Orsak’s Café Local Favorite

in Fayetteville

Janice Teinert

Terry McPhearson spends her days carving out her little piece of country living, servicing locals and visitors alike. As owners of three local businesses, Orsak’s Café, Cottage Bed and Breakfast and Country Hills R.V. Park in Fayetteville, this lady stays busy yearround.

If anyone is hungry for a delicious chicken fried steak, old-fashioned hamburger, or fried shrimp, Orsak’s Café in Fayetteville is the place to visit. On the weekends they have a delicious salad bar that is very popular with locals and visitors to the area. The nice, friendly atmosphere makes everyone feel welcome and at home. Be certain to check out her collection of vintage signs and advertising on the walls. Her wit and desserts will keep you smiling.

Terry has been asked why she does not raise her prices during the antique fairs and her answer is always the same. “I have customers all year long, not just during the antique fairs. My goal is to make people happy, not to take advantage of them.” Even though she does not raise prices for the shows, she sells about 25% more when the vendors and shoppers come to Fayetteville. Inside her establishments, she likes to decorate with antiques and vintage items. When she sees items on the front porches of local shops, she makes a quick stop purchasing items for her café or her cottage. If she is hurrying on her way to work at Orsak’s Café, she calls and says, “Save that blue bench for me and I will stop by and pay you and pick it up.” Only in the country can you do business like this. But it works for her and the local stores.

She has the same attitude about her B&B that she owns and operates near the café. Finding accommodations close to the Round Top-Warrenton Antique Fairs is not an easy accomplishment. Her two-bedroom /onebath cottage is well known for its large front porch where guests enjoy sitting and sipping their morning coffee. When ready for breakfast, they can walk over to the café and join the regulars. If you are coming to the antique fair and want to stay in a cozy country atmosphere, make your reservations for the next show.

Another one of her ventures is Country Hills RV Park offers visitors and locals boat storage and RV spaces. She has many repeat customers who take advantage of the many opportunities offered while visiting Fayetteville.

Stop by and enjoy a great homemade meal and dessert with the locals and tell them Show Daily Magazine sent you.

Nadia Khomami

It was one of the last marble sculptures completed by the great Italian artist Antonio Canova before his death in 1822 and depicts Mary Magdalene in a state of grief.

But Maddalena Giacente (Recumbent Magdalene) – originally commissioned by the then British prime minister, Lord Liverpool – became an art world “sleeping beauty” as her authorship was gradually forgotten and her whereabouts became unknown.

Until 2002, when it was identified after it sold in a garden statuary auction for a mere £5,200, it was revealed. It is now valued for sale between £5m and £8m.

“It is a miracle that Antonio Canova’s exceptional, long-lost masterpiece has been found, 200 years after its completion,” said Dr Mario Guderzo, a leading Canova scholar and former director of the Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova. “This work has been searched for by scholars for decades, so the discovery is of fundamental importance for the history of collecting and the history of art.”

The sculpture will be auctioned by Christie’s. Its sellers have not been named but are said to be a British couple who bought it to decorate their garden.

The Oliver Whitener-Roy Winkler Pavilions at the Texas Cotton Gin Museum will be home to some great vendors during this year’s Spring Antiques Week. Located just 10 miles east of Round Top on Highway 290, Burton has some other great antiques stops including TX JUNKR, Flown the Coop and Red Roof along with some delicious restaurants! While you’re here, check out the museum, and the Oldest Operating Cotton Gin in America, the Burton Farmers Gin.” There’s a lot to love in Burton!