Oh, hello. I’m back with the second half of my Texas recap – I miss tacos already! Now where was I…
Ah yes, Saturday morning! We started with Gordough’s Donuts, a local favorite. Thank goodness we got there too early for any of the really crazy donuts with chocolate and brownies and stuff because ours were indulgent enough! We had the South 1st Hipster (topped with maple frosting, bananas and granola) and the Ms. Shortcake (cream cheese frosting with fresh strawberries) to split. They were both insanely delicious and so rich. It’s probably a good thing we don’t have a place like this nearby in LA…
We ended up walking around for quite awhile after that, even though temperatures were in the 90’s and humidity was about 80%. We stopped by Uncommon Objects, the antique shop, and Allen’s boots! I wish I could own every pair of shoes in there.
We found some awesome graffiti too, so we took an obligatory cheesy tourist photo =D
We stopped for a light lunch and some relief from the heat, and then went back to the cottage to relax. After a quiet afternoon, we ventured back out for dinner at Bufalina, which was just a short walk from where we were staying. Because we wanted a break from tex-mex, we chose Italian and we couldn’t have made a better decision. The pizza at Bufalina had a perfectly doughy yet thin crust and just enough sauce and cheese to not feel heavy. My friend ordered the Margherita and I had sausage, mozzarella and scallions on mine (with a side of Aranciata!). Pretty sure my mouth just watered while typing that, actually…
Since we hadn’t really eaten dessert any other day (aside from our doughnuts for breakfast of course), we chose to end with a blackberry crostada a la mode. It was out. of. control.
Okay now I’m definitely drooling. Good thing I’m almost done.
For our last meal, we went with Torchy’s Tacos, another favorite of the locals. I didn’t have super high expectations for breakfast tacos to be honest, just because I feel like I can make them at home, but boy was I wrong. I ordered two – one with brisket and the other with chorizo and cheddar. I can’t even begin to tell you how mind blowingly awesome these were, The brisket was definitely my favorite of the two, but both had the perfect amount of spice, flavor and smokiness in each bite.
Needless to say, I had the most wonderful weekend. Texas is hot as hell, but it has some amazing food. I should probably just eat kale for a week or something now, but I think I might be addicted to tacos. Oops…
Have a great week, y’all!!!
xo Jord
