Author Archives: Steven Doyle

by | February 1, 2012 · 10:17 am

Local Oven Supplying Gluten-Free to Restaurants

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 →

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by | February 1, 2012 · 9:12 am

Urban Epicurious Top 10 Food Porn Moments: Commissary

by Bev Garvin

Bev Garvin is a friend of craveDFW, a local social media buff and photographer who maintains a pretty cool local site called Urban Epicurious. Bev joins us to celebrate her top 10 favorite food porn moments of the recent past. We will run these over successive days so you may savor each bite.

Chef John Tesar’s farm-to-table menu at The Commissary in One Arts Plaza, features an array of imaginative dishes and a unique gourmet burgers in a casual upscale setting. There are about a dozen delectable burgers to choose from, each accentuating unique local and exotic ingredients.   Continue reading →

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by | February 1, 2012 · 8:30 am

Chicken and Waffle Taco at La Grange

by Steven Doyle

One of the big things we are starting to see on menus are the unconventional sandwiches and tacos. The trend holds true with the taco-makers at La Grange in Deep Ellum.   Continue reading →

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by | January 31, 2012 · 4:55 pm

Urban Epicurious Top 10 Food Porn Moments: Nosh

by Bev Garvin

Bev Garvin is a friend of craveDFW, a local social media buff and photographer who maintains a pretty cool local site called Urban Epicurious. Bev joins us to celebrate her top 10 favorite food porn moments of the recent past. We will run these over successive days so you may savor each bite.

It’s exciting when a talented chef reinvents a dish and you get to experience it in a whole new way, like the very first time — only even better.  Continue reading →

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by | January 31, 2012 · 4:48 pm

Tim Love’s Woodshed Opens A Day Early — Today!

by Steven Doyle 

The wrangling chef  Tim Love opens his latest incarnation The Woodshed Smokehouse tomorrow  today! You probably know Love from such luminaries as his Lonesome Dove Western  Bistro  and his crazy good burger joint Love Shack. Love has the uncanny ability to make any meat taste pretty swell, including rattlesnake and kangaroo.     Continue reading →

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by | January 31, 2012 · 11:47 am

NTFB Empty Bowl Event

by Steven Doyle

The North Texas Food Bank announced the date for the annual Empty Bowls luncheon, March 9, 2012 from 11am to 1pm. For a donation of $35 (advance price) luncheon guests can enjoy any of the soups, breads and desserts provided by over a dozen select restaurants, and go home with a hand crafted bowl created by an area artisan. While savoring the luncheon delicacies, Young Strings of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra entertain in the beautiful atrium of the Meyerson Symphony Center.   Continue reading →

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by | January 31, 2012 · 11:26 am

Free Grill Class at TJ’s Seafood Market

by Crave Staff

Just in time for the Super Bowl, TJ’s Seafood Market invites you to stop by their shop on Preston at noon this Saturday to ramp up your grilling skills. At the free class you will learn tricks of the trade and grill with cedar planks, wraps & skewers.

There will be plenty of fun and samples of fresh seafood at the class. Be sure to ask owner Jon Alexis if he prefers New England or Manhattan style chowder.

 

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by | January 30, 2012 · 12:50 pm

Urban Epicurious Top 10 Food Porn Moments: Local

by Bev Garvin

Bev Garvin is a friend of craveDFW, a local social media buff and photographer who maintains a pretty cool local site called Urban Epicurious. Bev joins us to celebrate her top 10 favorite food porn moments of the recent past. We will run these over successive days so you may savor each bite.

This dish comes from Local in Deep Ellum. Local is a modern American restaurant in the renovated Boyd Hotel, built in 1908. This quiet intimate neighborhood spot features many original architectural elements, and is land marked as the oldest standing hotel in Dallas. Local is a truly amazing hidden gem in the Dallas culinary landscape.   Continue reading →

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