Welcome to Table– join us for food and drink from around our own table and from around the world. 

Having owned and operated a steakhouse in Texas for sixteen years, Gary and I know how to put food on the table– the kind that nourishes the body and the heart joyously. Our restaurant connected us to our community in a way that we could not have duplicated any other way. Our travels have taken us around the world, where we have been privileged to share a table with people from many walks of life.

What we have learned is that when people gather around a table to eat, life happens.

Go More. Experience more. Enjoy it more.

Sour Cream Biscuit Recipe

Sour Cream Biscuit Recipe

Photo by Melinda Crow. Sour cream biscuits. My family was a toast family. I'm not sure why, but the only biscuits we ever had when I was growing up came from a can, and those were a treat. The first time I ever had homemade biscuits was during a trip to my mother's...

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Pasta Recipe: Easy Spaghetti Carbonara with Bacon

Pasta Recipe: Easy Spaghetti Carbonara with Bacon

I LOVE PASTA After visiting Italy for the second time, I felt a strong need to share my love some of my favorite Italian pasta dishes with friends—especially carbonara. The only problem is that making carbonara can get tricky. But you know me—I can find a...

Papa’s Chicken & Dumplins

Papa’s Chicken & Dumplins

My grandmother made flat dumplins. Rest her soul. Does anybody really like flat dumplins? And why would you go to all that trouble when big, fat fluffy dumplins are actually easier to make? My grandfather never told her he didn't like the flat ones. Just as he ate her...

Food Truck Mania! 50 Fabulous Trucks Not to Pass By

Food Truck Mania! 50 Fabulous Trucks Not to Pass By

Food Trucks Are Hot! There was a time when eating from a food truck was something you did when you either had no time or no choice. Now there are trucks featuring food so good that patrons line up for blocks to grab a bite before the "Sold Out" sign goes up. The...

7 Ways to Indulge Your Fudge Fantasies

7 Ways to Indulge Your Fudge Fantasies

Start your fudge fantasy with the best fudge for the job. Ever wonder why fudge today doesn't taste like you remember from childhood? Maybe that's because it is not the same. The gold standard homemade fudge of yesteryear for many households was the aptly named...

It’s Okay to Love the Wine You’re With

It’s Okay to Love the Wine You’re With

Set aside your case of wine guilt (or case of guilt wine, perhaps?) and just drink what you love. That's the takeaway from a recent conversation with wine expert and co-founder of Messina Hof Winery in Texas, Merrill Bonarrigo. "We often tend to return to the first...

Beer Travel: Drink Experience on Your Next Trip?

Beer Travel: Drink Experience on Your Next Trip?

Beer Travel Rocks the Experience Scale I love beer. There, I said it. But when I love beer most, is when I travel. There's a sense of being connected to people and places that only sharing their beer can give you. First of all, in order to sample a local beer you have...

Franciacorta: What Did We Really Think About It?

Franciacorta: What Did We Really Think About It?

We visited the Franciacorta wine region of Italy in early 2015, prior to the opening of the Expo Milano 2015. Franciacorta wines were the official sparkling wines of the Expo. The 2015 Gold Prize for Special Focus Travel Articles - Internet: Culinary Travel: “The...

Here’s a little about what goes on our table:

We are proud omnivores. Pretty much the only thing we won’t eat on principle is squid. As scuba divers we have a squid crush that keeps us from eating these beautiful creatures.

We are bread sluts. A meal without bread rarely satisfies. Our restaurant served four different breads, plus a delectable bread pudding.

We have a shameful affinity for junk food. I’d rather have a good slice of pizza than almost any meal. Hamburgers? Food of the gods. Tacos? Rarely go a week without them.

We believe that breakfast is the only meal that isn’t enhanced by beer or wine, but it is hands down our favorite meal. We plan around breakfast more than any other meal.

We believe that soup is the easiest way to make people happy. Three years after closing the restaurant, friends and neighbors still beg for my soup recipes.

We believe in sharing. This page is a collection of food from our travels, plus recipes and tips from our kitchen and those of fellow food lovers. Feel free to reach out by email with questions or ideas.

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