Did you know Monument Roofing is THE Durolast commercial roofing specialist in the Golden Triangle and SWLA?

Monument Roofing is THE Durolast resource for Beaumont, Port Arthur, Jasper and Lake Sam Rayburn, Winnie and Crystal Beach, and across the Golden Triangle.

A Durolast Roof lasts longer. 85% of a Durolast roof’s seams are factory welded which gives your restaurant, hotel, or retail center’s roof an unprecedented level of protection against leaks or roof damage.

Monument Roofing has the experienced team for all of your commercial roofing needs.

Protect your commercial roof with annual inspections from Monument Roofing.

Jump on any minor repairs before they become major – once water has a path, it will use it, turning small leaks into bigger (and more expensive) repairs.

For Beaumont, Mid County, Baytown, Houston, and Southwest LA, you can count on Monument Roofing for all of your low slope and flat roof repair, inspection, or replacement needs.

Call Monument Roofing: (409) 860-9343

Alternate Phone Number for Monument Roofing (800) 580-9343

Monument Roofing serves Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana from Sulphur to Houston to Lufkin to Galveston and Crystal Beach.

Choose a designated driver, download the Uber app, or call a car service.

Halloween is a FUN holiday. Dress up, enjoy your friends and family.

Remember- there are lots of kids on the streets each year in Southeast Texas on Halloween night.

Consider them and their safety while enjoying Halloween out and about in SETX.

Visit a Southeast Texas haunted house, enjoy a friend’s Halloween party, or have a great time at your favorite Golden Triangle bar or restaurant.

At the end of the night, make the responsible decision.

Don’t drink and drive in Southeast Texas.

Your friends at EatDrinkSETX.com remind you to use a designated driver this Halloween or to call a friend or a cab.

Happy Halloween Southeast Texas.

Keep it safe – use a designated driver, cab, or car service.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX & SETX Weddings
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Don’t drink and drive in Southeast Texas.

Southeast Texas Halloween Ideas: How to make a Jack O’ Lantern everyone will remember.

This Halloween, why not put a fun twist on pumpkin carving by making some Jack O’Melons? Watermelons carve up boo-tifully, and you can eat the fruit right away, making it easy to scare up some delicious Halloween fun, Golden Triangle style!

This Bat Jack O’Melon, Tiki Mask, and Jack O’Melon man can add a frightfully fun touch to a Southeast Texas Halloween party – and the whole family can help carve them. To get more watermelon carving ideas and instructions, visit www.watermelon.org.

Watermelons are a healthy addition to any Halloween party. They’re the lycopene leader among fresh produce, are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, and contain 6 percent of the daily value for vitamin B6 – all of which boost your immune system.

We could certainly use a healthy option on Halloween in Southeast Texas!

Jack O’ Lantern Watermelon Carving Tips
-Have the watermelon at room temperature when you carve. The cuts will be easier to make. You can chill the watermelon in the refrigerator after cutting and before serving.
-After you’ve drawn the design on the rind, insert toothpicks in key places to use as guides for your cuts.
-Use a sharp knife with a pointed tip – the sharper the knife, the easier and cleaner the cuts will be.
-When attaching cut pieces on the watermelon to make your design, use round toothpicks or skewers. Flat toothpicks will often break due to the weight of the piece or the thickness of the rind.

Bat Jack O’Melon
2 round watermelons, preferably yellow, for the body
Kitchen and paring knives
Cutting board
Green dry-erase marker (preferably washable)
Large bowl and spoon
Candy corns
4 to 6-inch wooden skewers
Toothpicks
Candle or light (battery powered tea lights work great. You can get them at any Southeast Texas HEB or Wal-Mart).
Wash watermelons under cool running water and pat dry.
On a cutting board, place the roundest watermelon on its side and cut off 1/4 to 1/2 inch of the stem end, being careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind. This will provide a sturdy base.
Using dry-erase marker, draw two eyes, an oval for a nose and a smiling mouth that would resemble a bat. Draw two ears and an outline of a forehead, continuing the line around to make the top for the bat that will be removed.
Use a knife to carefully cut away inside of the eyes, nose and mouth and also around the top of watermelon. Remove top and hollow out watermelon with spoon, reserving fruit to use in a fruit salad or punch.
On the second watermelon, use dry-erase marker to draw 2 bat wings (the top of the wings will have 2 points and the bottom of the wings will have 2 points.)
Use knife to carefully cut wings out, reserving inside of watermelon to make fruit salad or punch.
Attach wings to side of watermelon bat with wooden skewers, and use toothpicks to attach candy-corn as fangs.
Insert a candle to light up your bat.

Tiki Mask Table Decoration
1 oblong seedless watermelon
Pencil or green dry erase marker
Melon baller
Paring and kitchen knives
Spoon
Channel knife
Toothpick
Slice 1/4 inch off end of watermelon to provide a stable base.
Use pencil to draw the face, making adjustments in scale to your particular watermelon.
Use melon baller to scoop out nostrils; use small paring knife to clean up edges.
Next use paring knife to cut out the inside mouth area, leaving room for the teeth.
Next cut individual teeth, using the same small paring knife, and use a spoon to dig out a large area of flesh for the mouth cavity.
Next carve out eyes, digging a deep cavity in each, for drama. Use a channel knife to carve details.
Use some carved out pieces to cut a “bone” decoration for top of head, and attach with a toothpick.

There are lots of fun ways for Southeast Texas families to carve your watermelon Jack O’ Lantern.

Jack O’Melon
1 round watermelon
Melon baller
Pen Knife & Toothpicks

Cut a thin slice from the bottom of watermelon to provide a stable base.
Cut circular piece of the rind from the top, big enough to reach into to remove the flesh. Carefully remove that top section and reserve for later to be used as a lid.
Remove the flesh from inside the watermelon using melon baller, reserving melon balls for snacking or a fruit salad.
Once flesh is removed, drain any excess liquid from inside watermelon.
Using pen or knife, draw or scratch the outlines of eyes, nose, mouth, hair, ears or any other feature you want on the side of the watermelon, using a template as a guide. Then, following the outlines, cut the features into the watermelon and remove excess rind. To create a 3D effect with the features after you have cut them, push gently on the flaps of rind from inside the watermelon. (You can use toothpicks to prop the rind, if you want.)
A safe, battery-operated lamp can be firmly placed inside the watermelon to provide a haunting glow.
Place the circular piece of rind that you reserved back on top of the watermelon and your Jack O’Melon is ready to be displayed.

Happy Halloween Southeast Texas

We hope you enjoyed today’s new take on a Halloween classic – the Jack O’ Lantern.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX & SETX Weddings
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Serve your guests a little piece of yourself…

Kiss boring party food goodbye. The “Eat Yer Face Gelatin Mold Kit” is now available to anyone who wants to make an exact copy, or clone, of their face cast in gelatin and serve it up for a shockingly fun holiday dessert.

Mike Samonek, inventor of the kit and best-selling author of The Special Effects Cookbook series, states, “Mom always said the best gift is the gift of one’s self. So I created the ultimate in personalized gifts – an easy and safe way to cast your face in gelatin and serve it up on a platter at your next party or special occasion. It’s guaranteed to be the hit of your Halloween celebration.” Samonek@GWIS.com

Edible gelatin molds can be made from other body parts.

Each kit contains enough material for two small children’s faces or one adult face. Each mold can be used over and over again for different occasions throughout the year if kept sealed in a ziplock bag and stored in the refrigerator.

The mold can be air-dried for a week, shrinking to about half size with perfect proportions. Then a shrunken head gelatin or chocolate clone can be made.

Samonek’s Special Effects Cookbook won the first place gold medal in the education category at the Inventor’s Workshop International Education Foundation’s Great Idea Contest held at Disneyland.

There are several Halloween-themed recipes in the books including:

—  Smoking Wicked Witch of the West’s Hat Cake
—  Foggy Graveyard Cake
—  Edible Spider Web and Spider
—  3-D Dinosaur Carousel Cake with Spinning Pinwheel Top
—  Jurassic Gingerbread T-Rex Skeleton Cake

Samonek, who is currently appearing on an episode of “Unwrapped” on the FoodTV network, states, “I wrote the books to inspire children to get interested in math and science. We need more scientists and engineers. What better way than to show kids

how to create edible movie-type special effects that smoke, erupt, sing, move, snap, crackle and pop.

“Kids love the idea of playing with their food. I’ve given them a way to do just that and learn basic principles of physical science at the same time.”

The books come with a free bonus booklet titled Brainerd Explains the Cool Science in the Special Effects Cookbooks.  So if a curious child asks a parent how a special effect works, and the parent doesn’t know, Brainerd explains it in simple terms a child can understand.

Samonek continues, “I get letters from science teachers praising the books and their ability to simultaneously entertain and teach. Their favorite science experiment recipe is the Erupting Volcano Cake, which erupts edible strawberry foam ‘lava’ while blowing out safe ‘smoke.’ Then the whole class gets to eat the science experiment.”

Check out the Special Effects Cookbook for this recipe and more!

Samonek@GWIS.com

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

If you need a first class company picnic venue in Orange Tx, schedule a consultation with The Brown Estate.

The newly renovated historic Orange TX event venue has tremendous experience serving companies looking for privacy, excellent catering, and ambiance at their events.

• Beautiful historic home with extensive well kept grounds
• Lots of setup options – indoor, outdoor, or a combination
• “One Stop” Orange TX company picnic venue – catering, decorating, tables/chairs, AV setup can all be handled in house
• Gated Orange TX event facility – ensuring privacy and security

The Brown Estate is a top company picnic enue in Orange Tx.

Discover this great Orange event venue for yourself today.

• The Brown Estate – Venue for Southeast Texas weddings, receptions, anniversary parties, and more.
• 4205 Park Avenue.  Orange, Texas 77630
• Brown Estate Phone:  409-883-2939
• Brown Estate Fax: 409-330-4969
• Brown Estate E-mail: Terrie.smith@lsco.edu

Make this your best Southeast Texas company picnic ever.

The Brown Estate can help.

Are you looking for more Southeast Texas company picnic ideas?

Stay tuned.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX & SETX Weddings
• (512) 567-8068
• EatDrinkSETX@gmail.com
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

You can also “Like” Eat Drink SETX to receive the latest information on corporate event caterers and venues right on your cell phone or iPad.

Are you looking to have a great Southeast Texas company picnic this year? You’ll love The Brown Estate.

Eat Drink SETX Effectively Tells Your Story

Advertising can be challenging – fortunately, there are experts who can help you market your restaurant or club effectively and on budget.

Advertise your restaurant, event, festival, or Golden Triangle business with Eat Drink SETX.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• Call with advertising questions or to schedule a free consultation: (512) 567-8068
• E-mail Southeast Texas marketing questions to: EatDrinkSETX@gmail.com

Eat Drink SETX advertisers receive a fully integrated multi-media marketing campaign:

• Custom marketing articles highlighting the features that make you special – and that will make our readers want to come in for a visit.
• Best SEO Marketing System in Southeast Texas. We make it easy for new clients to find you on internet searches. No one can make you more visible on Google and other search engines than Eat Drink SETX (part of the SETX Advertising Network).
• Digital Advertising Banners that run 24/7 – they are not rotated like those offered by some Southeast Texas media companies.
• Consistent Southeast Texas Social Media Campaign across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Click here for more information about our Southeast Texas Advertising campaigns.

You can advertise effectively in Southeast Texas.

Eat Drink SETX is here to help local restaurants tell their story to local diners every day – and we will ensure your marketing doesn’t go over your budget.

Are you looking for a special Golden Triangle entertainment event or festival? 

Would you like recommendations for the perfect restaurant this Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or for date night?

Stay tuned.

Eat Drink SETX is your food and entertainment magazine for Southeast Texas.

Enjoy Texas Takes on Cajun Classics and Breakfast All Day

If you’re in Galveston, you probably want to spend as much time on or near the water as you can.

The Gumbo Diner is right on the Galveston Seawall.

Start with the beignets.

Breakfast  (and beignets) areserved all day. 

The Shrimp and Grits are excellent, as are the big fluffy pancakes.

I also enjoy the fresh seafood appetizers.

Try the Cajun Pistolettes and Bacon Wrapped Shrimp.

End your meal with beignets.

The Gumbo Diner

3602 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550

Check Out the Gumbo Diner Menu: thegumbodiner.com

Phone: (409) 762-3232

We hope you have enjoyed today’s Galveston restaurant recommendation.

Stay tuned for upcoming concert announcements, restaurant reviews, introductions to local night clubs, and activities.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Enjoy your visit to Galveston – on the beach or off, this classic Texas road trip destination has a lot to offer.

Monument Roofing is your Durolast Certified Contractor in Beaumont, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Louisiana.

With a Durolast roof, 85% of the seams are factory-welded, which reduces potential leak points.

When you’re looking for commercial roofing experts in Lumberton, Baytown, Sulphur, or Clear Lake, you can count on Monument Roofing for a roof that lasts and lasts.

Alternate Phone Number for Monument Roofing (800) 580-9343

Monument Roofing is THE Durolast low slope and flat roof specialist for Pasadena, Bay City, Bridge City, Dayton, Crosby, Beaumont, Winnie, Sulphur, and Lake Charles.

Get a Durolast roof from Monument Roofing serving Silsbee, Vidor, Orange, Lake Charles, West Lake, Pasadena, Bay City, and the Houston area.

Commercial Roofing done right in Texas and Louisiana – Monument Roofing.

Member Great Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau.

Why?

County Sign and Awning can assist with any kind of commercial sign from digital signs that let you announce your specials to channel letter signs that stand out.

Are you ready to get County Signs team of experts started on your custom sign design?

Call today: (409) 246-8448.

You can also email 2^nd generation owner Matt Drew anytime: Matt@CountySigns.net

Your restaurant or venue can have your “just right” commercial sign.

It all starts with a single phone call.

County Sign’s design and installation coverage area includes: Beaumont, Port Arthur, Vidor, Orange, Jasper, Lake Sam Rayburn, Lufkin, Woodville, Winnie, Dayton, and Baytown TX.

Monument Roofing has earned a strong reputation as a go to commercial roofing specialist for Southeast Texas.

Their team can design your roof and make sure it is built to last.

Here is a testimonial from a satisfied Monument Roofing client:

For more information, contact:

Monument Roofing

Generations of Commercial Roof Experience for medical offices in Southwest Louisiana and SETX

(409) 860-9343 or (800) 580-9343

Click here for the Monument Roofing Systems Website

Monument Roofing is an active member of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and rated (and an award winner for customer satisfaction) from the Better Business Bureau.

Monument Roofing is THE Durolast certified roofing contractor serving the Houston area, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Lousiana.

Education Meets Excitement at the Elissa

Families in search of Southeast Texas summer fun have long looked to Galveston.

The short drive from anywhere in Southeast Texas and ample options for family friendly entertainment combine with the instinctual lure of the sea when temperatures rise to make a tempting package.

Southeast Texas families fill ferries to Galveston beaches and attractions.

For lots of families the mission is food and fun.

Many other Southeast Texas families look to combine entertainment with education, taking advantage of Galveston’s robust museum culture.

One popular Galveston family exhibit is the Tall Ship Elissa.

The Elissa is the heart of the Texas Seaport Museum.

Southeast Texas families share the adventure of the high seas at the Texas Seaport Museum, home of the celebrated 1877 tall ship Elissa.

Children and adults enjoy scrambling about the decks of this floating National Historic Landmark.

Walking Elissa‘s decks makes it easy to imagine the days when daring sailors explored the world’s mysterious oceans.

In the adjacent museum and theater, Southeast Texas families learn of Elissa‘s dramatic rescue from the scrapyard and her meticulous restoration.

Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum also tells the story of a rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration.

Southeast Texas families can search for ancestors with a one-of-a-kind computer database containing the names of more than 133,000 immigrants who entered the United States through Galveston, “The Ellis Island of the West.”

For Southeast Texas families, the Museum’s staff and volunteers bring the past to life through special exhibits and educational programs.

About The Elissa:

Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland by Alexander Hall & Company.

The Elissa carries nineteen sails covering over one-quarter of an acre in surface area. Tall ships are classified by the configuration of their sailing rig. In ELISSA’s case, she is a “barque” because she carries square and fore-and-aft sails on her fore and mainmasts, but only fore-and-aft sails on her mizzenmast.

Ongoing Exhibits and Films:

Film: Passage to Galveston: The Story of ELISSA, presented every day on the hour and half-hour, at the theater in the Texas Seaport Museum. This 17-minute, award-winning documentary beautifully tells the story of Elissa‘s discovery, purchase and restoration. Entrance to the film is included in the museum admission price.

Admission
Adults (age 19 & older): $12
Youth (age 6 thru 18): $9
Children (age 5 & under): Free
GHF members: Free

Rental Information
With moonlight silhouetting the masts of the 1877 tall ship Elissa, Texas Seaport Museum provides a romantic, outdoor setting for weddings and receptions. The location on Galveston’s historic waterfront also offers a picturesque site for a variety of business and social functions.

Galveston Historical Foundation’s properties offer unique and affordable locations for your party, wedding, luncheon, dinner or business meeting. For reservation information, call (409)763-1877 . Or to have a brochure sent to you, please send an email to elissa@galvestonhistory.org.

Hours of Operation
Open Daily: 10am – 5pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and during annual Sea Trials.

Note: Last ticket is sold at 4:30pm. Hours may be seasonal and subject to change. 

Of course, Southeast Texas families can find lots of great food while you’re there.

Some of our EatDrinkSETX.com reader favorites are:

• Cafe Michael Burger: This is a great Galveston hamburger restaurant. You can tell lots of the diners are local, which is a great sign. These Galveston Burgers are big, the fries are hand cut, and there are lots of German options, increasingly difficult to find despite the large number of German immigrants who first arrived in the US through the Port of Galveston.
• The Gumbo Diner: Where Gulf Coast meets old South. Whether you choose smothered pork chops (an EatDrinkSETX.com writer’s favorite) or the fried shrimp (crispy without overcooking), this is a Southeast Texas family friendly diner. Click here for The Gumbo Diner’s Facebook Page
• Fish Tales: Conveniently located on Seawall Boulevard, there are LOTS of Gulf view tables. There’s usually a mixed crowd- tourist families, college friends, and always a few couples on dates. Food is pretty straight forward – burgers, seafood, salads, sandwiches. A great place to enjoy an ocean breeze and talk about the day’s events.

When you’re looking for Southeast Family fun, Galveston has a lot to offer.

From miles of beaches to Moody Gardens to museums and historic sites there is a lot to offer SETX families.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Take your advertising to the next level – it starts with one call to Eat Drink SETX.

Ellen Trout Zoo

Is your family planning a trip to Lufkin? Are you looking for kid friendly activities?

Lufkin is home to one of our favorite zoos.

The Ellen Trout Zoo is located in a beautiful park by the expo center / rodeo barn.

Your kids adventure begins even before you get to the animal enclosures – there are peacocks everywhere!

There are lots of cool animals including hippos, rhinos, giraffes, jaguars, and monkeys.

Ellen Trout Zoo

300 East Shepherd

Lufkin, TX 75901

(936) 634-8881

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Give Yourself a Gift This Year

Outsource Your Payroll and Human Resources Duties!

No one works harder than restaurant owners.

You got into the restaurant business because you like to cook, to create.

Very few got into the business because they love spending hours and hours on payroll and employee benefits.

Give yourself a special gift this year – call R&P Employer Solutions and outsource your payroll and HR duties.

• R&P Employer Solutions – Southeast Texas payroll services, employee benefits, time keeping, and workers comp insurance
• Keith Robichau, COO
• (409) 838-1220
• Keith@RPES.biz
• 3280 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont TX

There are some gifts you remember for a lifetime – outsourcing your payroll will be one of them.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068.
• E-mail SETXAdvertising@Gmail.com 

Are you ready for help outsourcing HR functions, payroll? 

Call R&P Employer Solutions Today: (409) 838-1220.

Make this a Southeast Texas Labor Day celebration to remember.

Whether you’re grilling with friends or dining out, we wish you a Happy Labor Day Southeast Texas.

Either way, your family will have a Beaumont  Labor Day to remember. 

Don’t Drink and Drive Southeast Texas Labor Day.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX

• Call for help with your Southeast Texas Advertising: (512) 567-8068

• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Sam Rayburn has earned a reputation as one of Texas’ premier big bass lakes.

When you visit, you have a real chance at a bass over ten pounds (something many anglers never achieve on other lakes).

Sam Rayburn is also popular for crappie fishing, running trot lines for catfish, and white bass fishing. There are even giant stripers in the deep currents.

When you come off the water, you’ll probably be hungry!

Head over to The Stump for a big hamburger, sirloin steak, and an ice cold beer.

The Stump Restaurant – Breakfast, Burgers, and Seafood on Sam Rayburn

3819 Sam Rayburn Pkwy, Brookeland, TX 75931

thestumprestaurant.com

Call The Stump Restaurant for To Go Orders: (409) 698-9495

Stay tuned to Eat Drink SETX for more East Texas entertainment recommendations, Golden Triangle concert announcements, and local restaurant reviews.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

We hope you enjoy your visit to Sam Rayburn – and The Stump Restaurant.