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by | March 5, 2012 · 10:24 am

Rockwall’s Ava Adds A Ten Course Chef’s Tasting

by Steven Doyle

We recently had a chance to check out the new ten course tasting menu at Restaurant Ava, the Rockwall wunderkind restaurant run by Nathan Tate and Randall Copeland. As the two prepare for their next venture in the Bishop Arts District, which will be called Boulevardier, they added a new chef in the Rockwall kitchen, Taylor Kearney. You may recall Kearney from his previous post as sous at Charlie Palmer under Scott Romano. Kearney is now chef de cuisine.

The new tasting menu opens up the chef’s bar where a small handful of guests enjoy special off-menu items while deep up in the middle of the kitchen action. The night we were at Ava Kearney was cheffing, Tate was in the expo position and Copeland ran the front of the house. It was interesting to have a first hand look at this smooth combination as orders were processed in a fast steady pace.    Continue reading →

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by | March 2, 2012 · 12:14 pm

Want To Own A Food Truck? We Tell You How

by Steven Doyle

This week we spent an afternoon mulling over food trucks in the Arts District of Dallas.  The many trucks lined up to sell their tacos, sliders and baked potatoes, and with the unseasonably beautiful weather hoards of people crept from the towers of downtown to enjoy a leisurely stroll and a fond repast.

We were joined by Natalie Roffino of US Food Trucks who has played a great role in the Dallas culinary scene for some time now. She has been the junior director for the Texas Chef’s Association for the past three years.     Continue reading →

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by | March 1, 2012 · 10:56 am

First Look: Chop House Burger

by Steven Doyle

I would recognize that bun anywhere. The soft but toasty brioche smacks of the flavorful Empire Bakery as any decent chef-driven burger should.  I did a late night drop in to take a bite out of the new Chop House Burger which just opened but a few days ago. I was downtown most of yesterday afternoon, but a drive-by made me skittish with the hoards of people pouring out of the new burger joint.    Continue reading →

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by | February 23, 2012 · 3:46 pm

First Look: Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar

by Steven Doyle

We were invited to a media luncheon to get a first look at the soon-to-be-open Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and bar located at 2929 Henderson. This is the Lisa Garza concept that she has been working on with exec chef Jeffrey Hobbes. You might recall both of the chefs  from Suze restaurant that is still being operated by Gilbert Garza off northwest Highway and Midway.

Lisa Garza grew up in Memphis and spent summers on grandparents Iowa farm and recalls gardening and canning at an early age. In 2008 Garza was featured on The Next Food Network Star program and since opened her own catering and design company.              Continue reading →

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by | February 22, 2012 · 1:14 pm

Private|Social Special Luncheon With Chef Tiffany Derry

by Joy Jangles

Before my husband canceled cable on me so I’d stop wasting my life watching endless episodes of Real Housewives and any other soul sucking shows on Bravo, I was an avid fan of Top Chef.  To this day, my favorite contestant has always been Chef Tiffany Derry.  Maybe it was her infectious laugh, or the fact that she was such a genuinely nice person, or how she always cooked with soul and never tried to be something she wasn’t.  She was confident about who she was, always helpful to others, and the fact that she owned the kitchen better than most men out there – it’s easy to see why she’s my favorite.                Continue reading →

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by | February 22, 2012 · 11:55 am

Jack Perkins Makes Oca Tacos With Science

by Steven Doyle

It had been quite some time since we had seen Jack Perkins, the mastermind behind the Maple & Motor Burger, and with the opening of his new Oca Taco it seemed like a perfect chance to catch up him. At first it seemed odd that Perkins would open up a taco stand in a hospital administration building. The new business is located in the food court of the Paul Bass Administration Building which houses thousands of UT Southwestern workers.

Perkins was approached to fill a void in the building’s food court, and after running the numbers it made perfect sense.  Continue reading →

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by | February 17, 2012 · 12:52 pm

Farm to Table Brunch at Sundown to Benefit Promise of Peace

by Steven Doyle

The Promise of Peace, (POP), Community Garden Farm to Table Brunch and Silent Auction will be held on March 4th at Sundown at Granada from 10:30am – 2:00pm. It will feature local Chefs Rolo Cantu, Marc Cassel, Billy Cooper, Suzanne Fries and Sundown at Granada’s Chef Patrick Stark. The chefs have designed a five-course menu that will feature local ingredients. Greenlings will be donating produce that follows the restaurant’s mission to serve locally grown ingredients in their unique menu.   Continue reading →

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by | February 14, 2012 · 1:42 pm

Going Local at Bolsa Mercado

by Steven Doyle

This weekend we took a stroll into the fairly new Bolsa Mercado top check out some of the local products they are moving at break-neck speeds. We ran into on of the owners, Chris Zielke and he showed us around a bit. You will recognize the name from his other Bolsa, the restaurant, just a few doors down the street.

“This is so much different than running the restaurant. I come in on a Monday morning and the shelves are bare, and I have to start all over again,” said Zielke.                Continue reading →

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