by Steven Doyle
The guest chef series continues at Battuto Italian Kitchen which is celebrating their one year anniversary. Last week we checked in with guest chef Scott Romano, and we enjoyed his take on Battuto Italian. This week owners Gene and Julie have invited their friend chef Andre Natera who just left Village Kitchen and Toko V for a job at Omni Austin. This will be his last meal in Dallas, at least for some time. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Last night w checked in at Battuto Italian Kitchen, the fantastic Gene and Julie restaurant located up in the ‘burbs on Preston Road. The occasion was one of several marvelous evenings with a guest chef at the kitchen helm. Last night was first in the series, featuring chef Scott Romano who is now exec chef at the Frisco Gun Club. You may recall Romano’s stint at Charlie Palmers located at the Joule in Dallas. This evening was definitely a throwback to those days. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
It is National Soup Month, and each week in January we will be featuring one of our DFW favorites, including a recipe. Today we are featuring Battuto’s Cauliflower and Garlic Soup that is super rich and delicious, but surprisingly has no cream. This is actually a super healthy 110 calorie soup option that Gene and Julie Gates serve at their restaurant throughout the year, but particularly wonderful now as it can take the edge off the wintry chill.
Not much of a home cook? Stop by Battuto this month and get free refills on the soup. Here is the recipe: Continue reading
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by Andrew Chalk
Battuto Italian Kitchen, the Italian neighborhood restaurant established by Gene and Julie Gates of radio fame held a media event this week and I was fortunate to be invited. It is rather different from what I expected. I thought it would be the objet d’amour of someone with a romantic fascination with Italy – a fascination that usually does not transfer well across corporeal units. What I found was a good restaurant, informed by modern culinary trends, but making a conscious effort to not just follow the pack. Take some examples:
They hired Joel Harloff as chef. He has produced first-rate food at several Dallas restaurants including the Melrose Hotel, Second Floor and Ocho. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
This week on craveRADIO we will host Gene and Julie who own Battuto, the new and hip Italian restaurant in North Dallas. The power couple will discuss their cuisine, new menu and new chef. We also hope they are able to give us some nifty tips on how to improve our radio program since they are veterans from their own program that was on 103.7 for so many years. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
The Gene and Julie Gates restaurant, Battuto Italian Kitchen, is days away from opening and last night we were invited guests to check out the menu and to soak up the ambiance of the new North Dallas restaurant, and what we found you are going to fall in love with.
We were offered a small variety from the menu which includes house-made pastas, stone-fired pizzas, a variety of interesting salads and one particular entree that you will not care to miss. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Gene and Julie Gates are a few steps closer to opening their North Dallas rustic Italian eatery, Battuto Italian Kitchen. They have been keep their Facebook fans in tune with each step of the restaurants construction, and today send a photo of their Certificate of Occupancy which allows them to actually start cooking in their kitchen. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
This past weekend I scored an invite to Gene and Julie Gate’s home where they said they were cooking up a few recipes that they will possibly offer at their new restaurant, Battuto Italian Kitchen which opens mid-February in the shopping center at Preston and Frankford. I broke that story back in September and you can read about that here.
When I arrived I met their opening chef, Gustavo Herrera, who was last seen working at The French Room in Dallas. Gustavo is a man of culinary talents who hails originally from Peru where he met his wife who is a professor at SMU. In the kitchen Gustavo was busily tossing a pounded chicken breast in a bath of porcini mushroom dust that would eventually be grilled and tossed into a special salad he has concocted. The salad also has grilled Asian pears and strawberries. Delicious. Continue reading
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