Articles for December 10th, 2010

Are You a Dipper or a Squeezer? Heinz Ketchup Truck Helps You Figure It Out.

posted by Sarah Reiss | December 10th, 2010 4:30pm | filed under Events, Food Trucks, Slow News Day |

The Heinz ketchup truck (yeah, we didn’t know there was one either) is in town for the next few days giving out free fries. Intern Meredith has the scoop:

In an unofficial survey of my Facebook friends, 100 percent of them claim to prefer Heinz ketchup. Lucky for them, the Heinz truck is stopping through Dallas this weekend, its final stop in a four-city Ketchup Road Trip that kicked off in Heinz’ hometown, Pittsburgh. The truck stopped in the Arts District yesterday afternoon, handing out packets of their new Dip & Squeeze Ketchup with a side of Ore-Ida’s crinkle-cut or sweet potato fries (or was it the other way around?). Also up for grabs? T-shirts and free buttons to establish yourself as either a “dipper” or a “squeezer.”

I, myself, am a squeezer.

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Keith Schlabs and Matt Quenette Are Out To Kill Me

posted by Sarah Reiss | December 10th, 2010 3:58pm | filed under beer, Events, food pairings, Unsolicited Treats |

The Moth's cicerone, Matt Quenette, only looks innocent.

I thought about this post a lot yesterday as I lay in bed for 17 hours with the blinds drawn and a cool, dark pillow over my head. I could see it all so clearly: by hook or by crook, Schlabs and Quenette (respectively, the Meddlesome Moth’s co-owner and cicerone) are bound and determined to do me in with their Satan-in-a-Sunday-hat charm and invitations to rare beer tastings.

Exhibit A: Wednesday’s once-in-a-lifetime Saint Arnold Vintage Divine Reserve tasting — nine beers paired course by course with seared jumbo sea scallops, Scotch eggs, and individual pumpkin pies — co-conceived by special guest Saint Arnold owner/brewmaster Brock Wagner and the Moth’s Chef Chad Kelley.

It’s really best if I let the menu — which, it must be noted, would have sucked the restraint out of Norman Vincent Peale — speak for itself:

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Urban Taco Uptown Gives You A Free Drink on Tuesdays With December 2010 D Magazine

posted by Sarah Reiss | December 10th, 2010 10:40am | filed under Beverages, cocktails, freebies |

We love a freebie, and this one’s a no-brainer. The Uptown location of Urban Taco is so jazzed about being named one of D’s best new restaurants, that they want to pay it forward by treating anyone bringing in a December 2010 issue of D Magazine to a free Apple Cider Spiked Punch or a Hot Cocoa-Quilla every Tuesday throughout the month of December.

(Uptown location only. Actual drink may or may not look like the picture above.)

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The Origins of Wine and Beer: DMA Pours Out the Facts

posted by Andrew Chalk | December 10th, 2010 10:00am | filed under AgriBusiness, Andrew Chalk, beer, Wine & Spirits | 6 Comments »

Dr. Patrick McGovern Speaking Last Night at the Dallas Museum of Art

According to Dr. Patrick McGovern, wine may date back as far as 8500 BC. McGovern knows his stuff. He is the director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Last night he gave an interesting lecture to the public at the Dallas Museum of Art. The lecture was part of the The Boshell Family Lecture Series on Archaeology and, in the space of an hour, saw Dr. McGovern cover almost two millennia of the archaeological evidence of wine and its place in society.

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Recipe Contest: Appetizers Day 5

posted by Christine Sracic | December 10th, 2010 9:51am | filed under Recipes, Sponsored Post

Support Our SponsorsRecipe ContestIt’s your LAST DAY to enter your favorite appetizer recipe in our Central Market Recipe Contest! Remember, we’re trying to build the perfect holiday meal. Surely you have a tasty holiday appetizer tradition that you’d love to share, so take a break from work – it is Friday, after all – and submit for your chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Central Market. We’ll announce the winner on Monday. Good luck!

Food Feedback Friday

posted by Nancy Nichols | December 10th, 2010 9:00am | filed under Food Feedback Friday, Restaurant News, Reviews | 10 Comments »

Hey, Dishers. Where did you eat this week? Did you find something fabulous? Did you find something foul? We’d love to hear your thoughts on your latest restaurant experiences. Here’s what you reported last week.

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