by Steven Doyle
This weekend chef Kent Rathbun hosted his third annual Cocktail Showdown that enlisted the cream of each of his restaurant locations bar staff in an all-out boozy brouhaha. The stakes were high; the winner will be shuffled off to Vegas for a national competition. Continue reading
Filed under BBQ, chefs, Competition, Crave, Dallas, Steven Doyle
by Jerry Stewart photos by Robert Bostick
It is time once again for the annual Iron Fork event presented by the Dallas Observer and hosted by chef Kent Rathbun. The event will feature many area restaurants and offers libations including beer, wine and a special cocktail.
The event is highlighted by a special chef grudge match as Rathbun presents a basket including secret ingredients and judged by a panel of local food experts (including our editor Steven Doyle). TJ Lengnick from Whiskey Cake will go up against reigning champion Scott Romano as he defends his title he won with his special Scotch Egg last year that had the panel swooning. Continue reading
Filed under chefs, Competition, Crave, Dallas, Jerry Stewart, Steven Doyle
by Steven Doyle Photos by Robert Bostick
I have been noticing a few cool things happening while casually looking about in restaurants both old and new. This first happened while dining at Dallas’ latest wunderkind Lucia owned by Jennifer and David Uygur. Shortly after that happenstance I saw it again while getting my nosh-on at another fairly new restaurant, Crossroads Diner. Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Crave, fun with food, Steven Doyle
