Dining
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
A love letter to Texas cuisine: Whiskey Ridge restaurant now open A new restaurant called Whiskey Ridge opened in Driftwood on Nov. 11. The new culinary concept is locally owned by restaurateurs Matt Dodson, Kathy Dodson, Doug Young and Katie Young. On the menu Kathy Dodson said Whiskey Ridge is a “love letter to Texas cuisine and spirits.” The restaurant serves fresh Gulf Coast seafood and locally sourced meats. Whiskey Ridge also o ers an extensive, curated selection of whiskey and Texas distilled spirits. “We also have an innovative cocktail program, which is [going to] use hill country-inspired ingredi- ents like wild owers and bee pollen,” Dodson said. Meet the chef Executive Chef Steve Warner is born and raised in Central Texas and has worked in other local establishments like ATX Cocina and Bulevar. The Whiskey Ridge menu is about celebrating everything he loves about Texas cooking “with the freedom to push boundaries,” Warner said in a news release. “We’re taking dishes that feel like home—like our chicken fried steak, which we’re elevating with aged rib-eye—and giving them life through classic technique,” Warner said. What else? Whiskey Ridge also has two private event spaces— The Ranger Room and a covered porch area—for celebrations and corporate events.
The restaurant o ers a selection of steaks, chops and lets. All steaks are cut in-house and grilled over an open ame, according to a news release.
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8750 W. RR 150, Bldg. 300, Driftwood www.whiskeyridgetx.com
Katie Young and Kathy Dodson are two of four Whiskey Ridge owners.
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