Rasta Spice

If you do not follow Tom “Spiceman” Spicer on Facebook, you are missing a whole world of free entertainment. The following was offered up today. Eat your greens and buy them as local as possible.       Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Crave

Beat The Heat Contest At Hypnotic

by Steven Doyle

You must give the folks at Hypnotic some props. They know how to promote their product well and they make a mean donut. Today we are sent word that they are hosting a donut eating contest, but with a kick.

To win this contest you need to eat the most donuts in 10 minutes, but there is a catch. As each donut is presented to the contestant it gets spicier and spicier – to the point of extreme. The winner receives the distinction of being the first to win the inaugural competition and a free Mexico donut each week through the end of 2012.   Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under Crave

Celebrate Fearing’s Fifth Anniversary

by Steven Doyle       photo by Joy Zhang

Fearing’s Restaurant is planning a star-studded celebration of its upcoming fifth anniversary, with the two-month commemoration to take place over four evenings between August and October 2012. The special celebration dinner series will feature guest appearances by several celebrity chefs who have provided major inspiration to Chef Dean Fearing, both then and now.     Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under chefs, Party!, restaurant news, Steven Doyle

Mele Kalikimaka In August At Whiskey Cake

by Steven Doyle

Whiskey Cake is offering one of their special event dinners come this Monday, August 20, 2012. For those that rarely venture north, this is a perfect evening to enjoy the cooler breeze of Plano as he dinner has been scheduled at 8pm.

The dinner will be tiki themed and chef TJ Lengnick plans t go whole hog on us with his new La Caja China that smokes an entire pig faster than it takes to fly to the islands.    Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under chefs, restaurant news, Steven Doyle

Sigels: Hitler Wine Is A No-Sale

by Steven Doyle

A note from Sigel’s booze guru, Jasper Russo, explains that they will not be carrying the historically agressive line of Italian wine by Vini Lundardelli, located in Udine, Italy. It is not that their wine is particularly bad more than just in bad taste.   Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Crave

A Spoon Foreshadowing Dinner

by Steven Doyle

Chef John Tesar has had a busy summer vacation. While off on a project that is being treated like Harry Potter’s nemesis, something that which cannot be spoken, he has also sprinkled in a few wonderful underground dinners.

The term underground dinner has been bandied about so much that it has lost its charm, but whatever you wish to call these intimate dinners Tesar’s was a grand slam and reminiscent of Tesar from around the way.  Working solo in the kitchen with a short staff of a somm who worked along-side another server, Tesar showed the sold out crowd that he was not out of practice since leaving his One Arts Plaza burger and wine bistro, The Commissary.         Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under chefs, Underground Dinner, Wine

Quaker Steak And Lube Opening Sept 5

Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under Crave

TABC Luau Monkey Shine

by Steven Doyle

TABC the restaurant, not the punitive alcohol regulative entity, is hosting their second annual Summer Luau Thursday, August 16, 2012 starting at 9pm. This may not sound like the typical news we report at craveDFW, and would normally be a blip as a Facebook invitation. But the announcement claims there will be a live monkey at the event. A live monkey.

Make plans accordingly and watch this old Gorillaz video to get you in the mood.

1 Comment

Filed under restaurant news, Steven Doyle