Articles for February 25th, 2010

New Whole Foods Store on Park Lane in Dallas Will Have a Wine Bar and a Concierge Service

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 25th, 2010 5:30pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Ethnic Food, Groceries, Openings/Closings | 12 Comments »

Un petit oiseau just told me that the new Whole Foods at Park Lane & Central in Dallas, set to open on March 15, will have an intimate wine bar. (Un petit oiseau also says it will be named “Wine Bar.”) Cute, n’est pas il? They will offer flights of selected wines and wines by the glass. See something you love in their wine department? Buy it and they’ll uncork it at Wine Bar. If you insist on doing your own shopping, they’ll pour it in a portable cup and you can sip and shop. Or–and this is my favorite part–hand your grocery list off to the concierge service and sit at the bar and nibble on antipasti plates while they shop for you.

Foodie Fun Fact: The new 62,000-square-foot Whole Foods store is the same size of Hamtramck, Michigan, home to 33 different nationalities. Hamtramck was originally a “Pole Town” and Polish food and festivals are still very popular.

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Next Dallas Wine Trail Announced

posted by Hayley Hamilton | February 25th, 2010 5:16pm | filed under North Texas Wine, Texas Wine, Wine & Spirits | 3 Comments »

I just received a note from Benjamin Calais, at Calais Winery, regarding the next Wine Trail in Dallas.  This will be the 4th our 4 Dallas based wineries have put together, and is a great opportunity to raise a glass the latest releases from our neighborhood wineries. 

(Dallas,TX, 2/25/2010) – We are pleased to announce the next event of the Dallas Wine Trail to be held on March 27th 2010 at the 4 Dallas wineries.
The event will start at 11AM and run until 5PM.
Each participant will receive a gift bag including:
- a bottle of wine of one of the participating wineries
- a beautiful 19oz Dallas Wine Trail glass
- a map of trail
- a tasting sheet of the 12 wines to sample
Participant will start at CALAIS Winery or FUQUA Winery where they will pick their wine glass and their wine bottle. Each participant will sample 3 wines at each winery. Light food pairings will be available at each winery.
The Dallas Wine Trail is a wine trail that includes the four wineries located in Dallas, TX:
• CALAIS Winery
• FUQUA Winery
•Inwood Estates Vineyards
• Times Ten Cellars
Personnel from each winery will be present and available to explain the winery’s philosophy, wine profiles and production method used for each wine. All the wines poured will also be available for sale to drink onsite or offsite.  Tickets are available here on preorder for $39 and $45 at the door if available.
The event will be limited to 200 people.

Drink Dallas.

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New Eatzi’s Location on Lovers: Opening Date Changed

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 25th, 2010 2:39pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Groceries, Openings/Closings, Restaurant News | 10 Comments »

The opening date for the new eatZi’s Market & Bakery inside The Pavilion on Lovers Lane, originally scheduled to open tomorrow,  has been pushed back at least two weeks. Carry on.

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Best French Food in Dallas: Leslie Brenner is Off Her Rocker

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 25th, 2010 1:34pm | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Diners, Diets are stupid, Ethnic Food, Food Fight!, Procrastination is part of the creative process, Rants, Restaurant News | 59 Comments »

French Chefs: Be on the lookout for Leslie.

OMG. I mean, oh mon dieu! DMN dining critic Leslie “Caron” Brenner has lost more than weight on her Restaurant Critics Diet. She has lost a large portion of her cerebellum.

This morning La Brenner reveals Best in DFW: French Restaurants along with a little essay on French food in Dallas.

Her top picks are Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Toulouse Cafe & Bar, St. Martin’s Wine Bistro, Bijoux, Rise No. 1, Saint-Emilion, and The French Room.

Excuse my probable overreaction to her words but I am on Day 3 of pancake withdrawal and this article really pissaladière-ed me off.

I would like to go into a short back story on French food in Dallas and then talk a little about the endangered status of French food in Dallas and the U.S. Then I will do a Q&A with La Brenner’s text. Okay? Let’s get this party started.

Continue reading "Best French Food in Dallas: Leslie Brenner is Off Her Rocker"

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Where To Eat in Dallas Right Now: Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar in Victory Park

posted by Jennifer Chininis | February 25th, 2010 11:34am | filed under Openings/Closings, Restaurant News, Reviews, Thai | 2 Comments »

Papaya salad at Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar

Papaya salad

On Tuesday night, Laura Kostelny and I attended the media dinner for Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar in Victory Park. According to co-owner Jeffrey Yarbrough, he had Nancy to thank for spilling the beans about the restaurant’s opening; people showed up when the staff wasn’t quite ready to serve, but no one was turned away. So much for a soft opening, right?

But things are rocking and rolling these days at Naga, where Yarbrough and partners Tom Chawana (founder of Nandina), Lam Promwanrat (partner in Jasmine), and Kitti Lirtpanaruk (New York restaurateur with 20+ Thai restaurants) are serving some old favorites from the gone-but-definitely-not-forgotten Liberty, such as Annie Wong’s coconut chicken soup and spicy noodles. Continue reading "Where To Eat in Dallas Right Now: Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar in Victory Park"

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