by Phil Houseal | Sep 29, 2021 | All Articles, Food, History, Philosophy
Sept 29, 2021–In the panoply of sentient life on earth, it wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t have candy bars. Or ice cream. Or sodas or pop-tarts. Breakfast cereals. Hamburgers. French fries. Coffee didn’t come to Europe until the 1500s. That means even...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 3, 2021 | All Articles, Food, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
9/8/2021–As I grow in wisdom, one thing I understand better is my Grandpa’s fascination with Archway Cookies. Archway Homestyle Cookies were a Midwest grocery store staple in the 1980s. These cookies stood out from the sleeves of hard, cookie-cutter type cookies then...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 1, 2021 | All Articles, Events, Food, Philosophy, Venue
Sept 1, 2021–One powerful and unexpected aspect of the world’s return to events, fairs, and festivals is the resurrection of the sense of smell. Corn dogs, cotton candy, grilled hunks of sausage on a stick, baked breads, and the most evocative olfactory profile of all...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 28, 2021 | All Articles, Food, Philosophy
July 28, 2021–During a year of caution over shared meals, people became more comfortable toting homemade lunches to school, the office, and community get-togethers. Apparently hipsters have even rediscovered the bologna-American-cheese-on-white-bread sandwich....
by Phil Houseal | May 5, 2021 | All Articles, Food, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
May 5, 2021–From Kay Street in the west (the “K” in COME BACK) to Eagle Street in the east (the “E” in ALL WELCOME) it seems every other Fredericksburg establishment has something to do with sipping, selling, tasting, or tippling wine. Wine is the new water. I have a...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 10, 2021 | All Articles, Food, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Feb 10, 2021–A cousin compiling a family cookbook has been soliciting recipes. It got me thinking about the ways as kids we hacked food. The mother of most of our food inventions was literally our mother. Parents were forever trying to get us to eat nasty green...
