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Peppers and Pottery Added to Sunday’s Milestone Farmers Market

Hand-crafted stoneware from Work In Clay and peppers from a Corsicana greenhouse are new additions to the Milestone Farmers Market, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Milestone Culinary Arts Center at 4531 McKinney Ave. The market features more than a dozen producers selling cheese, herbs, vegetables, grass-fed meat and poultry and a variety of artisanal foods and other products from producers featured on EatGreenDFW.com.  Products available will include:

A variety of grass-fed meats (including hamburger), free-range chicken and eggs from Dominion Farms and JZJ Natural Beef;

Cheese, caramel and drinkable yogurt from Lucky Layla Farms

Peppers from Corsicana pepper grower Jeff Carter

A variety of artisanal foods including  spice blends from Good Spice Specialty Foods; sweet salsas and chips from Dread Head Chef; home made pasta and Italian sausage from Lucido Pasta and Herbs; preservative-free cookies from Stephanie’s Premium Bakery; French/American pastries from Florine Bowman;  olive oil and vinegars from Texas Olive Oil; and hand-crafted dog treats from Biscuit Head Bakery

Handmade items including candles and soap from Abundantly Aromatic; hand-thrown stoneware from Work In Clay; and eco-friendly hats from Millinerium

And cookbooks from author Ginnie Bivona.

More information.

Neighborhood Farmers Market vs City Health Department Update

Here is a recent memorandum from ssistant city manager, AC Gonzalez, to the Mayor and the City Council on the recent developments concerning local neighborhood markets. SPOILER ALERT: a committee and 90 days. Neighborhood Farmers Market Memo.

Restaurant News: Bits and Bites

From the copy and paste press release department of redundancy department.

GattiTown.
Husband-and-wife duo Paul and Aimee Griffiths have opened Dallas’ first GattiTown, an entertainment eatery that implores patrons to “eat up the fun” in its 20,000-square-foot facility replete with every facet of fun to be found. Located at 11722 Marsh Lane, the entertainment eatery opens in the Park Forest Shopping Center at the corner of Marsh and Forest.  Included in the 20,000-square-feet-of-fun are an open kitchen and quiet Courtyard Cafe, four private rooms for parties, a cartoon theater and a sports room with giant flat screen TVs. (Jump for full details.)

Canary Café.
Join Chef/Owner Mansour Gorji of Canary Café this fall as he shares his award-winning cooking techniques.  His sixth in a series focuses on New Mediterranean cuisine with Italian influences and includes a three-course dinner paired with three wines for $59, plus tax & gratuity.  Seating is limited; call 972.503.7080 for class reservations. (Jump for details.)

“HALLO-WINE TRAIL” in Grapevine!
Saturday, October 31st
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ticket Includes:Three Tastings at each of the Eight Wineries, One Large Crystal Wine Glass, Food Samplings at each Winery, Premium Bottle of Wine…Costumes Encouraged! Tickets $45 in advance, $50 at door. May be picked up starting at 9 a.m. at Cross Timbers, 805 N.. Main, 817-488-6789 Tickets can be purchased at www.grapevinewinetrail.com.

Whatever Department. Ten Best and Worst Foods for Cholesterol.

2nd Annual Gourmet for Good.
An evening of elegant dining…The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is hosting its 2nd Annual Gourmet for Good®, an evening of elegant dining in Dallas. This fundraising event gathers NOF supporters, bone health advocates and Dallas foodies at a cocktail reception honoring PAULA LAMBERT of The Mozzarella Company! You’ll enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a fantastic raffle, followed by chauffeured limo transportation for groups of 10 to top-rated Dallas restaurants. Guests who purchase a seat ($150) or table will enjoy a multi-course dinner with special attention from participating restaurants’ executive chefs. Monday, October 26, 2009
6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception, Raffle and Restaurant “Reveal” at Samuel Lynne Galleries
1105 Dragon Street I Dallas, TX 75207
7:30 p.m. Limo Transportation to Dallas Restaurants
7:45 p.m. Dinner at a Top Rated Restaurant
202.223.2226 or visit www.nof.org/gourmetforgood

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The No Control Café in Japan

D online creative director and food lover Stephen Edmondson sends a link to an unusual café in Kashiwa, Japan– you have to eat what the person if front of you orders. Would you eat there? It could be a great way to get you out of your dining rut or the worst idea in the history of restaurants. I’d don’t know but it makes me want to go to Japan. They’ll eat anything. Horsemeat ice cream?  Yummers.

Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Cooking Class Birthday Party

This could be fun or a disaster. Y’all help her decide.

Do you know who might be doing in-home cooking classes/birthday parties?

Beef Ribs vs. Pork Ribs in Dallas

Had a brief but interesting conversation over dinner last night about ribs. My rib-loving friend swears by pork ribs and casts off beef ribs as too dry. The last time I ate beef ribs was at Big Al’s Smokehouse on Lemmon Ave. How about you? Beef or pork; why and where?