About our Ingredients

We only use food that we can find in our region, so the bounties and scarcities of the seasons are always the theme; we have asparagus for three or four glorious weeks, look forward to the apples in August, and are grateful when we are blessed in the rare year that apricots arrive. We marvel at fall flounder, and miss our South Texas limes and lemons when they disappear in the Spring, but know they’ll always come back next year.

Because of this focus, preservation is key. We dry, can, pickle, ferment, smoke, candy and freeze like pioneers, and we love the challenge and reward of the infinite puzzle of making food in such a beautiful and volatile place.

We do not use vegetables and fruit grown far away, meats from factory farms, fish that are not from our waters, or foreign cheeses. Our potatoes are certified organic if not locally sourced. We will have a few pistachios from our neighbors in New Mexico from time to time.

Dai Due is seed oil-free. We cook predominately with Texas olive oil, animal fats from hogs, beef, chicken and duck, and butter. We deep-fry in beef tallow. Our mayonnaise is made with Zero Acres fermented sugarcane oil.

Almost all of our dry goods and vinegars are certified organic. We buy mostly organic grains and corn grown and milled in Texas.

Our wines and beers are from Texas. The wines are never made from imported grapes.  We believe in these industries and feel that these products represent the true terroir of Texas.

Our non-alcoholic beverages are made in-house or are sourced from local producers, and likewise reflect the generosities of the markets.