On a cool Saturday morning, shoppers line up at a booth mixed in among other booths selling fresh produce and meats at the Victoria Farmers’ Market. 

CUERO - The town of Cuero and turkey farming used to be practically synonymous.

Ashley Tomlin is a school teacher during the day and a “cheese BFF” in the afternoon.

The Club at Colony Creek’s Executive Chef Daniel Escalona learned his profession from the dish sink up.

On a warm sunny day, inside what was once a three-car garage on the outskirts of Victoria, a father and son  produce Blanc du Bois, a type of white wine.

Once you open the aged wooden door of LaVaca BBQ, you are greeted with three things: barbecue, Big Red and big smiles.

Business as usual has taken on an entirely new meaning in almost every industry since COVID-19 started wreaking havoc with illnesses, deaths, and economic devastation— including restaurants, especially locally.

Chip Dence likes nothing more than playing with his food.