Apr
Cote Bonneville wine dinner at Four Seasons Resort showcase wines that sing, new chef Jonathan Rivera’s talent
Wow–wines that sing, food that soars…master somm James Tidwell put together an unforgettable evening. (And Rivera’s cooking is gonna blow your mind). Here’s why.
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Hot Date: Sunday, April 29: Chefs on Fire “block party” to support Parkland Burn Unit
Family friendly entertainment: cooking contests, fire trucks, helicopters, crafts, music.
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State Fare: May issue of Bon Appetit Magazine features the Ranch at Las Colinas’ chipotle meatloaf
There are so many reasons I’m a fan of the Ranch at Las Colinas, a F2T temple if there ever was one. I’ve talked about them here, here and here. And here. Nearly every ingredient on their menu is grown or made in Texas. Their chefs, John Franke and Grant Morgan, are rock star cooks; Continue reading →
There are so many reasons I’m a fan of the Ranch at Las Colinas, a F2T temple if there ever was one. I’ve talked about them here, here and here. And here. Nearly every ingredient on their menu is grown or made in Texas. Their chefs, John Franke and Grant Morgan, are rock star cooks; Continue reading →
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Hot Date: Saturday, April 28: Four Seasons hosts Washington winery Cote Bonneville at wine dinner
Master somm James Tidwell runs the show at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas, which is to say he is in charge of everything that lubricates the tony resort that will soon host the Byron Nelson golf tournament. But Saturday night, Tidwell’s concentrating his considerable talent on a wine dinner with Cote Bonneville, whose estate Continue reading →
Master somm James Tidwell runs the show at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas, which is to say he is in charge of everything that lubricates the tony resort that will soon host the Byron Nelson golf tournament. But Saturday night, Tidwell’s concentrating his considerable talent on a wine dinner with Cote Bonneville, whose estate Continue reading →
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Food Fight! Big Kerfuffle at The Chesterfield, in downtown Dallas. Is The Chesterfield about to become a steak house?
I heard from a couple of in-the-knows about the kerfuffle tonight at The Chesterfield, in downtown Dallas. Nancy Nichols reported most of the melee. To that, add chef fired, threats of kitchen staff mutiny, reconcepting to a more casual steakhouse concept, police… Yep, trouble’s been brewing there for a while. Opening chef Michael Elhert’s menu Continue reading →
I heard from a couple of in-the-knows about the kerfuffle tonight at The Chesterfield, in downtown Dallas. Nancy Nichols reported most of the melee. To that, add chef fired, threats of kitchen staff mutiny, reconcepting to a more casual steakhouse concept, police… Yep, trouble’s been brewing there for a while. Opening chef Michael Elhert’s menu Continue reading →
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