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. It’s a hearty, two-portion lunch. It also elevates the Vitamin...

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 macaroni and cheese, and serve it to the masses via...