Guest Blogger, Rick Rhodes, Assistant Commissioner of Rural Economic Development
Besides having immediate name recognition, the city of Muleshoe, Texas, also has promoted itself as a tourism destination through the Texas Department of Agriculture's GO TEXAN Rural Community Program.
Last June, the Food Network visited Muleshoe to film an "Ace of Cakes" episode called "Slow Mules and Fast Cars." Chef Duff Goldman and his crew experienced true Texas hospitality as they enjoyed a potluck dinner, complete with savory Texas brisket and homemade ice cream. The bakers even got to ride authentic Muleshoe mules.
More than 200 people, including TDA Rural Economic Development staff, eagerly awaited the Muleshoe-themed cake made by Chef Duff and his crew. The cake was in the shape of a mule-riding hat (6” brim) - not to be confused with a cowboy hat - sitting on top of two mule shoes. Christian, the mule ridden by Chef Duff, even sampled some cake.
I applaud the leaders of Muleshoe for taking steps get the city's name out there.
3 comments:
Lindsay Byrd, the TDA Rural Summer Intern for Levelland and I had the opportunity to be in Muleshoe for this event. It was a great time and we loved being part of something so sweet! Congratulations to Janet Claborn and the City of Muleshoe on a fantastic event.
Lindsay had so much fun she even wrote about the experience on our Levelland EDC blog. You can read teh blog at http://texas.golevelland.com/Live/bid/34071/Mules-Mexican-Food-and-Music.
We also posted pictures of the fun on our Levelland flickr account. You can see them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/levelland/sets/72157624347616310/
Thanks for sharing, Dave!
Texas is a beautiful place to retire and people will surely love the warm climate there. I am currently helping my relatives find a community. They are interested with retirement communities new york but I will definitely tell them about Texan retirement communities.
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