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Bonnell’s Restaurant Ft Worth

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Took a day trip to Ft. Worth this week, and our first stop was Bonnell’s Restaurant, near the intersection of 183 and Bryant Irvin Blvd.  It was amazing, way more than I expected.  I’m always searching for good restaurants in an area where I’m traveling. Bonnell’s is a Texas farm to table restaurant, and uses…

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Din Ho Chinese BBQ

Posted on December 28, 2014December 30, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

I haven’t talked about Din Ho Restaurant before, but it’s one of our favorite Asian restaurants.  The problem is that it’s in Austin, and there are so many great restaurants to choose from.  But, on our latest trip, we were so hungry for good Asian food, we went out of our way to get there….

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Bangkok Royal

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

This is another one of the Waco restaurants that I’ve been wanting to try for a long time.  I met my brother there for lunch, and we both decided it was worth going to again.  The service was a little strange at the lunch hour, but maybe they were short staffed.  We ordered off the…

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Food Update

Posted on December 14, 2014December 14, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

Mark Bittman wrote a great article that appeared in Time Magazine, “The Truth About Home Cooking.”  In it he says something I’ve always believed was significant – “Shouldn’t preparing—and consuming—food be a source of comfort, pride, health, well-being, relaxation, sociability? Something that connects us to other humans?”  We have lots of fresh foods and ingredients…

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World Cup Cafe – Waco

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

Hope Thanksgiving was good for you.  The day before Thanksgiving was a great day to shop everywhere (and have lunch out), except the grocery store.  I’m always rethinking our meal and celebrations.  Don and I had steak this year!  Then, it’s out of town to spend time with friends. Izzy and I had lunch at World…

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