Second Helpings
Fri., Nov. 24, 2000
Ma Ferguson's
In the Austin Hilton6000 Middle Fiskville Road, 206-3030
Mon-Fri, 7am-10pm; Sat-Sun, 7am-11pm
Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson was the first female governor of Texas and the Hilton management renamed their dining venue in her honor in 1997. The new spring menu is a takeoff on Ma's Ferguson Forum newsletter and some of the dishes bear the names of her family members and political rivals. We doubt Ma ever served any Jerk Chicken or Vegetarian Sandwiches on Grilled Focaccia but we bet a fiscal conservative who worked to overturn Prohibition would approve of the $7.95 daily International Lunch Buffet and a wine list featuring several affordable Texas vintages by the glass.
