http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com Great food finds in the Texas Hill Country and elsewhere on this planet (preferably cheap, too). Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:38:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was in Philadelphia PA this week so I did what any NiftyFoodFinder would do while there... check out the Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich.  Locals Pat and Harry Olivieri are credited with inventing the Philly Steak Sandwich in the early 1930s (actually cheese was added later explaining some of the name confusion). Pat and Harry first began selling steak sandwiches in their ... http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com/2008/03/03/for-real-philly-cheesesteaks-go-back-to-its-roots-pats-king-of-steaks-in-philly/ Wine visionary Greg Bruni, now a winemaker at Llano Estacado Winery (Lubbock, Texas), left a lucrative winemaking career in California to pursue the challenge, adventure and creativity of the emerging Texas wine industry. Since com­ing to Lubbock, Greg has been working on building a Texas Rhone-style wine from the ground up.  One of Greg Bruni's most ... http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com/2008/02/10/llano-estacado-texas-signature-rhone-rhone-style-red/ The Real New Orleans Style Restaurant really does make you think you just might be eating out in New Orleans rather than Round Mountain, Texas which is just 16 miles north of Johnson City Texas on US Hwy 281. [Set your GPS to: 10541-B US Hwy 281 N. Round Mountain, ... http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com/2008/02/02/the-real-new-orleans-style-restaurant/ The Texas Hills Winery in Johnson City Texas describes their 2004 Cinque Vino Rosso blend as "five red wines, an artistic blend of red wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Ruby Cabernet, Sangiovese, and Syrah". I found this wine to be relatively gentle and straightforward with a long lasting finish. At first ... http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com/2008/01/28/wine-cinque-vino-rosso-texas-hills-vineyards/ Most people do not expect a city owned and operated eatery to produce a meal worthy of the Nifty Food Find Blog. But, that is NOT the case with the Red Bird Grill at the Ladybird Johnson Municipal Park golf course clubhouse. [take US 87 south out ... http://www.NiftyFoodFinds.com/2008/01/25/the-red-bird-grill-makes-a-hole-in-one/