Category Archives: Local Produce

by Steven Doyle | August 31, 2011 · 2:40 pm

Scardello Dinner Hints at Campo Menu

by Steven Doyle

Last night Rich Rogers, cheesemonger and owner of Scardello, rolled out the red carpet and polished the house silver as he hosted his first guest-chef dinner at the cheese boutique. Rogers says that he will be doing these special dinners every few months and spotlight a popular area chef to pair cheeses with their particular style of cooking.

Last night’s dinner sold out in mere minutes after Rogers sent out the information to his customers via the store’s email list. Scardello hosts many events through out the year, including chocolate and cheese pairings, cheese classes and other food-tainment themed evenings at the Oak Lawn shop. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | August 23, 2011 · 11:48 am

Wachu Tacobot Willis? Velvet Taco

by Danielle Leahy photos by Jacque Manaugh

Look at these pictures. Just look at them. They say a picture is worth a thousands words but in the case of Velvet Taco only 6 are needed: Best.Gourmet.Tacos.In.Dallas.Period.

Velvet Taco has only been open a few short weeks in Dallas, located in the old Church’s Chicken on Henderson and 75 but is already making major waves in Dallas’ emerging Gourmet Taco scene. With over 20 different tacos on the menu broken down in to 6 categories (chicken, veggie, pork, beef, fish, and egg) and an emphasis on fresh, local produce these tacos are have been hand crafted from the tortilla up. In fact, all of the tortillas at Velvet Taco are hand made in house. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | August 16, 2011 · 7:53 am

McCallister’s Cafe Momentum Dinner Now On Sale

by Steven Doyle

Just on sale with tickets still available is the Café Momentum pop-up dinner for November 6, 2011 with chef Matt McCallister. The local cooking phenom will be preparing his style of cookery for the café with a heart.

Café Momentum is a non-profit concept benefiting Youth Village Resources of Dallas. Each first Sunday of the month, chef’s Houser and Provost from Parigi welcome a Dallas area chef to spread the kitchen creativity and help youth learn the world of culinary arts. Continue reading →

Sunday Brunch: Crossroads Diner

by Joy Jangles

It’s not often you meet a chef like Tom Fleming – he’s edgy, funny, brutally honest, and knows good food starts from the heart. Originally from Chicago, he worked under Jean Joho at Everest and later won a James Beard Award for “Best New Restaurant” at Brasserie Jo for Joho.

The youngest of 7, Fleming found his love for food right from the beginning. His strong set of skills from a classical French training background began at a young age with his mother, who was a French trained cook and later spent time in France where he staged at Paul Bocuse and L’Auberge de I’ille. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | August 11, 2011 · 2:53 pm

Ava Hosts San Martino Vineyards

by Steven Doyle

Wine dinners are extremely popular with restaurants and is a simple concept. An ambassador for the winery, often the owner, will pay a visit to a restaurant who will host a special menu for that one evening. Certainly we enjoy these and try to make as many as we can to become more familiar with the wineries and take a more intimate look at the restaurant. Last evening was no exception as we joined the people of Rockwall’s Restaurant Ava for a look at a local Rockwall wine, San Martino.

As I discussed the variety served last night with owner of San Martino, Emilio Ramos, I was pleasantly surprised how perfectly balanced the wines were. Later I had a discussion with Ava’s chef-owners, Randall Copeland and Nathan Tate, and we compared notes. Randall was more familiar with the local winery, but I was not. We both agreed these wines were special. Continue reading →

St-Germain Cocktail Competition

by Crave Staff

St-Germain is excited to announce a new format for the 4th Annual Can-Can Classic Cocktail Competition. This year, we have partnered with Edible Communities — the award-winning magazines that celebrate quality, artisanal products, local foods, and seasonality—to provide a new twist on the competition.

St-Germain is an all-natural, artisanally crafted product, and this year we want our cocktail competition to reflect the importance of working with fresh ingredients. We are challenging you, our bartender friends, to develop an original cocktail recipe with St-Germain utilizing seasonal ingredients from your local region. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | August 4, 2011 · 11:10 am

Santa Barbara: Foodie Stroll with Wine Cask

by David Donalson

Santa Barbara is about 2 hour north drive along the 101 from Los Angeles. It is a beautiful city that has been called the “American Riviera” and with temperatures in the high 70s during July, it makes a great summer getaway. When visiting we thought the best way to explore this beautiful city was the foodie stroll with the Wine Cask restaurant. The Wine Cask is a Santa Barbara staple and set just off the main tourist street (State Street) on Anacapa, a great place to start a tour.

Our adventure starts on Tuesday, when the Santa Barbara Certified Farmer’s Market shuts down the State Street for a few hours so chefs, tourists and locals alike can shop from the different stands for local produce. For the foodie stroll, we walked with Chef Brandon Hughes while he made choices on what products he wants for the restaurant menu and our personal tasting menu later. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | July 13, 2011 · 9:26 am

Why Shop at a Market?

by Jon Alexis

Is Dallas a good food town? A debate that has been waged across dinner tables and blog comment sections. No matter which side of the fence you fall on, ask yourself this question: how was the debate framed?

Most likely, you discussed restaurants. Is our BBQ as good as the Hill Country? Is our Italian up to snuff? Is our sushi really as good as NYC and LA?

All valid questions. But restaurants alone do not a food culture make! Markets are an integral part of any food culture. And guess what – Dallas has fantastic independent markets in every part of the city. Continue reading →

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