Articles for August 13th, 2012

August 13 Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck News and Weekly Schedule

posted by George Lewis | August 13th, 2012 4:36pm | filed under Food Truck Schedule, Food Trucks | 1 Comment »

Schedules continue to be slow as the heat continues.  Perhaps this weekend’s forecasted ”cool front” might change that a bit.

There is a new event on Mondays at Preston and Frankford called Foodball. Food trucks include Nammi, Ruthie’s, Rock ‘n’ Roll Tacos, and Coolhaus.  Easy Slider will normally be there, but not tonight due to a private event.  Cajun Tailgators and Enticed will be there tonight as well.

Wednesdays brings the same at Sigel’s/Greenville and the Crate & Barrel on Knox Ave. events.  Thursday has Bite Nights in Addison.

Ruthie’s announced their new concept: Ruthie’s Cheesesteak Cafe.  The truck is complete and should be rolling soon.

il cane rosso’s Jay Jerrier says that he is looking for a “serious catering manager.”  If you fit that description, go see Jay.

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Report From TexSom 2012: New Zealand Wines Go Beyond Sauvignon Blanc

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 13th, 2012 3:55pm | filed under Andrew Chalk, TexSom 2012 |

At TexSom, the international wine conference going on today at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, we just tasted a stunning flight of wines from New Zealand. One of the most interesting things about the selection made by Cameron Douglas, MS and co-presenter Andrew McNamara, MS was the range of grape varieties. New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs is a big seller in Dallas, and the country’s Chardonnay is picking up as well, but this tasting also included Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Gris, and Riesling from the land of the Kiwis.

A 2010 Greywacke ‘Wild’ Sauvignon Blanc ($30) from the Marlborough area is flying off local shelves. It is a classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with bright acidity and a herbaceous nose. This label is one to watch. Owner Kevin Judd was the winemaker who put Cloudy Bay on the map. The 2009 Villa Maria “Taylor’s Pass Vineyard” Chardonnay, also from Marlborough ($18), was partly (17%) aged in new French oak. It showed in the taste but not in a negative sense. As they say in the industry, the oak was well integrated into the wine. This wine also came across as soft and voluptuous in the mouth by virtue of having been through a secondary fermentation, malolactic fermentation a process that converts malic acid (the acid found in green apples) to softer lactic acid.

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Report From TexSom 2012: A Star From Bordeaux

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 13th, 2012 11:00am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Texas Sommelier Conference, TexSom 2012 | 1 Comment »

Andrew Chalk filed this report yesterday.

It is 9:30am on Sunday morning so I am doing what any rational person would be doing: tasting wine from  Bordeaux. The French wine region, in many people’s opinion the most prestigious wine region in the world, produces wines that cost from a few dollars up to over $1,500 a bottle. At Texsom, the annual international wine conference held at The Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, I am sitting in room filled with wine experts and listening to two Master Sommeliers as they take us through a tasting of eight wines chosen as good examples of  middle price range ($20-$100) wine. The quality of the wines was high but I would like to report one of those wines that absolutely blew me away for its likability.

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New Nick & Sam’s Grill Names New Chef: Richard Blankenship

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 13th, 2012 10:36am | filed under Closings, Openings/Closings, restaurant business news, Restaurant News | 5 Comments »

A soldier of fortune is a man called Palladino. Joseph Palladino.

Mike “Thrilla InTha” Hiller reports former Charlie Palmer at the Joule chef, the talented Richard Blankenship, will head the kitchen at the new Nick & Sam’s Grill. What is the new Nick & Sam’s Grill you ask? The one replacing Ristorante Nicola just south of Preston Center near the Park Cities.The new Nick & Sam’s Grill is the first partnership for Nicola’s owner Richard Gussoni and N&S bossman Joseph “Badda Bing” Palladino. They plan an early October opening. (Nicola’s up north is open for business) Hmm. Nick & Sam’s Grill, Sevy’s, Houston’s, Rathbun’s Blue Plate, (maybe) Tesar’s Spoon all within an olive toss of each other? Gonna be fun watching the numbers on this situation.

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Report From TexSom 2012: “For Sale In Texas Only” Label on Wine Bottles Misleads Consumers

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 13th, 2012 10:30am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Texas Sommelier Conference, Texas Wine, TexSom 2012, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

photo from Vinotology.com

Yesterday I attended TexSom, the international wine conference held at The Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving. At lunch I was seated at the same table with a woman named Lindsay (last name redacted) who runs a restaurant in Austin. She tells our table that buying local is critical in Austin. “Chains just don’t survive,” she said referring to restaurants.  I asked her whether the same spirit translated into consumer wine choices. After all, Austin is in the center of the Hill Country AVA (American Viticultural Area). “They don’t give a sh*t,” she shot back. Austin is weird. They love their local food movement, but apparently their aren’t many “vine huggers” in the area. Dees this mean Texas wine is lacking some credibility?

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KRLD Restaurant Week 2012: Reader Reviews

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 13th, 2012 9:00am | filed under KRLD Restaurant Week 2012 | 5 Comments »

Dishers, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: KRLD Restaurant Week 2012. The event started last Friday with 59 restaurants hosting preview dinners. If you attended a preview dinner, give us a review below.

Each day SideDish will have a space for you to write reviews of your experiences. We want the good, bad, and the ugly. We also want pictures, especially of great servers. If you have a great service, ask for the servers name and snap a photo. We will recognize them here.

Many restaurants still have dinner reservations and some are doing prix fixe lunch specials. Here’s a list. Go out and support our local restaurants. Your dollars will help the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home. Remember to tip your server. We will also take you reviews by tweet and retweet them @DSideDish. It’s too hot to think so LET’S EAT. GO.

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