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Cowboy Cuisine by Steve Stevens
By Steve Stevens
Sometimes the best places are right under our nose, and if we don’t look hard enough we might just miss them.
For the better part of twelve years that I spent on the rodeo trail, I became quite an expert at finding the best places to eat in an unexplored town.
I was always looking for what I considered the best cowboy cuisine- chicken fried steak, a steak house, Cajun food, barbecue, or a unique burger joint.
This was long before the Internet and social media. If you wanted to find the hot spots you had to pound the pavement and keep an eye out for all signs leading to your next amazing meal.
I know it is hard to believe, but you actually had to talk to people and make conversation. Guess you could say I was a foodie long before it was popular, or maybe I was just a bored cowboy looking for something to do.
None the less, I take great pride in finding the best restaurants, especially those that have those authentic qualities that would attract cowboys, farmers and country people alike. There is nothing cooler than finding a place that is a secret, especially if it is hidden in plain sight and that would be “The Shed” in Hudson Oaks, Texas.
Shoot, I drove by it over a hundred times, have looked right at it and never knew it was one of the best, if not the best restaurant in the area. I guess I missed it because there are no restaurant signs and if it weren’t for the line out the door one Saturday, I would have never known it was there. To read more pick up a copy of the June 2016 issue.
It’s already March and the smell of springtime parties and special events is in the air.
Everybody knows in order to have a great party, you’ve got to have the right music.
Well, that’s where my friend Katie Dieter comes to the rescue.
Katie, aka DJ KD “The Spinner,” has been spinning the right mix for parties and special events throughout North Texas for years now. Her passion for music helps to make your special event one your friends will never forget. Whether you’re planning a wedding, banquet, school event or just a backyard get-together with friends, DJ KD “The Spinner” is the right call for you.
To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Seems lately these days Texas is becoming the envy of musicians from around the world.
With the overwhelming response to “Yellowstone,” the television series, Texas once again finds itself under the microscope of the world, much like the late 1980’s TV series know to all around the globe as “Dallas.”
With that said, the musician population in Texas is beginning to grow as many aspiring performers turn their sights on Texas instead of Nashville. Meet my newly-found friend and fellow musician Grace Partridge. This youthful 19 year old has recently made Texas her new home. She began fiddling at age four in Rigby, Idaho. Grace worked her way through the National Fiddle championships in Weiser, Idaho, becoming a five-time national champion. She’s even played on the Grand Ole Opry. Still yet, her desire to become a true Texas Fiddler has brought her to the Lone Star State. I’m pretty sure we can thank Bob Wills for that.
To read more, pick up a copy of the January 2024 issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
On Nov. 4, 2023, the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra will present an evening of Texas Cowboy, Country and Western Swing with yours truly, Dave Alexander and the fabulous Quebe Sisters.
Enjoy the music of Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Gene Autry and many more of your Texas Music favorites performed with a full symphony orchestra. We also will feature music from my latest CD, “From The Saddle To Symphony Hall,” along with some of my own compositions. It is guaranteed to be a night to remember.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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