Near the biggest city of Grimes County, Navasota lies the small town of Anderson. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of it before — most Texans have never been there, either. This is because Anderson isn’t a place for the average tourist, but rather a calm and relaxing settlement for those who dream with a slow-paced vacation. With a population of less than 300 individuals (which strongly appreciate their past), you’ll be surrounded by centenary buildings and streets that leave enough room for a sunset that you won’t find in any bustling metropolis.
If you ever feel hungry during your stay we suggest Yankee’s Tavern & Grill, then consider heading into one of Anderson’s hidden gems. M-Beaux’s restaurant is a must for any seafood enthusiast that visits the town, and a nice breakfast from Kotts Cafe is always well received by the townsfolk. You can also choose to eat at Juan & Linda’s Mexican Grill to experience all of the Tex-Mex food glory. These eateries are the definition of a big fish in a small pond.
Yankee’s Tavern & Grill
10328 FM 244, Anderson, TX 77830
936-873-3314
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M-Beaux’s
6612 FM 244, Anderson, TX 77830
936-873-9918
Juan & Linda’s Mexican Grill
1033 TX-90, Anderson, TX 77830
936-873-2333
Kott’s Cafe
1059 TX-90, Anderson, TX 77830
936-873-2022
The town of Abbott is so small, if you blink, you might miss it — it boasts a population of just 356 people in a mere 381-acre region. However, just because Abbott is small doesn’t mean it’s not mighty. In fact, it’s the hometown of none other than Willie Nelson himself… as well as some amazing BBQ, which can be found at Just Smokin’ BBQ.
It might be the only big restaurant around Abbott, but its amazing meals are more than enough to satisfy the locals. Most Texans are either great barbecue cooks or great barbecue consumers, so you’ll notice both hanging around at Just Smokin’ BBQ basically year-round. It doesn’t matter if you choose beef, chicken, or turkey; you’ll soon find yourself coming back for more after your first visit.
Still Smokin BBQ
212 South Hickory Street, Abbott, TX 76621
(254) 580-9644
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| wdt_ID | Restaurant Name | City | Type of Food |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pho House & Vietnamese Cuisine | Baytown | Pho |
| 2 | General Wok | Baytown | Chinese |
| 3 | Famous Asian Grill | Baytown | Chinese |
| 4 | Best Taco | Channelview | Tacos |
| 5 | Duke’s Bar B Que | Cleveland | BBQ |
| 6 | Big Kahuna | Cleveland | BBQ |
| 7 | Bailey’s BBQ | Cleveland | BBQ |
| 8 | Van Thong Chinese Vietnamese | Conroe | Chinese |
| 9 | Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant | Conroe | Mexican |
| 10 | Jose’s Villa Italia Restaurant | Conroe | Italian |
| Restaurant Name | City | Type of Food |
| wdt_ID | Restaurant Name | City | Type of Food |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunan Buffet | Athens | Chinese |
| 2 | El San Luis Mexican Cafe | Athens | Mexican |
| 3 | Uncle Juan’s Mexican Restaurant | Atlanta | Mexican |
| 4 | Texas BBQ | Atlanta | BBQ |
| 5 | Potato Patch | Atlanta | American |
| 6 | China Cuisine | Atlanta | Chinese |
| 7 | Amigo Juan | Atlanta | Mexican |
| 8 | K Asian Kitchen | Beaumont | Chinese |
| 9 | Titos Mexican Restaurant | Beaumont | Mexican |
| 10 | Pho Four Seasons | Beaumont | Pho |
| Restaurant Name | City | Type of Food |
Another highly rated cookbook, this keto-centered piece revolves around simple recipes to make. If you’re nestled up because of quarantine but wanted to maintain your keto diet or try it for the first time, this book has you covered. It includes 125 recipes with some meal-prep (large batches of food to save time later in the week, essentially) mindful recipes, and nutritional values for the recipes. Be aware that not all of the recipes will be exactly 5 ingredients, and may ask for more ingredients to compliment the dishes.
A sequel before the original in the list? Yes, because but hear us out. Just because it’s slightly cheaper, it’s no less an awesome book to start learning to cook delicious meals at home. Unlike most superhero movies (which can leave you confused if you skip the original), this cookbook is fresh right from the start. It comes with a grand total of 145 recipes. While the recipes are fairly traditional, it also includes more fancy restaurant dishes Gaines’s restaurants. If you seek an easy-to-read and follow cookbook, you can’t go wrong with this one.
Ah, yes: the ubiquitous instant pot. For those that either bought (or wound up with one) and have little idea what to do with it, take heart. This cookbook contains 100 examples why an instant pot is actually a culinary powerhouse. You — as well as the thousands before you — are sure to enjoy the journey and fulfillment of being able to create meals and desserts in your instant-pot. Yes, we said desserts. Even better? It has the recipe for the legendary proverbial ratatouille stew alluded to in the intro of this article.
And here it is: the original Magnolia Table cookbook. The recipes are a mix of classic family favorites, as well as dishes from her eponymous restaurant, Magnolia Table. The New York Times best-seller contains 125 heavy-hitters. There is something to be said about this book series for the beginner cook during the quarantine. Its recipes are meant for both comfort and to instill confidence in the novice. The reviews praise the book for the quality recipes it contains, which are truly meant to connect people to each other through the foods they share and enjoy together.
Enter: The Blue Zones Kitchen. If you want healthy (but also delicious!) globetrotting recipes to learn during quarantine, then look no further. This cookbook contains 100 recipes from around the world but also focuses on the meals eaten in areas with the longest life expectancy and general overall wellbeing. The reviews for the book have been overall very positive, mentioning that the recipes are a very tasty introduction to eating better. Please note, though, that some recipes may require hard to access ingredients, which may be difficult especially now during quarantine.
No, it’s not full of half-baked dessert recipes. That’d just be yucky. Also, not that the other kind of half-baked either (if you get our drift). Half Baked Harvest Super Simple is just that: super simple. Containing 125 recipes, you will find variety, but at no expense in its ease of learning. The recipes include recipes that are vegetarian, vegan, meal-prep mindful, and even contains a few instant pot recipes. The reviews highly praise this handy tome, and contains a great selection of easy — yet delicious! — recipes for the novice cook.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking has 100 recipes, all well explained to the budding chef. This book hosts the theory before the theorem. A bit of a stretch there, but the book does attempt to explain how flavors and sensations complement each other, not only teaching a good recipe, but good principles to carry on when cooking in the future. It is a solid book for those that want to understand cooking, all while learning recipes as a flavorful practice.
This cookbook is worth every cent. With over a quarter million copies and thousands of good reviews, the figures don’t stop there; this cookbook also contains an impressive 650 recipes. Nice! Cooking for Two is user friendly and true to its title, reducing food waste (a total must in these times). The recipes include meal prep, and boasts a wide varieties of recipes for those who are brand-spanking-new to cooking. The cookbook totally focuses on all those delicious recipes you possibly could dream up for you and your quarantine buddy.
Here’s a secret that many people don’t know: you don’t need a thousand random ingredients to make a delicious meal. These simple recipes are far from simple to the taste. Wielding a hearty 130 recipes, the recipes in 5 Ingredients are sure to bring out the best cook in you… without you needing to fill your shopping cart with strange or rare ingredients. The recipes include healthy recipes, but doesn’t skimp on desserts or comfort foods. If you want to eat healthier and try straightforward but complex-tasting recipes, this is for you.
Most people considering whether to grill this summer call to mind the gargantuan, sixteen-rack, multi-burner monsters available at their local Grunting Outdoorsman store, and shudder. Don’t let the extreme complexity (and extreme price) of the top-of-the-line grills discourage you. Really, all you need to get into grilling is a cheap, basic efficiency model. This grill returns to fundamentals, a metal rack over a raised bed of coals. It can comfortably feed small gatherings of 3-4, perfect for having your family and friends taste test your newly discovered searing talent before investing in an expensive behemoth.
Gettin’ grillin’ requires a few basics. Unless you want to be flipping your burgers with your bare fingers, you’ll need tongs, cutlery, and other implements. Not only does this great set have everything you need to get sizzling, with excellent non-stick and easy-clean qualities, but it’s conveniently self-contained. This makes wrapping up your outdoor adventure a snap. The apron is the storage rack, so just hang it up next to the patio door when winter arrives, and it’ll be easy to find when next summer rolls around.
If you’ve ever experienced food poisoning while out dining, you know how important cooking meals to the right temperature is. However, for some reason people always assume that the stuff they make at home can’t make them sick, even when cooking the three worst offenders — pork, chicken, and beef. Be safe and smart (and added bonus, always get the burger perfectly done!) by jabbing your offerings with this flipout meat thermometer. By comparing the temperatures to the included handy safety chart, you can make sure you don’t make your guests violently sick this summer.
One of the biggest problems when grilling, which even professional chefs run into, is regulating the temperature of the coals. For many, it’s easiest just to pour out a bottle of lighter fluid, strike a match, and dive for cover. This leads to the sadly common cliché of an amateur trying to fire up a grill and launching a fireball you can see for miles. Instead of flash-cooking your eyebrows, try these little tumbleweeds. They light easily and burn slowly, allowing the coals to heat up to a proper grilling temperature without the immolation risk.
You probably already wear an apron, if only because it’s traditional while grilling. Some people even wear safety goggles! But an overlooked risk of grilling is injuring your hands, whether through accidentally touching a hot piece of metal or stabbing yourself with a pronged fork. Slip into a pair of these comfortable gloves, which are rated for temperatures in excess of 1400°F, and made of a durable aramid fabric to prevent unfortunate skewer accidents. They’re also non-slip, which means no more accidentally dropping the fish on the ground when you go to flip it.
You know a cookout is going well when the sun sinks, the citronellas are lit, you’ve dragged out the second bag of coals and hinted that someone needs to go buy more ears of corn, and your guests still won’t leave. Don’t ruin the party by dropping the steaks in the dirt, knocking over the grill, or tripping over a hungry invitee you couldn’t see. This pair of high-powered steel-necked LED lights clamp right on to the grill, so that you can be master of your domain for as far as the eye can see.
Even with the proper tools and scrubbing agents, grilling is a messy job. You’ve got smoke going everywhere, bits of corn and beef burnt onto every metal surface, a potholder fell in unobserved and is now charred rubber… anything can and will go wrong. At the very least, save yourself the work of scrubbing the grill out with a wire brush by using disposable liners. After you’re done grilling (and resolving all the emergencies) just scrunch up into an aluminum ball, toss into the trash, and that’s it. You’re done!
There’s a reason why all the gourmet cuts of meat call themselves things like “Hickory smoked”, “Apple-wood seared”, “wood-fired”, and the like — just like every cut of meat has a different flavor, the materials you use to cook them contribute their own profile. Whether you’re looking for a rich dark-wood to make beef have “zing,” or a tangy and nutty wood to make a bolder grilled chicken, the included chart will show you exactly which wood chippings to add to which meal to maximize the mouth-watering factor.
By design, grills need good air circulation to allow the heat to disperse evenly, for proper inside-and-out cooking. Of course, this is commonly addressed by having gapped racks, but that raises another issue. You can’t exactly cook corn on the cob, or pancakes, or anything goopy or small — it’ll just fall right through, and make a mess! That’s where copper grilling mats come in. They still let heat and smoke through, but provide an even surface with no gaps. Cook anything, with fewer messes and an easy cleanup afterwards.
You can never go wrong with cast-iron tools. Even if you never step foot near a grill, you’ll want one of these presses for the skillet in the kitchen. By pre-heating this tool and then using it as a weight, most foods take half as long to cook, since there’s no flipping necessary. This means fewer juices cooked off, and food that’s evenly seared and crispy on both sides. Great for making moist burgers on the grill, thin seared pork chops on the oven, and most importantly, bacon that comes out perfectly crisped every time.
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So I saw this today. Whataburger is hitting the road in 2021 with a new food truck. They are looking to introduce Amazing Whataburger food to new communities and towns. This could be a serious trend from this year forward. It would work for all sorts of Restaurant concepts. However I think Whataburger has such a simple menu, they should be able to rock this thing!
What do you get for the chef who has it all? If you’re stumped, consider these great gifts for any kitchen, whether rated with five Michelin stars or at home for personal use. From ways to provide ease and convenience to mind-blowing new devices, here are ten great gifts for your foodie friends.
It slices! It dices! It makes Julienne fries! You don’t need a genie for this kind of magic convenience. Hand peeling and carving can be a time-consuming hassle for even top chefs. Fortunately, artistic arrangements and meticulous cuts are easy with this vegetable chopper. Just plop the whole onion, potato, or radish inside, gently close the lid, and voila! This frees up more time in the kitchen to focus on innovating new recipes and improving your culinary skills.
Working in the kitchen is about more than technique and skill. There’s also a degree of artistry and creativity required, to inspire chefs to create beautiful recipes. The difference between a bamboo cutting board and a plain wooden board is the same difference between fine caviar and regular fish eggs. Being naturally antimicrobial and toxin free is a nice added feature, but at the end of the day it’s a stunning material that’ll enable chefs to create equally luxurious meals.
Presentation is very important, as the staging ground between preparing a great meal and serving it. For cheeses and charcuterie, knowing how to prepare them for snacking is only half the job — anyone can slap a few slices of cheese and salami onto a plate, but making decadent presentations requires finesse and the right equipment. This luxurious Artiswear bamboo set collapses into itself for storage, with a minimalist internal tray holding all the serving implements neatly away until needed.
Italian cooking can get very messy very quickly, as any pasta master will tell you. There’s flimsy noodles that need separating without splitting, hot sloshing broths and sauces to transfer around, and other challenges to making a perfect plate of spaghetti worth kissing your fingers over. One of the most obnoxious and dangerous jobs is straining the boiling water from the noodles. You have to be quick and clean to avoid burning yourself — unless you have this snap-on strainer, in which case it becomes easy!
Part of aspiring to greatness in the kitchen is having the right tools for every job. In particular, to make a proper Moscow Mule (or any carbonated drink of the type), you need beverage
containers that cool down quickly, retain their chill for a long time, and have a beautiful sheen to them. These copper mugs fit the bill perfectly, combining presentation with effect. For any
bartender or mixologist looking to bring the magic home, this handcrafted set is the perfect
addition to their kit.
Fresh meals start with fresh ingredients, but for many the time and space required is
unsustainable. Starting your own herbal garden is a real hassle unless you already have a
huge backyard full of properly tilled and treated soil — or this handy kit! With over 40 reusable
pieces, ranging from pots and markers to high-quality seeds and nutrient-rich soil disks, an at-
home window garden to start growing your own chives and cilantro has never been easier to set up and maintain, and won’t require a ton of space!
Now that your foodie friend has grown their own fresh peppercorn, the next step is grinding it for use. However, they’ll need a compromise between the old fashioned mortar and pestle, which guaranteed fine grinds but required preparing in bulk, and a modern hand-grinder, which gives fresh pepper on demand, but requires intense twisting action. This electric grinder set is perfect for that — just add the whole pepper and salt into the reservoirs, set the desired coarseness level, and then just tap a button to instantly have fresh seasoning for your meals.
Food storage is an often-overlooked aspect of food preparation. You need ready and easy access to common ingredients, but they need to be kept sealed tight for freshness. This dual-dispenser from Zevro fits the bill perfectly. Just load up the airtight storage containers with cereals and granolas, then turn the non-crush knob to dispense a quick serving size. Freshness guaranteed for 45 days, without tight screw-on lids that are a hassle to fumble off, or easily-broken suction seals that let food spoil.
Making a meal is equal parts finesse and artistry to chemistry and science. Making a perfect cheesecake or steak requires careful monitoring of temperatures and the environment, on top of the know-how and talent to make it taste great. Some incredibly gentle treats, like souffles, cannot be disturbed even slightly, or they’ll collapse, requiring you to start over. That’s where this non-contact temperature gun comes in. Just point it and pull the trigger, and it’ll accurately tell you whether that chicken is undercooked, that bread yeast denatured, or that flan ready to transfer.
We don’t like to admit it, but we all fail sometimes in the kitchen. Even your cordon bleu expert friend will have an off-day, or experiment and mess up a recipe. That’s where an easy access trash can comes in, to scrape away the evidence and allow them to get back to cooking. This trashcan is perfect for the kitchen since it filters out scents, has an enormous capacity, and intuitively opens at just a gesture. Combined with the germ-resistant surface, this keeps their kitchen up to code!
Having a gourmet kitchen doesn’t require you to spend gourmet-levels of cash on your cutlery. Whether you’re an aspiring amateur making your first flambe, or a top chef looking for only the best for their kitchen, here are ten amazing kitchen items that’ll change your life… for under twenty dollars each!
Ask any chef, and they’ll tell you that the most dangerous thing in a kitchen is a dull knife. The unpredictable jagging and ripping of a poorly-maintained blade leads to far more cuts and injuries than a razor-honed knife that always slices smoothly. You don’t need to spend top-dollar on titanium blades that claim to never lose their edge — just run your existing cutlery through this two-stage sharpener for cleaner, sharper, and most importantly safer knives.
Making meals isn’t just about knowing how to slice and serve. Attractive presentation makes the food taste better, and while it starts with the prepared item, it ends with your choice of trays and bowls. This hand-painted, ceramic glazed salsa bowl with included spoon is shaped like a pepper. Your guests will immediately crave something extra spicy when they see it, whether that be salsa, sauce, or dip. You make the snack, while this bowl makes it look amazing.
Bamboo is an absolutely amazing material. Not only is it naturally germ and stain-resistant, but it is evocative of class and refinement. The extra appeal and quality doesn’t mean it has to be expensive, though! This great starter set includes everything you need to start saucier-ing, from spatulas and slotted spoons to sippers and stirrers. With burnished patterns for extra style, this heavy-duty yet lightweight set will be the perfect addition to your home kitchen collection.
Is that pot clean, or is it befouled? Sometimes, it can be difficult to tell if you’ve already run the dishwasher. Some stains are persistent but harmless, and others are intentional — many a kitchen guru has had their heart broken when some innocent helpful really scrubbed their arms off, until the last of the “seasoning” had come off the cast iron. Save heartache and heartburn by remembering to buy this magnet, which will remind you when dishes need washing.
The difference between blah and masterpiece is mostly in the presentation. A visually appealing treat just tastes better, even when the same ingredients are used. And what is more appealing than adorable Dachshunds? This non-stick silicone tray will pop out nine puppers per freeze, making drinks and treats that much more entertaining. Alternatively, melt some chocolate and let the tray chill and set, and you’ve got instant irony for your friends — dog candy that isn’t safe for doggies!
Twistable and poppable bottles may be more common these days, but for those few persistent caps that require a tool to pry off, a good bottle opener remains vital. Better to carry one around and never need it, than to have a delicious drink just one tool away from enjoyment. But the annoyance of uncertain necessity is no reason not to have fun with it, and show people that you’re a rogue of culture who makes the Kessel beer flow in under 12 parsecs.
In the traditional days of yore, mothers were often delegated to the kitchen… and they made it clear that making cakes wasn’t a cakewalk! Of course, some people didn’t take those complaints seriously… until they grew up, stepped foot into their own kitchen, and realized just how difficult dinner really was. This hilarious line of dish towels are not only 100% cotton, but serve as a reminder and apology to all the mothers out there who were right all along.
Certain pungent odors will get into everything, and no amount of scrubbing will get rid of that last trace. Hands are porous and absorbent, and certain stinks — like onions and garlic — only need a tiny presence to make a huge impact. This ionized “soap” isn’t actually soap, but works just like it. Chemistry, science, and a bit of magic causes this bar of stainless steel to absorb odors just by exposing it (and your hands) to cold water. Best of all, it lasts practically forever!
This one takes the cake for the most unusual kitchen item — an indoor gardener you can grow your own avocados in! Normally to raise an avocado tree, you need a huge yard with perfect soil and temperature conditions. This zany tool downsizes the process considerably and makes it incredibly simple. Just save the pit from an avocado instead of tossing it, place inside this gardener, and water every two weeks. In next to no time you’ll have a brand new avocado, right in the convenience of your own kitchen.
You probably already know that bamboo is hypoallergenic, easy to keep clean, and attractive to use. A clever engineer invented these Bambaw towels to capitalize on those special properties unique to bamboo. The result? A roll of sustainable, easy-clean cloth wipes that last 65 times longer per sheet, compared to normal paper towels — just wash and reuse the same bamboo towel multiple times. Great for the environment, great for cleaning your kitchen, and most importantly, great for your budget!
