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
Filed under Bev Garvin, chefs, Food Porn Alert
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
Filed under beer, chefs, restaurant news, Steven Doyle
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
Filed under fundraiser, Giving Back, North Texas Food Bank, Steven Doyle, Symphony
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.
Filed under Bacon, food classes, fun with food, Seafood, TJ's Fresh Seafood Market
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
Filed under Bev Garvin, chefs, Crave, Dallas, Deep Ellum, Food Porn Alert
by Steven Doyle
There are more than a few decent dining choices at the Dallas Galleria, including Second Floor and Oceanaire. Less than a month ago we welcomed the new Townhouse Kitchen + Bar to the landscape. The restaurant is a bit stark in its furnishings, but has a terrific patio and large bar that greets each guest as they enter.
The menu is pretty much across the board featuring most anything that might please, including steaks, seafood and tacos. Tacos? Well, ramped up tacos unlike you might have had at your local taqueria. Think Kimchi Duck or Shrimp Kung Pao. Continue reading
Filed under beer, chefs, Cocktails, Crave, Dallas, First Look, Restaurant Opening, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle
Last week we mentioned the Chinese New Year and a few places in Dallas you might want to celebrate. If you missed out on the celebration, it’s not too late. The New Year continues on through February 3, 2012 as we celebrate the year of the dragon. We celebrated recently in high fashion at Five Sixty where chef Patton Robertson is kicking up the New Year with panache.
If you make plans to visit this week you might want to think about this Wednesday when Wolfgang Puck will be in the house. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Chinese, Crave, Dallas, Steven Doyle
by Crave Staff
For those considering a vegetarian diet, and what better way to shed off those few pounds, Café Brazil is offering a free meal all day tomorrow (Tuesday January 31, 2012). The offer is all day and includes vegetarian tacos, migas, veggie deluxe sandwich, vegetarian Zinfandel pasta, vegetarian omelet, and the veggie crepe.
There are a few stipulations, so be sure to check out their website for all the fun details.
Filed under Free is Fabulous, Vegetarian
