Articles for August 15th, 2012

Dough Pizzeria in Dallas to be Certified by Verace Pizzeria Napoletana Americas on August 21

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 6:32pm | filed under 'Burbalicious, Pie, pizza, restaurant business news, Restaurant News | 6 Comments »

This just in:

On Tuesday, August 21, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., a representative of the Verace Pizzeria Napoletana Americas, will be in town to present Brad Liles and Keith Hall, of DOUGH Pizzeria Napoletana Dallas, with certification that DOUGH Dallas meets the strict guidelines of preparing traditional Pizza Napoletana as set forth by the Verace Pizza Napoletana Americas and its parent organization, Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana based in Naples, Italy. That makes Dough Dallas one of only 59 restaurants in the U.S. to be certified by Verace Pizzeria Napoletana Americas.

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Rise No. 1 Celebrates Julia Child’s 100th Birthday

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 3:37pm | filed under Chef groupies, Chick Chefs Rule!, Holidays | 3 Comments »

Dena Knoll, Cathy Martin, Vanessa Smith, and Whitney Rae. Irving ISD culinary arts teachers celebrating Julia Child's 100th birthday at Rise No. 1.

Intrepid intern Lesley Mann Lynch just returned from Rose No. 1 where owner Hedda Dowd threw a birthday party to celebrate Julia Child’s 100th birthday. Guests were encouraged to dress as Julia. Lesley had strict instructions to photograph Dowd however she was busy working the room the task proved impossible. “She busy running around greeting all of the other Julias,” Lynch said. “However, she was wearing some fabulous striped tights.” With that, “Bon appétit.”

If mimicry is the highest form of flattery, then Julia Child was blushing in the afterlife during lunch today. Rise n° 1 celebrated the culinary icon’s posthumous 100th birthday by offering all lunch guests dressed as Julia Child a free three-course meal from a select Julia Child birthday menu. Rolling pins and meat cleavers were being waved around as guests compared outfits, props, and Julia imitations.

Guests’ responses to the question, “What does Julia Child mean to you?” Jump for them. Continue reading "Rise No. 1 Celebrates Julia Child’s 100th Birthday"

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Happy 100th Birthday Julia Child

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 2:12pm | filed under 'Burbalicious, Celebrity Chefs | 3 Comments »

We have a report on a Julia Child birthday party that took place today at Rise No.1 in the edit process. Until then we’ll celebrate with this deliciously fond salute to Julia.

The French Chef by y10566


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Hypnotic Donuts Hosts “Beat the Heat – World’s Spiciest Donut” Eating Contest

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 9:21am | filed under Baking, Contests, dessert, donuts | 1 Comment »

Not spicy but delicious. (Photography by Desiree Espada)

How long before extreme eating is an Olympic sport? Or synchronized slugging? Or…well I could go on and create a slew of categories for the Eating Olympics because I am on deadline, but instead, I will regurgitate a press release. Here goes:

Hypnotic Donuts [ed note; gorgeous donut pics on that link] is putting on their inaugural “Beat the Heat – World’s Spiciest Donut” eating contest.The contest is designed around the hot Dallas temperatures in August and the numerous people that eat or buy Hypnotic Donuts various spicy donuts- Mexico, Hell Fire and Devil’s Death Dance (World’s Spiciest Donut). The contest will start with a regular donut and as each donut is eaten the donut progressively becomes spicier.

Jump for more. (What about dirty forking, dumpster diving, or the back strap?

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KRLD Restaurant Week 2012: Reader Reviews

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 9:00am | filed under KRLD Restaurant Week 2012 | 7 Comments »

Hey, where are you people? It’s day three of KRLD Restaurant Week and we want to read your reviews. I was out there last night checking out parking lots. You are eating, so please consider writing about your experiences. Tip your servers and if they are exceptional, snap their picture, take down their name, and allow us to adore them.

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Report From TexSom 2012: Photos From Closing Ceremonies

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2012 8:58am | filed under AgriBusiness, GO TEXAN, Sommeliers are people too, TexSom 2012 |

Co-founders and Master Sommliers Drew Hendrick's and James Tidwell; Peter Stolpman of Stolpman Vineyards pours to tasters. (Photography by Desiree Espada)

Monday night TexSom celebrated the success of this year’s international wine conference with a grand tasting and awards ceremony event at The Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. Andrew Chalk was there and so was our eagle-eyed photographer Desiree Espada. Hayley Hamilton reports on the wine represented. Andrew has run out of words (“Food was great. Wines were stunning”), so we’ll let Desiree’s pictures tell the story. Congrats to organizers, co-founders, and Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks and James Tidwell.

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Owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant Found Shot to Death in Front of Their Home This Morning

posted by Carol Shih | August 15th, 2012 8:30am | filed under Restaurant News | 14 Comments »

This morning I bear sad news: Yayehyirad Lemma and Yenenesh Desta, the couple who owned Desta, an Ethiopian restaurant on Greenville Avenue, were found dead on the front porch of their home this morning in the M Streets. DMN’s Travis Hudson writes that there is still no clear motive as to why Lemma and his wife were attacked “just after midnight when they returned home from a 16-hour shift at Desta,” a restaurant one of our food writers last year described as  having a “contemporary take on Ethiopian cuisine.”

Police arrived at the scene to find the man and woman already dead after getting reports about shots being fired in the Lower Greenville Avenue. There’s no word yet on what changes will take place at Desta now that the events of this morning have transpired.

UPDATE: Our former colleague Sarah Reiss was admirer of Ethiopian food. She wrote this piece on how Ethiopian food saved her marriage. Sarah also penned “How Dallas Got So Many Ethiopian Restaurants.”

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