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DAT Offers Oscar Dinner

datby 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

by Jennifer Thomas

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

by Steven Doyle

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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Win Dinner For Two At Ryan Barnett’s Latest Pop-Up

by Steven Doyle

Chef Ryan Barnett hosts a Vegan Pop-Up dinner Friday, August 24 at My Private Chef in Deep Ellum.  The final dinner in a series of four, themed Sea, Air, Land and Earth, the 4 course menu will include Chilled Melon Soup, Texas Pea Cassoulet, Paquet of Courgettes (trio of squashes with handmade pasta) and Financier with summer fruits.  Guests are encouraged to BYOB (cork service provided).

Ingredients will be sourced both from Ryan’s personal garden as well as from local Texas farmers.        Continue reading

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A Spoon Foreshadowing Dinner

by Steven Doyle

Chef John Tesar has had a busy summer vacation. While off on a project that is being treated like Harry Potter’s nemesis, something that which cannot be spoken, he has also sprinkled in a few wonderful underground dinners.

The term underground dinner has been bandied about so much that it has lost its charm, but whatever you wish to call these intimate dinners Tesar’s was a grand slam and reminiscent of Tesar from around the way.  Working solo in the kitchen with a short staff of a somm who worked along-side another server, Tesar showed the sold out crowd that he was not out of practice since leaving his One Arts Plaza burger and wine bistro, The Commissary.         Continue reading

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John Tesar Underground Dinner Aug 11, 2012

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