Rory Schepisi, the runner-up on the CMT reality show “Popularity Contest,” told me today that her Boot Hill Saloon & Grill on Route 66 in Vega, Texas, will tentatively open on June 3 for a private party and on June 4 to the public.
Schepisi said the only thing needed are private-club permits, and she expects to get those in time for the debut.
“We’re so close, I can literally taste it,” she said.
The June 3 party coincides with the premiere of “The Next Food Network Star” television show, of which she’s a contestant.
Schepisi has a MySpace site here that promotes the Food Network show. The Food Network video profile of her shows not only her culinary talents, but that she can suffer kitchen mishaps like the rest of us.
She also has a Web site for the Boot Hill restaurant that will go live soon.