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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1983)
C«6l Ajeriictaji 'Xepiaj (T CALENDER FEBRUARY At Ease Local 3: Canadian Brass 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 5: Dessert with the Brazos Pops 7 p.m. — Brazos Center 7: Black Awareness Forum — “Black History, Its Meaning, Scope and Challenge" 7 p.m. — 502 Rudder Tower 7-18: African Art Exhibit — MSC GaUery 9: Dick Gregory 8 p.m. — Rudder Theater 9-12: Blood Wedding — Rudder Theater 14: Black Awareness Forum — “African Liberation Struggles in the Post-Vietnam Era" 7 p.m. — 501 Rudder Tower 14-16: Evita 8 p.m. — Rud der Auditorium 16-19: Student Conference on National Affairs 18: Eugene Fodor, violinist 8 p.m. — Rudder Auditorium Rudder Tower 24-26: Buried Child 7 p.m. — Rudder Theater 25: Miss TAMU Scholarship Pageant — Rudder Auditorium 28: Black Awareness Forum — “Issues Facing the Black World: 1983-2000“ 7 p.m. — 501 Rudder Tower Dallas 11: Joel Grey — Dallas Pops Orchestra 11: Harlem Globetrotters — Reunion Arena 12-13.* Truck and Tractor Pull — Reunion Arena 15: Eric Clapton with Ru Q)oder — Reunion Arena 18: Sammy Hagar — Reun ion Arena 28-March 1: RUSH — Reunion Arena 20: "The Big Event" — Stu dent Government 21: Black Awareness Forum Malcolm X — a Review of the 60s: His Contribution and Lega cy on the 17th Anniversary of is Assassination" 7 p.m. —501 Austin 6: The Royal Lippizan Stallions — Special Events Center 3 p.m. 10: The Harlem Globetrotters 7:30 p.m. — Special Events Center 13: Eric Clapton with Ry Cooder and his band 8 p.m. — Special Events Center 14: Judas Priest with Heaven 8 p.m. — Special Events Center 19: Billy Squier with Saga 8 p.m. — Special Events Center 25: Larry Gatlin and The Gat lin Brothers with Dottie West and Razzy Bailey 8 p.m. — Spe cial Events Center 26: Southwest Conference Championship Swim Meet — Texas Swim Center 28: The Kinks 8 p.m. — Spe cial Events Center Houston 4: RUSH tickets go on sale — Summit 4- 6: Motorcycle Trade Show — Astrodome 5- 6: Motorcycle Champion ship — Astrodome 6: Harlem Globetrotters — Summit 9-13: Sesame Street Live — Eateries Restaurants ot a\\ kinds can be found in Bryan-College Station — everything from the fast-food and take-out joints to those of the wine and dine variety. But a few restaurants stand out from the rest — because ot the overall lack of tact in decor or the posh-posh image they project — usually determined by the own- eris personality. We've attempted to bring you a few of these different places but could not feature all of them. So, restaurant hunters, don't just stop here in the search for the uni que place to feed your face — there are more to be found. And all it takes to discover one is time, money and hunger. The Texan Elite eats by Patti Schwierzke Battalion staff The Texan's reputation for good food was not acquired overnight. The Texan started as a drive-in 16 years ago and today is one of the best restaurants in Bryan-College Station. “We gradually changed it from a drive-in to a restaurant," said Diana Tapley, co-owner of the restaurant with her hus band. “It didn't happen all at once." Robert Tapley was a physics professor at Texas A&M when he decided to succumb to his first joy — cooking — and opened a restaurant 16 years ago. “When we first got married, our hobby was cooking," Mrs. Tapley said. "We used to have dinner parties and our friends would say 'Why don't you all open a restaurant?"' All of the entrees are cooked by one of the owners. All of the wine is chosen by the owners. Each time they decide to put a new type of wine on the menu, the owners taste at least three different varieties before select ing a menu wine. “We sample all the wine," Mrs Tapley said. “We have tasted at least three wines for every choice we have made." The Texan has dishes ranging from a sirloin steak to quail with white grapes but their specialty is fresh lobster. “We fly our lobsters in from Boston," Mrs. Tapley said. “That is one of our specialties but we also have Chinese food, a Japanese dish, several chicken dishes and numerous steaks." “We love it when students from Texas A&M come before some special occasion," Tapley said. “We have an awful lot of people who come in often. They are like regular customers." Tapley also said that a lot of their best recipes came from her father-in-law who was a mem ber of the Boston Symphony for 57 years. There were people from all over the world in the symphony and they scared re cipes with each other. Mr. Tapley graduated from Texas A&M and then they left for three years before returning to teach physics. After a while they decided to open a re staurant and have never been sorry. “We love it," Mrs. Tapley said. “People really appreciate it so it ends up making it all worth while." special matinees Saturday and Sunday — Summit 14: Eric Clapton with Ry Cooder — Summit 17: Big Band Extravaganza 8 p.m. — Summit 19: Sammy Hagar 8 p.m. — Summit 19: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo starts 23: Kool & The Gang — Rodeo Show 24: Mel Tillis — Rodeo Show 25: Merle Haggard — Rodeo Show 26: Hank Williams Jr. — Rodeo Show 26: T.G. Shepard and Lacy J. Dalton — Rodeo Show 27: Eddie Rabbitt and Ros- sanne Cash — Rodeo Show 28: Conway Twitty and Syl via — Rodeo Show San Antonio Kerrville 19: Carlos Barbosa-Lima, clas sical guitarist. 8 p.m. Tickets $5 advance, $6 at the door — Kerr ville Winter Music Festival Information Houston Summit — (713) 961-9003 Brazos Center — 779-8338 MSC Box Office in Rudder Tower — 845- 1234 Frank Erwin Spe cial Events Center in Austin — (512) 471- 7744 or 477-6060 11-20: Rodeo Livestock Show & mitted to the CALENDER for publics- tion, although the decision to publish lies solely with the editor. The CALENDER is a new feature that will run the first issue of each month. Deadline for submitted items is the third Monday of the month prior to publication. Eat 'em or beat 'em by Ann Ramsbottom following among many university students. "I love the Aggies," Starling said. "Fve been waiting on stu dents for many years." Buster's is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fish Richard Battalion staff “Eat it and beat it at Buster's- ... somewhere in Bryan." The popular advertisement seen in the form of a bumper sticker properly describes the not-so-traditional eating estab lishment in the Bryan-College Station area. “We're just plain country, no thing fancy," said Carol Starl ing, co-owner of Buster's. The restaurant seats 40, and the parking lot serves just a few, but Starling says that business is really good. Buster's, co-owned by Starl ing and his daughter Jackie, has been in business since April of last year. Both Starling and Tyler cook all of the meals in addition to running the business. The restaurant is small, quaint...and just plain country. "I feel like the customers are more at ease in this kind of an atmosphere," Starling said. Buster's serves the usual hamburgers and french fries, but features a few dishes not commonly seen on a menu. Bus ter's famous red beans and rice with sausage has already gained Home made by Donn Friedman Battalion Reporter Most successful restaurants go through extensive planning stages to determine a theme and location. And then others just happen — like Fish Richards Half Century House, said its General Manager Bill Perry. Originally the restaurant, lo cated in a remodeled house on Wellborn road, was going to be painted bright yellow and be cal led the Lemon Tree, he said. '.'When we started, I was looking to create a nice cocktail lounge that served hors d'oeuvres," he said. But by the time it opened, the theme had evolved into a full dining estab lishment. It started with the renovation of an an old house in 1977. Dur ing the work, a piece of wood was discovered with “Fish Richards '27" burned into it. “It (the theme) hit us on the head," said Perry.