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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Tom Perini has served |
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distinctively Texan food at the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo |
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Gap, earning a wide circle of fans from across the Lone Star State |
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and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, After taking over his family's ranch in 1965, Mr. |
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Perini soon became known among his fellow cattlemen as an expert |
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open-range cook, and in 1973, he began a successful catering |
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business; he opened the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in a former hay barn |
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10 years later, and it has since become a popular destination for |
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chuck wagon style cuisine; the restaurant specializes in simply |
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prepared steaks cooked over very hot mesquite coals, but is also |
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known for its side dishes and desserts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Perini has been invited to cook at the James |
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Beard House in New York, and he has prepared meals at the Texas |
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Governor's Mansion and the White House; he has appeared on NBC's |
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Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, and Fox and Friends, and he has |
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traveled as far afield as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw to |
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introduce Texas cooking on behalf of the United States Meat Export |
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Federation and the Texas Beef Council; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. Perini shared many of his favorite |
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recipes in the cookbook Texas Cowboy Cooking, which has gone on to |
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sell more than 100,000 copies; he and his food are regularly praised |
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by the media, with Saveur magazine including him on its |
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"Twenty-Four Reasons Why We Love Texas" and Food Network Magazine |
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calling his hamburger the best in the state; most recently, he was |
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featured on the cover of Texas Monthly, accompanying an article |
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about his fried chicken; and |
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WHEREAS, The proud tradition of cowboy cooking is one of the |
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glories of Texas culture, and Tom Perini has distinguished himself |
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as one of its most expert practitioners; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Tom Perini for his achievements as a |
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chef and restaurateur and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Perini as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |