Category Archives: Local Produce

by | October 18, 2011 · 10:35 am

Artizone’s Dinner in a Garden

by Crave Staff        photo by Steven Doyle

Artizone.com, Dallas’ own online shopping website and home delivery service has paired up with David Anthony Temple (aka Chef DAT) and Tom Spicer for “Dinner in the Garden,” Sunday, October 30 at 5pm benefitting The Family Place.

Using the freshest produce from Artizone supported local farms including Spiceman’s FM 1410, artisanal shops and small businesses, Chef DAT will compose a one of a kind dinner concerto in 5 movements, to be performed in Spiceman’s urban garden with an orchestra of wines to match.              Continue reading →

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by | October 13, 2011 · 10:52 am

Cooking with Nicole

by Steven Doyle

We checked in with chef Nicole to find out what she has planned for the coming weekends at her underground dinners and she did not disappoint.

For this weekend expect more locally grown produce in the way of carnival squash, Japanese sweet potatoes, pears, chard, purple hull peas, onions and reed avocados. The 7-course tasting menu will also highlight a cheeseboard from Ali Morgan of Scardello fame, and local grass-fed beef.    Continue reading →

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by | October 7, 2011 · 9:00 am

Barn Aid 2011

by Crave Staff
Barn Aid is an annual fundraising event that features live entertainment, food and great times in order to raise funds for local food & farming groups. Its namesake comes from the more than 50-year-old barn that sits at Eden’s Garden in Balch Springs.        Continue reading →

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by | September 23, 2011 · 8:54 am

Hidden Gems: Garden Café, Beyond the Booze Bills

by Adam Sachs    photos by Suzi Migdol

Crave reported last week about the vote that prohibited Garden Café from serving alcohol. In light of all the recent press on this issue, I thought it time to focus on Garden Café on its own terms. They have been around nearly nine years, and established themselves as a neighborhood institution with an identity that goes much deeper than the ability to serve beer and wine. I sat down with owner Dale Wootton and his son Mark to learn about the past, present, and future of Garden Café.

Dale Wootton purchased the building in 1991, thinking it was a “diamond in the rough” with an area that looked conducive to his favorite pastime of gardening. “I had all these plans [with the building] for what real estate appraisers call the highest and best use for land,” he said, “but I decided that I wanted to do what I wanted to do and not the highest invest use. So that’s why we came up with the idea of a garden, a peaceful relaxing place, where if you need some basil, you run out here and pick it.”   Continue reading →

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by | September 22, 2011 · 10:33 am

Chef TJ Lengnick Cooks

by Steven Doyle

As a Steeler’s fan chef TJ Lengnick doesn’t have much to say about the Dallas Cowboys, but he does appreciate a good whiskey.

These are a few general things we learned about Lengnick, who is the top toque behind Whiskey Cake, as he shared some of his cooking techniques with an eager crowd at the most recent Duo cooking class. The order of the day was to prepare a few easy dishes in his upscale version of tailgating.                 Continue reading →

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by | September 13, 2011 · 11:53 am

Pop-Up Dinner Fun and Excitement

by Steven Doyle

This past weekend we visited one of our favorite pop-up chefs that we spoke about on craveDFW last week, Nicole Van Camp. Nicole is a firecracker chef that we have set sights on to make it big on the Dallas dining scene and she has already taken strides in that direction.

Having worked at Nana (where her husband is sous chef to Anthony Bombaci) and Bolsa, Van Camp has a great insight into top cuisine and possesses a great imagination for local products.   Continue reading →

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by | September 9, 2011 · 9:15 am

Cocktail of the Week: The Heirloom At Asador

by Steven Doyle

“The Heirloom” which is a variation of the Bloody Mary, was recently added to the cocktail menu at Asador at the Renaissance Hotel next to Market Hall. What makes this cocktail so unique is that it is deconstructed in  the sense that a traditional Bloody Mary has the ingredients all blended together, this cocktail separates the flavor profiles and presents them on their own. For example, with a traditional Bloody Mary the tomatoes are pureed, but in this version they leave them whole, which still lends the flavor and allows them to be seen in their entirety.     Continue reading →

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by | September 8, 2011 · 3:30 pm

More Underground Chef Info

by Crave Staff

There are still some seats available for Saturday night’s underground dinner with chef Nicole. She sends word that this Saturday will be particularly special with a guest Ali Morgan from Scardello, who will be showcasing cheeses.

Remember, Nicole is a classically trained chef who has cut her chops at such places as Nana and Bolsa here in Dallas.

We had a chance to catch up with Nicole during a recent dinner she was hosting and the cheese course was particularly breath-taking.  Continue reading →

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