Marcelo Kreindel, owner of Trentino Gelato, thinks about chocolate in a different way than most. Trentino is the Houston based gelato concern that is shaking the foundations of our beliefs in not only gelato but chocolate as well. Kreindal has collaborated with a bean-to-bar chocolate company called Tejas Chocolate which is located in Spring, Texas to bring the more exotic chocolate using single sourced beans from Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Madagascar and Mexico. Continue reading
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DAT Offers Oscar Dinner
by Steven Doyle photo by Robert Bostick
Chef DAT is back in his secret lair cooking up a storming good evening for his guests. This Saturday the DAT will be rolling out the red carpet to help celebrate Oscar night. The evening will be filled with paparazzi, short films and clips, and an incredible menu that is movie-centric.
Check out the menu below and make your reservations quickly for this BYOB dinner. DAT evenings always fill up quickly. RSVP to dat@chefdat.com. This dinner will be held Saturday Feb 23, 2013 at 7:30. Continue reading
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Chef DAT Pays A Visit To JW Tate For One Tasty Evening
This Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Chef DAT will visit one of our favorite Dallas bartenders, JW Tate at Tate’s Bar on McKinney. Here the two young minds will meld in a cocktail and culinary feast for a special gathering. Consider this a party, an underground dinner, and a cocktail throwdown all wrapped into one private evening for you and a few select friends. Continue reading
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DAT Underground Dinner Friday, September 7, 2012
More news from Chef DAT as he makes his way back from his holiday that included nine states and seven underground dinners. DAT has gathered some new ideas and a fresh perspective and will share the recipes and stories of the trip at a special dinner this weekend.
The underground dinner will feature six courses for $70 and is BYOB as usual. We have the full menu below. From the looks of the menu it would appear that DAT picked up an immersion circulator, always a fun gadget to have in a kitchen. Continue reading
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Chefs Line Up To Make Their Dream Hypnotic Donut
Last week we announced that Hypnotic Donuts was inviting guest chefs to create a donut or something to offer their donut eating clientele. First at bat was David Anthony Temple, or better known as Chef DAT the underground chef.
DAT decided to play with the chicken and biscuits that Hypnotic is already so good at creating. This version would play homage to DAT’s childhood where he has been eating this kicked up version of the biscuit since he was seven years old. Continue reading
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