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Slow Foodies and Food Roots combined forces for a "Cheese, Burgers & Viognier" tour recently, visiting three local producers southwest of here. You might not want to make a day of it like they did, but all three are day-trip-friendly. Here's a little taste of the tour, courtesy of Mary Kimbrough, who's got her feet in both camps (Slow Food and Food Roots): First stop: The Burgundy Boucherie in Grandview, the area's only grass-fed butcher shop, where Jon and Wendy Taggert dry-age, cut, and sell their pasture-raised meats. They also serve burgers made with their beef. Yum. "Burgundy has a billboard on the side of the road (I-35W) just before the Grandview exit. When you sit at one of the picnic tables in the market to enjoy your burger, you're next to local ranchers, maybe a dedicated foodie on forage, as well as travelers who happened to see the shop's highway sign. Our group filled their stomachs with the great burgers and their ice chests with meat, eggs and produce to take home." The Burgundy Boucherie is open seven days a week. Next stop: Veldhuizen Famy Farm, north of Dublin, where Stuart and Connie Veldhuizen raise their own cows for raw cow milk cheeses. "Stuart built his own cave on the farm so he could age his cheese and create more distinctive flavors. The group got to sample all the current cheeses and took many home." The Veldhuizens have a country store that's open Monday through Saturday. They invite tours on Saturday or by appointment for a nominal fee, noting that milking takes place at 4:30 p.m. and the cheese-making sked varies. Click here for more info. Final stop: Brennan Vineyards in Comanche. Owner and winemaker Pat Brennan is a retired physician who told Mary that he's never worked harder in his life. He took the group for a tour of his operation, then through a tasting at the tasting room in Comanche, which is open Wednesday through Sunday. In case you want to leave the driving to someone else, Food Roots is planning a trip to Greer Farm in East Texas to pick blueberries on June 21. Details should be on their Web site this weekend here, where they've got three Hill Country winery tours posted. |
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