Articles for August 12th, 2010

West Village Farmers Market Canceled

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 12th, 2010 1:58pm | filed under Farmers Markets | 5 Comments »

The folks behind the Farmers Market at West Village have canceled Saturday’s festivities due to “consistent heat advisories.” They’ll be back on Saturday, August 21st. I say, toughen up cupcakes! No heat advisory is going to keep me from this! Bring on smokin’ hot!

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Oak Cliff to Host First Sustainable BBQ Competition in Country

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 12th, 2010 1:44pm | filed under BBQ, Celebrity Chefs, Contests, Events, Local/Slow Food | 5 Comments »

That’s the claim made by Go Oak Cliff rep, Rob Shearer. Hear him roar:

“I wanted to drop you a note to fill you in on an event that we’re putting together here in Oak Cliff. Go Oak Cliff will host Blues, Bandits and BBQ on Sept 11 and 12, and the event will feature a BBQ cook-off where the competitors use only sustainably produced beef brisket, pork ribs, chicken, and homemade sausage.”

If you would like to enter, check out this page. Methinks Oak Cliff is the new Austin. Go Oak Cliff. (Must be bats there, right?) Wish I still lived there.

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Top Chef D.C. Episode 9 Recap

posted by Kellyn Curtis | August 12th, 2010 1:33pm | filed under Food On TV, hold on to your effin hat | 4 Comments »

What the judges use to decide who goes home.

Last night proved that all is not fair in restaurant wars. Alex and Amanda somehow managed to slip through the cracks once again, and a solid competitor was told to pack his knives and go. Can somebody please explain why this keeps happening? What’s it going to take to get Alex and Amanda kicked off? Let’s try to make some sense of this.

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Eat This Now: Allgood Cafe

posted by Todd Johnson | August 12th, 2010 11:30am | filed under Food Porn | 7 Comments »

King Ranch chicken casserole. Roasted chicken, green chiles, mushrooms, corn tortillas, and a thick layer of jack and cheddar cheeses make this one some greasy, cheesy serious comfort food.

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Pop-Tart World Update: Video Review by NYC Pastry Chef

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 12th, 2010 9:41am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Junk Food, Skinny bitches, Travel |

If you cared about the info on Pop-Tart World in NYC, you might be amused by these videos reviews by chef Ashton Warren handles the desserts at TriBeCa restaurant Marc Forgione. (Why are most female pastry chefs skinny?)

Molecular Gastronomy at Bijoux in Dallas

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 12th, 2010 9:03am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Chefs, Crazy Technology, Recipes |

This summer, I have been uncovering underground nests of molecular gastronomy buried between the ubiquitious steak houses in Dallas. Earlier this week, I heard from a local gorge profonde that MG had  infiltrated the kitchens at Bijoux. I had to investigate.

Bijoux owner/execuchef Scott Gottlich sees MG techniques as an additional string to his bow. Scott, and sous chef  Mark Young, prepared one savory and one dessert dish to illustrate the techniques they use at the restaurant. The savory dish, disingenuously named Tomato Mozzarella Salad, used local and seasonal produce to produce a tasty dish for hot summer days.

This amazing dessert dish is actually on the Bijoux menu at the present time.

Former Fearing’s Manager Justin Beam Joins Twomey Concepts in Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 12th, 2010 8:53am | filed under Foodie People, Restaurant News | 9 Comments »

Justin "The Beamster" Beam.

Brian Twomey is on fire. His company, Twomey Concepts, LLC, revitalized Loft 610 in Plano by hiring chef Trey Wilcox. Since then he has opened The Common Table in the old Lola space and is in the process of building out the Marquee Club Restaurant & Bar in Highland Park Village. Twomey Concepts is also in charge of refurbishing the Village Theater in HPV.

Yesterday, Twomey announced the addition of Justin Beam to his mini-empire. Justin has worked every position in a restaurant–he started as a busboy and ended up a popular bartender, excuse me, mixologist. He jumped in front of the bar to become the Beverage Director at MCrowd, then on to NYC to do the same at Craft Steak. He returned to open Craft Dallas. In 2007, he helped Dean Fearing get Fearing’s up and running and has been the manager there for the last three years.

Beam’s new position is unclear. The press release says he “has joined the restaurant development company’s Operations group… Justin began work two weeks ago focusing on LOFT 610 – Midtown Crossing (Nebraska) that opened in May and The Common Table restaurant that opened in Uptown in June. He will be executing the Twomey Concepts approach to operations that will deliver a consistently excellent customer experience.”

So, now you know.

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