Where’s the Beef?
There’s no wondering where the beef is this weekend, at least not in Hamilton County, about an hour-and-a-half southwest of Dallas. On Saturday, the fifth annual Texas Steak Cook-Off, Beef Symposium and Tourist Trap returns to Hico, a cute hamlet at the intersection of Texas 6 and US 281. In just a short time, this gathering has turned into a heckuva party that attracts up to 6,000 folks. They come to eat steak, listen and dance to live country music, and hang out in the town some claim was Billy the Kid’s last haunt. You can watch competitors in several classes of competition, all vying for the best preparation and presentation of a 12-ounce choice rib-eye steak. There are celebrity chefs, as well as professional and backyard chefs at work, and some opt to also prepare hors d’oeuvres for competition – all for prize money. While you’re in town, check out great shopping for clothing and vintage boots at Western Otter, fabulous sweets at Wiseman House Chocolates, and some of those tales about where Billy the Kid spent his last days at the museum named for the infamous outlaw. Tickets are $25. For details, visit www.texassteakcookoff.com.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
June, I’ve got no beef! I’ve just found the TH blog, and by any defintion it belongs to you. Congratulations.You certainly know your way across Texas but I thought I’d give you the opportunity to see Texas another way - maybe find interestsing stuff you wouldn’t find otherwise, so I’m mentioning my two blogshttp://texasbookshelf.blogspot.com/andhttp://texasparlor.blogspot.comI’ll mention the TH blog in the Parlor.