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The Hatch previews Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner at AA HQ

Mike Hiller — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:34:27 +0000

What's to like? Tall, 19-inch windows with electronic dimmers instead of shades, LED mood lighting, very tall ceilings, oversized luggage compartments that can accommodate more carry-ons (or small children)...

Food Fight! Big Kerfuffle at The Chesterfield, in downtown Dallas. Is The Chesterfield about to become a steak house?

Mike Hiller — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:00:20 +0000

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 →

State Fare: Vaca y Vino, near Austin, should be on your bucket list next year

Mike Hiller — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:05:17 +0000

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 →

State Fare: Smoking a whole steer at Vaca y Vino, near Austin, this weekend

Mike Hiller — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:57:00 +0000

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.

This Way Out: On the road in Bordeaux, France

Mike Hiller — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:43:57 +0000

Visiting some old friends.

Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair follows SavorDallas on the eat-and-drink calendar

Mike Hiller — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:18:54 +0000

National brands and Texas labels will share the tasting tables at the five-day Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair, April 18-22. If SavorDallas (March 30-31) puts you in the mood to sip and swirl down south, here are the details the SLWAFA provided me: Wednesday, April 18 Buen Provecho! Dinner with the Cordúas in the Continue reading →

Bottle Rockets: Sommelier Jason Hisaw recommends two wines from William Chris Winery in Hye, Texas

Jason Hisaw — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:34:42 +0000

A recent trip to the winery, outside Fredericksburg, impresses the Hatch's wine editor (and some of the grapes used are grown by master sommelier Guy Stout)

Head to Vegas to Celebrate the Chinese New Year

Mike Hiller — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:47:21 +0000

The Las Vegas strip is going all out for Chinese New Year celebrations, reports EscapeHatch Vegas columnist Zeke Quezada.

Win a Free Trip to Ski or Snowboard at Whistler in BC, Canada

Mike Hiller — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:41:50 +0000

Ok, this is a super cool promotion from one of North America’s best ski destinations, Whistler Mountain, in British Columbia, Canada. It’s a (nearly) all expenses paid month-long visit to Whistler, from March till April, to do nothing except ski (which they pay for, too). They’ll fly you there, put you up, give a mountain home Continue reading →

Play Away: Golf in New Zealand at Cape Kidnappers

Mike Hiller — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:13:34 +0000

Hands down, this is one of the most visually stunning settings in the world. Come see why.