Shoppers this summer will be surprised to see a new and strange-looking item in their produce isles. Rambutan is taking the US and Canada by storm and quickly being considered one of this year’s trendiest fruits. The sea urchin-lookalike is sweet and juicy; it’s very similar in texture and flavor to grape. HLB rambutans are available in close to 3,000 stores nationwide, which is a 50 percent increase from last year. Continue reading
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Opening in 2010, the Dallas Chop House patio and restaurant have been a wonderful catalyst for growth and revitalization, bringing fresh and continued exciting energy to the street level at St. Paul and Main.
The wall of cedar in the restaurant features branding of local civic, business and community charitable leadership who have enjoyed special events at Dallas Chop House. Continue reading
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Corrientes 348, an Argentinian steakhouse launching its first location in the United States, will open for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, June 20 in Downtown Dallas. This upscale 10,000 square foot steakhouse rooted in rich South American culture, is bringing yet another refined dining experience to 1807 Ross Avenue (formerly occupied by Stephan Pyles).
The a la carte menu is shared or family-style dining with an emphasis on high quality cuts of meat, sides and carefully selected wines. Classic Argentinean dishes are prepared with superior ingredients and signature meats, all of them prime cuts from the most prestigious sources and producers. Continue reading
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There is a great chance you have checked in at Val’s Cheesecakes located snugly to the immediate west of the Grapevine, the bar that is one of the continually hottest bars in Dallas. Val’s has a walk-up window located in the parking lot facing Maple Avenue, and another in the back off the Grapevine’s makeshift basketball court/ patio area. Continue reading
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WaterTower Theatre Artistic Director Joanie Schultz today announced casting and creative team details for the Regional Premiere of Hit the Wall by multi-award-winning playwright Ike Holter. Hit the Wall will be directed by Joanie Schultz, and marks her WTT directorial inauguration. Hit the Wall will run July 28th – August 20th, 2017, in the Canterbury Family Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. The cast features Kelsey Leigh Ervi as Peg, Joshua Gonzales as Tano, Walter Lee as Carson, Gregory Lush as Cop, Camille Monae as Roberta, Stephen Rosenberger as Newbie, Rashaun Sibley as Mika, Garret Storms as Cliff, Jacie Hood Wenzel as Madeline, and Brandon Whitlock as A-Gay. Continue reading
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As the seasons change to the hottest time of the year, one Deep Ellum restaurant turns up the heat by bringing in a new chef, food concept, and menu. Café Salsera in Deep Ellum recently named emerging culinary talent Armando Aguilar as Executive Chef to lead the New American cuisine concept and menu.
A Dallas native, Chef Armando brings a diverse and distinguished flavor palate to Café Salsera. A culinary graduate of Universidad del Valle de Puebla in Mexico, Chef Aguilar has worked his way up the ‘food chain’ perfecting his craft at some of the hottest restaurants in Dallas including C.B.D. Provisions, Knife, and Dallas Country Club before landing the Executive Chef position at the award-winning restaurant at Hotel St. Germain and Chef de Cuisine position at Bouchon 1314 in Oak Cliff. Continue reading
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I will share a secret with you. Until recently I had never tasted frozen yogurt. Out of all the things I have dined on, noshed, devoured even, fro-yo was not one of them. Not that I have a disdain for frozen confections, that couldn’t be further from the truth. I just never had an occasion to walk into a frozen yogurt shop and make my way through the process.
This recently changed with a visit to YogurtLand where my life was permanently altered for the better. Continue reading
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Roti Modern Mediterranean, a healthful, food-conscious fast-casual restaurant based in Chicago – will open its first Texas location at the new mixed-use project, McKinney & Olive, in Uptown Dallas this Friday, June 16 at 11am. Roti Modern Mediterranean is a restaurant with a commitment to serving wholesome, flavorful, “Food That Loves You Back”.
The menu includes sandwiches (choose house-baked pita or laffa wrap), rice plates, and salads. Roti uses high-quality ingredients like organic chickpeas and sustainable meats such as grass-fed beef, antibiotic and hormone-free chicken and fresh sustainable salmon filleted in-house each morning. Continue reading
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