of different things ,” Austin said . “ I knew I wanted to catch something on fire , because let ’ s be honest , I like to catch stuff on fire .”
The win was a surprise for this first-timer in the annual dessert competition of the fourth annual Parker County Today ’ s Sweet Charity & Bachelorettes event . “ I wasn ’ t paying attention when they called my name ,” Austin said of the pleasant surprise .
The dish uses fresh Texas Toast soaked in cream , adding in sugar and eggs . The chocolate in the pudding comes from chocolate chips . The sauce uses an upscale whiskey , TX Whiskey , made in Fort Worth , because of its vanilla notes , and then he adds in brown sugar and butter to finish the sauce . The fire burns off the alcohol in the whiskey .
Vintage hosted a seven-course wine dinner for their bachelorette and her charity , the Weatherford / Parker County Animal Shelter . The Texas Toast Bread Pudding was the dessert at the fundraising dinner and it was a huge hit . One of their regular customers suggested serving it at the competition . The Texas Toast Bread Pudding appears on Vintage ’ s regular dessert menu , although it is served with ice cream at the restaurant . “ We go through a lot of bread pudding ,” Austin said .
Austin emphasized that he couldn ’ t have won Dessert Chef of the Year without a great team behind him at Vintage , including Restaurant Manager Jacob Meier , Sous Chef Chase Love and Operations Director Sarah Casen . Another important crew member is Bar Manager Caitlin Macrae who attended the dessert event with Austin . “ We ’ ve got a good team both in the kitchen and in management ,” Austin said . Austin , Meier
“ We go through a lot of bread pudding ,”
and Casen are close ; all three of them are Weatherford natives and have birthdays within six days of each other . Austin lives with his wife , a nurse at Weatherford Regional Medical Center , and their 9-month-old baby in the house he grew up in . The group was pleased to support the Weatherford / Parker County Animal Shelter as their charity . The restaurant is dog-friendly , allowing dogs on the patio . To make their furry guests comfortable , they have an inventory of 38 bowls for the doggy guests .
Vintage is doing a fall “ facelift ” on its menu and has some special events coming up . The chefs have upgraded the restaurant ’ s already delicious chicken fried steak and the chicken and waffles and are adding additional signature hamburgers and hot dogs to the new menu , which rolled out in November . The improved menu features a new shrimp scampi entrée , a new salmon dish and a new dessert menu for fall . The restaurant is now offering breakfast Tuesday through Friday and brunch on the weekends as well .
Since Meier is an officer with the Weatherford Downtown Business Alliance , they will have specials for the December Ladies ’ Night Out hosted by the Alliance on Dec . 15 . Something else that ’ s new is a “ Date Night ” special for $ 60 that will include an upscale experience including entrées for two people , steak or salmon , house salads , a shared appetizer and dessert with a romantic atmosphere . It will be once a month ; check their website and Facebook for those special dates .
Vintage is located at 202 Fort Worth Highway in Weatherford . Check out their website at vintagegrillandmuseum . com or on Facebook for upcoming live music performances and photos of current specials and decadent desserts .
2016 Bachelorette of the Year nominees
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of different things,” Austin said. “I knew I wanted to catch
something on fire, because let’s be honest, I like to catch
stuff on fire.”
The win was a surprise for this first-timer in
the annual dessert competition of the fourth annual Parker County Today’s Sweet Charity & Bachelorettes
event. “I wasn’t paying attention when they called my
name,” Austin said of the pleasant surprise.
The dish uses fresh Texas Toast soaked in cream,
adding in sugar and eggs. The chocolate in the pudding
comes from chocolate chips. The sauce uses an upscale
whiskey, TX Whiskey, made in Fort Worth, because of its
vanilla notes, and then he adds in brown sugar and butter
to finish the sauce. The fire burns off the alcohol in the
whiskey.
Vintage hosted a seven-course wine dinner for their
bachelorette and her charity, the Weatherford/Parker
County Animal Shelter. The Texas Toast Bread Pudding
was the dessert at the fundraising dinner and it was a huge
hit. One of their regular customers suggested serving it at
the competition. The Texas Toast Bread Pudding appears
on Vintage’s regular dessert menu, although it is served
with ice cream at the restaurant. “We go through a lot of
bread pudding,” Austin said.
Austin emphasized that he couldn’t have won Dessert
Chef of the Year without a great
team behind him at Vintage, including Restaurant Manager Jacob
Meier, Sous Chef Chase Love and
Operations Director Sarah Casen.
Another important crew member is
Bar Manager Caitlin Macrae who
attended the dessert event with
Austin. “We’ve got a good team
both in the kitchen and in management,” Austin said. Austin, Meier
and Casen are close; all three of them are Weatherford
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