This weekend – the beef tenderloin from Bastrop Cattle Co is back – it get’s served with frites and greens – we like it – we’re going to keep it on the menu headed into spring. One caveate – Patti hasn’t been able to supply us with enough – so come in soon if you want it. Once it runs out, we’re opting for a natural product that we buy through Central Market – but the BBC beef is really special.

You know when I think bison, I can’t help but remember time spent in Pawnee TX a number of years ago – my (former in-laws) had a couple of these magnificent animals on their cattle ranch – Buffy and Buffalo Bill. My dog Fender used to play chicken with Bill – he just couldn’t get over that such a creature could exist in a universe that he presumed to RULE over. Anyway – our Thunderheart Bison pot pie (ok it’s really a tart – we even use the same savory tart dough that we use for the rustic apple and cranberry tarts) is on the menu for a couple of more weeks while this cooler weather continues. We feel like we’ve really go it perfected now, and we’re excited about this final version – served with au jus and salad greens.

Likewise – homemade spinach pasta is going with some terrific mixed gulf seafood – shrimp, squid, fish, and maybe some scallops. It’s almost a cioppino, but better, because it’s got pasta too.

A final Dinner Menu will post on this site late this afternoon.

ALSO – and perhaps most importantly – our new faves, the Inheritance Trio, formed by Bruce Salmon (TFB alumn) – will be here this evening to play 20s and 30s era klezmer music and traditional Eastern European jewish folk songs. They are terrific and we’re excited to have them on a Friday – plan on me hitting you up for tips so I can try to keep these terrific musicians coming back for some return engagements in the near future.