Chefs For Farmers is turning 16 this year, and it’s marking the milestone by handing out something it’s never given before: an award that has nothing to do with a dish or a wine pour. The festival is launching its inaugural Community Impact Awards, honoring four Dallas hospitality figures whose influence runs well past the dining room.
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In 2008, Chad Houser was co-owner of Parigi on Maple Avenue and had just been nominated as Dallas’s best up-and-coming chef. He had sold his house to buy into the restaurant, watched the economy collapse the same year, and grew the business 38 percent anyway. Then someone asked if he’d be willing to drive to a juvenile detention facility and teach eight incarcerated young men how to make ice cream.
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Café Momentum, the nonprofit restaurant and culinary training program in downtown Dallas, is making holiday hosting simple with its Christmas Brunch to-go menu. Enjoy chef-prepared sweet and savory dishes perfect for celebrating at home — all while supporting their mission to provide culinary training, life skills, and workforce development for justice-involved youth.
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Café Momentum, the nationally recognized non-profit restaurant and culinary training facility, has unveiled its newest seasonal menu. Created by Chef de Cuisine Aaron Collins, this fall menu blends refined Southern comfort with vibrant global flavors, all rooted in thoughtfully sourced ingredients and the restaurant’s mission to transform lives through culinary opportunity.
Each dish was crafted in collaboration with Café Momentum’s youth interns, who work alongside Chef Collins to gain hands-on experience in the kitchen, build critical life and job skills, and contribute to the creation of a menu that reflects both creativity and community impact.
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Café Momentum, the acclaimed non-profit restaurant and culinary training facility, will host the final event of its Sunday Supper Concert Series for the summer season on August 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. This special evening will feature a live jazz performance from Dallas’ own The Funky Knuckles, paired with a thoughtfully crafted, three-course dinner inspired by the band’s sound and spirit.
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Café Momentum isn’t your average fine-dining spot—it’s where Southern hospitality meets radical social change. The nationally acclaimed nonprofit restaurant has just rolled out its summer menu, and while the food is ambitious and polished, it’s the people behind the plates who make this place remarkable. Created by Chef de Cuisine Aaron Collins and executed with the hands and hearts of justice-involved youth in training, the new offerings are a testament to growth—culinary and personal.
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Café Momentum in Dallas invites guests to a remarkable evening honoring Juneteenth with a chef takeover by the acclaimed Chef Dominick Lee. Taking place on Wednesday, June 18 at 6 p.m., this one-night-only celebration promises a deeply meaningful experience rooted in culture, cuisine, and community.
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Café Momentum is delighted to unveil the latest installment of its Sunday Supper Concert Series, an unforgettable evening of music, cuisine, and purpose. On Sunday, June 8 at 5 PM, guests will be transported by the soulful, globally influenced sounds of Ugandan-born artist Jon Muq. This special event is generously presented by Amazon, with WFAA proudly returning as the official media sponsor.
Co-founded by long-standing host Eric Nadel and Café Momentum CEO Chad Houser, the Sunday Supper Concert Series offers a distinctive blend of fine dining and live music, all in support of Café Momentum’s mission to empower justice-involved youth through education, mentorship, and job training.
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