The owner of Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar is taking another bite of the Dallas burger landscape.
Mike Karns, CEO of Firebird Restaurant Group, LLC, announced today that the company has acquired Village Burger Bar from its founding owners, husband and wife duo Mike and Susan Matta. The transaction closed today. Terms were not disclosed. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
When a popular steakhouse chef breaks out and opens a taco joint in the burbs you know it will be something special. First, an honest-to-goodness classically trained chef doesn’t know how to leave well enough alone. They think, they create. They also have a passion to feed people, and this is what has become of chef Mo Assi who is owner of Crush Taco. Crush is located off the Dallas Tollway in Frisco near El Dorado. An expanse that was in dire need of tacos. Continue reading
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The James Beard Foundation (JBF) is pleased to announce that tickets for the fifth anniversary year of the Taste America national culinary tour are now on sale. The cross-country program will heat up this fall in 10 dynamic culinary destinations including Austin, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle.
Austin’s weekend-long Taste America program will feature an exclusive kick-off event, a one-of-a-kind benefit dinner prepared by Taste America All-Star Ludo Lefebvre, Local Star Tyson Cole and pastry chef Laura Sawicki, as well as free in-store consumer events at Sur La Table – Domain Northside with celebrity chef appearances, cooking demonstrations, book signings, tastings from local producers and artisans, and more. Continue reading
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If you’re tempted to eat food you’ve dropped on the floor, you may want to think again: A new study disproved the “5-second rule,” or the idea that food is safe to eat off the floor if you pick it up fast enough, the researchers said.
Turns out, bacteria from a surface can transfer to food very quickly, in less than a second in some cases, the study found.
“The 5-second rule is a significant oversimplification of what actually happens when bacteria transfer from a surface to food,” study co-author Donald Schaffner, a microbiologist and professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said in a statement. “Bacteria can contaminate instantaneously.” Continue reading
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by Cailey Rizzo
Although airlines all, essentially, do the same thing — transport passengers from one location to another via the sky — the way in which they carry out their mission can vary greatly.
And for those who have sworn allegiance to one airline, being forced to fly with another could screw up an entire pre-flight routine. Case in point? Boarding. Continue reading
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The Statler, an iconic downtown Dallas development set to open this fall, announces it has partnered with Dallas-based Epic F&B, LLC to concept and operate all hotel food service, including managing the hotel’s five restaurant and bar outlets, catering, ballroom/event space and room service.
Epic F&B will manage and operate approximately 58,000 square feet of space at The Statler, The Statler will feature five unique food and beverage outlets, each conceptualized by Epic F&B, which will be compelling additions to downtown Dallas. Local chef Graham Dodds will head all kitchen operations as the Culinary Director for Epic F&B. Dodds’ involvement in this partnership comes full circle as he served as the original chef at Bolsa, a restaurant conceptualized and owned by partners of the Epic F&B team. Continue reading
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Truck Yard’s annual luau is back by popular demand. So on July 15, don your best luau gear, gather some friends and swing by as the bar breaks out the coconuts, roasted pig and fire dancers. It’s like a Hawaiian vacation but without that pesky eight hour flight. Continue reading
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The 228th anniversary of the Bastille storming and launch of the French Revolution will be celebrated with another stellar Fete de la Bastille dinner, served Monday July 10 to Friday, July 14 at one of Dallas’ premier French restaurants, Lavendou.
The Lavendou Fête de la Bastille 2017 menu has fantastic choices among three courses, including: Salade Frisée au Confit de Canard – curly salad with duck confit; Jarret d’Agneau aux Petits Legumes et Couscous – braised lamb shank with vegetables and couscous. Dessert selections are Assiette de Fromage – assorted cheese plate; Mousse au Chocolat chocolate mousse; and Feuillantine des Fruits Rouges mixed berries in pastry.
The Lavendou Fête de la Bastille 2017 dinner is $46.95 per person for three courses, served from Monday, July 10 to Friday, July 14. Continue reading
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