by Steven Doyle
This week spun by quickly and we had a great time discovering new spots in the Dallas area to share with our audience of readers. Don’t forget, we will always take your suggestions on how to make craveDFW a better site and new and interesting hot spots for food and beverages.
With all that being said, we hot a few new and old places this week that we would love to share with you. Just in time for lunch! Continue reading
by Steven Doyle
Taste of Dallas 2012 is this weekend and we have the hook up. We are giving away not one but two VIP prize packages for this fun family event. There is no better way than Taste of Dallas to try foodie fare from more than 60 of Dallas’ best restaurants: with no entrée more than $3, participants have the opportunity to savor plenty of different tastes without breaking the bank.
At the heart of Taste of Dallas are the chef demonstrations from high-profile chefs, teaching everyone their hard-won secrets behind their favorite recipes. This year, the chefs will cook to music in genres they have chosen, from classic rock to country to bluegrass and opera and everything in-between. Chefs include Anthony Van Camp from SER Steak & Spirts at Hilton Anatole, David McMillan from Screen Door and The Commissary, Chef John Franke from Frontburner Restaurants, David Smith from Westin Galleria, Gerard Thompson from Rough Creek Lodge, Matt Mortimer with Blue Goose and Aw Shucks and more. Each chef demo includes an exciting demonstration and complimentary sampling from their exclusive restaurants. Continue reading
by Steven Doyle
Liberty Mutual is running a little charitable contest which will benefit the North Texas Food Bank in a huge way. This is one of those Facebook contests where you vote and up until today our local food bank was in first place. The NTFB stands to win $30,000 which equates to 90,000 meals. Continue reading
Filed under Contest, Dallas, North Texas Food Bank
by Steven Doyle
Jason Kosmas might possibly be the busiest man in the bar business. He still has a stake in Employees Only in New York, which has been named the best bar in the world; he is also the executive beverage director at Village Marquee in Highland Park Village and occasionally lends himself out to consult on drink menus. Now the talented barman is introducing his own line of spirits and they hit the shelves local Sigel’s liquor stores this week. We caught up with Kosmas last evening to sample some of his new rum and vodka. Continue reading
Filed under Crave, Dallas, Spirits, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle
Deep Ellum Brewing Company is leaving the state of Texas. Oh, you can still get one of the many fine beers brewed locally at one of dozens of locations across the city of Dallas, and in Austin as well as Houston. But now whenever you travel to Massachusetts you can find the beer on tap.
This week Tait Lifto (Sales and Brand Ninja), John Reardon (Chief Evangelist) and Tommy Miller (Sales and Delivery) will all make the pilgrimage to Boston to plant the texas flag inside a few pubs. The first to pour the Dallas beer is namesake Deep Ellum, a bar in Allston, Mass. that made Draft Magazine’s top beer bars in America list. Continue reading
Filed under Crave, Dallas, Deep Ellum
by Steven Doyle photos by Desiree Espada
Marquee Grill & Bar to Village Marquee – Texas Grill & Bar due to some confusion regarding another concept in a different state, with a similar name. At the same time executive chef Tre Wilcox announces his new summer menu that includes including Beeman Family Ranch Akaushi Sired Beef, as well as Burgundy Pasture 100% Grass – Fed Beef. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Dallas, restaurant news, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle
We present five of our favorite dishes of the week that shouldn’t be missed in Dallas. The list doesn’t include anything we have featured elsewhere this week on craveDFW and shouldn’t be missed.
Check out a bit of food porn and taste what we have been up to this week. Continue reading
Filed under Crave, Dallas, Steven Doyle, Top 5
by Steven Doyle
By now it is no secret that most of the underground dinners happen at My Private Chef located at Elm and Martin Luther King Blvd in Deep Ellum. This is where many up and coming chefs can entertain an intimate group of true food enthusiasts and show off their style of cookery while gaining a nice following. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Dallas, Deep Ellum, Nightlife, Steven Doyle, Underground Dinner
