by Crave Staff
On July 2nd when most families were making plans for the holiday, tragedy struck 3 innocent children from Houston, Texas. Nine-year-old Peter, eight-year-old Aaron and six-year-old Willa lost their parents when a SUV collided head-on with their van near Fort Stockton. The family was returning home from a road trip.
Across the country groups have reached out to provide for the children through a series of fundraisers and bake sales. Continue reading
Filed under Bake Sale, fundraiser
by Steven Doyle
We sat down with Francesca Nor, owner of Dive Coastal Cuisine located in University Park’s Snider Plaza as she celebrated her first year anniversary. We wanted to know what made the fresh fish restaurant that is located in the former Dunkin Donut spot so amazingly successful — besides being one of the only restaurants who will deliver to the University Park pool.
We were quick to learn that she earned her chops in the kitchen and is classically trained. Nor is well traveled and grew up next door to Nick Badovinus. She has this really cool California, almost hipster vibe, but focused and intense. She knows her way around a kitchen, but doesn’t want to be known as a chef. Nor’s schtick is more of a band leader that orchestrates her business with precision quality.
So we decided to ask Franchesca Nor a few questions about Dive to commemorate her first very successful year in business at Dive Coastal Cusine. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Crave, fun with food, restaurant news, Steven Doyle, University Park
Bistro B, photo by Robert Bostick
Filed under Asian Cuisine, Food Photos, Robert Bostick
Your guide to a post-college river party in New Braunfels
by Danielle Leahy
Ahh, the college river/road trip. I remember it fondly: great friends, laughing for days, the sun on your back and the river beneath you, drinking too much and sleeping to little. Crowded, smelly cars and waking up on cheap motel floors stuffed 6 to a room made for 2… Err… HOLD UP. Actually, there was a lot of room for improvement in those early adult, cash strapped, college days. Maybe there are some lessons to be learned and improvements to be made to our annual Summer Road Trip now that the majority of us have rounded the corner on 30?
Yea, I thought so too. Continue reading
Filed under beer, Danielle Leahy, New Bruanfels, Party!, Travel
by Crave Staff
The Sourgrapes13 are a well respected graffiti art collective based here in Dallas. They learned their art form on the streets, in the dark, with the adrenaline of being caught for vandalism. It started as lines on pages, then wall murals with full perspective and finally brought to the canvas in a more controlled fine art environment. What comes from this evolution are well executed works of art that continue to tell the stories of their lives and influences. Join RISING Gallery in celebrating this art form at WONDER YEARS.
Friday, July 29 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
by Crave Staff
Dallas-based conceptual artist Ludwig Schwarz, known for his absurd and insanely clever works spanning various mediums, received his BFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas and MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York. The MAC will show Untitled (Galveston), 2007 during the artists’ lecture of Cut, Copy, Paste, Paint: Terry Hays & Kathy Robinson Hays. In Untitled (Galveston), 2007 Schwarz’s video collects images and sound which becomes the product of combining distinct, isolated moments. Ludwig Schwarz has recently been exhibited in Leo Castelli Gallery, NY, NY Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX and Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, TX.
by Steven Doyle
Chef Point Café, the gourmet restaurant found inside the gas station located in Wautaga, Texas (burb in Fort Worth) has been busy the last few months promoting the little café with 99 cent deals. You may recall a few months back where Chef Point made headlines by selling gas for 99 cents, the lines swelled down the street as eager guests awaited their turn at cheap fuel, reminiscent of the Jimmy Carter days.
More recently Chef Point offered a 99 cent burger and ‘Freedom Fries’ deal for July 4th. Continue reading
Filed under beer, Burgers, chefs, Food, Fort Worth, restaurant news, Steven Doyle
by Crave Staff
It can be said with much certainty that the Crave Crew enjoys a good cocktail. We spend most of our week hunting down the next best concoction to quench our thirst in this hot Texas sun, and definitely have our favorites.
Interesting enough, we have seen a trend where really great barmen have trained staffers who eventually fly the coop and go on to lay claim to their own brand of cocktail. This is only good for the city of people just like us at crave, and you who might be reading this today. Continue reading
Filed under Bacon, Cocktails, Crave Girl, Party!, Peoples Choice, Spirits
