Howdy, Pard!

After yesterday’s tome, perhaps a bit lighter today. Have you received your June/July issue of Saveur yet? It’s “The Texas Issue”. Oh, my you say, what are they thinking? Well, just take a browse through it and I think you’ll agree with me that they continue to be right at the top of the food publication world, at least of the ones I receive. As an aside, they won an award from the American Society of Magazine Editors for their “breakfast issue” which you might recall we’ve discussed. Anyway, this issue explores the wide variety of Texas cuisine (an apparent oxymoron), not just a bunch of Tex Mex stuff. Do you know there are three kinds of Chicken Fried Steak? German, cowboy, and Southern. You can get all three at the Finish Line Café in Paradise, Texas. Ever hear of “Caviar and Pearls”? Check page 20. I didn’t know that Whole Foods started in Texas (Austin, 1981). Chili Powder was invented in Texas (Gephart or Pendery in the 1890’s). Enjoy the photos of New Zion Barbecue in Huntsville. Anyway, if you only subscribe to one food magazine (as opposed to foodie magazines) it definitely should be Saveur. This is not a paid advertisement, just an endorsement.

Not meaning re-kindle the flames of the whole “speed camera” subject, sort of a related thing came on the news last night. I forget the municipality, but “they” were going to install speed bumps on this apparently sort of local street. Speeding was an issue. Of course they interviewed a few residents, most complained about the inconvenience of them (which we can sympathize with) but generally understood that something had to be one. A few just didn’t like them in principle. But, there was one person who played the “safety card”, allowing as how that speed bumps were unsafe because now emergency vehicles couldn’t get to them soon enough. You decide. It's always something.

Don’t forget the big Maryland 375th Birthday party this Saturday at Historic St. Mary’s City and Friday’s inaugural River Concert, along with a special edition on Saturday. The feeder will be stationed by the reconstructed brick chapel. It’s all free.

DFD