one to try, Bud, the owner, sent over both: the cinnamon roll (bigger than my head) and a slice of the chocolate chip pie. We also had cherry, apple and buttermilk pies around the table.
Before I left, I had to pick up a few things, like some seasoning, peach amaretto jelly and peach pepper jelly, and, of course, a cookbook.
This cookbook is amazing! Lots of lovely pictures of Bud and family throughout the years. It doesn't just tell you how to make so many of their famous recipes (including that lovely fried chicken), but also tells the story of how a restaurant in a small town of 77 pop. can make it for many years.
I also went to the Messina Hof wineries this past week for the Moonlight Harvest. We got to cut the grapes off the vine, stomp on them à la Lucy, and then partake of the wonderful food their restaurant and B&B offer. Messina Hof is one of the most well-known Texas wineries and I encourage all to try some of their wine when they get a chance.
Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Padgett Group, a motley collection of media fools got to drive up to the vineyards in style in a limo bus, while drinking some of the lovely Texas Hold 'Em wine produced by the vineyard. Even through the rain that started just as we finished our record-breaking haul of grapes, the whole experience was a blast. The vineyards are lovely, the people are kind and knowledgeable, and I would love to have explored their B&B some more.
I also got a cookbook from there (along with 2 jams, 2 mustards and port wine truffles!). This is one of the most gorgeous cookbooks I have ever seen. Full of lovely pictures, a great story of how the vineyard came to be, and definitely some wonderful recipes I just have to try.
I recommend both of these Texas-grown varieties of fun and food. And while there, don't forget to get a few souvenirs to hold you over when you get back home.
Nicole
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