by Adam Sachs
It was the first time I had seen my friend Kevin since April, when we were at a house party hosted by Pioneer Wine Company and Charles Smith Wines. This time we found each other at the same house for a an after-party for Pioneer’s portfolio tasting. I reminded him about the night before I flew to Walla Walla, Washington and saw Charles Smith’s newly opened downtown tasting room. Continue reading
Filed under Adam Sachs, Nightlife, Party!, Wine
by Steven Doyle
There comes a time in ones life when you must throw caution to the wind and simply indulge. This weekend is certainly one of those occasions. There will be chocolate abound as DallasChocolate.org presents their Chocolate Conference 2011 at the Addison Conference Center. There you will find an amazing amount of samples and learn a great deal at the Chocolate Academy that has a full schedule all day during the conference.
We have included a full list of participants and the conference schedule below. Continue reading
Filed under Addison, Chocolate, Dallas Chocolate Conference, Events, fun with food, Steven Doyle
by Crave Staff
One of the most exciting developments in the restaurant world today is the emergence of the gourmet food truck. While Dallas has lagged behind other major cities around the country, it seems that the City Council has finally worked out the bugs in the system to accommodate this exciting trend. Throughout the summer Sigel’s has hosted gourmet food trucks serving a variety of cuisines prepared fresh by some of Dallas’ most innovative chefs.
Here is all the info you will need for the First Annual Food Truck Rally: Continue reading
Filed under BBQ, beer, Burgers, Crave, Events, Food, Food Trucks, fun with food, Greenville Avenue, Party!, Sandwiches, Tacos, Vegan Finds, Wine
Join Owner Shana Graham for some of the best single vineyard mountain wines grown in California. All hand crafted by legendary winemaker Ehren Jordan (Turley and Failla) and 100% varietal, Quill wines are his expression of amazing Howell Mountain and Diamond Mountain Cabernet (200 cases production of both) in both 2006 & 2007 as well as some of the best Viogniers (50 cases) out of California, and the most robust Syrah (150 cases). This is pretty much all there is for the vintage, so enjoy a wonderful meal with fantastic wines at Grace with a few really good friends. Continue reading
Filed under Crave, Fort Worth, fun with food, Grace, Party!, Wine
by Steven Doyle
Monday night guests of Whiskey Cake assembled for what was billed as a fun kegger with host Dennis Wehrmann on hand to share his special brews from Franconia under the watchful eye of award winning bartender Sean Conner, with special dishes created for the night by chef TJ Lengnick. Continue reading
Filed under Bacon, beer, Cheese, chefs, Events, Food Porn Alert, Party!, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle
The last Wednesday of August in the Valencia town of Buñol in Spain they hold a festival each year that started in 1944 as a small rivalry discouraged by police, but since the 1950’s has been openly accepted. You may have seen photographs of Tomatina, the largest tomato fight in the world.
Each year the tomato fight swells to larger proportions as the local government began trucking in low quality tomatoes grown for the festival in the 1980’s, replacing the homegrown tomatoes gathered by the people of Buñol. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Events, fun with food, Music, Nightlife, Party!, Stephan Pyles, Steven Doyle, Wine
Taquitos at Chuy's, photo by Robert Bostick
Filed under Crave, Crave Camera, Food Photos, Food Porn Alert, Mexican Food, Robert Bostick
by Melissa Brenner
There’s been a lot of taco talk around town lately. Considering that Dallas has a great selection of amazing tacos (some of which I have had the pleasure of tasting personally), the chatter is warranted. This week I’m going to switch it up and talk about something other than tacos. No, the something other is not dogs even though I’m an expert in that arena, too.
What’s the best place to go when you don’t want to eat a taco? A taco joint, of course! Our man Steven Doyle posted about his experience with Taco Ocho upon their opening. Since then I’ve had some friends hit the spot and convey their agreement with Mr. Doyle’s experience. I finally found the time to skip over to Richardson to see if the flavor enjoyment translated to their vegan offerings. Continue reading
Filed under beer, Melissa Brenner, restaurant news, Tacos, Vegan, Vegan Finds, Vegan Girl
