I have been thinking about how the Austin area influences the people living in it (or vice versa). Is there a particular technique, dish or ingredient that illustrates this for a particular person? I headed over to The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen and asked my friend Reggie Ferguson.
Reggie has been cooking here just about his whole life. Starting over a campfire with his dad and then on to restaurant kitchens like the Granite, Bitter End, 34th Street Cafe, Mars and now The Grove. If you have dined out in Austin in the last fifteen years, you have probably eaten his food.
His cooking is big on regional favorites and ingredients. Chicken fried steak with cracked pepper gravy, fresh Tuna from the gulf coast and the heat of roasted peppers. I love Reggie’s cooking and I’m glad he calls Austin home.
Hi I am Reggie’s Daughter and I was just wondering who you were and if I know you so if you would please reply to this that would be great.
Yes, I know your parents. You briefly lived with me in Santa Barbara when your dad was opening a restaurant in Ojai, CA.