Adventures in and Around Fort Worth

We arrive to Hominy Grill early to beat the lunch crowd and good thing we did — the wait at noon was 45 minutes. The place was more low key than I imagined given it's mentioned in a national food magazine on a regular basis. It was quaint and fitting for a romantic southern town. The specials were written on a chalk board (side note: soup of the day ... tomato bacon), and the waitresses wore khaki shorts and tee shirts. When the menu came I was already drooling. Things like the fried green tomatoes, grilled eggplant and herbed goat cheese sandwich, and the pecan-crusted porterhouse pork chop with spiced peach sauce had my taste buds running laps in my mouth. I knew what we had to do. Each of us ordered something different and we all got to taste something. Below are the heavenly items we got to sample. Picnic Sampler: pimento cheese, shaved country ham, okra pickles, picked eggs and toast.  That was the best pimento cheese I've ever tasted. I can't stop thinking...