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Articles for February 3rd, 2012

Faye Blackmon’s Culinary Class

posted by Carol Shih | February 3rd, 2012 1:53pm | filed under Baking, Chocolate, cookies, Good Deeds, Slow News Day, Valentines Day | 4 Comments »

Faye Blackmon gets a hug from Shara (photography by Micah Nunley)

Fudgenugget. I was born in the wrong school district. If I had taken Faye Blackmon’s culinary class back when I was in high school, I bet I’d be on Top Chef right now basking in the glory of Paul’s shiny knives. But I digress. Wednesday morning, I dragged along photo intern Micah Nunley to Duncanville High School, where we watched legendary Faye Blackmon teach a batch of seniors real life skills inside the kitchen.

In May, Blackmon, 69, is retiring from Duncanville HS after teaching for 37 years.

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Restaurant Report: Geisha Steak and Sushi in Plano

posted by Andrew Chalk | February 3rd, 2012 9:30am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Restaurant News, Steak, sushi | 2 Comments »

Chef Mario performs two kinds of magic.

It appears the restaurateur business in all of North Dallas and Plano has been zoned sushi only. There are at least 16 in Plano alone. Geisha Steak and Sushi in Plano held a media event this week to showcase their menu and illustrate they do much more than sushi. Geisha has a location that is at once very convenient (at the northeast corner of Coit and SH-190, close to the Plano Central Market) and easy to miss (they are set back from Coit, and below 190). However, those that find them can expect some interesting things.

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