TITLE: Honoring the achievements of chef and restaurateur Tom Perini of Buffalo Gap.

SUMMARY: Honoring the achievements of chef and restaurateur Tom Perini of Buffalo Gap.

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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Tom Perini has served distinctively Texan food at the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap, earning a wide circle of fans from across the Lone Star State and beyond; and WHEREAS, After taking over his family's ranch in 1965, Mr. Perini soon became known among his fellow cattlemen as an expert open-range cook, and in 1973, he began a successful catering business; he opened the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in a former hay barn 10 years later, and it has since become a popular destination for chuck wagon style cuisine; the restaurant specializes in simply prepared steaks cooked over very hot mesquite coals, but is also known for its side dishes and desserts; and WHEREAS, Mr. Perini has been invited to cook at the James Beard House in New York, and he has prepared meals at the Texas Governor's Mansion and the White House; he has appeared on NBC's Today Show,CBS's The Early Show,and Fox and Friends,and he has traveled as far afield as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw to introduce Texas cooking on behalf of the United States Meat Export Federation and the Texas Beef Council; and WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. Perini shared many of his favorite recipes in the cookbook Texas Cowboy Cooking,which has gone on to sell more than 100,000 copies; he and his food are regularly praised by the media, with Saveur magazine including him on its "Twenty-Four Reasons Why We Love Texas" and Food Network Magazine calling his hamburger the best in the state; most recently, he was featured on the cover of Texas Monthly,accompanying an article about his fried chicken; and WHEREAS, The proud tradition of cowboy cooking is one of the glories of Texas culture, and Tom Perini has distinguished himself as one of its most expert practitioners; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commend Tom Perini for his achievements as a chef and restaurateur and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Perini as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. King of Taylor Keffer Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1315 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House