Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Prophet Obadiah

James Tissot /1888

First Reading from the Book of Prophet Isaiah

Thus says the LORD:
Remember not the events of the past,
the things of long ago consider not;
see, I am doing something new!
Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
In the desert I make a way,
in the wasteland, rivers.
The people I formed for myself,
that they might announce my praise.
Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob,
for you grew weary of me, O Israel.
You burdened me with your sins,
and wearied me with your crimes.
It is I, I, who wipe out,
for my own sake, your offenses;
your sins I remember no more.

The Best Donut in the World.

Fort Worth residents have a healthy choice of donut options. Boastful it may be, but I consider myself a connoisseur of the delicacy even though I can no longer can eat them.

The idea for this post comes from reading a Facebook "wall" (thanks Catherine) which had mentioned a trip to Krispy Kreme.

When the Krispy Kreme opened in Arlington, 10 years ago, my wife, son and I were there on opening day. I like them, I like their freshness, and I like the atmosphere of the place, but after time for reflection, I still prefer the Dunkin' Donut (currently reviving in DFW). In Center City Philadelphia, there is a Dunkin' Donut store every other block, far outnumbering Starbucks or any other food franchise. I have always liked the Dunkin Donuts coffee, too. But as to there donut, I think it has a little more body and is less sugary sweet.

In Fort Worth, if I have my choice. I'll take Paul's off Magnolia. The mid-cities has a new Dunkin Donuts, and in Grapevine, there was a drive thru donut store for years on Grapevine Highway that had the biggest and best donuts in DFW (is it still there?). Meadowbrook has a good donut shop on Meadowbrook Blvd. near Eastern Hills High School, and there are strip shopping center donut shops everywhere in DFW which usually serve good donuts.

What is it about this little wheel of deep fried dough that has moved some many people to stake their living on making and selling them? We don't have pie stores on every block. Maybe it's because one can have so many varieties. Maybe it's their compactness and ease of assembly. There is something about sharing them that is enjoyable for both giver and receiver. The donut has the right combination of ease of transport, eat-at-your-leisure, who-needs-health-food goodness, that makes them a perfect gift.

My favorite is the cinnamon-sugar cake donut, with a pint of chocolate milk.

Have a favorite donut shop?

Editor's Note: to donut-shop searchers in Fort Worth. Please read the comments below for more donut options.  Also in the right column you can "search this blog" for many other donut options. Just type "donuts" in the blank space.

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La Piazza, Fort Worth's Best Italian?

St. Valentine's Day brought F&FW a nice run of fine-dining reviews, including reviews of Grace, Bistro Louise, and now La Piazza restaurants. Thank you Sunni, Jake, and, for this post, Becca/East. Becca was accompanied by husband, Brinton.
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On Valentine's Day we decided to try something new. La Piazza is tucked away in a back corner of University Park Village and has been there since 1991.

Entrance:
The entrance is located through the courtyard and the regulars know the parking is located behind the building. So, no need to know you are in an outdoor shopping mall.

Dress code:
My husband was told that there is a dress code when he made the reservation. No tie is required but they ask that men wear a jacket. It is not a stuffy place but it was very nice and the dress code helps with the atmosphere.
(editor's comment: I would go for that reason alone, and might as well require the tie, too.)

Menu:
There was a fixed price menu for Valentine's Day. We both ordered the salad, which was perfectly cold with crisp, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onion and capers. The salad dressing was a creamy garlic and was delicious. I ordered the veal with green peppercorn sauce and Brinton ordered the sole with lemon butter sauce. I was thrilled with my dish, the veal was tender and the sauce perfect. Brinton said that his sole was good but should have had more than a drizzle of sauce because it was so good. Both entrees were served with sides of roast potato and spinach. For desert I ordered the cheesecake -- good, Brinton ordered the melting chocolate cake -- heavenly.

The service was great and the atmosphere inviting. We will definitely go back.

La Piazza
1600 S University Dr # 601
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 334-0000