Articles for August 20th, 2012

August 20 Food Truck Weekly News and Schedule for Dallas/Fort Worth

posted by George Lewis | August 20th, 2012 5:47pm | filed under Food Truck Schedule, Food Trucks | 1 Comment »

The weather is cooling down, enabling more food trucks to get out.  Aerial spraying keeps them in too.  So do a double-check before going out.

Monday: Evening “foodball” at Preston/Frankford.

Tuesday: Food trucks for dinner at The Village Apartments on Southwestern.

Wednesday: Sigel’s/Greenville and Crate & Barrel on Knox Ave. in the evening.

Thursday: Addison “Bite Nights” at the Vitruvian.

Saturday: Bedford hosts its first food truck event in the Bedford Meadows Shopping Center’s parking lot on the Southeast corner of Central Drive and Harwood Street from 5pm to 9pm.  Food trucks include Yes! Tacos, Crazyfish, Gepetto Pizza, Good Karma Kitchen, and Slushworks.

In other news, The Belgian Waffle Co. food truck announced that they are permanently moving from Austin to Dallas.  Slushworks, brought to you by the same guys who brought us The Munch Box, has started rolling.  And Ruthie’s Cheesesteaks will begin service this week.

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What To Drink Now: Piedmont Wines from Ricossa Winery – Part 1

posted by Hayley Hamilton | August 20th, 2012 3:05pm | filed under press trips, Wine & Spirits |

Nebbiolo Vineyards surrounding Barolo

I recently returned from a week in the Piedmont region of Italy as a guest of Ricossa Winery, a part of the MGM Mondo del Vino family of wines.  Having never been to the region, my anticipation was overwhelming as I have had a love of Barolo since I started drinking red wine, and I was finally venturing to it’s home. The region, located at the foot of the Alps and literally meaning “mountain foot” in Italian, is known for their high quality, approachable wine that is usually paired with tasty Italian dishes equally as distinct.  As I traveled through the picturesque valleys and villages of Piedmont, tasting the wine, enjoying the food and soaking in the culture of Italy, I found this area had much more to offer than just delicious wine.  The history, tradition and pride in the land shines bright throughout Piedmont with gracious people and a welcoming atmosphere. But first, the wine.

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History of Dallas Food: The Woosie

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 20th, 2012 12:00pm | filed under History of Dallas Food | 4 Comments »


Last year, Amy Severson, co-owner of Sevy’s, blogger, and all-around smart person, and I had what we thought was a great idea. We decided to write a book on the history of Dallas food. We began collecting bits and pieces of information and interviewed grandchildren of long-lost Dallas restaurants and food businesses. What we have found is unique and amazing and over the year we have published several almost-lost stories.(Links to past posts at the bottom of this page.) Today we file the short version on the formation of Glazer’s Distributors and the popular soft drinks they created and sold all over Dallas. Like the Woosie.

Mention the name Glazer around anyone in the restaurant or hospitality business in Dallas (or Texas) and many of them would immediatly associate the name with a stiff drink.  Over the last 100 years, the Glazer family has created one of the largest wholesale beverage distributors in the country. Glazer Distributors now operates in twelve U.S. states and generates more than $3 billion in annual revenue.

The family business didn’t start by delivering the hard stuff.Brothers Louis and Jo Glazer opened a soft drink company in St. Louis in 1898, ten years after moving to the United States from Russia. They moved their company to the DFW area at the turn of the century. Jo began the Uncle Jo Bottling Company in Fort Worth, initially selling their own recipes of drinks called Uncle Jo’s and Aunt Ida’s. The Uncle Jo was replaced by Grapette and the Uncle Jo Bottling Company began distributing other brands such as Red Rock Cola, and Chero Cola. Louis started the Jumbo Bottling Company in Dallas, which eventually became The Real Juice Company in 1909. Louis’ wife Bessie and their children all worked at the plant or sold bottled drinks from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. One of their popular flavors was a root beer soda called Woosie, named after their grandson, Robert Samuel Glazer, whose nickname was Woosie.

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Monday Morning Food Love: Soup Dumplings From Din Tai Fung

posted by Carol Shih | August 20th, 2012 11:34am | filed under Ethnic Food, Expensive cheap eats | 5 Comments »

Shrimp and pork xiaolongbao from Taipei's Din Tai Fung. (photo by Carol Shih)

Greetings from the other side of the Pacific Ocean! I’m sorry to hurt your stomachs, but I can’t resist sharing this photo of Din Tai Fung’s xiaolongbao (steamed soup dumplings) in Taipei, Taiwan. Look closely: There are at least twenty delicate folds twisted into a spiral shape on top of each bun (I counted), and the skin is so thin it’s practically translucent. So naked are these xiaolongbao, you can see the shrimp and pork filling swimming inside a shallow pool of hot soup. Who wants to die and go to soup dumpling heaven with me? Alright, then, stay with me here…

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Fearing’s Turns Five and Parties with BBQ by Chris Lilly, Dean Fearing on Lead Guitar, and Beer by DEBC

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 20th, 2012 9:19am | filed under Andrew Chalk, BBQ, beer pairings |

Chris Lilly and Fearing with Chicken ready to go in the pit

On a night when the Dallas weather gave us a reprieve from scorching heat hundreds of Dean Fearing fans descended on the outside courtyard of the Ritz Carlton hotel last night to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Fearing’s, Dean’s namesake restaurant. Has it really been five years? Guests dined on barbecue prepared by guest chef and world barbecue chef Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, AL. They also enjoyed beer from Deep Ellum Brewing Company. At the end of the evenint, Dean took up his guitar with friends for a gig that included hits from Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.

To catch more of the ongoing Fearing’s Fifth celebration action call Fearing’s to order tickets for Michael Chiarello (September 19), Hubert Keller (October 4) or Robert Del Grande (October 19). Continue reading "Fearing’s Turns Five and Parties with BBQ by Chris Lilly, Dean Fearing on Lead Guitar, and Beer by DEBC"

Restaurants and Chefs Come Together for a Cause at Duo

posted by Andrew Chalk | August 20th, 2012 9:12am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Diners, Charity events, Wine Pairing | 4 Comments »

Beneficiary Camilo Calderon with Lisa Moore of Fluent

It was a packed house at Duo last night for a benefit to assist the family of Camilo Calderon, a General Manager at The Adolphus. He recently lost his sister to cancer and took over guardianship of her four children. Since he already had two children of his own he is now the (single) father of a family with six children. Fluent, a private concierge service helmed by (Gary) Jackson of WSJ fame and Lisa Moore, formerly director of sales and marketing with Stephan Pyles, organized the event. Duo provided the space, and Glazer’s the wine as a backdrop to the eight restaurants contributing and serving food. What did they all have in common? In his lifetime in the Dallas restaurant industry all of these chefs–Katherine Clapner,Mark McDaniel,Ke’o Valasquez, Joel Harloff, Tim Byers, Jeff Moschetti, Jon Thompson, Scott Tobey, Justin Box–had an association with Camilo. It is an event best told in pictures. Continue reading "Restaurants and Chefs Come Together for a Cause at Duo"

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KRLD Restaurant Week: Reader Reviews

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 20th, 2012 9:00am | filed under KRLD Restaurant Week 2012 | 5 Comments »

Today is day eight of  KRLD Restaurant Week. Are you participating? If so, please share 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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