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
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Dressing Up Your Fish
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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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Springtime Seafood Grilling Guide From TJ’s Seafood Market
by Jon Alexis
It is time for grilling weather, and we are still deep up in our search for seafood in the Dallas area. To help us out today, we are featuring TJ’s Seafood Market and their guide for quick and easy seafood on the grill at home.
Of course we invite you to check out the latest at either of the TJ’s Dallas locations, including Preston-Royal and on Oak Lawn where they both offer a dine-in option.
Here is Jon’s guide: Continue reading
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How to Pair Wine with Seafood
by Jon Alexis
Let me ask you a seemingly simple question: Why do we follow the rules? They tell us it’s a trade off. We give up the freedom to drive wherever we want at any speed. We gain the security of knowing that a car won’t plow into us at an intersection.
But what happens when following the rules offers no such safety? What happens when we do as we’re told, but we don’t get the safety we’re promised?
That, my friends, is the time for revolution. Continue reading
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1 Fish, 2 Fish, Try Some New Fish (Actually 5)
by Jon Alexis
Sick of salmon? Tired of tuna? Had it with halibut? Bored by bass? Don’t let our lack of a coastline fool you – we can get the finest seafood in the world in Dallas, Texas and with that means a variety of fin fish beyond the “usual”.
Here are five fish you may not be familiar with, but that are consistently available in Dallas. All are sustainable alternatives to some of the more overfished species we still see on nearly every menu in town. Continue reading
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TJ’s Has Some Class At DUO
by Jon Alexis photos by Robert Bostick
Texans – we can slow smoke a brisket to perfection. Why are we still scared of cooking seafood at home? Take it from someone who isn’t a chef: Fish is easy. But shellfish? Even easier.
So I jumped at the opportunity to partner with Yolanda Banks for a shellfish cooking class in her series of “Fresh is Fabulous” cooking classes at DUO All Things Culinary. Continue reading
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