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Restaurant News: Bits and Bites

From the copy and paste press release department.

York Street. Please join us Thursday, October 8th (7:30 p.m.) for an evening with one of Paso Robles, California’s finest wineries. Dinner with Tablas Creek. Six wines and seven courses will  featuring the Esprit de Beaucastel wines and two winery-only selections, both the Grenache Blanc and the Grenache Noir. $125 per person, exclusive of tax and tip. Call 214-826-0968.

Central 214. Tomorrow night Central 214 chef Blythe Beck’s reality TV show, “The Naughty Kitchen with Chef Blythe Beck,” debuts on Oxygen. If you don’t want to watch at home, the restaurant is hosting watching parties where you can “mingle with the star of the new Oxygen reality show, Central 214’s own Executive Chef Blythe Beck*, Megan, Kerri, and the rest of the colorful cast as they view each episode as it airs. You’ll “heart” the Tuesday drink and food specials Blythe is cooking up, featuring dishes from the show.” *Reservations not required. Please call for more info or to confirm when Chef Blythe Beck will appear at the weekly parties. 214-443-9339. Tuesdays, Sept 22 – Nov. 24. 9:00 p.m. (Arrive early for best seating.)

Central Market and New Beginning Center. Launching a “non-event”– Dine In to End Domestic Violence™– that “focuses on selling meals for two prepared by Central Market and delivering them to homes or offices, on Tuesday October 6.  Purchasers will have the option of four entrees, which include Beef Stroganoff, Pecan Crusted Chicken, Grilled Salmon, and Vegetable Lasagna. All orders must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, October 2 to guarantee delivery the following Tuesday and are priced at $75 per meal unit.” In partnership with Central Market, WFAA-TV/Channel 8, and BBVA Compass, Dine In to End Domestic Violence™ was created “after seeing a rapid decline in event revenue for live and silent auction types of events, so the agency focused on what would generate awareness while still engaging donors.  The concept is to make it really easy for really busy people who might not otherwise wish to attend a large function.” More details below.    (more…)

New Chef at the French Room in Dallas?

There has been no formal announcement of the decision made by the powers that be at the Hotel Adolphus, but one of my kitchen snitches confirms that Marcos Segovia, the current chef de cuisine will continue to reign in the French Room kitchen. Marcus Stritzel, former banquet chef, will be promoted to executive chef of the hotel. Segovia has been at the Adolphus for over 20 years. He started as a dishwasher, worked his way up through The Rodeo, The Bistro, and then to the French Room where he was a line cook for former execuchef William Koval. Since Koval left—he’s at Lakewood Country Club—Segovia worked as the sous chef under Jason Weaver, who split the scene for Vegas last March. (Hey Jason, how’s that going for ya?)

It’s going to get interesting when the Mansion’s new chef Bruno Davaillon hits town. I think a lot of current chefs de cuisine had better hold on to their effin toques. It’s going to be a bumpy ride for some. IJS.

Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Italian Restaurant in Irving

Hear her plea:

Could you possibly recommend a restaurant in Irving, possibly Italian, for an important business lunch?

Y’all, hit it.

Greek Food Festival in Dallas Starts on Friday

This upcoming weekend, September 25-27, is the 53rd Greek Food Festival in Dallas. There will be “thousands upon thousands” of Greek pastries, overflowing cups of coffee (a new addition this year), and “heaping plates of gyros and grilled souvlaki.” And dancing, lots of dancing, music, and goodies to buy. Click here for more info or jump for details. (more…)

Do You Recognize This Restaurant?

Unidentified sports bar and restaurant circa 1970.

Amy Severson sent me this link to the Dallas History & Archives Division site. They have over one million photographs in their collection and many of them have yet to be identified. What a fabulous way to waste a Monday morning!

KERA’s Think Talks Food

Tuesday, September 22nd Krys Boyd, host of Think, will discuss farming chickens in your backyard at 1:00 p.m. Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine joins the show on Thursday at noon on Thursday. Listen to Think weekdays from noon to 2:00 p.m. on 90.1.