Category Archives: Bake Sale

by | January 5, 2012 · 12:54 pm

Bolivia Shuns McDonalds

by Steven Doyle

What would happen if we all stopped eating Big Macs? One Latin American country knows: they close their doors and go away.

After a powerful struggle and a 14-year campaign McDonalds decided to call it quits citing poor sales and low margins in a restructuring plan over seven countries. The company shuttered eight Bolivian restaurants in the major cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra at year’s end. The fast food giant is simply unable to succeed in nations where the masses decry poor quality and mass production. These people are actually living proof that slow food can work en masse.   Continue reading →

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by | December 21, 2011 · 10:20 am

Texas Chef Association Bake Sale

by Katie Minchew

It was a sweet sight to see the ladies and gentlemen of the Texas Chefs Association, young and old, join together for the most delicious bake sale ever held. For the 25th year in a row, TCA members from Collin College, Wylie high school, Art Institute of Dallas, Le Cordon Bleu, Remmington College, and a variety of Dallas’ gem venues provided the best products from their hotels, restaurants, and schools for this extraordinary event. Let’s just say this wasn’t your child’s typical elementary school bake sale.      Continue reading →

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by | December 10, 2011 · 5:23 pm

Treats of Christmas at NorthPark

by Crave Staff

The Texas Chefs Association is look for professional bakers to donate their goods to this wonderful cause that benefits several local charities in North Texas.  They are also looking for professional pastry eaters to come buy the goods!  Check out the information below to learn how you may help.

NorthPark Center and the Texas Chefs Association’s 25th Annual “Treats of Christmas” will be held Saturday, December 17th at NorthPark Center.

The best chefs, bakers and culinary students in Dallas will sell sumptuous cakes, cookies, pies and candies to raise much needed funds for the North Texas Food Bank and the Union Gospel Mission.  Continue reading →

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by | December 2, 2011 · 4:59 pm

Shop, Wine and Dine This Weekend

by Steven Doyle

We have a few shout outs for the weekend and think you might enjoy a few of these.  There are a few things going on that you might enjoy.

First let us mention that we saw Miguel Vicéns and John Paul Valverde owners of Campo Modern Country Bistro  last night and they wanted to let everyone know they do indeed have a liquor license. There were just a few days in the beginning that they did not have one, but now you can enjoy the cocktail program designed by Brad Hensarling of Fort Worth’s The Usual at the new Oak Cliff restaurant.  

Saturday you can start your Christmas shopping by purchasing wares from local artisans at the Dallas Flea, the occasional market located in the Southside of Lamar at 1409 S. Lamar. Here you will find amazing clothing, jewelry, food and vintage wear all under one room and made by some super cool locals.   Continue reading →

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by | December 1, 2011 · 11:54 am

Celebrate National Pie Day(s): These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Pies

by Steven Doyle

There seems to be a dispute as to when National Pie Day is celebrated. We try to follow the food holidays as best and accurately as possible. One very reliable list marks today as pie day, and the Pie Council  (I guess there is a Pie Council) states that it is in January. We say why chance it and go with both. You can never be too handsome or have too much pie.

Let there be no doubt, we like pie.

We have known our fair share of great pies. We are not sure we can limit our pie fever to just five, and we are not quite sure we can do that, so we plan on name dropping a lot of pies out of our pie-hole.   Continue reading →

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by | November 4, 2011 · 8:12 am

Stalking Julie Powell Part Deux

by Steven Doyle

On slower days such as this we like to turn to Facebook for amusement. Nothing charms us more than a look-see through Julie Powell’s Facebook wall where she offers daily quips and anarchy. You may recall Powell from the book Julie and Julia, with the subsequent film of the same title.

She describes herself on Facebook as such: “I may be a narcissistic whore, a libidinous shrew, and a defiler of the institution of marriage, but other than that I’m really a very nice person.”

Stalk on with us as we filter through some of her updates.  Continue reading →

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by | October 25, 2011 · 10:16 am

Rockstar Bakery Rolling in Dallas

by Crave Staff

What do you get when you combine a delicious treat, a passion for baking excellence and a little bit of rock and roll? The perfect ingredients for an unusual sweet treat as Rockstar Bakeshop has burst onto the truck scene in Dallas with gourmet whoopie pies.

Currently available by special order and at several area farmer’s markets, check out their site for their weekly event schedule and order form. After procuring a special arrangement with the downtown Dallas House of Blues, music patrons can also catch Rockstar Bakeshop at several concerts throughout the year as well.      Continue reading →

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by | October 17, 2011 · 2:14 pm

Sky Fish to Open at Cityville

by Steven Doyle

We had a chance to speak with Kathleen Ellington of Kathleen’s Sky Diner this weekend and she said she is planning a new restaurant that should be ready in soon.  The Cityville Oak Park complex, which houses some very exquisite town homes, had been looking for a new restaurant to open on the street level and Ellington found the location too wonderful to pass up. Ellington said the new restaurant will be called Sky Fish in keeping with her astral theme.

“We will never duplicate the Sky Diner because it takes too much to reproduce.  We tried in Plano and found that it really takes ownership being there around the clock to function properly,” said Ellington.    Continue reading →

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