Hobbit Cafe turns 50 this year, celebrating the Lord of the Rings since the 1970s
For decades, Houston's J. R. R. Tolkien fans, vegetarian brunchers and celebrity musician visitors have gathered at Hobbit Cafe, a house off Richmond transformed into a unique restaurant.
There was psychedelic rock and roll, which promoted alternative lifestyles, and a large health food movement, which spawned Whole Foods Market. Meanwhile, Edmonds said he and his University of Texas classmates passed around the works of author J. R.R. Tolkien, deemed to be sufficiently"anti-establishment" with its focus on bohemian hobbits wandering middle-earth.
But by the 80s, as other Houston restaurants added salads and vegan options, the restaurant had to adapt by introducing burgers and seafood, said John Edmonds, Raymond's son and the current general manager. The restaurant's decidedly not-vegetarian Balrog burger, named after a fiery shape-shifting demon, features one pound of beef with bacon and stuffed jalapeños.
Beyond food, the restaurant's local regulars - affectionately called"hobbits" - and long list of far-flung celebrity guests, including Lord of the Rings actors and musicians like Neil Young and Woody Harrelson, contribute to the lore of the place.
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