Half-Off Wine at Dragonfly

This information probably would have been helpful for thirsty people yesterday. My apologies. But plan on going next Monday night to Hotel ZaZa‘s Dragonfly bar for half-priced bottles of wine. They’ve got a special list of whites and reds from France, Italy, Cali, etc. that they’re offering for cheap-o (or at least, cheaper) on Monday nights. While you’re at it, try some of the calamari salad too.

Will Casey Thompson Increase the Occupancy of San Francisco?

OK, I have three e-mails telling me that Casey Thompson is moving to San Francisco. Their source? Casey’s Facebook page. Not linking to it cuz I think that is sleazy and something that only Tim Rogers would do. (He copped that photo from said page.) That said, in the world of media reporting, three of any one thing makes it a trend. Or, in this case, a semi-fact worth semi-reporting which is somewhere in the definition of the word “blog.” So I texted, e-mailed, and called Casey. CF? Wassup, chica. Spill it.

UPDATE: It’s official. Casey is packing up and moving to SF next week.

TJ’s Market Has Some Good Bass

I know, I know, I can hear you reading this. You’re tired of sea bass–it has become the new chicken of the sea. There may be two restaurants in Dallas that don’t serve it. However, lots of you like a good piece of bass and some of you even like to cook it. So it is my duty to tell you that the good folks, and they really are, at TJ’s Market & Catering have a new shipment of Patagonian Toothfish. See, sounds better already. Get your butts over to Preston Forest (214-691-2369) and pick some up. In the mean time, jump for a few “fun facts” about sea bass. (How low can you go?) Continue reading "TJ’s Market Has Some Good Bass"