Thorndale

Last Summer, Christin and I took a trip to Lafayette with our good friends Joe and Linda. I still remember the first time I met Linda, almost a decade back. She was heading to Austin from her home in Louisiana and, as many folks do, stopped in to see what we were about. After looking around, she found some Tabasco Garlic Sauce. Ecstatic to find this variety in Texas, she was hooked. It was predominantly sold only in Tabasco’s domain, outside Lafayette. On our trip last year, Linda personally took us on a tour of that very factory. Highly recommend, by the way; just an incredible family history, legacy, and billiondollar empire on Avery Island. It’s about as close to a sovereign nation on U.S. soil as you’ll find anywhere, and it’s open to the public.