July 17th Foodstock at the Venerable Liberty Bar
in San Antonio with Denny and Christian, Blake
and Barbara, and Michael and Lyn
Denny
and Christian visited us in San Antonio after
having spent a week in Fredricksburg for the
Annual American Yankee Association National
Fly-in. Their plane won an award for beauty! And
they braved the Texas heat wave and lived to tell
the tale. Here is some of Denny's description of
the food and the venue at
Liberty Bar:
"We had a lovely meal and lively conversation
at the Liberty Bar, a local
(and, apparently, longtime foodstock) favorite
with a fascinating menu that belies the place's
rickety appearance. For me, the winning item was
a white gazpacho made with (Lyn, correct me here
if I've forgotten
something) apples, grapes, garlic, vinegar, bread
crumbs, and almonds.
Other dishes at the table included crab cakes
(Mike), lentil salad (Christian and Lyn), a
creamy fettucine-ish dish with the
tongue-in-cheek moniker of Pasta Luego (Blake),
pork sausage (Christian) and a ribeye steak with
sauteed spinach and shiitake mushrooms on the
side (yours truly)."
