In 2006, I answered an ad in the Fort Worth Star Telegram advertising a small cafe for sale. I had little experience and money, but I was determined and in no time at all the Blue Hanger Cafe was bursting at the seams. In 2009, I sold the cafe and started Christie's Extreme Burgers. Critics loved us! From 2008 to 2011, I experimented with big game burgers, specialty grinds, and fun & trending toppings. However the raving fans and reviews were not enough to stay afloat, but a conversation with Nathan Abel (founder FLYKIDSforNATE), led me on a journey to Hicks Airfield where I opened the first & original Beacon Cafe. In 2019, with the Beacon on Hicks bursting at the seams I opened a second location several miles away on 287. The journey has had its ups & downs, but I have always had the same vision - to provide Quality Food made with Quality Ingredients while rising above the many challenges on the road to success.