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The Wild Grain Cafe, Bryan, Texas - A Community Gathered
The Wild Grain Cafe - Bryan, TX Tanner Purdum’s story starts far from the cozy hum of The Wild Grain Cafe, in Bryan, Texas. Before he ever thought about running a cafe of his own, Tanner went to culinary school in Dallas and finished at the top of his class in 2012. That’s when the spark happened, in the kitchen of a tiny pizzeria. Something about cooking, about creating with his hands, and watching people enjoy something he made, he was hooked. From there, he followed the pu
Dec 10, 20254 min read
Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo, Bryan, TX
Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo If you think the rodeo is only for cowboys, you’ve been missing out! The fairgrounds in Bryan, Texas, were filled with the whoosh of rides whizzing through the air, and the smell of decadent fair foods…. Enter the barn, though, and you’re sure to get a different smell. It’s been years since Boogie’s been to a fair, and me, even longer. So when Avery with the Brazos Valley Fair and Rodeo reached out and said she wanted to reach more people this year
Oct 28, 20256 min read
Sunbeam Bagels, Bryan, Texas - A Ray of Light in Downtown
Sunbeam Bagels When I sat down with Jake Mitchell, owner of Sunbeam Bagels, in Downtown Bryan, Texas, the first thing that struck me was...
Sep 2, 20254 min read
Sweet Bull Creamery, College Station, Texas - A much-needed sweet treat
Sweet Bull Creamery Mike and Darcy Marks already have a massively successful taco truck business, voted the #1 Taco Truck in the Best of...
Jul 15, 20252 min read
Citizens Coffee & Wine Cafe, Hempstead, TX - Part Art Gallery, Part Restaurant
Citizens Coffee & Wine Cafe Kenneth and Kimberly Pilcher have been married since 1993. They raised a family, spent years in meaningful...
Jul 8, 20257 min read
Phil's Roadhouse Montgomery, Texas - Fulfilling Her Dad's Dream
Phil's Roadhouse - Montgomery, TX In 2005, Phil Philipello opened Phil's Roadhouse in Montgomery, Texas. He'd been in the food service...
Jun 24, 20254 min read
Vintage Arts Coffeehouse & Bistro, Granger, Tx - Coffee, lunch, and cool finds
Vintage Arts Coffeehouse & Bistro Sandra Stoll, along with her husband Duane, has owned Vintage Arts Coffeehouse & Bistro in Granger,...
May 6, 20253 min read
Bird’s BBQ & Crawfish in Bellville, Texas - Balancing BBQ and Family
Bird's BBQ & Crawfish Jacob Bird, Owner of Bird’s BBQ & Crawfish in Bellville, Texas, was a competition BBQ’er for 15 years, but he’d...
Apr 22, 20254 min read
JP Werner Cafe, Cameron, TX - A cafe bringing back a sense of community from the past
JP Werner Cafe - Cameron, Tx Andrea Henry and her husband, Ben Deinken, opened the JP Werner Cafe in historic Old Dutch Town of Cameron,...
Apr 15, 20255 min read
Jake’s Texas Tea House, Waco, Texas - This ain’t no tea room
Jake's Texas Tea House Jake Black was a corporate man in the oil industry for years, packing bags and jumping on private jets to fly to...
Apr 7, 20254 min read
40 Tempura Sushi Restaurant, College Station, Texas - The best quality, service, and experience
40 Tempura Sushi Restaurant As a young man, Kevin Jiang was a professional soccer player in China, but a broken back led him to pursue a...
Mar 31, 20253 min read
Jordan’s Home Cook’n, Hockley, Texas - She always just wanted to feed people
Jordan's Home Cook'n - Hockley, TX As a little kid, Priscilla would go with her church to their downtown and feed the homeless every...
Mar 24, 20254 min read
Jesse’s Taqueria & Bakery, Bryan, TX - A taco shop full of love, compassion and faith
Jesse's Taqueria - Bryan, Texas When Jesse Ocana stepped into the corner space in Bryan, Texas, he knew it would become a taco shop,...
Mar 11, 20254 min read
Aladdin Kebab House, Willis, Texas - Sharing their food with the community
Aladdin Kebab House Drive down FM 1097 in Willis, Texas and you’ll see orange cones, concrete barricades, lane changes, and flaggers....
Mar 3, 20253 min read
The Tacobar - A piece of Matamoros, Mexico in the BCS
If you want to sit on a beautiful patio and play a game while you drink a frosty margarita, I have just the spot for you! Girls night?...
Feb 24, 20254 min read
Sweet Tea Cafe, Smithville, Texas - Where everyone has a seat at the table
“We wanted to make sure that everyone had a seat at the table; [not] just the ones that could afford it. We wanted everyone to know that...
Feb 17, 20254 min read
Hillbilly Brew & Sno Cone, Anderson, Texas - We always try to do more for less
Hillbilly Brew & Southern Sno Joni Simmons, owner of Hillbilly Brew & Southern Sno, in Anderson, Texas was traveling out of state 5 days...
Feb 10, 20253 min read
East Texas Rust BBQ in Gilmer, Texas - Tragedy almost stopped this BBQ joint from opening
They were just 4 days from opening their brick-and-mortar restaurant, East Texas Rust BBQ in Gilmer, Texas, when tragedy struck owners...
Feb 3, 20257 min read
Bel Tavolo Pizzeria e Caffe Bar, New Ulm, Texas - A Cozy Little Place for Everyone
It’s just the place that the area needed; pizza, coffee, wine, and a great place to gather. Whether you’re sipping wine in the backyard,...
Jan 27, 20254 min read
Chubby’s Public House - The Pub in Bryan
Here’s another quick review of a local joint that I’ve been wanting to check out for a while. If you’re looking for a corner bar with...
Jan 20, 20252 min read
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