{"id":21474,"date":"2019-02-20T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=21474"},"modified":"2019-02-20T09:46:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:46:05","slug":"baylor-alumnas-waco-eatery-named-among-yelps-top-100-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2019\/02\/baylor-alumnas-waco-eatery-named-among-yelps-top-100-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylor alumna\u2019s Waco eatery named among Yelp\u2019s top 100 in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21475\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lulajanes-feb19.png\" alt=\"Nancy Grayson and Lula Jane's\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lulajanes-feb19.png 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lulajanes-feb19-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lulajanes-feb19-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In January, Yelp released its list of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelpblog.com\/2019\/01\/yelps-top-100-places-to-eat-in-the-u-s-2019\">Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. 2019<\/a>&#8220;. While perusing the list, we noticed something quite exciting: sitting at No. 71 was Waco\u2019s own <a href=\"http:\/\/lulajanes.com\">Lula Jane\u2019s<\/a>,\u00a0owned by Baylor alumna Nancy Grayson!<\/p>\n<p>Lula Jane\u2019s is a beloved local caf\u00e9 in East Waco that, since 2012, has been serving local food and incredible baked goods. Named for Grayson\u2019s grandmother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/waco_today_magazine\/fresh-approach-at-east-waco-bakery-lula-jane-s-serves\/article_d821e1dc-9f63-50a7-8bd3-193e7a288857.html\">the\u00a0caf\u00e9 serves made-from-scratch baked goods, hot coffee and a daily lunch special<\/a> using herbs and vegetables grown in Grayson&#8217;s on-site garden.\u00a0If you\u2019re a regular, you might be a fan of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtReQGmDf5o\/\">weekly Thursday cake special<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtReQGmDf5o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtReQGmDf5o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deliciousness in today&#8217;s Thursday Cake: 3 banana cake layers, cookie butter smeared between the layers along with cookie butter buttercream icing and generously covered with dark chocolate ganache. This one is nut free! Call to reserve your slice for pick up Thurs. 254-366-0862!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lulajanes\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Lula Jane&#8217;s<\/a> (@lulajanes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-01-30T21:00:25+00:00\">Jan 30, 2019 at 1:00pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/alumni\/magazine\/1503\/index.php?id=941121\">Dr. Nancy Grayson, MSEd \u201992, has spent decades investing in East Waco<\/a>, from starting a public charter school (in response to poor performance on state tests) to replacing empty lots with beautiful homes near Elm Street. She even invests all profits from Lula Jane\u2019s back into the people of East Waco.<\/p>\n<p>So, treat yourself to a piece of cake at one of the Top 100 places to eat in the country!<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Lula Jane&#8217;s and Nancy Grayson!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You might also like:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2018\/08\/new-eateries-to-check-out-around-waco\/\">New eateries to check out around Waco<\/a> (Aug. 2018)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2017\/09\/7-favorite-baylor-area-coffee-spots\/\">9 favorite Baylor-area coffee spots<\/a> (Sept. 2017)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2017\/05\/10-baylor-alumni-leading-downtown-wacos-revitalization\/\">10 Baylor alumni leading Downtown Waco\u2019s revitalization<\/a> (May 2017)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, Yelp released its list of the &#8220;Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. 2019&#8220;. While perusing the list, we noticed something quite exciting: sitting at No. 71 was Waco\u2019s own Lula Jane\u2019s,\u00a0owned by Baylor alumna Nancy Grayson! Lula Jane\u2019s is a beloved local caf\u00e9 in East Waco that, since 2012, has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-honors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}