Today we are heading to the City Hall Park in Lakeway to check out the Hispanic Heritage Story Walk. The Guest House of Austin is catering for us. Our entertainment is Herb Alpert.
Menu
Seafood Plateau – chilled | hot | king crab | roasted bay scallops | oysters | clams
Chicken Parmesan a la Rao – fresh mozzarella | spicy pomodoro | pistachio pesto
Seasonal Squash Risotto – rosemary | seasonal vegetables | aged parmesan
Faroe Island Salmon – beech mushrooms | brown butter
Branzino – sea water | caviar velouté sauce | blood lemon
Maine Diver Wild Scallops – caramelized onion | purple mousse | aioli
Free Range Berkshire Pork Chop – caramelized fennel | pork jus | black fig | lemons
The Original 100 Dollar Cheesesteak
Braised Short Rib – carrots | onion roast | pea shoots
Shepherd’s Farm Lamb Chops – heirloom potatoes | baked cheremola | lemon | labneh
Let’s go.
A word about the photos. The walk has 27 stops. Today we will view 15, and next week the balance. The placards are behind glass, so even on a dull day, the trees cast serious reflections. The solution is a large black cloth held behind me as I photograph. Unfortunately, that requires someone to hold the cloth. Twiggy, Tempeste, and The Producer were busy when it was time for the photo shoot. I cropped and edited the photos to make them easier to read. You can enlarge the photos for easier reading. Not perfect, but I hope you enjoy.
There is the sign.
An introduction to Hispanic Heritage Month.
The Sombrero.
Music.
Carnaval.
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlán.
Day of the Dead.
Texas Ranching and cowboy background.
Mural art.
Piñatas.
Quinceañeras – A coming-of-age celebration.
Puerto Rico’s mask traditions.
Music rhythm.
Guatabera shirt.
The Tango.
Ancient Maya.
Well, that’s it for today. Time to enjoy the music and food. I hope you have a super week.
It’s difficult photographing posters and more so when the staff is a no show. Probably on the dance floor. Oh, 1 seafood platter, please. Have a great day!
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Ha ha ha. Love that, Steve. 😄
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Oh, i love the ideas your community realises all over the year. I hope Twiggy and Tempeste could be seen wearing Sombreros. 😉 Enjoy a nice rest of the weekend, John! xx Michael
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Thank you, Michael.
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That’s looks like a great event. A lot of history there. Yes, definitely get little sombrero’s for the poochs. Post the pictures. 😀
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Ha ha ha. Not likely. Good idea though.
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These placards are very informative, John. I do know some of this because I have an interest in ancient South American civilizations.
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I’m sure you have seen this information the, Thanks, Robbie.
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Very educational
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😊
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This is such a great event from Lakeway, recognizing the Hispanic heritages. I think you must have enjoyed it, and hope you have a blessed Sunday. ❤️🙏
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Thank you, Tim. Wishing you a beautiful Sunday.
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😊
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I swear, I glanced at Tenochtitlán on first blush and thought it was going to be a guy who hooked up computers. I’d better have my second cup of coffee.
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Ha ha ha
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You did a good job on the photos, John. Ah, Herb Alpert … I believe I had a crush on him when I was too young to know what a crush was 🙂
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Ha ha ha. Those are the best kind of crushes. Thanks, Marie.
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What a wonderful community initiative by Lakeway, John! You did a fantastic job editing around those tricky glass reflections—though it’s too bad your assistant crew was unavailable for black cloth duty! I had a good laugh over coldhandboyack’s IT guy comment about Tenochtitlán, and srbottch’s joke about the staff being out on the dance floor! I also smiled reading Marie A Bailey’s sweet memory of her childhood crush on Herb Alpert. That seafood platter menu sounds divine, too. Have a great week ahead!
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Thank you, Prateek. I hope you have a good week.
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Thank you for sharing this information about Hispanic culture. I’ve always been drawn to the concept behind the Day of the Dead.
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Fantastic! The girls need some stuffed tacos to chew on!
I’ll have the seafood everything – yum!
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Fun exploration John.
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What a wonderful exhibition John… and I will join Noelle with some seafood…hugsx
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You certainly have a lot of interesting things going on in Lakewood. This seems to be very educational.
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some things I knew about, and it is nice to learn even more
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