by Steven Doyle
We have been hearing about Bennigan’s quite a bit lately and see they are attempting a come back from the annihilation of the brand. The Metro Media Group who owned the brand along with Steak and Ale, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy causing the many locations to go dark seemingly over night. Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, restaurant news, Steven Doyle
By Rich Rogers
“Do you want to participate in the Conundrum Project?” I usually say no to “a difficult problem or question.” As a small retailer, we have loads of Conundrums of our own. But this is a cheese problem and I couldn’t say no.
Jasper Hill Farms, a great Vermont cheesemaker, built the Cellars at Jasper Hill several years ago. The 22,000 square foot Cellars is the premiere aging facility in the United States. While many US cheesemakers practice the art of affinage, or cheese aging, themselves, much of Europe’s cheese production is split into 3 tiers – Milk production/animal husbandry, cheesemaking, and affinage (aging). The difficult task of cheesemaking is part science and part art. Aging cheeses also requires another skill set. Jasper Hill built the Cellars as a way to not only age their own cheeses, but to help a host of Vermont Dairy folk to take their unsustainable milk dairy and to help them become sustainable cheesemakers. By dropping their young cheeses off at the Cellars at Jasper Hill to be aged and distributed, these new cheesemakers can focus on just the cheesemaking aspect. Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, Crave, Product Reviews, Rich Rogers, Wine
by Steven Doyle
Who reads craveDFW? As we reach a whole host of milestones with our little spot on the web (any euphemism to avoid calling this a blog will do) we enjoy getting out each day and actually meeting the people that make crave so successful for us – the readers.
We truly appreciate the overwhelming joy as we meet the interesting people that follow us in our ramblings. We will continue to work on the things you like best about crave. Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, Crave, In-N-Out, Party!, Steven Doyle
by Jon Alexis
Is Dallas a good food town? A debate that has been waged across dinner tables and blog comment sections. No matter which side of the fence you fall on, ask yourself this question: how was the debate framed?
Most likely, you discussed restaurants. Is our BBQ as good as the Hill Country? Is our Italian up to snuff? Is our sushi really as good as NYC and LA?
All valid questions. But restaurants alone do not a food culture make! Markets are an integral part of any food culture. And guess what – Dallas has fantastic independent markets in every part of the city. Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, Crave, Dude Sweet Chocolate, fun with food, Jon Alexis, Local Produce, TJ's Seafood Market
by Crave Staff
Dallas loves its wine, and our readers tell us they enjoy notifications of these types of events. We are pleased to bring this information whenever possible. Read on about the Molto Formaggio wine event in Highland Park Village. Continue reading
by Crave Staff
We don’t even know what to say about this. Sure, something sarcastic would be fun. How about you write the caption. All entries go into our magic hat for a prize drawing. We will announce the winner here tomorrow afternoon. The prize will be better than a BK Veggie Burger paired with a Diet Coke.
Filed under Bacon, Burgers, Cheese, Contest, nipple clamps
by Steven Doyle
Exciting does not describe the pure thrill of anticipation as we scan the series of events taking place at Central Market over the next few weeks. As we look through the multi-page flyer provided at nearly every check out counter at any of the market’s locations state-wide we get the feeling that Central Market has more than done their homework for the annual event that celebrates a different country each year. What a fantastic primer in geography, culture and cuisine and basically all things Spain.
For a greater appreciation of the event we implored the management of Central Market to allow us face time with some of the imported chefs. There are more than a few Spanish Michelin starred chefs milling about the Dallas Fort Worth area this week preparing for the Espana debut, and we were able to catch up with one of the more charming ones, Chef Isma Prados. Continue reading
Filed under Central Market, Cheese, chefs, Events, fun with food, Steven Doyle
by Lance Lynn
Last month I introduced you to Eric and Karen from Caprino Royale down in Waco, one of the most promising young farmstead operations in the state. Last weekend, we got to visit their farm as part of our annual cheese tour (see Steven’s article for a complete roundup of the day). One of the highlights of the trip for me was getting to see where they make Caprino’s fantastic new addition to their lineup: the Texas Bloombonnet. A beautiful bloomy rind goat button, Bloombonnet is easily enjoyable all on its own, but the cheese is all the more impressive when you know some background about the difficult and inspired path that led to its creation. Continue reading
Filed under Cheese, fun with food, Lance Lynn, Scardello, Uptown
