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by Steven Doyle | 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 Steven Doyle | November 28, 2011 · 12:37 pm

We Celebrated National French Toast Day

by Steven Doyle

We celebrated National French Toast Day today by having a bite of the dish at the Original Pancake House, along with a few other favorites. The latest OPH opened recently in Addison, so we thought we would check out the new digs for one of our favorite breakfast spots.

In Spain they call this dish torriga, in the UK they refer to this as Poor Knights of Windsor, and in France they call French Toast pain perdu, or lost bread. Thought to come from more humble roots in a time where food waste was non-existent, old slices of bread were rejuvenated in an egg wash and fried to a crisp enjoyment, much like we would serve this today. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | November 18, 2011 · 11:09 am

Meet the Owners of Malai Thai-Vietnamese Kitchen

by Steven Doyle

The young owners of Malai Thai-Vietnamese Kitchen are a mere 28 years old and met at Cornell University where they both were enrolled in the prestigious School of Hotel Administration. Now married, Braden and Yasmin Wages work hard to make their vision a success

While at Cornell, Braden was awarded the Hotel School’s prestigious R.C. Kopf Student Achievement Scholarship Award, providing him the opportunity to visit and work at wineries and restaurants throughout California, Italy and France. This experience expanded Braden’s palate and ignited his desire to seek out new and exotic culinary adventures. After graduation, he spent three months traveling through Southeast Asia. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | November 15, 2011 · 12:25 pm

What’s for Supper, Grandpa?

by Steven Doyle

I am not sure if you have seen any of the old reruns of Hee Haw that will pop up on television on the occasional Saturday afternoon, but there was a segment where a character named Grandpa Jones would rattle off a litany of crazy country cooking and pronounce it supper. The last few days seems like it has been a similar feeding frenzy. A burger here, a whole fish there, and a few cups of pho to settle it all in for the day.

I thought it might be interesting to show a few photos of what I have had over the past week. If you have some recent food shots you wish to share with the craveDFW audience, feel free to send them our way with a description. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | November 14, 2011 · 12:27 pm

Fairmont’s Art Immersion Experience Tastes Wonderful

by Steven Doyle

This weekend we were invited to check out the new Art Immersion Learning Experience at the Dallas Fairmont Hotel. The hotel has put together an art package that includes one night of their luxury accommodations, a one hour session with Ross Akard Gallery owner Bryan Embry, a walking tour of the Dallas Arts District, an hour session with the current Artist-in-Residence, and a specially prepared art dinner created by the Pyramid’s chef, Andre Natera. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | November 8, 2011 · 10:23 am

Grape’s Brian Luscher Does Cane Rosso

by Steven Doyle

Yesterday we mentioned the celebrity chef night at Il Cane Rosso, the hip Neapolitan pizza hangout in Deep Ellum. We ventured in the wind and rain to find a great crowd assembled with its first local celeb chef, Brian Luscher of The Grape fame wielding the peel behind the pizza bar.

Luscher is no noob when it comes to pizza, he had spent many years in his formative years working for Pizza Hut. “This was back in the day when they actually made the dough and the sauce fresh each day,” said Luscher. “I worked the one of the smaller Pizza Huts in Chicago, but we sold more pizza per square foot than any other in Illinois.” Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | October 21, 2011 · 10:56 am

First Look at Bistro 31

by Steven Doyle photos by Joy Jangles

Alberto Lombardi seems to collect restaurants like a grandmother collects snow globes and Hummel’s. Bistro 31, the latest addition into the fold of the family of restaurants, quickly found its way to the prized spot on the mantel.

The menu hearkens Mediterranean cuisine deftly produced by former Mansion sous Eric Brandt who said the dishes have a flair of French and Italian. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | October 20, 2011 · 10:09 am

Salum at Beard House Friday

by Steven Doyle

You will not find Abraham Salum anywhere in Dallas this week, but you can spot the chef-owner of namesake Salum and Komali in New York City as he begins preparation for his James Beard House dinner he will serve Friday evening.

It is considered one of a chef’s highest honors to pull duty at the residence of James Beard in the culinary world. Julia Child once summed Beard up as “ the quintessential American cook. Well-educated and well-traveled during his eighty-two years, he was familiar with many cuisines but he remained fundamentally American. He was a big man, over six feet tall, with a big belly, and huge hands. An endearing and always lively teacher, he loved people, loved his work, loved gossip, loved to eat, loved a good time.” Continue reading →

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