Tom’s Last Visit
Posted on May 15, 2026 by Ching under Things to Do.
Here’s a recap of our friend Tom Grace’s last visit to Wichita, which involved nails, a tequila and mezcal tasting, dinner, and brunch the next morning.
The four of us got our nails done together at Nails & Beyond, a nail salon in West Wichita where Brian and I had been going every month for nearly 20 years.
Tom got cuddles with Nugget and all of us (except for Tom, who just did “buff shiny” on his nails) got some shade of blue.
I did a dark blue on my toenails and then a light blue on on my fingernails purposely to go with the dress I was wearing to the wedding we were attending the following weekend.
Here’s a pic of my nails with the dress.
After nails, the four of us went to Total Wine for a tequila and mezcal tasting class.
We tried eight different bottles of tequila and mezcal. I list them all below along with how much each retails at Total Wine and how much I liked them.
- Bad Bull Spicy Taramindo ($19.99) *****
- Luna de Jalisco ($39.99) ***
- El Ateo Reposado ($49.99) ***
- 3 Amigos Anejo Tequila ($34.99) **
- Mi Familia Flores Cristalino ($65.99) ****
- Fosforo Ensamble Mezcal ($54.99) *
- Mi Mama Me Dijo ($44.99) *
- Mi Familia Flores Extra Anejo ($99.99) *****
As you can see, the two that I liked the most were the most expensive and the least expensive. While some people really enjoy expensive bottles of tequila, price it seems has zero bearing on whether I will enjoy it. I learned a ton at this class but my key take-away was that I apparently do not like mezcal – at all. Out of all the ones we tasted, I enjoyed the mezcal ones the least.
After the tasting, we enjoyed a nice dinner at Oak & Pie. Here are some pics of our food. I think the Italian nachos were the hit of the night.
The next morning, we had brunch at Chicken N Pickle where Brian and I ran into an old friend, Michael Castile, who we hadn’t seen in a long time.
By the way, the brunch at Chicken N Pickle is legit. They offer something for everyone. We’ve been to Chicken N Pickle for brunch a few times now and have never been disappointed.
Anyway, that pretty much wraps up Tom’s last visit to Wichita. Until next time!
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