Scott Barber, holding his award as 2008 Texas Best Sommelier, flanked by somms DLynn Proctor (l) and Kim Wood (r) Congratulations to Scott Barber, the former wine director of John Tesar’s Commissary and a master sommelier candidate, who has ...
Jonn Baudoin, the owner of Driftwood, sends word that his seafood-centric Oak Cliff restaurant is celebrating chef Omar Flores‘ birthday tonight, and you’re invited. Baudoin says it’s a meet-and-greet/birthday bash/community ...
Copper River sockeye salmon has arrived in Dallas, a few days after the 2012 season opened. While the Kings are scarce, the smaller sockeyes are plentiful this year. Their prices always start out high then fall as the season progresses through the ...
Except for bubbles, there’s no single wine that suits all occasions, no Everyman bottle that will excite a wine connoisseur, delight a sommelier and unpucker your inlaws at the same time. But good American Pinot Noir comes close, and that ...
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of  Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle ...
As I first told you here, Restaurants America has leased a 7,201-square-foot space at 1400 Hi Line Drive in the Design District in Dallas for yet another new concept. They’re calling it Central Standard,  a “gastro sports ...
It’s not even the Sabbath, but Sigels’ Addison store (15003 Inwood Road) is turning into High Holy Day Central tonight. Â Jewish beer, a Kosher food truck, Israeli wines–and discounts to make it all come together from 5 pm til 8 ...