When Barley & Swine opened in Kendall, the father and son team of Jorge and Jorge Ramos had a simple idea: Cook classic comfort food and pair it with beer. Hence, the name -- Barley & Swine.
But, as they say, there's no such thing as an original idea, and the family partners soon learned that a restaurant in Austin was called Barley Swine. That restaurant had filed for a trademark December 3, 2012, using the "Barley Swine" name for the first time December 1, 2010.
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