It’s a Sad Day for Tomato Lovers

Kim Pierce, over at Eats blog, reports that Carolyn Lemley died yesterday. The Lemley’s have been selling the best tasting tomatoes in the region at the Dallas Farmers Market for nearly 30 years. Their stall in Shed 2 will be closed this weekend. Read more on J.T. and Carolyn here.  (photography by Dave Shafer)

Re: Calling Bill Addison

OK, Dishoholics, let’s get busy. I’ve gotten a bunch of e-mails calling Bill Addison a “chicken” for not defending himself yesterday. Here’s the deal—according to a couple of my pals at DMN, Belo has a rule that “prohibits’ staff writers from engaging in making public statements about their policies. So, I can’t fault Freckle Face for not showing his. As many of you have pointed out, FF did outline his guidelines the minute he hit print. But, color me stupid, I’m still confused. That said, I offer the Dallas Morning News a suggestion for how to make the star system more user friendly. It’s simple; it’s my idea. If anybody uses it, they will owe me lots of money. Ready?

Pick three colors and assign a price range to that color. Pink (cost of a meal less than $10), Green ($10-$20), Purple ($20 plus). Or, whatever. Then assign stars according to price/color. That enables one to have a five-star breakfast at Mecca or a five-star piece of pizza pie at Grimaldi’s. It also allows one to have a four-star dinner at, pick one, Sevy’s without having to weigh the Sevy’s experience against the Grimaldi’s. Dig what I’m shooting at ‘cha? How easy would that be? And how pretty if you pick the right colors. Discuss.

Libertine Bar to Offer Beer Dinner

 Looking for a break from the usual wine dinner? No? I realize it’s a hard habit to break–there is nothing like the scents of red fruits, pine forest, and cherries in a Merlot brushing up against a hunk of lamb in your mouth. Hmm, I’m hungry for love. Anywhoo, the good folks at Libertine are raising the bar on beer dinners. They are hosting an Itailan-inpsired dinner on May 5^th and the menu sounds delish. The full five-course meal is below, but a tip the toque to this item: Gouda-stuffed chicken scallopini with Alfreddo sauce on herbed orzo and peas paired with St. Arnold Brown Ale . A deal at $40. 214-824-7900.
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