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Oftentimes, when you hear of a “hidden gem”
or haunt for those “in the know,” the venue sits just around the corner from
some high-traffic destination–hardly camouflaged from those with the courage to
walk a few paces.
Way off in distant Grapevine, however, you
can venture to a real hidden gem.
Yeah, I know: plenty of people traverse
this part of
hotel and the ever-popular wine festival. But to reach Tastefully Yours
Catering’s Parlor Café, one must veer off before reaching the “historic” old
town area into an unexplored section of warehouses and regular houses in search
of a barely renovated homestead from 1925.
Once a month–and you never know too far in
advance which day that might be–owners Lisa Huszar and her Australian
husband-chef Andrew Huszar open their kitchen to 40 or so guests. With a
temporary staff of cooking school students and catering help, the chef prepares
five courses based upon whatever fresh ingredients he manages to scrounge up. This
past Saturday, for instance, he hoped to prepare scallops, but the fisherman he
deals with caught grouper instead. Guests must wait for the chef to announce
the evening’s menu and hope the wine they brought along (it’s BYOB) pairs well.
Or, better yet, bring a wide selection.
The Parlor Café is intimate to the point
of annoyance: nothing to mute conversation from larger parties and you rub
chairs with guests at neighboring tables. So be it–the dishes are intriguing
from first course to dessert and there’s a sense of adventure to the whole
experience.
Find out more by calling 817-488-0896.
