Taste of Parker County winners announced
June 1, 2021
More than 700 people, a record, gathered in Heritage Park last Thursday for the 12th annual Taste of Parker County benefiting the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Foundation.
Hungry patrons voted on their favorite eats and drinks and the results are in! The 2021 Taste of Parker County winners are:
Best Appetizer
- First Place: Ate1Seven
- Second Place: Tie between T&D BBQ and Shep’s
- Honorable Mentions: Amy’s Original Hot Sauce, White Beard’s BBQ and Texas Beef Company
Best Entrée
- First Place: Shep’s
- Second Place: T&D BBQ
- Third Place: Tailgaters BBQ
- Honorable Mentions: White Beard’s BBQ, Downtown Cantina and Antebellum Ale House
Best Beverage
- First Place: Shep’s
- Second Place: Ben E. Keith
- Third Place: Edgewise Eight Brewing
- Honorable Mentions: Ironworks Coffee, Major Perk Coffee and Chicken Express
Best Décor
- First Place: Texas Beef Company
- Second Place: Ate1Seven
- Third Place: Shep’s
- Honorable Mentions: Antebellum Ale House, Back Home Bakery and Smoke & Time BBQ
Most Unique Dish
- First Place: Harvest Trove
- Second Place: Ate1Seven
- Third Place: T&D BBQ
- Honorable Mentions: Shep’s, Back Home Bakery and Salt Horse Culinary
Best Side Dish
- First Place: Tailgaters BBQ
- Second Place: Tie between White Beard’s BBQ and T&D BBQ
- Honorable Mention: Chicken Express
Best Dessert
- First Place: Back Home Bakery
- Second Place: ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Food Services
- Third Place: Nothing Bundt Cakes
- Honorable Mentions: Aaron’s Catering, Harvest Trove and Lady Bird Pearl Macarons
Best “Mom & Popâ€
- First Place: Shep’s
- Second Place: Back Home Bakery
- Third Place: The Grove at Northside Remedy
- Honorable Mentions: Harvest Trove, Sweet Emilia’s and Salt Horse Culinary
Most Hospitable
- First Place: Shep’s
- Second Place: T&D BBQ
- Third Place: Tie between Ate1Seven and Texas Beef Company
- Honorable Mention: Salt Horse Culinary
Best Overall
- First Place: Shep’s
- Second Place: T&D BBQ
- Third Place: Ate1Seven
- Honorable Mentions: Tailgaters BBQ, Back Home Bakery and White Beard’s BBQ
Judge’s Favorites
- Favorite Entrée – Ghost pepper salsa brisket tacos from The Grove at Edgewise Eight
- Favorite Dessert – Raspberry Bread Pudding from Back Home Bakery
- Favorite Overall Item – Smoked pork belly with a sweet peach BBQ glaze from Shep’s