by Steven Doyle
The sous chef at Boulevardier won the great Chefs for Farmers competition last weekend and now the restaurant wants to celebrate. Tonight, and through Saturday, GMO Tristan will be serving the winning dish as a small plate.
The dish is a Moroccan glazed lamb loin on a bed of roasted carrot hummus, with a North African salad of fried garbanzo beans, cumin almonds, preserved lemons, drunken raisins, and peas drizzled with lemon confit. Continue reading
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by Dr. Spin
Although in many ways, I am still on the fence about the new Daft Punk album, I have to admit I that I am enjoying the controversy that it seems to have stirred up. On the one side, the critics would have people believe that it is the most important album of 2013, but here on the street level it seems that praise for Random Access Memories is very rarely given without some reservation.
At worst, a lot of Daft Punk fans, both old and new, simply don’t care for it… stick with daft and care over at The Pharmacy
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by Steven Doyle
The lads and lasses at the Quarter Bar on McKinney Ave in Dallas Uptown know how insanely hot it is about to become. If these early 90 degree weather days aren’t foreshadowing enough, check out the reprise of these massive Booze Pops they create each year.
This is patio lingering material if I have ever seen one. Buy a handful for your friends for just $6 each. Jump for the flavors. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle photos by Steven Doyle
Recently we published a list of our ten favorite burgers in Dallas. The list included mostly mom and pop operations, some who have been in business for as long as 55 years. In the past few years Dallas has become a Mecca of burgers, which certainly cannot be a bad thing. We all love a good burger, and they are certainly fun to compare and contrast the flavors of beef, bun and oozing ingredients.
Yesterday we paid a visit to a new burger outlet that only recently opened for business in Richardson. Needless to say we loved what we found or you would not be reading this text today. Haystack Burgers and Barley is owned by couples Kevin and Jenny Galvan and Rob and Christine Wondoloski. Continue reading
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by Andrew Chalk
Kent Rathbun, Matt McCallister and Scott Romano team up to host a special Copper River Salmon dinner featuring Alaskan Brewing Company. At $60 per person (plus tax and gratuity) this is a great price for a four course beer dinner with these three talented chefs. Guests will also receive a souvenir Alaskan Brewing Co. pint glass. Make your reservations by calling 214-890-1103. The event is June 6, 2013, 6:30pm, and will be held at Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen.
Jump for all the fun details. Continue reading
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by Steven Lindsey
It won’t be long before you can pick your lottery numbers based solely on Dallas restaurants.
We’ve already got FT33, Stampede 66, Café 43 and Central 214.
Add another winning number today with the soft opening of House 34, named because, well, it’s in an old house at 3403 McKinney Avenue. (We’re pretty sure you could’ve figured that out on your own.) Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Martin House Brewing Company is a new brewery in Fort Worth and today they send word that they will be joining forces of the guys from LUCK (Local Urban Craft Kitchen), a craft beer inspired kitchen and bar that is soon to open in Trinity Groves, for a marvelous cooking demonstration at Central Market in Fort Worth. Continue reading
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by Andrew Chalk
Samar by Stephan Pyles just announced a Summer Chaat Festival on Wednesday June 12th. Guests get a three-course menu for $35 ($55 with wine pairings) plus tax and gratuities. There will be live entertainment as well. Chaat is the term for Indian savory street food although its popularity has spread more broadly in southern Asia.
Samar will also have kebabs. The Chaat menu is served throughout the evening. Call (214) 922-9922 for reservations. This is the last event at Samar before they close their doors for a major renovation.
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