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View more Texas Department of Agriculture press releases here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jan. 2010
GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up Wrap-up
Sept. 29, 2009
COMMISSIONER
STAPLES CELEBRATES GO TEXAN RESTAURANT ROUND-UP AT JOHNNY CACE’S SEAFOOD
AND STEAK HOUSE IN LONGVIEW
Sept. 28, 2009
COMMISSIONER
STAPLES CELEBRATES OPENING DAY OF GO TEXAN RESTAURANT ROUND-UP AT
EDDIE V’S PRIME SEAFOOD
Sept. 24, 2009
COMMISSIONER
STAPLES AND FARM CREDIT KICK-OFF STATEWIDE DINE-OUT WEEK BENEFITING
TEXAS FARMERS, RANCHERS, FOOD BANKS
Sept. 14, 2009
GO TEXAN RESTAURANT ROUND-UP FEATURES LOCALLY GROWN FOODS
June 12, 2009
COMMISSIONER
STAPLES CALLS ALL CHEFS TO “BRING TEXAS TO THE TABLE”
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT US
TEXAS HIGHWAYS--"Bringing
Texas to the Table", Oct. 2009
KABB, FOX 29 SAN ANTONIO--"Go Texan Restaurant Round-UP", Oct. 1, 2009
East Texas Review--"Texas Restaurant Round-Ups", Oct. 2, 2009
Too Much Information--"Go Texan Chef Showdown", Sept. 30, 2009
Community Impact Newspaper-- "GO TEXAN kicks off Texas Wine Month with a restaurant round-up", Sept. 30, 2009
Longview News-Journal-- "Agriculture Commissioner helps celebrate Texas food", Sept. 30, 2009
KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock-- "Third Day of GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up", Sept. 30, 2009
Texas Monthly, Eat My Words--"GO TEXAN at the Driskill Restaurant", Sept. 30, 2009
Dishola, Blog Buzz--"Go
Texan at the Driskill Grill", Sept. 30, 2009
"Kerbey
Lane for Go Texan Restaurant Roundup", Sept. 30, 2009
"Need
a Local Food Fix? Go Texan", Sept. 29, 2009
"When
It's Restaurant Week, Go Out. Go Eat. Go Texan.", Sept. 29, 2009
"Go
Texan at Chez Zee", Sept. 29, 2009
KIII TV NEWS SOUTH TEXAS--"GO OUT. GO EAT. GO TEXAN.", Sept. 30, 2009
Food Czar--"Adventures
in Tasting #3: Fearing's Restaurant", Sept. 29, 2009
"Adventures
in Tasting #2: Blue Mesa Grill", Sept. 28, 2009
Temple Daily Telegram--
"Taste Texas Tenderloin", Sept. 29, 2009
KBTX, Bryan/College Station--"Area
Restaurants Need Your Help to Help out the Foodbank", Sept. 28,
2009
Austin is Delicious--"Oh
man...it's GO TEXAN Restaurant Week", Sept. 28, 2009
WFAA DALLAS/FORT WORTH--"Good
Morning Texas", Sept. 28, 2009
FOX 7 NEWS AUSTIN--"Restaurants Host Dine Out Week" , Sept. 24, 2009
Mason County News--"Inaugural
'Pigskin-Pairing' Event Kicks-Off TDA's GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up
Week", Sept. 23, 2009
THE CHEROKEEAN HERALD--"GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-up Features Locally Grown Foods", Sept. 16, 2009
FETE AND FEAST--"Austin Foodie Bits", Sept. 14, 2009
TASTY TOURING--"Eat Local, Do Good, and Taste Austin", Sept. 7, 2009
AUSTIN 360--"Go really Texan at Opal’s", Sept. 4, 2009
FORT WORTH WEEKLY--"Dinner Roll Restaurant Round-Up: Post Restaurant Week Edition", Sept. 4, 2009
2009 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP VIDEOS
- GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up Highlights (MP4)
- GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up Highlights (SWF)
- Farm Credit Bank of Texas kicks off the 2009 GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up (MP4)
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Kicks off the GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up (MP4)
2009 RESTAURANT ROUND-UP RADIO SPOTS
- Restaurant Round-Up "Team Texas" ad featuring Nolan Ryan and Commissioner Todd Staples (MP3)
- Restaurant Round-Up "Fresh Texas" ad featuring Nolan Ryan and Commissioner Todd Staples (MP3)
- Restaurant Round-Up "Texas Way" PSA featuring Commissioner Todd Staples (MP3)
2009 ROUND-UP EVENTS
The Hyatt Regency Austin presents the GO TEXAN Chef Showdown
In conjunction with the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up, a statewide dine-out event Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2009, the Hyatt Regency Austin presented the GO TEXAN Chef Showdown, Wednesday Sept. 30, at the Hyatt’s location on Barton Springs Road.The Top Chef-style competition featured Austin chefs from local restaurants, including Trio at the Four Seasons, Driskill Grill and SWB at the Hyatt. The chefs used locally grown ingredients, each preparing an appetizer and a main course for guests to enjoy. The participating restaurants are members of TDA’s GO TEXAN Restaurant Program. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Capital Area Food Bank.
Judges included representatives of the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, Edible Austin, Austin Monthly magazine, Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Foundation, Yelp Elite, Tribeza magazine, TDA and Farm Credit.
Go Out. Go Eat. GO TEXAN.