Wine & Chocolate Trail Escape in February
There is something magical about traveling the rolling hills and valleys of Texas wine country in the winter. Short, cool, crisp days linger in the air, and the sense of the upcoming changing season is...
View ArticleSpring Bluebonnet Wine and Cheese Trail Escape
Editor's Note: This event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. There is something refreshing about traveling the rolling hills and valleys of Texas wine country in the spring. Nestled amongst...
View ArticlePastelitos Co.: College Station’s Best Kept Secret
Pastelitos Co. is a local, student-run business founded by Diana Reyna, a Texas A&M University student from Houston, whose staff and owner identify as Latinx. Pastelitos started out as a small...
View ArticleBCS Local Flavor: Where Local Restaurants Find Strength in Numbers
As the Bryan College Station community shifts into a new way of living in light of COVID–19, there have been behind-the-scenes works introduced to help our community keep running. One of them includes...
View ArticleEn Gedi Vineyards: Like a Fine Texas Wine
For most people, when life gives them lemons, they make lemonade. When life gave Patrick and Karen Hale, co-owners of En Gedi Winery, grapes, the couple began their journey to make fine wine in Texas....
View ArticleValencia Hotel Group's Popular Summer Poptail Program Returns With A Purpose
Summer just got sweeter with Valencia Hotel Group, the acclaimed portfolio that includes Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio; Hotel Valencia Santana Row in San Jose, California; Lone Star Court in...
View ArticleFarmers to Market Coffee Co.: Waking Up Calvert Since 2018
In November 2018, Brenda Van De Walle opened a coffee shop attached to an antique store: Farmers to Market Coffee Co. Van De Walle and her coffee perked up Calvert, restoring the town to its previous...
View ArticleRestaurant Week - Summer Edition in Downtown Bryan
Restaurant Week - Summer Edition , a highlight of the diverse culinary offerings of downtown Bryan, is set for July 13 to 19. Restaurant Week will showcase various breakfast, lunch, and dinner options...
View ArticleWonkey Donkey: New Restaurant and Entertainment Venue Opens in Calvert
PD Ward, her husband CT Ward, and daughter Amanda opened Wonkey Donkey, a wood-fired pizza restaurant, on Calvert’s main street in November 2019. Just 5 miles away from their miniature donkey ranch,...
View ArticleBrazos Valley Worldfest Restaurant Passport To Promote International Cuisine...
Brazos Valley Worldfest, along with Destination Bryan, the official tourism organization for Bryan, is partnering with Bryan College Station restaurants to launch the Brazos Valley Worldfest Restaurant...
View ArticleCentury Square Welcomes First Tex-Mex Concept to its Unique International...
Houston-based Midway , a privately owned, fully integrated real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce DKC Group’s newest concept, Juanita’s Tex-Mex Cantina, will open its first...
View ArticleWhat's for Breakfast?
Insite Brazos Valley staff jumpstart the year with their favorite dishes. Sweet or savory: What should I do? That’s my dilemma whenever I splurge on breakfast out. With the spinach and mushroom hash...
View ArticleBryan Restaurant Month is here
Destination Bryan has officially kicked off its Restaurant Month, beginning February 1, to help support local restaurants. Those who visit participating restaurants throughout the month of February...
View ArticleSweets for the Sweet
Chocolate, and cookies, and cake — oh my! Macarons and strawberries too! It’s hard to resist these tempting treats made by some of the best bakers...
View ArticleFirst-Class Fare: Cody Whitten’s second restaurant, Gate 12 Bar & Grill,...
Gate 12 Bar & Grill at Easterwood Airport is a sweet landing spot for its owner J. Cody Whitten. The new restaurant, from the proprietor of J. Cody’s Steaks & Barbeque, is Whitten’s latest...
View ArticleThe Virtual Chef: A successful local restaurateur looks forward to the future
To his friends and followers, Chef Tai Lee is ever the optimist: upbeat, creative, and not afraid of hard work. In the past year, those traits have been put to the test as Chef Tai has reinvented...
View ArticleAmici, Amoré: A College Station woman brings a taste of Tuscany to the Brazos...
Carolyn Adair overlooked the Italian countryside of the Arno Valley and surveyed a grove of 100 ancient abandoned olive trees. With some trepidation, she asked: “Will they make olives?” “That’s how...
View ArticleHome Appétit: Small food businesses are on the rise thanks to cottage...
Virginia Cox is a familiar fixture at the Brazos Valley Farmers’ Market, cheerfully chatting with customers from behind her table lined with pickle jars and other sundry goods. She wears a matching...
View ArticleSabor y Tradición: A local entrepreneur brings familiar flavors and her...
A steady stream of midday customers pop in and out of newly opened Tortilleria Mi Tierra. They are primarily there for the corn flour tortillas, the taco (mini) tortillas, or the chili guajillo-infused...
View ArticleCreative Elements: A Main Street Calvert business combines a Southern-style...
Three generations of Oregon transplants have carved out their own corner of Calvert that combines original artwork and fine fare. While Cast Iron Bistro Chef Carrie Maiorano whips up Southern-inspired...
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