Articles for January 25th, 2013

Cotes du Coeur Big Bottle Night

posted by Hayley Hamilton | January 25th, 2013 6:32pm | filed under Charity events, Wine & Spirits | 1 Comment »

Wine enthusiasts gathered last night at the White Rock home of Teresa and John Amend, also known as Mount Vernon, to peruse the large format offerings that will line “Big Bottle Alley” at the annual Cotes du Coeur International Fine Wine Auction & Celebrity Chef Dinner on April 6 at the Hilton Anatole benefiting the American Heart Association.

While sipping glasses of wine provided by Grailey’s Fine Wine and noshing on bites created by Chef Jerimy Holt guests viewed dozens of bottles in anticipation of what the Dallas Chapter of the American Heart Association hopes will be the best auction to date. From magnums of 1991 Napa Valley Silver Oak to more recent vintages from Hall, Philip Tongi and stunning Numanthia, to the bottle that won “Best in Show” last night, a Jeroboam of 2003 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir donated by Rich and Trisha Allen, the anticipation for this year’s auction is high.  Cotes du Coeur is the largest and most successful event put on by the American Heart Association in the nation, with over $18 million raised in the past 21 years.

There are two more lead-up events for the 2013 Cotes du Coeur event, including the chef announcement party, once again led by Chef-Chair Richard Chamberlain of Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House and Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill on Feb 24, and the auction catalog review party on March 21, all culminating with the Grand Tasting on April 5 and the big night April 6. For tickets and information visit the Cotes du Coeur website here.

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Restaurant Review: Dish in Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 25th, 2013 1:58pm | filed under 'Burbalicious, Restaurant News, Reviews | 8 Comments »

Chef Garreth Dickey has created one of the city’s best menus.

While several high-profile local chefs have been hogging the headlines, chef Garreth Dickey has quietly created one of the finest menus in town. Dickey—whose résumé includes stints at Star Canyon, the original Green Room, Jeroboam, The Porch, and Hibiscus—now deserves his turn in the spotlight. Between the Caesar salad, scallops, and New York strip on his menu are dozens of inventive and palate-pushing items, such as his cauliflower steak. It’s an ingenious vegetarian concoction of grilled cauliflower, cipollini onions, Calabrese peppers, black radish, and kale mixed with a brown butter sauce studded with golden raisins. Under Dickey’s touch, a thick pork chop, brined overnight, is grilled, topped with soft chunks of apples and diced red onions, and finished with a bourbon glaze spiced with star anise.

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Food Feedback Friday

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 25th, 2013 12:17pm | filed under Food Feedback Friday | 10 Comments »

Dishers, happy Friday! Where did you dine and what did you eat this week? Here is what you reported last week.

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Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Artichokes in Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 25th, 2013 12:14pm | filed under Somebody Help | 16 Comments »

She’s looking for something that seems so simple, yet, come to think of it, out of “style”:

Nancy I’m looking for a DFW restaurant that serves artichokes – not artichoke dip, or artichoke hearts on a salad, not even a stuffed artichoke. I want an honest to god, artichoke (pick the leaves, scrape them across your teeth).   Not since a trip to Utah several years ago, have I found a restaurant that offers one of my favorite foods.  (And cooking them myself never turns out very well.)

 

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Things to Do and Chew in Dallas This Weekend, January 25-27

posted by Carol Shih | January 25th, 2013 11:55am | filed under Things To Do | 1 Comment »

via dallasrealestateblog.com

What am I going to do? My biggest first world problem is that there isn’t a single cookie to be found in our office. It’s a tragedy, really. I’ve been eyeing these macarons from Swoon Pastries all morning.

Friday

Zest Fest already started today at 10 a.m., but you can still attend all weekend long. Spicy exhibitors will be showcasing their hot, hot products at the Irving Convention Center.

Saturday

Green Grocer’s opening celebration is happening all day long, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Go to this local, gourmet grocery store for the homemade chicken stock and the vegan polenta lasagna. Sounds pretty amazing already.

Holy Grail Pub is hosting its second annual Chili Pa Looza from noon to 9 p.m. Choose from smoked brisket chili, Indian-spiced chicken, seven bean, and green chile pork shoulder chili.

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Top Chef: Seattle, Episode 12 Recap

posted by Carol Shih | January 25th, 2013 10:47am | filed under Top Chef Season 10 | 4 Comments »

 

Round 1: The Quickfire Challenge

Alrighty. We’ve only got six cheftestants left. Kristen is gone, because the judges made a stupid move to pick Josie over her. Dumb. Now that the show has successfully eliminated half the Asian cooks (Where’s Kuniko when you need her?), they bring in master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi to judge a sushi contest. Great. Now we get to watch a bunch of fumbling idiots make stupid dishes like bacon and egg sushi. (Cough, Josh, cough.)

“I’m from Oklahoma,” says Josh. “I don’t make much sushi. Sushi’s good… but it’s just not something I crave like, say, bacon.”

Josh, Josh, Josh. Why are you butchering beautiful Japanese culture and food by making a breakfast sandwich out of rice? I want to throw something at your head!

Uechi hides his disgust for bacon sushi well and gives Stefan the win for his yellow tail with grilled shiitake and raw lobster. I must say, I’m starting to think Stefan is a great tv-watching substitute for Tesar.

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Top Chef: Seattle, Episode 12 Recap

posted by Carol Shih | January 25th, 2013 10:47am | filed under Top Chef Season 10 | 3 Comments »

 

Round 1: The Quickfire Challenge

Alrighty. We’ve only got six cheftestants left. Kristen is gone, because the judges made a stupid move to pick Josie over her. Dumb. Now that the show has successfully eliminated half the Asian cooks (Where’s Kuniko when you need her?), they bring in master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi to judge a sushi contest. Great. Now we get to watch a bunch of fumbling idiots make stupid dishes like bacon and egg sushi. (Cough, Josh, cough.)

“I’m from Oklahoma,” says Josh. “I don’t make much sushi. Sushi’s good… but it’s just not something I crave like, say, bacon.”

Josh, Josh, Josh. Why are you butchering beautiful Japanese culture and food by making a breakfast sandwich out of rice? I want to throw something at your head!

Uechi hides his disgust for bacon sushi well and gives Stefan the win for his yellow tail with grilled shiitake and raw lobster. I must say, I’m starting to think Stefan is a great tv-watching substitute for Tesar.

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Gio’s Café and New York Deli in Dallas is Closing on January 31

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 25th, 2013 9:37am | filed under Business, Delis, Openings/Closings, restaurant business news, Restaurant News | 35 Comments »

Why does Dallas continue to kick pastrami to the curb?

Bad new for deli lovers: Gio’s in North Dallas is closing on January 31. Manager Mark Walls just confirmed. “This construction just did us in,” Walls said. “The guys who fund this place aren’t restaurant guys and they are tired of funneling money in.” Gio’s will not be relocating.

The construction he refers to is the tangle of rebar and concrete at LBJ and Preston Road. Preston Valley Shopping Center is also home to Stein’s Bakery,India Palace, Shanghai Restaurant, Fuji Steak House, Café Greek, and Penzy’s Spices.

A SideDish reader tells me the landlord already has two clients with deli concepts lined up to open. Walls couldn’t confirm this but said potential renters have toured the property.

What a snake-bit location for deli. Ed’s Deli closed in December 2008 , Roasters and Toasters lasted less than a year after replacing Deli News Too.

Almost two years ago, I posted:

The stretch of Preston Road that runs south from LBJ Freeway to Royal Lane has seen its fair share of delicatessens come and go. Many of us remember Wall’s Delicatessen, which opened in 1951 in Preston Royal Shopping Center. Then, of course, there was Gilbert’s in Preston Forest. Wall’s closed in 1990 and operates only a catering facility, and Gilbert’s ceased its cranky operation in 2004. Ed’s Deli, Deli News Too, Zinsky’s, Bagelstein’s, and Roasters’ n Toasters have all opened and closed in the last few years.

Why can’t Dallas support good delicatessens? Gio’s, we’ll miss your hot Italian sausage with grilled peppers and onions and your half sours.

 

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