Take Me To The River

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Blanco River, Blanco State Park, local art, Texas hill country

Blanco River State Park • photo by Kuru

It’s officially springtime now, flowers are blooming, trees are budding out, and temperatures are already in the 80′s. Luckily, there’s canoeing, fishing, swimming and tubing right down the road at Blanco State Park…We are fortunate to have this jewel of a state park right in our own backyard. Located just off IH 281, in Blanco, Texas, the park is convenient for all types of recreation and camping. Picnic at one of the tables near the dam or discover the amazing 70 ft long cement picnic tables on the north side of the park; pick up some fresh and local goodies at Redbud Cafe for your picnic, or drop by after a day at the park!

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Music this weekend

• Friday, March 30, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Him & Her
• Saturday, March 31, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Chris Jamison

Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe. Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

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Be there, on the Square!

Spring Breakin’ at Redbud Cafe

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Spring Break, Texas hill country, Texas Wildflowers

Latte by Redbud Cafe's coffee specialist, Willie. Photo by Susan Waller

The hill country is awash with spring wildflowers – a great time to ‘head to the hills’ for a spring break road trip. Redubud Cafe is located in the heart of the central Texas  hill country and Blanco’s own attractions: Blanco State Park, Real Ale  Brewing Company and the Old Blanco Courthouse are just a few. Blanco is also a convenient stop between San Antonio and Austin; and ‘just down the road’ from Luchenbach, Fredricksburg, the Willow City loop, Enchanted Rock, Johnson City, and the Highland Lakes.

Take a break from your spring break road trip to refuel your body and soul – our soups and quiches are made fresh daily using premium quality ingredients, organic and local whenever possible. Our salads and sandwiches are made to order, and there is always a delicious house made Special-Of-The-Day on the menu board. We also offer coffee drinks, freshly brewed coffee and tea and some YUMMY desserts, PLUS our own fresh-baked cookies. Eat in or Take out.

Redbud Cafe’s hours:

• Mon – Thur, 10:30am- 3:30pm
• Fri + Sat, 10:30 – 9:00pm ( see our Music Calendar for live music on Fri + Sat, and  Evening Menu Specials, Fri + Sat,  from 5:00pm – 9:00pm)
• Closed Sunday

Music this Weekend at Redbud Cafe

• Friday, March 23, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Wake Eastman
• Saturday, March 24, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Woody Eastman

Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe. Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

Coming to Redbud Cafe in May – Paintings by Dan Gilroy

Wearin’ the Green – Texas Style

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Axis venison, house-made corned beef, Shepherd's Pie, St Patrick's Day, Texas hill country

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Redbud Cafe!

Join us for Irish- inspired Menu Specials all day and local faves, El Verde Boys, tonight from 7:00 9:00pm.

El Verde Boys - Sat, March 17; 7:00 - 9:30pm

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Menu Specials this Week

St Patrick’s Day – Saturday, March, 17 

Irish- inspired Menu Specials served all day

First come, First served –

Get these delicious house-made specials while supply lasts!

• House-made Corned Beef
• Irish Soda Bread
• Shepherd’s Pie featuring Axis Venison

*St Patrick’s Day and every day, Redbud Cafe features 8 Real Ale Brewing Company Beers on Tap !

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Music this weekend

• Friday, March 16, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Don Reilly
• Saturday, March 17, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: El Verde Boys

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Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe. Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

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Coming to Redbud Cafe in May – Paintings by Dan Gilroy

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

This Week: Celebrate Pi(e) Day at Redbud Cafe

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Homemade Pie, local art, Pi Day, St Patrick's Day, Texas hill country

Wednesday, March 14 – It’s Pi Day!

(click on the link for the Pi Day countdown and more about pi) .

Why Pi?

Pi represents the relationship between a circle’s diameter (its width) and its circumference (the distance around the circle). π is an irrational number, which means that its value cannot be expressed exactly as a fraction having integers in both the numerator and denominator. Consequently, its decimal representation never ends and never repeats.

The circumference of a circle is slightly more than three times as long as its diameter. The exact ratio is called π , which is approximately equal to 3.1415926….

This relationship is used in equations :

The area of a circle is calculated using Pi and the radius of the circle.

To find the volume of a cylinder, multiply the area of the base (the area of the circle, which is pi × r²), then multiply that by the height of the cylinder.

Why Pie?

Because WE LOVE  PIE!  On 3.14, join us  at Redbud Cafe to celebrate the magic of the irrational number,  3.14…with irrationally delicious circles of flaky crust encompassing all manner of delectable fillings…

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Menu Specials this Week

Pi Day – Wed, 3.14

• Savory Shepherd’s Pie
• Our featured dessert pie, strawberry rhubarb

St Patrick’s Day – Sat, 3.17

• House-made Corned Beef and Cabbage
• Irish Soda Bread
• Shepherd’s Pie featuring Axis Venison

*St Patrick’s Day and every day, Redbud Cafe features 8 Real Ale Brewing Company Beers on Tap !

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Music this weekend

• Friday, March 16, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Don Reilly
• Saturday, March 17, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: El Verde Boys

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Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe. Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

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Coming to Redbud Cafe in May – Paintings by Dan Gilroy

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

Springtime in the Texas Hill Country

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local art, Texas hill country, Wildflowers

Check out the WILDFLOWERS…
Thanks to recent rains, the Texas hill country should see a great wildflower bloom from March through June. Already, we’ve seen redbud trees in bloom in Blanco and surrounding counties. Bluebonnets are starting to pop up here and there and more are expected to follow with a beautiful showing throughout central Texas by mid-March. Check out the wildflower bloom report, and plan your wildflower tour through the hill country!

And check out Redbud Cafe’s Menu Specials -

Monday’s Special : Redbud Cafe’s Angus Burger, plus soups and quiches made fresh every day!

Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe. Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

Music this weekend

• Friday, March 9, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Christopher Prewitt & Friends
• Saturday, March 10, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Soul Full Stranngs (Larry Thunder Woods & Stacia Woods)

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

Held Over by Popular Demand: You • Me • We

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

Show will be on display through April 2012

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

From All of Us at Redbud Cafe:

Big thanks to Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters for bringing the current collection of their work, You • Me • We, to the walls of Redbud Cafe. You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through April 2012.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe.

Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

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Music this weekend

• Friday, March 2, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Gerry Burns
• Saturday, March 3, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Stan Gillespie

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

Fresh + Local Art: You • Me • We

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

Show Ends Monday, February 27

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

From All of Us at Redbud Cafe:

Big thanks to Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters for bringing the current collection of their work, You • Me • We, to the walls of Redbud Cafe. You • Me • We will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through February 27.

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe.

Watch the Events menu on the sidebar of the homepage for upcoming Art at Redbud Cafe shows.

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

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Music this weekend

• Friday, March 2, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Gerry Burns
• Saturday, March 3, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Stan Gillespie

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

X O X O from Redbud Cafe

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food, restaurant, Texas hill country, Valentine's Day

X O X O X O

Redbud Cafe serves delicious and nutritious food, made from scratch, in-house– every day–and on February 14, our love really shines. Enjoy a Truly Texas Valentine’s Day Dinner with your sweetheart at Redbud Cafe:

Four courses

featuring

Texas-grown ingredients and house-made delicacies

February 14, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

38.00/per person – tax and gratuity not included

Music by local acoustic duo, Lishman & Prewitt

• Call 830.833.0202 for reservations •

A Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner Menu

Choice of one from each course, tea or coffee, and a complimentary glass of sparkling wine

Appetizers

House-made gnocchi, covered in béchamel, topped with parmesan, broiled to order
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Crepe, goat cheese filling, microgreen salad, quenelle of roasted beets
•
Crispy quail legs, silver dollar biscuits, warm honey

Salads

Roasted pear, pomegranate seeds, shaved fennel, on a bed of spring greens
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Roasted beets, house-made ricotta, bacon lardons, and red onion, on a bed of spinach and microgreens
•
Avocado slices, orange segments, and toasted pecans, on a bed of spinach and arugula

Entrees

Syrah slow braised, lamb shoulder with house-made gnocchi
•
Gulf crab cakes with citrus beurre blanc and wilted spinach
•
Wild mushroom ragu over house-made pappardelle, with roasted garlic crostini

Desserts

Chocolate pot de creme
•
Fruit galette with house-made lemon ricotta

Beverages

Begin or end your meal with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine
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Iced tea or coffee

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Redbud Cafe proudly offers a truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner featuring :
Arnosky Family Farms, table flowers and edible garnish, Blanco, Texas
CKC Farms, goat cheese – Blanco, Texas
Bella Verdi Farms, microgreens – Dripping Springs, Texas
Diamond H Ranch, quail – Bandera, Texas
Rio Grande Valley, oranges – Edinburg, Texas
Twin County Dorpers Ranch, lamb – Harper, Texas
Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, mushrooms – Gonzales, Texas
McCall Creek Farms, pecans – Blanco, Texas
Burleson’s Pure Honey, honey – Waxahachie, Texas
Real Ale Brewing Company, beer – Blanco, Texas

Click here to download Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner Menu

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Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

Heart photos by Trisha McWaters are perfect Valentine’s Day gifts!

See our selection of Trisha’s heartfelt artworks at Redbud Cafe and Brieger Pottery.

photo by Trisha McWaters : Currently featured at Redbud Cafe

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All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe.

You • Me • We  will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through February 29

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Music this weekend

• Friday, February 17, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Chris Jamison
• Saturday, February 18, 7:00pm – 9:30pm:  Doug Winslow and Kent Scheffler

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

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Be there, on the Square!

xoxoxo

A Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner

Tags

food, restaurant, Texas hill country, Valentine's Day

Make plans now for a Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner at Redbud Cafe!

• Tuesday, February 14th • 6:00pm to 9:00pm •

Redbud Cafe is proud to offer four courses for this special evening

featuring

Texas-grown ingredients and house-made delicacies-

Appetizer, Salad, Entree, Dessert, with Coffee or Tea

plus a complimentary glass of sparkling wine

38.00/per person – tax and gratuity not included

Live music by Local Acoustic Duo, Lishman & Prewitt

Call 830.833.0202 for reservations

See Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Menu below

or

Click here to Download Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Menu

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Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner Menu

Choice of one from each course, tea or coffee, and a complimentary glass of sparkling wine

Appetizers

House-made gnocchi, covered in béchamel, topped with parmesan-

Broiled to order
•
Crepe, goat cheese filling, microgreen salad, quenelle of roasted beets
•
Crispy quail legs, silver dollar biscuits, warm honey

Salads

Roasted pear, pomegranate seeds, shaved fennel, on a bed of spring greens
•
Roasted beets, house-made ricotta, bacon lardons, and red onion-

on a bed of spinach and microgreens
•
Avocado slices, orange segments, and toasted pecans, on a bed of spinach and arugula

Entrees

Syrah slow braised, lamb shoulder with house-made gnocchi
•
Gulf crab cakes with citrus beurre blanc and wilted spinach
•
Wild mushroom ragu over house-made pappardelle, with roasted garlic crostini

Desserts

Chocolate pot de creme
•
Fruit galette with house-made lemon ricotta

Beverages

Begin or end your meal with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine
•
Iced tea or coffee

•

See our Pub Menu for selection and pricing on our hand-picked list of Texas Wines by the bottle or by the glass and a full range of beer choices, including 8 of  Blanco’s own Real Ale Brewing Company‘s beers on tap

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Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Dinner features :

• Arnosky Family Farms, table flowers and edible garnish, Blanco, Texas
• CKC Farms, goat cheese – Blanco, Texas
• Bella Verdi Farms, microgreens – Dripping Springs, Texas
• Diamond H Ranch, quail – Bandera, Texas
• Rio Grande Valley, oranges – Edinburg, Texas
• Twin County Dorpers Ranch, lamb – Harper, Texas
• Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, mushrooms – Gonzales, Texas
• McCall Creek Farms, pecans – Blanco, Texas
• Burleson’s Pure Honey, honey – Waxahachie, Texas
• Real Ale Brewing Company, beer – Blanco, Texas

Live music for the evening by Local Acoustic Duo, Lishman & Prewitt

38.00/per person – tax and gratuity not included

Call 830.833.0202 for reservations

Download Redbud Cafe’s Truly Texas Valentine’s Day Menu

• • •

Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

Heart photos by Trisha McWaters are perfect Valentine’s Day gifts!

See our selection of Trisha’s heartfelt artworks at Redbud Cafe and Brieger Pottery.

photo by Trisha McWaters : Currently featured at Redbud Cafe

• • •

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe.

You • Me • We  will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through February 29

• • •

Music this weekend

• Friday, February 10, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Him & Her
• Saturday, February 11, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: 3 Hands High

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Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

• • •

Be there, on the Square!

Follow Your Heart to Redbud Cafe

Tags

food, restaurant, Texas hill country, Valentine's Day

Make plans now for a Valentine’s Day Dinner at Redbud Cafe!

Our creative culinary crew is cooking up something special for dinner on Tuesday, February 14th–

A four course meal featuring premium ingredients and house-made pastas.

Dinner includes:

Appetizer, Salad, Entree (including a vegetarian option) and Dessert

Live music for the evening -  Acoustic Duo, Lishman & Prewitt

Call 830.833.0202, for detailed menu + reservations

• • •

Art at Redbud Cafe

You • Me  • We

Featuring the art of  Billielee Mommer and Trisha McWaters

& their collaborative works

• • •

All of the pieces in the show are for sale. Purchases may be made through Brieger Pottery, right next door to Redbud Cafe.

You • Me • We  will be on display at Redbud Cafe, through February 29

"Angles of Blue" • photograph by Trisha McWaters

"Torus" • Billielee Mommer

• • •

Music this weekend

• Friday, February 3, 6:30pm – 9:00pm: Gerry Burns
• Saturday, February 4, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Stan Gillespie

• • •

Stay up-to-date with Music and Events at Redbud Cafe with our calender on Google:

Add Redbud Cafe’s Music and Event Calendar to iCal : Click Here

• • •

Be there, on the Square!