by Steven Doyle
Matt McCallister is not one to mince words. If you follow the CampO chef at all you will find that he speaks his mind fluently. Today he voices an opinion on the findings of Punxsutawney Phil yesterday as he runs through an undisclosed area foraging for Spring onions.
Says the chef, “Found a baby snake while foraging for Spring onions after my run today… Spring onions are everywhere… that groundhog doesn’t know shit.”
Fair dinkum, Matt.
Filed under Chefs Say The Darndest Things, Foraging
by Katie Minshew
While flashy sports bars are in plenty and the typical upscale clubs are popping up all over the Metroplex, it is nice to step into a bar that allows you to take a breath, laugh, and not have to wear a skin-tight sequined dress to fit in. Tucked above view in the Shops at Mockingbird Station rests a cozy bar called The People’s Last Stand. It is small and handsome, with a sincerely personal feel. The owners/managers/bartenders are real people. Kartik Rathore, Omar Yeefoon, Daniel Bristol are great fun to get to know!
They are young, artistic, witty, and charming, making conversation with their patrons about the old-timey movies playing silently on the two flat-screens propped behind the shelves of colorful liquids– Breakfast at Tiffany’s on one and an old Charlie Chapman film on the other. Brilliant.
Faint familiar music plays in the background. And get this: you can actually hear your conversation with the person sitting across from you. This bar is lively, it is classy, and it created this week’s Drink of the Week! Continue reading
Filed under Cocktails, Dallas, Drink of the Week, Katie Minchew
by Steven Doyle
Jay Jerrier slipped a little information to Scott Reitz over at the Observer and explained his new “dough room”. You can read all about that at this link.
While I was in the ER I didn’t notice that I had a little email slipped to me as well. It explained the Hid In 2612 that Jerrier is hosting in the same dough room. Scott has most of the facts about the second run of what was formerly called Bar 828 in Oak Cliff. We have a little bit more information. Continue reading
Filed under Cocktails, Crave, Dallas, Deep Ellum, Drink of the Week, Party!
by David Donalson
Many of you are in the process of planning your Super Bowl parties this weekend and I thought I would share some of my plans for this weekend’s festivities.
First thing I look for is the food because that will dictate what kind of alcohol I will be consuming. Some people will look to have foods from each city represented at the party, which would mean New York style pizza, pastrami you wish was from Katz’s, bagels if you are starting early to represent the Giants and clam chowder, maybe some oysters and cod and Boston cream pie. Continue reading
Filed under beer, Cakeballs, chefs, Crave, David Donalson, Super Bowl, Wine
by Steven Doyle
For those adventuresome food enthusiasts who may wish to celebrate Groundhog’s Day by doing a bit more than avoiding your shadow, we have a few ideas that you may wish to enjoy today in celebration and hopes of a quick Spring (as if it isn’t Spring enough for you this Winter).
Here is where we suggest you dine on authentic Ground Hog. Continue reading
Filed under Bacon, beer, Dallas, fun with food, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle
Yesterday we checked out the Union Bear which swings open its doors today in the West Village on McKinney Avenue in Uptown Dallas. We spoke with both owner Matt Spiller and chef John Kleifgen on our visit and sat down to try some of the food being offered up to their eager patrons.
When walking into Union Bear you will notice that like all of the Spiller operations it fits beautifully with the existing neighborhood architecture. They were not trying to recreate a previous motif like you might find at Eno’s or Oddfellows. Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Bacon, beer, Burgers, chefs, Cocktails, Crave, Dallas, First Look, Local Produce, restaurant news, Restaurant Opening, Steven Doyle
by Crave Staff
The AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that individual tickets for Pink Martini coming to Annette Strauss Square on Sunday, March 25 at 8 p.m. will go on sale Friday, February 3 at 10 a.m.
“Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” – Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist. Continue reading
Filed under Arts District, Concert, Crave, Dallas
by Steven Doyle
Linda Fitzerman is gluten intolerant and missed her bread. For any person on a gluten-free or low-carb diet you can understand how you might miss something as simple as a slice of bread at dinner, or perhaps that really great sandwich.
Nearly three years ago Fitzerman decided that she would open her own bakery and change the way she would eat forever. Recently she opened Local Oven, an entirely gluten-free operation that markets to restaurants, hotels and grocers locally. Continue reading
Filed under Bake Sale, chefs, Dallas, Gluten-Free, Steven Doyle
