Chef Tai has expressed his great appreciation for the outpouring of support from the Bryan/College Station area as well as the great Aggie Network.  Let’s show the rest of the country how proud we are of our community and the great entrepreneurs in it.

If you haven’t had any of Chef Tai’s food before, you are seriously missing out.  You can check his website at cheftai.com, to find out when the truck will be near you!  Try the Kobe burger, it’s paradise on a bun.

Remember to vote everyday at http://foodtrucks.teamdigital.com/, let’s bring home a victory!

Now that you know where to eat lunch tomorrow, let me help you find your new home or sell your current one.  Feel free to give me a call @ 979.255.1839!

Clay Lee – Realtor

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Gucci Dog Harness: $355.00

Gucci Travel Bag: $820.00

Gucci Travel Bed: $290.00

Louis Vuitton Pet Carrier Bag: $1,570.00

Juicy Couture Cashmere Dog Sweater: $47.50

Today’s Luxury Market isn’t just about people anymore. The affluent buyer expects luxury in every aspect of his or her life including the family pet. It seems that there is no limit to what they will spend to have their pets live in the lap of luxury. So my question to all our reader’s is: “How much would you spend on your pet?”

Clay Lee

College Station’s #1 Luxury Lifestyle and Real Estate Expert for over a Decade!

When I first came to College Station over a decade ago, I remember everyone complaining that we just didn’t’ have enough good places to eat. They also complained that what we did have wasn’t all the amazing.

Well just over a year ago, one of my long time clients and college friends Wade Barkman moved backed to College Station to try to change that. In 1999, Wade graduated from Texas A&M and moved to New York to attend the Culinary Institue of America. When he finished there, he moved to one of the “foodie” capitols of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. There he ran several restaurants including the 808 Steakhouse at Caesar’s Palace. When Steve Wynn opened his new hotel, The Wynn, Wade was stolen away to be the general manager at a struggling restaurant called Corsa Cucina. Within weeks, Wade and the head chef guted everything in the restaurant and rebuilt it into one of the top restaurants in Las Vegas. Tired of being an employee and not an owner, Wade decided to look at how he could change that. His first thought was in his home state of New Mexico, but that proved to be an almost impossibility with the cost of acquiring property, excessive special fees and more. One day it hit him that his alma mater might just be the place to make his mark.

With College Stations relatively inexpensive real estate and a favorable base of his fellow Aggies from Texas A&M, this would turn out to be the right fit for Wade. He and his family poured their heart and soul into finding the right location, creating the perfect environment, developing the right menu, having the perfect wines, and most importantly hiring the best staff they could find. They pulled in luxury home builder, Rob Crowley, to re-work the old Tavern restaurant into a world-class luxury steakhouse. Luck struck when head chef Brian Light came in to town and immediately hit it off with Wade and his brother/partner Nathan. They found an amazing head waiter in life-long resident Todd Newhouse who notably is one of the best and best known waiters in Bryan/College Station.

The public has noticed. Since May of last year, the Republic Steakhouse has been wooing the residents of Bryan/College Station and thousands of visitors. They have become the place to meet friends for drinks at their elaborate copper topped bar. It’s also where more and more companies are hosting their company events in their private rooms. But it’s not just the locals and visitors who have noticed. National and International Magazines have started noticing. Last year, Southern Living and Texas Monthly both featured the establishment with rave reviews. However, Wade Barkman doesn’t settle for “ok”. He’s a true perfectionist at heart and that is probably why we are friends! He is constantly wondering what they can do better and finally the rewards for doing that are coming in.

Last week, they were informed that AAA, one of the most trusted companies for travel information, would be awarding them a 4-Diamond Award! They are the first restaurant outside of a major city in Texas to receive this award. This is a very prestigious award that few restaurants will ever achieve and they’ve done it in their first 18 months of operation!

If you haven’t tried this amazing restaurant yet, you are missing out. Call and schedule your reservations today at 979-260-4120. They are located in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center on University Drive across Tarrow from the Hilton Hotel. Check them out on the web at http://www.TheRepublic1836.com

As always, if you would like more information on living the luxury lifestyle or buying or selling luxury real estate, please email me at RClayLee@Yahoo.com.

Clay Lee

College Station’s #1 Luxury Lifestyle and Real Estate Expert for over a decade!

Did you know that the City of College Station owns a single park that is 515 acres? It does, and it’s called Lick Creek Park. It’s open to the public year round and is located off of Rock Prairie Road in South College Station. If you haven’t been there yet, you are missing out on one of the coolest and FREE things to do in Bryan/College Station. Now one of the most well known park’s in the country is Central Park in New York City that has 843 acres. At 515 acres, Lick Creek isn’t that far off in comparison!

There are equestrian, bike, and pedestrian trails that run for man miles throughout the heavily wooded park. It’s comprised of some swampland which makes the terrain very interesting and a lot of fun for exploring. A lot of people take their dogs with them and go for a long walk to just enjoy nature. Some people venture off the trails and make a true hike through the unexplored wilderness! The coolest thing is when you come up on someone riding a horse! You have to have a permit to ride your horse there, and I think they even have stables available for boarding. It’s a great place to go to just get away from everything without having to drive too far. With all the trees, it’s not as hot as being in the open sun which makes it a great place to go in the summer.

Don’t waste another Saturday playing in the backyard, head over to Lick Creek Park. To get there, take Highway 6 South and exit Hwy 40/William D. Fitch Parkway. Go East on William D. Fitch Parkway past Pebble Creek to Rock Prairie Road. Turn right on Rock Prairie Road and go about a mile. You will come to the Equestrian Center first, but go a little bit further and you’ll be to the public entrance of the Park! For more information on Lick Creek Park, CLICK HERE.

For more information on Luxury Living in Bryan/College Station, feel free to email me anytime @ rclaylee@yahoo.com