by Steven Doyle
Ian Tate has been named Executive Chef of Salum and Komali restaurants in Uptown. Chef Tate’s DFW experiences have included helping to open the Brownstone in Fort Worth as well as Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen and was former executive chef of Nova. The announcement was made by chef-owner Abraham Salum. Ian has worked in restaurants from New Orleans to Natchez and was formerly with the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC. Continue reading
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by Andrew Chalk
Martini, the Italian drinks company, has just refreshed their line of sparkling wines. The Asti ($14 Pogo’s) is a traditional Piedmont Asti Spumante. That is, sweet and easy-drinking. Perhaps to have with cake or tarts for dessert. The Rosé ($12 Total Wine and More) is the pink version of same. Prosecco ($16 Goody Goody) is a traditional Prosecco, originating from the Veneto-Friuli region of northeastern Italy. It is dry, crisp and and can be served with shellfish or in a “Martini Royale” cocktail.
Disclosure and procedures: Wine sent by a vendor at no cost to reviewer. The local reseller named after a price quote is the one who, on wine-searcher.com, had the lowest price. Wines sent by vendors may not be reviewed and will not be returned. Wines considered the most meritorious in the opinion solely of the reviewer, are the ones most likely to be reviewed.
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by Andrew Chalk
Media types headed to Abacus in droves on Tuesday night for a special preview of Eddie ‘Lucky’ Campbell’s new cocktail menu and chef de cuisine Daniel Burr’s new bar menu. We reported Kent Rathbun hiring Campbell to Abacus and expected the fedora-wearing one to have a big impact on the cocktail list. The old list is still on the web site (as of Wednesday night) and the differences make interesting reading. Continue reading
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by Jayne Herring
Tonight, immediately following the Chiapas International 10th Anniversary Gala, a new young professionals group called Chiapas Connectors will take over the space with live music by Emerald City, open bar, a birthday cake and ice cream bar, and a World Market featuring international vendors.
Chiapas Connectors is a committee of young professionals dedicated to furthering the mission of Chiapas International in the DFW community through outreach and fundraising. Members are emerging community leaders with international and philanthropic interests and a passion for breaking the cycle of poverty through the use of microfinance loans and other anti-poverty solutions. Chiapas International, formerly known as The Chiapas Project, is celebrating their 10-year anniversary tonight at a gala dinner preceding the Connectors’ party. Since its inception in 2003 Chiapas International has raised more than $6 million and has helped more than 300,000 women and their families in seven countries take the first step out of poverty. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
According to French law, a year’s wine vintage cannot be released until the 3rd Thursday in November. We are happy to announce a dinner to celebrate the release of the 2013 French wine vintages with a Beaujolais Soirée on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm prepared by local underground chef Chef Ryan. Ryan, a Dallas native, is a classically trained chef whose passion and focus is the French Culinary technique. His career began in Mississippi and he has since been fortunate enough to travel across the country and work with many acclaimed chefs.
The prix fixe dinner is a seasonal, 4 course menu of French classics with a Texas twist for $65.00. Menu highlights include a salad made of local greens, heritage chicken from East TX as a main course, and a special treat from the chef to take home at the end of the night. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
This Monday there will be a special screening of Hey Bartender at the Village Theater at 32 Highland Park Village at 7pm. The film is about a bartender in the era of craft cocktail. After the film meet Jason Kosmas, co-owner of one of the bars featured in the film, Employees Only in New York. Kosmas will speak abut the film and host a Q&A session. You will also hear from the film’s director, Douglas Tirola and William Grant Portfolio Ambassador, Charlotte Voisey. The evening will finish up with an after party next door at the Village Bar.
Here is the film’s IMDB synopsis: Continue reading
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by Jennifer Thomas
The Dallas Arboretum’s tradition of serving elegant Holiday Tea in the lavishly decorated DeGolyer Estate continues this year. The formal three-course service is offered at Restaurant DeGolyer, which is prepared and presented by Gil’s Elegant Catering. Holiday Tea is served from November 29 through December 31, seven days a week at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for ages 12 and older, excluding Christmas Day.
In addition to tea, Holiday at the Arboretum includes Angels in DeGolyer, a beautiful display of more than 400 angels from the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae in the DeGolyer Mansion daily, as well as family fun weekends with Santa and a live reindeer. Prices for the Holiday Tea range from $47-$57 and include parking, admission to the Garden and access to the Angels in the DeGolyer display. Restaurant DeGolyer Manager Louis Mendes describes the Arboretum as “…one of the most beautiful places in Dallas, probably in most of the world.” Continue reading
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by Andrew Chalk
Have you noticed that not just wineries have been multiplying in this state – distillers have too. Among them, whiskey makers. Look Cinema (the Addison cinema that shows movies to to the chomping backbeat of patrons eating food from Nick and Sam’s Grill) has come up with a good idea. On December 5th from 6pm-8pm they are holding a walk around tasting in their Loft (at the cinema) of Texas whiskies from these producers: Continue reading
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