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Articles for January 27th, 2012

Snippet From The Snooty Foodie: Total Catch Dinner at Campo Modern Country Bistro

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 27th, 2012 12:39pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Cult Cuisine, Restaurant News, seafood | 3 Comments »

Grouper brain salad. Barrel fish in broth.

Last Tuesday the Snooty Foodie attended the awesome idea for a dinner at Campo Modern Country Bistro. We’re running behind on getting the report up, but sometimes being late is better than not at all. Apologies to all concerned. John Alexis from TJ’s wrote about the Total Catch project in January. He was so inspired he helped organize a dinner to promote the movement. Hungry for grouper brains? Read on.

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Eat This Now: Crab, Mac and Jack Gratin from Victor Tango’s in Dallas

posted by Daniel Walker | January 27th, 2012 12:02pm | filed under Bacon, Cheese, Eat This Now!, Valet Parking | 1 Comment »

A few years ago, when the whole “elevated comfort food” movement really started to take shape, it seemed like every restaurant in the city was creating their own version of the fancy-fied mac-and-cheese. I must have tried them all. Various iterations typically called for elegant or exotic cheeses or expensive luxury proteins, each dish doing its best to push as far as possible from the childhood version, that slop in a blue box. Many dishes were highly successful, indeed, many restaurants began to claim this as their signature dish. Now that the novelty of a $15 mac-and-cheese has begun to wear off, there are really only a small handful that, to me, have weathered the trend and continue to be a completely crave-able dish, and Victor Tango’s version, the Crab, Mac and Jack Gratin, still sits on top of my list.

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Chocolate Festival at Central Market, Feb 8-14

posted by Carol Shih | January 27th, 2012 11:43am | filed under Bacon, Bars, Chocolate, classes, dessert, Valentines Day | 1 Comment »

Katrina Markoff of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, the woman who sells bacon chocolate candy bars for $33 a box and probably makes a darn good living from it, is holding two truffle classes (making bacon truffles?? maybe??) in Central Market for a pre-Chocolate Festival event on February 4. The real Chocolate Festival kicks off on February 8 when Central Market hosts some of the hottest chocolatiers at their Dallas, Fort Worth, and Plano locations to show what these superstars can do with mighty fine cocoa beans.

At least now I know what I want for V Day: bacon freakin’ chocolate candy. Whoever mails me a box, wins.

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New Breastaurant in Richardson:Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 27th, 2012 11:27am | filed under Openings/Closings, Restaurant News | 3 Comments »

Working Girls: Ready to serve you chicken wings.

Lady parts continue to trend in the restaurant names department. Spread Eagle is about to open (sorry) downtown and Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill will open on February 2 2012. When oh when will someone have the (beat, beat) “nerve” to open a Penistro?

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Desiree + Camera: Photo Essay of Hypnotic Donuts in East Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 27th, 2012 10:34am | filed under Bacon, Baking, Breakfast, Cult Cuisine, Desiree Espada, Diets are stupid, donuts, food art, Food Porn, Hippie revolutions, hostess gifts, Is Eat Dallas Groovier Than Oak Cliff?, Local/Slow Food, Openings/Closings, Restaurant News, Sexy food, Silly Reasons to Celebrate, Take-out, Trending, youthful spontaneous restaurants | 12 Comments »

Hippie donuts will be served in a groovy setting.Photography by Desiree Espada.

SideDish photographer Desiree Espada roams the roads with her camera looking for good things to eat and shoot. Check out her photo essay of Bolsa Mercado. Then feast your eyes on what to expect when the Jerry Garcia of donut making, James St. Peter, opens Hypnotic Donuts on Sunday, January 29.

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Top Chef: Texas,Episode 12 Recap

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 27th, 2012 9:41am | filed under Top Chef: Texas | 1 Comment »

Loren Means has been filing Top Chef: Texas recaps. But Loren is switching jobs at D and her new position will take up what is left of her free time. I thank her for her efforts. Our new editorial assistant, Carol Shih, will take over TCT duties next week. Happy trails, Loren.

The six cheftestants still standing are Paul, Ed, Grayson, Chris, Lindsay, and Sarah. With Beverly gone (I told you she wouldn’t be Top Chef), the chefs seem a bit more relaxed and easy going. They are having fun again. Padma, Emeril, and Chef Cat Cora greet the chefs for the Quickfire.

Hit it…

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