Peanut butter and jelly seemed so easy--a kind of sandwich
slam dunk; just slap it together and mission accomplished, right?
Ah, but this holdover from grade school lunch is really a
problematical beast. Before I even reached Kroger to pick up the necessities, several
people had already brought up the question of jelly. Then an acquaintance
chided me for choosing chunky peanut butter over the more traditional smooth.
Brand names were tossed around, assailed and defended by various p
He was the 100th American wine professional to earn the title of Master Sommelier, but that's not the only thing Tidwell can be proud of.After graduating from LSU with a degree in international trade and finance, this son of a small town preacher set off for culinary school at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. He and Barbara Werley of Pappas Bros. are, in fact, the only CIA grads to earn Master Sommelier designation. Tidwell also founded the Texas Sommelier Conference with Werley's
Last Wednesday, the folks at the Texas Department of Agriculture (an organization that definitely deserves a cooler name) took over Pappas Bros. Steakhouse for a big ol' photo shoot to promote the Go Texan Restaurant Program. Showcasing restaurants serving Texas wine, produce, shrimp and other Lone Star products, the program also hosts an annual Restaurant Round-Up to raise money for food banks across the state. This year's round-up is coming up in September, and in honor of the occasion
