Life took us in a different direction,” says Elise Montgomery, co-owner, along with husband and chef, Brian Montgomery, of Texas Farm to Table Café (www.texasfarmtotable.com), referring to the serendipitous conversation they had with a friend in 2005. Aware of Brian’s love of cooking, the friend mentioned that the developers of the historic Pearl Brewery complex wanted to open “some sort of little, bitty, deli-type place,” as Elise remembers it. She and Brian seized the opportunity.