Apr
State Fare: Vaca y Vino, near Austin, should be on your bucket list next year
Last weekend, Austin chefs Emmett Fox (of Fino and Asti), Lou Lambert (of Lamberts Downtown Barbecue) and Larry McGuire (of Perla’s and Elizabeth Street Café) hogtied an 850 pound Texas steer to a custom made grill, built a bed of hot oak coals in a cedar block pit in the middle of a perfect meadow a half-hour’s drive south of Austin, and Continue reading →
Last weekend, Austin chefs Emmett Fox (of Fino and Asti), Lou Lambert (of Lamberts Downtown Barbecue) and Larry McGuire (of Perla’s and Elizabeth Street Café) hogtied an 850 pound Texas steer to a custom made grill, built a bed of hot oak coals in a cedar block pit in the middle of a perfect meadow a half-hour’s drive south of Austin, and Continue reading →
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Once-trendy Vapiano closed, Wild Cat Tavern taking over Mockingbird Station space
The locks were changed last night. Wild Cat Tavern, a new concept from Restaurants America, has already leased the space.
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1PD: Spring Pea Ravioli at Pyramid Restaurant, the Dallas Fairmont
One Perfect Dish. Chef Andre Natera rolls out a new spring menu at the downtown Fairmont Hotel’s dining room, and this pea ravioli starter soars.
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Former Japan resident Katie Aspen finds great Japanese food at Sushi Yama in Dallas
I’m passionately, madly in love with Japanse cuisine, having lived and taught in Japan for several years. Here’s another of my favorite Japanese restaurants in Dallas.
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Update: Carbone’s Fine Food to open Tuesday, April 17
Julian Barsotti says he’s going to open his Carbone’s Fine Food and Wine emporium on Tuesday, not Monday. (This is a good way to salve your tax day wounds.)
Julian Barsotti says he’s going to open his Carbone’s Fine Food and Wine emporium on Tuesday, not Monday. (This is a good way to salve your tax day wounds.)
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Whole Hog dinner at Restaurant AVA on Sunday from chefs Randall Copeland, Scott Romano, Matt McCallister and Chad Bowen
If I wasn’t going to be at a steer roast this Sunday, I’d definitely be at Restaurant AVA, in Rockwall, for this big pig dinner. Five of my favorite chefs–Randall Copeland and Nathan Tate (AVA, cooking tenderloin and trotters), Scott Romano (formerly of Charlie Palmer, cooking belly), Matt McCallsiter (of FT33, cooking head) and Chad Bowen Continue reading →
If I wasn’t going to be at a steer roast this Sunday, I’d definitely be at Restaurant AVA, in Rockwall, for this big pig dinner. Five of my favorite chefs–Randall Copeland and Nathan Tate (AVA, cooking tenderloin and trotters), Scott Romano (formerly of Charlie Palmer, cooking belly), Matt McCallsiter (of FT33, cooking head) and Chad Bowen Continue reading →
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State Fare: Smoking a whole steer at Vaca y Vino, near Austin, this weekend
It’s called Vaca y Vino, and with a forecast of blue skies and breezes, a cheffy crew is gonna serve up an entire slow-roasted steer on Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 6. Jump for details.
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