Café 1217

Look Who’s Cookin’: Diana Bratton

A fun Q&A with some of the state’s up-and-coming chefs as well as culinary superstars. Photography by Janet Warlick   DIANA BRATTON Café 1217 & Taco Mama / Hot Springs Hometown: McAllen, Texas. Are you a formally trained chef or an on-the-job-trained cook? Both. Where were you trained? I was formally trained at El Centro […]

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Out & About: Café 1217

Ginger is one of my favorite flavors — ginger snaps, ginger beer … I sometimes use it in my vegetable smoothies. So it goes without saying: Café 1217’s apple-lemon-ginger juice is one of faves. This locally owned restaurant is one of Hot Spring’s most popular eateries, and with good reason. The food is consistently well-prepared, […]

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