Category Archives: Pastry Chef

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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The Crazy Kolache Lady of Calvert

By Babs Hogan

Drivers are concerned about two things as they approach Calvert, Texas. The first is the speed trap within a mile of the city limits. Second, the mid-town traffic light, which seems to favor red. Frequent travelers on Highway 6 can be lulled as they pass decrepit barns, dry cotton fields, and rusted gates. Unless shopping for western-style furniture, decorative art, or rare antiques are on your list, it’s easy to drift through this four-block town without blinking. But that would be a mistake.    Continue reading

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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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Twitter Your Way To Free La Duni Dinner

by Crave Staff

This just crossed our desk from one of the lovlier PR people in Big D. La Duni is opening a new location and they want you to try it out.  We also like any excuse to post a photo of Dunia.  Jump for hot details… Continue reading

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Meet Pastry Chef Jill Bates From Ritz-Carlton

by Steven Doyle

Jill Bates is certainly the darling of pastry chefs in Dallas today.  Her cute but quirky demeanor endears and definitely lends itself to practicing her craft in one of the busier kitchens in Dallas today.  As a pastry chef she has paid her dues and worked the ranks as any savory chef might.

Read on for the first of a series of DFW Pastry Chefs that begins with The Ritz-Carlton and Dean Fearing’s pastry chef, Jill Bates.  Continue reading

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