Sitting down in the plush Uptown surroundings of Nick and Sam’s Steakhouse on a lazy afternoon we chatted up the gregarious chef Samir Dhurandhar, the corporate chef at Nick and Sam’s. Continue reading
Category Archives: chefs
Dressing Up Your Fish
by Jon Alexis
We eat with all 5 of our senses. Here are some easy ways to dress up your fish meals at home that appeal to all our senses. Tips we’ve learned over the years from restaurant chefs to our own customers. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Cooking Classes, Dallas, Jon Alexis, Party!, Seafood, TJ's Fresh Seafood Market, Wine
Best Restaurants For Fried Chicken In Dallas 2023
We love our fried chicken and have been seeking out the very best Dallas has to offer. We scoured the streets and found some with an ethnic twist, others are straight forward crispy fried and juicy.
We had to eliminate a few that didn’t qualify as traditional, such as Bon Mua’s fried Cornish hen, which is still worth making the drive to Carrollton. In making our list we were shocked at how many plates of fried chicken we had sampled over the past months. Col Sanders would have said he was too drunk to taste that chicken after just a few of these places.
Filed under chefs, Chicken, Steven Doyle
Sunday Brunch: Mignon
Chef James Sleeth from Mignon joins us for Sunday Brunch this week. Originally from Ohio, Chef Sleeth found his love for cooking through his mother. His interest for food and service started at a young age, working at restaurants as a dishwasher and server. He eventually went on to attend the American Culinary Federation where he completed two 3-year apprenticeships. Continue reading
Filed under Brunch, chefs, Crave, Joy Jangles, Plano, Sunday Brunch
Hey Grandpa, What’s for Supper?
We invite our readers to send in photos and descriptions of their latest dinner conquest. We put out this on occasion for everyone to see.
Here are a few favorites you might enjoy. Continue reading
Filed under Bacon, beer, Burgers, Cheese, chefs, Crave, Dallas, Downtown, Plano, restaurant news, Stephan Pyles, Steven Doyle, What's for Supper
Malai Kitchen, a Bruncher’s Paradise
Patio season is officially full on after the devastatingly hot and dry summer. The pooches are leading their sexy owners by the string past the cabanas that are playing soothing street music as cars bustle by to find a spot of their very own.
This is high season for brunch and none is sexier than the digs at Malai Kitchen, the fresh-faced Thai-Vietnamese kitchen in the West Village compound off McKinney.
There you will find the restaurant prodigies and husband and wife team of Yasmin and Braden Wages busily running about tending to details. Details that we found amazing during our happy brunch time at Malai this past weekend. Continue reading
Filed under Bacon, Brunch, chefs, Cocktails, Food Porn Alert, Steven Doyle
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Crawfish: A Primer
Crawfish boils rock. What’s more fun than bugs, beer and buddies?
We have some useful tips on how to throw your first crawfish boil… without everyone knowing you’re a rookie. Follow along. Continue reading
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