by Steven Doyle photos by Susan Migdol
Last night the organizers of Chefs for Farmers invited a thirsty hoard of people to stop by The Chesterfield to enjoy a cocktail tasting sponsored by Patron Tequila and FreshPoint. Guest bartenders crafted a special concoction using the tequila to ply the crowd for votes and to get them excited about the upcoming chef event. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Blue Martini makes 45 specialty martini’s including their signature version which is Van Gogh Blue Vodka, Cointreau, Blue Curacao, Sour Mix, Orange Juice, served in an Oversized Snifter over Ice with a Glow Stick. They also serve food like lollipop lamb chops and spinach artichoke dips. You can find this over-the-top bar in illustrious places such as Vegas and Orlando, Florida, and very soon in Plano, Texas at the Shops at Legacy. Continue reading
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by Crave Staff
As we get ready for the weekend we wish to thank you for checking out our little website this week. We considered throwing out a list of places to medicate your liver for St Pats, but there are plenty of options and we want to get started in on the fun ourselves right away. We have a crew of camera folks hitting the streets starting tonight, so if you see a craveDFW photog be sure to look extra inebriated.
Be safe and enjoy one of our favorite holidays of the year. May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
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by Steven Doyle
This week was filled with cocktails as I prepare my tasters for the upcoming cocktail event in Dallas. Last evening I had a chance to stop into Tate’s on McKinney for a nip and found superstar barman Matthew Ceneviva managing a packed house. I asked him if he had a special cocktail he wouldn’t mind throwing down for Drink of the Week and he happily obliged. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Last night I stopped by Stephan Pyle’s Samar on Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas to check out the goings on with a new dining club called Fine Dining With Friends that just recently popped up on Facebook. The newly formed club is the brainchild of Shelly Knowlton, a local food enthusiast who wanted to gather friends and share some fantastic dinners together.
Knowlton selected Samar as her first location because it was more casual and had a varied menu that would appeal to a large group. Samar also had the ability to easily adjust the menu for the handful of vegans in attendance. There were just over twenty guests in attendance out of a group of a growing fifty. Samar executive chef Jonathan Thompson was on hand to discuss each dish and field questions from the group. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
It feels like we have been doing craveDFW for a decade, but in actuality it has been just over a single year. Collectively we have blasted through more plates of foie, hot dogs, house-made pasta and every imaginable sea critter than you could imagine. It has also been one exciting year for us all. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Inspired by the largest cocktail convention in the United States which pulls 50 of our local bar staff to New Orleans for a week at the Tales of the Cocktail, the North Texas Bartender’s Guild has announced that they will be putting on a four day event starting June 14th. Craft Cocktails Texas will host bartenders from across Texas and feature mixing competitions, tastings, dinners, instructive classes, tours and festival at Main Street Gardens downtown with bands and food vendors. Continue reading
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by Judy Chamberlain
I caught up with peripatetic restaurant concept guru and Nicholas Cage look-a-like, chef Dean James Max, in town this week for a few days for meetings at his splendid Asador at the Dallas Renaissance Hotel, for a late lunch and some food talk.
Decidedly un-trendy in its slightly out-of-the-way location close to the West End entertainment district and Love Field, the recently re-decorated Renaissance (try saying that three times) is a stunner – and wasn’t lost on me that my dusty vehicle was not going to require valet parking as I pulled into a convenient space mere steps from the hotel’s front entrance. Continue reading
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