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by cravedfw | November 12, 2015 · 9:28 am

Meat Fight Rescue: 7 Meaty Alternatives

funny-gif-Popeye-meat-market by Steven Doyle

Meat Fight is upon us, and it would seem every decent barbecue Generalísimo will be either working or judging the event this Sunday. You know you didn’t get a ticket, we didn’t either. Our fingers are just not fast enough to score a ticket as they sell out extremely fast. Regardless, it is a fantastic event that started as a small backyard brouhaha to raise a few bucks for National MS Society by the Observer James Beard award winning writer and Cheap Bastard, Alice Laussade. The event has raised $170,ooo since its grass roots inception for this cause. What makes Meat Fight even better is that 100% of funds raised goes to the MS research to eradicate the disease.

We know you are kicking yourself for not securing a ticket in a timely manner. Who wants to miss out on all that meatiness? We have some resolve for you. We have a list of what to do if you didn’t score a Meat Fight ticket. Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | December 25, 2014 · 11:51 am

Holiday Vignettes: Alice Lassaude

by Steven Doyle

Alice Laussade is a James Beard nominated food writer in Dallas, working for the Dallas Observer some times under the nom de plume Cheap Bastard. Her legendary wit and outrageous deadpan style has garnered her an enormous following. Alice also hosts the Annual Meat Fight which has become a cult event which raises money and awareness for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Today Alice shares memories of holidays past. Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | November 18, 2013 · 2:18 pm

Meat Fight Madness In Trinity Groves A Beefy Success

Nicholas McWhirter

by Steven Doyle

Meat Fight 2013 sold out in mere minutes. The is the beefy extravaganza that took place last night at Four Corners Brewing Company and is the brainchild of one Alice and Mike Laussade. You know her as the award winning columnist for the Dallas Observer. The event raise $50,000 that will be sent to National MS Society for research into that cause. The chefs that participated were strong and broken into competing teams made up of Brian C. Luscher, Jeana Johnson, Jeff Bekavac, Omar Flores, Chad Houser, David Uygur, Jeffery C. Hobbs, Anastacia Quinones, Tiffany Derry, Nathan Tate, Eric Dreyer, Cody Sharp, all hot-shot meat experts from the Dallas area.

I was excited to get a call a mere few moments before the sold out event started from Jon Alexis from TJ’s Seafood Market who invited me to use one of his tickets that opened up suddenly. Alexis supplied the salmon, which was used as a wild card category for the evening. Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | September 30, 2013 · 4:43 pm

Meat Fight Bingo Night At Hypnotic Donuts

Hypnotic Donuts has a new spin to their BYOB Bingo night. Hypnotic Donuts will team up with Meat Fight to do a one night only special edition BYOB Bingo. The night will include the typical BYOB shenanigans but with some meaty enhancements. In addition to James St. Peter calling the bingo games there will be VIP guests bingo callers: Alice Laussade (The Cheap Bastard), Chad Houser of Café Momentum , Brian Luscher of The Grape and Jon Alexis of TJ’s Seafood. Tiffany Derry will be attending the event and might decide to call a game as well.

Prizes will be greatly enhanced to include Meat Fight swag, and bottles of wine form Urban Vines Bistro. The overall winner will receive two tickets to attend Meat Fight (this will be the only pair of Meat Fight tickets available after they instantly sell out once they go on sale). Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | September 24, 2013 · 12:52 pm

Meat Fight Coming To A Brewery Near You Meatvember 17

Who doesn’t love a good Meat Fight, especially where you are able to sample alongside some of the beefiest judges from across the country, including one Nick Offerman. Here is the low-down on the hoedown, scribed by a James Beard Award Winning beard lover and meat enthusiast, Alice Laussade:

Hold on to your pork butts, Dallas. Meat Fight®, a barbecue competition benefiting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will be held Sunday, Nov. 17 (5-8 p.m.) at Four Corners Brewery.

Meat Fight, the brainchild of James Beard Award Winner and Dallas Observer columnist, Alice Laussade, will bring together a dozen of Dallas’ best chefs to compete in four categories: brisket, ribs, sausage, and wild card. Nine barbecue experts will judge the competition meats, which attendees will be able to sample with beer provided by Four Corners Brewery. Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | March 19, 2013 · 2:31 pm

Cheap Bastard Alice Laussade Noms The Beard Nomination

by Steven Doyle photo by Nicholas McWhirter

Alice Laussade, Dallas Observer’s Cheap Bastard, and lovely bacon temptress who brought us all Meat Fight, is back in the news again. No, she didn’t take a seat before ordering at Maple and Motor Burger, nor did she tag the smoker at Pecan Lodge, but we are sure she has considered both. Alice has been nominated a second time for a James Beard Award for the humor-writing category of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards. Continue reading →

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by cravedfw | November 5, 2012 · 4:11 pm

The Cheap Bastard Put Up A Good Meat Fight

by Robyn Folmar photos by Nicholas McWhirter

Peoples of the world…! Hear me when I tell you that Meat Fight was one giant pile of awesome. The music was loud, the chefs cut loose and the attendees knew they were lucky as hell to be there. Tickets sold out in about an hour when they went on sale a few months ago and I’m not ashamed to admit that I sat at my computer like a dipstick refreshing the page until I got my tickets.

The Sons of Hermann Hall was the perfect venue for such a ridiculously fun celebration of all things animal meat. Local celeb-o-chefs including Tiffany Derry (recently stranded in NYC for a few days due to Hurricane Sandy), Brian Luscher, Matt McCallister, Jeff Bekavac, Jack Perkins and Omar Flores competed to win some super sophisticated gold pig and beer can trophies and Burger King crowns. Continue reading →