Category Archives: News & Media

For individuals who think they have a passion for the restaurant industry, finding outlets to start off small, like catering, instead of jumping into a full-blown restaurant is the way to go, said Justin Fourton, who owns and operates Pecan Lodge Catering with his wife, Diane. Click here to read...

More glass bakers’ cases than wood-paneled weekend getaway, it’s where Justin and Diane Fourton have made a name for themselves with a little dish called the Hot Mess: a sea-salt encrusted sweet potato fully loaded with butter, cheese, bacon and chipotle cream topped off with a heap of shredded brisket....

After over a decade spent at the management-consulting firm Accenture, the Fourtons decided to abandon life in corporate America in lieu of culinary adventure. Specifically, they wanted to whip up The Hot Mess, along with other “authentic Texas cuisine and Southern home cooking” like brisket tacos, barbecue sandwiches and homemade...