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		<title>The 8th Annual Texas Sommelier Conference: Registration is Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dates for one of the area’s most interesting events is set. On August 12- 13, the Four Seasons Resort &#38; Club Dallas at Las Colinas will host the 8th Annual Texas Sommelier Conference. The three-day conference includes educational sessions, wine tastings, and social media workshops. The 2011 TexSom conference featured the largest contingent of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newbanner.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-41633" title="newbanner" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newbanner.jpg" alt="" width="639" height="133" /></a>The dates for one of the area’s most interesting events is set. On August 12- 13, the <strong>Four Seasons Resort &amp; Club Dallas at Las Colinas</strong> will host the 8th Annual Texas Sommelier Conference. The three-day conference includes educational sessions, wine tastings, and social media workshops. The 2011 <strong>TexSom</strong> conference featured the largest contingent of Master Sommeliers at a public event. This year should be no different. However, you <strong>don’t have to be </strong>any kind of <strong>sommelier to buy</strong> a seat.  Some of the names you can rub shoulders with include:</p>
<blockquote><p>Scheduled Master Sommeliers include James Tidwell, Drew Hendricks, Wayne Belding, Brett Zimmerman, Guy Stout, Tim Gaiser, Laura Williamson, Keith Goldston, Nate Ready, Melissa Monosoff, Brian Cronin, Cameron  Douglas, John Szabo, Geoff Kruth, Laura DePasquale, Jay Fletcher, Andrew McNamara, Peter Neptune and Greg Harrington. The speaker lineup also includes James Beard Award Winners Rajat Parr and Paul Grieco, Master of wine Christy Canterbury, wine marketer Paul Wagner, Union Square Hospitality Group Wine Director John Ragan, and Leonetti Cellar Owner Chris Figgins.</p></blockquote>
<p>The seminar topics, times, and various ticket prices are listed below. <a href="http://www.texsom.com" target="_blank">For more information or to register, click here. Like, fast. </a><span id="more-41632"></span></p>
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<div id="attachment_41636" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/guy.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-41636" title="guy" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/guy.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">You can be a sommelier like this Guy!</p></div>
<p>In addition to the seminar schedule, the Texas&#8217; Best Sommelier competition runs behind the scenes. The prize for the winner includes scholarship money to be used for a Court of Master Sommeliers’ certification program. The winning sommelier will be announced at the Grand Tasting on Monday, August 13, which will include 150 world-class wines and hors d’oeuvres from Four Seasons Executive Chef Christof Syre.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>CONFERENCE CALENDAR</strong><br />
<strong>Saturday, August 11</strong>-—Pre-conference tasting and social media boot camp<br />
9:00am to 3:00pm<br />
<strong>TASTING TRACK</strong><br />
9:00am –12:00pm:      Tasting Workshop: Understanding the Process of tasting—led select Master Sommeliers (TBD)<br />
12:00 – 1:00pm:           Lunch (not included in admission)<br />
1:00 – 3:00pm:            The Kimmeridgian Chain—led by Wayne Belding MS<br />
<strong>SOCIAL MEDIA TRACK </strong><br />
9:00am –12:00pm:      Social Media Boot camp—led by blogger Tony Jones<br />
12:00 –1:00pm:           Lunch (not included in admission)<br />
1:00 –3:00pm:             Engaging People with Social Media—led by social media expert Rick Bakas</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">***Seminars are open to the public. Saturday passes cost $50 per person and include access to either the Tasting Track or Social Media Track (attendees are not permitted to interchange track offerings). Please note lunch is not included with admission.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sunday, August 12</strong><br />
9:00am to 5:00pm—Educational seminars on contemporary issues to include:<br />
•         Bordeaux—led by Wayne Belding MS and Brett Zimmerman MS<br />
•         Texas Terroir—led by Guy Stout MS and Christy Canterbury MW<br />
•         Riesling—led by Tim Gaiser MS, Laura Williamson MS, Paul Grieco and Keith Goldston MS<br />
•         Oregon—led by Nate Ready, MS<br />
•         Beer—led by Melissa Monosoff MS and Brian Cronin MS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">***Seminars are open to the public. Sunday passes cost $175 per person and include lunch. Sunday and Monday passes are available at a discounted price of $225. Each class features at least eight wines to taste and lasts one hour and fifteen minutes. Seating is limited to 50 participants per seminar.<br />
Although open to the public, these seminars are also appropriate for those working in the industry— such as distributor representatives, sommeliers, restaurant managers and servers.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Monday, August 13</strong><br />
9:00am to 5:00pm—Educational seminars on contemporary issues to include:<br />
•         State of the Industry—led by Moderator James Tidwell MS and panel members<br />
Drew Hendricks MS, Paul Wagner, Rajat Parr, John Ragan, Rick Bakas<br />
•         New Zealand: Trends for the Future—led by Cameron Douglas MS and Andrew McNamara MS<br />
•         Niagara Peninsula—led by John Szabo MS and Geoff Kruth MS<br />
•         Cabernet Franc—led by Laura DePasquale MS, Jay Fletcher MS and Peter Neptune MS<br />
•         Winery Retrospective: Leonetti Cellar—led by Chris Figgins and Greg Harrington MS</p>
<p>*** <strong>Monday, April 13 courses deliver industry-specific material and thus are only open to the trade</strong>. Each seminar features at least eight wines to taste and lasts one hour and fifteen minutes. Monday passes cost $75 per person and include lunch. Sunday and Monday passes are available at a discounted price of $225. Seating is limited to 50 participants per seminar.<br />
6:00 to 7:00pm—Wine Pre-Reception<br />
7:00 to 8:30pm—Grand Tasting and Texas’ Best Sommelier 2012 Announcement Ceremony<br />
***Open to the public. Tickets cost $95 per person.  Attendance to the Grand Tasting is included in the multi-day pass.</p>
<p>***Complete package tickets including Sunday and Monday passes and Grand Tasting tickets can be purchased for $300</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">INFORMATION: TEXSOM will be held on August 12-13, 2012 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth a pre-conference tasting and social media boot camp will be held Saturday August 11. For more details and conference registration information, please visit www.texsom.com.<br />
FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES: For media interested in attending or covering TEXSOM 2012, please contact Keely Garibaldi at C. Milan Communications, keely@cmilancomm.com or 415.392.6600.<br />
ABOUT TEXSOM</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">TEXSOM and the Texas’ Best Sommelier Competition were founded by James Tidwell, MS, CWE, Sommelier at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas and Drew Hendricks, MS, CWE, Director of Beverage Education for Pappas Restaurants in Houston. Presented by the not-for-profit organizations, the Texas Sommelier Association and the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, TEXSOM is the only event of its kind in the world. Since its inception in 2005, it has attracted more than 1,500 wine professionals, and more than 160 Texas sommeliers have competed.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ABOUT THE TEXAS SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION<br />
The Texas Sommelier Association is a trade association comprised of Texas wine professionals. The Association promotes professional wine service standards, outlines paths for further wine education and certification, and raises public awareness about the professional standards and certifications for sommeliers. The organization sponsors the “Texas’ Best Sommelier” competition, with the winner being awarded scholarships for professional certification courses. This competition is held behind the scenes during the TEXSOM conference. For more information, visit www.texsom.com.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ABOUT THE WINE AND FOOD FOUNDATION OF TEXAS<br />
The Wine &amp; Food Foundation of Texas was established to connect its members and the general public with the value, creativity and craftsmanship inherently present in the culinary and viticulture arts. This mission is fulfilled by funding grants, scholarships and research aimed at elevating the quality, awareness and enjoyment of good food and fine wine as well as hosting education and social events that enhance the quality of life for members and communities. These programs offer unique opportunities to enrich the minds and palates of guests, who in turn can relate their experience with friends sharing common interests. For more information, visit www.winefoodfoundation.org.</p>
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		<title>Let’s Discuss: Do You Mind Paying Extra for Take-Out Containers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen up all of you people who don’t mind recycling or rescuing, we’ve  got a situation we need to discuss. A SideDish reader brings up the “green tax”  charged for take-out containers at Velvet Taco.
I had lunch at Velvet Taco for the first time today.  When we ordered, we noticed on the menu [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_41481" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bio-Plus_image.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-41481" title="Bio-Plus_image" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bio-Plus_image-300x228.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="228" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This picture is not representative of  Velvet Taco. Stock photo of take-out containers.</p></div>
<p>Listen up all of you people who don’t mind recycling or rescuing, we’ve  got a situation we need to discuss. A SideDish reader brings up the “green tax”  charged for take-out containers at <strong>Velvet Taco</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p>I had lunch at Velvet Taco for the first time today.  When we ordered, we noticed on the menu that there was listed a <strong>“10% Green Tax”</strong> on takeout orders.  I snickered at the brazen attempt to make additional money off of imaginary concern for the environment, never having seen such a fee before.  (Perhaps it’s common and I’ve just never seen it at another establishment?) But thinking about it today and beyond the mere ridiculousness of a fast-casual dining spot charging more for those taking their food elsewhere, I can’t help but wonder if Velvet Tacos is violating any law. I haven’t researched the issue, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it were illegal for a business to call a “tax” (implying mandated by the government) any privately-imposed and discretionary fee. It certainly seems to rise to some level of deceptive trade practice to call this sort of greedy and unnecessary fee a “tax,” as it seems like a term which could very easily confuse even intelligent diners about who was mandating the charge.</p></blockquote>
<p>Before I hand this issue over to <strong>John Franke of Velvet Taco</strong>, let me put in my Nichols’ worth. I don’t find the practice of charging for container ridiculous. Especially when said containers are made from more expensive &#8216;green and compostable wares that, according to one industry person I asked, can cost up to $3.00 an order. (Another in the fast food expert said:  &#8220;to-go containers are direct expense of about 4% of [our] sales (in a $400 million company, that&#8217;s an eye-opening $16 million non-recovered expense) that was spent directly on to go supplies.&#8221;</p>
<p>On the other side, people who take food away from a restaurant don’t require the <strong>labor</strong> of a server or busser or any of the other costs a place incurs when a customer dines in (big flush, little flush!). Also, the charge at Velvet Taco  is not a state-sanctioned &#8220;tax,&#8221; it&#8217;s a term they chose to use in place of  &#8220;upcharge&#8221; and the 10% is based on the pre-sales tax amount.</p>
<p>Below, <strong>John Franke, the head of operations at Velvet Taco replies to the reader&#8217;s question</strong>.</p>
<p>Jump free of charge!<span id="more-41480"></span></p>
<p><strong>From John Franke:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>At Velvet Taco, we  strive to make the best tasting tacos in the city using the freshest, locally sourced products we can find.  Using quality local ingredients is important to us, but so is giving our guests that quality at a reasonable cost to them.</p>
<p>In addition to the incredible ingredients and flavors, we have made a commitment to our community and the environment to be as conscience as we can on what we serve our products in and what goes in the garbage can.</p>
<p>Examples of that are our recycling program, our composter to supply surrounding neighbors with soil, our corn cups, corn sporks and corn spifes, our recycled wrapping for the tacos, our to go boxes, our coffee cups, our elote cups, and our to go bags.</p>
<p>What we came to a debate over is, would our guests join us in our environmental saving spirit and appreciate the value of the packaging and be willing to pay a small price for it? The overwhelming response has been, absolutely they are and we continue to receive resounding positive feedback on our efforts to stand up for doing our part to help the environment and asking our guests to join in the fight.</p>
<p>We feel it is just a small price to help the cause, we make no increased sales from the 10 percent tax, and in the spirit of keeping it simple at Velvet Taco, the blanket green tax was the clearest way we felt would work for the taco loyalists out there that visit us everyday.</p>
<p>I hope this helps answer your reader&#8217;s question and I welcome your personal feedback. We can only get better each day from listening to and responding to our guest’s thoughts and feedback.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Let’s give it to him.</strong></p>
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		<title>Open Letter to Mark Cuban: Shark Tank for Dallas Restaurateurs? I’d Watch it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mark,
I am addicted to Shark Tank. And because I am too lazy to jump through the hoops to get on the show and present my idea, I’m using the power of my pudgy fingers to reach you. Let&#8217;s pick and roll:
I walk on the set of Shark Tank. “Daymond John, you are so out,” [...]]]></description>
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<p>Dear Mark,</p>
<p>I am addicted to <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank" target="_blank"><em>Shark Tank</em></a>. And because I am too lazy to jump through the hoops to get on the show and present my idea, I’m using the power of my pudgy fingers to reach you. Let&#8217;s pick and roll:</p>
<p>I walk on the set of <em>Shark Tank</em>. “<a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/bio/daymond-john/276281" target="_blank">Daymond John</a>, you are so out,” I say. “<a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/bio/barbara-corcoran/276269" target="_blank">Barbara</a>, if I wanted to sell my cellulite-reducing sous-vide hot dog you’d be my best friend, but I&#8217;m keeping it to myself. You’re out.”</p>
<p>I watch the other sharks glance around, really scared at this point, and go for the kill. “<a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/bio/kevin-oleary/276282" target="_blank">Kevin</a>, don’t even open that ugly mouth. You’re out. <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/bio/robert-herjavec/276271 " target="_blank">Robert</a>, you can buy me dinner after the show but, for now, you are dead to me.”</p>
<p><em>Cameras swing: Close-up of Cuban.</em> <em>Music swells.</em></p>
<p><strong>Mark.</strong> We live in the same city. We love the same teams. More importantly, <strong>we eat in the same restaurants. </strong>Last night, our city’s finest chef, <strong>Bruno Davaillon of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek,</strong> <a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/05/07/2012-james-beard-award-best-chef-in-southwest-goes-to-paul-qui-of-uchiko-in-austin/" target="_blank">lost Best Chef in the Southwest at the James Beard Awards in New York City </a>to a young chef in Austin who appeared on <em>Top Chef</em>. It has been <strong>18 years </strong>since a Dallas chef won this title. We need a local version of <em>Shark Tank</em> geared towards Dallas restaurateurs. That way, you and I can work together to tighten up our game and turn it around. We have the talent, we need the exposure. And that exposure shouldn&#8217;t have to come from the Food Network or Bravo.</p>
<p>I propose we put <strong>together a panel of experts </strong>and ask  restaurateurs to pitch their ideas <strong>BEFORE</strong> they decide to sink their life savings into an upscale seafood and sushi restaurant in a bad location. Let’s kick the steak house wannabes to Fort Worth. Mark, I’m asking you to <strong>invest whatever it takes</strong> to help us bring the talent of the Dallas restaurant community to the international scene. In exchange, I offer you fifty percent of my idea. Oh, and you can keep the Mavs.</p>
<p>Looking forward to hearing from you,</p>
<p>Nancy</p>
<p>P.S. If this helps illustrate my talent: <a href="http://www.womensbasketballonline.com/madseasons/MadSeasonsDraftDays.pdf" target="_blank">I promoted women’s basketball in Dallas</a> before the Mavericks were a thought in your brain. Just ask <a href="http://www.nancylieberman.com/" target="_blank">Nancy Lieberman</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lucky Gives Rousing Speech at The Chesterfield&#8217;s Happy Hour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Shih</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucky&#8217;s supporters are gathered at The Chesterfield right now, grateful as ever that Lucky is back. One faithful customer (who usually visits the bar 2 to 3 times a week) told me that he hasn&#8217;t been back to The Chesterfield ever since Lucky got kicked out. (Except for this one time when he dropped in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucky&#8217;s supporters are gathered at <a href="http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/The-Chesterfield/54130" target="_blank">The Chesterfield</a> right now, grateful as ever that Lucky is back. One faithful customer (who usually visits the bar 2 to 3 times a week) told me that he hasn&#8217;t been back to The Chesterfield ever since Lucky got kicked out. (Except for this one time when he dropped in to tell The Chesterfield he wasn&#8217;t coming back &#8217;til Lucky was reinstated.)</p>
<p>&#8220;No Eddie, no us!&#8221; declared the gentleman. Well, sir, it looks like Lucky isn&#8217;t going to budge without a fight.</p>
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		<title>Update on the Progress at Sylvan&#124; Thirty in West Dallas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ West Dallas is about to become the culinary epicenter of  Dallas. Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts, and Larry “Butch” McGregor are hard at work on Trinity Groves, the 13-acre restaurant-retail-artist-and-entertainment development at the base of the west end of the Margaret  Hunt Hill  Bridge.  Just around the corner is Sylvan&#124; Thirty, a project [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/02/08/the-birth-of-incubator-concepts-in-dallas-trinity-groves-v-sylvan-thirty/" target="_blank"> West Dallas is about to become the culinary epicenter of  Dallas</a>. Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts, and Larry “Butch” McGregor are hard at work on <strong>Trinity Groves</strong>, the 13-acre restaurant-retail-artist-and-entertainment development at the base of the west end of the Margaret  Hunt Hill  Bridge.  Just around the corner is <strong>Sylvan| Thirty</strong>, a project geared to attract local food artisans and restaurants. Both developments have a culinary incubator in their plans. <a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/02/07/trinity-groves-report-first-restaurant-in-restaurant-incubator-program-is-approved/" target="_blank">Romano &amp; Co. have already announced his first successful operator</a>:  Mike Babb is scheduled to open Babb Brothers Barbeque this summer.</p>
<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/12/07/sylvan-thirty-to-open-%E2%80%9Cculinary-incubator%E2%80%9D-with-chef-sharon-hage-as-culinary-curator/" target="_blank">Sylvan | Thirty is busy fielding applications</a> from interested tenants and is currently working with a select group which includes a baker, confectioner, a fishmonger, and a yoga studio. There are also three restaurant concepts in the works as well. Sylvan| Thirty hopes to be <strong>75 percent leased</strong> before they start construction.<a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/11/14/matador-meat-wine-to-open-at-sylvan-thirty-in-oak-cliff/" target="_blank"> So far they have announced</a> Cox Farms Market, The Pearl Cup, Matador Meat &amp; Wine and the<a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/12/07/sylvan-thirty-to-open-%E2%80%9Cculinary-incubator%E2%80%9D-with-chef-sharon-hage-as-culinary-curator/" target="_blank"> culinary incubator  with <strong>Culinary Curator</strong> Sharon Hage. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.iheartsylvanthirty.com/2012/04/27/construction-leasing-update/" target="_blank">This morning comes an update</a>: “We&#8217;re now on track to break ground early summer, which means you&#8217;ll be seeing construction activity by late July.” Sylvan| Thirty plans to open in <strong>Spring 2013</strong>.</p>
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		<title>New Wine Store Coming to Central and Walnut Hill in Dallas: Total Wine &amp; More</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good heavens, Walnut Hill and Central is turning into Booze Row. Centennial has been on the corner for a long time and Spec’s, the ginaormous liquor and wine store, opened there in mid-December. This morning comes news that Total Wine &#38; More will open in “early summer” just a few blocks down (or up) from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/total.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-39255" title="total" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/total.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="67" /></a>Good heavens, Walnut Hill and Central is turning into Booze Row. Centennial has been on the corner for a long time and Spec’s, the ginaormous liquor and wine store, opened there in mid-December. This morning comes news that <a href="http://www.totalwine.com" target="_blank">Total Wine &amp; More</a> will open in “early summer” just a few blocks down (or up) from Spec’s. (Note: They’re hiring!) This will be the chain’s first store in Texas and 80<sup>th</sup> overall location. Here is their claim:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Total Wine will offer a greater selection of wines, spirits, and beer in its store than any retailer in Dallas.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Yow. Zah. That’s ballsy. I guess we’ll wait and see. Oh wait, Co-Owner and President David Trone has something to say:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Total Wine &amp; More will offer a shopping experience unlike any other in Dallas. We feature wine from nearly every wine-growing region in the world, as well as a tremendous selection of spirits from every price range, and a diverse offering of beers, from America’s most popular beers to hard-to-find microbrews and imports.  I believe Dallas residents will be surprised and amazed when they first enter our store.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Bring it, Hoss. We’ll be the judge. Say, how much Texas wine are you bringing?</p>
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		<title>Friday Fun: Cell Phone Camera Food Porn Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George just sent me this video. It&#8217;s hysterical.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>George just sent me this video. It&#8217;s hysterical.<br />
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="560" height="315" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukdoK3l4aM4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukdoK3l4aM4?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
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		<title>Special Report: The Grenada Chocolate Company Delivers World-Class Chocolate By Sailboat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I was on a cruise headed for the island of Grenada when I received an email about The Grenada Chocolate Company. Needless to say, the headline&#8211;“Grenada Chocolate Company and FairTransport Team Up To Make First Ever Carbon-Neutral Trans-Atlantic Mass Chocolate Delivery”—got my full attention. I rearranged my schedule and made plans to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_38042" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_01.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38042" title="choc_01" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_01.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The chocolate store on Belmont Estate. Woman drying cocoa beans by walking through them. (photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
<p>Two weeks ago, I was on a cruise headed for the island of Grenada when I received an email about The Grenada Chocolate Company. Needless to say, the headline&#8211;“<strong>Grenada Chocolate Company and FairTransport Team Up To Make First Ever Carbon-Neutral Trans-Atlantic Mass Chocolate Delivery</strong>”—got my full attention. I rearranged my schedule and made plans to meet with <strong>Mott Green</strong>, the founder of GCC, a <strong>tree-to-bar </strong>organic chocolate cooperate. Sadly, the only time we could meet was at high noon on a Sunday. The factory was closed so I met with Green at their retail store which is located on the beautiful <a href="http://www.belmontestate.net/" target="_blank">Belmont Estate</a>, Grenada’s first and finest agri-tourism organic farm.</p>
<p>Green was busy getting ready to pack <strong>four tons </strong>of his organic dark chocolate and sail with it from Grenada to New York City. He’d partnered with Netherlands-based shipping company, <strong>FairTransport</strong>, and the ship, the wind-powered <strong>Brigantine Tres Hombres</strong>, was set to sail from Grenada with Green and his chocolate <strong>today.</strong> This voyage, according to Green, is the “<strong>first carbon-neutral trans-Atlantic mass chocolate delivery.</strong>” Green built his own insulated cool room, powered solely by wind and sun, for the ship&#8217;s cargo hold. (<a href="http://www.grenadachocolate.com/treshombres.html" target="_blank">Click here to follow the ship’s progress and Green’s blog about the journey</a>)</p>
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<div id="attachment_38043" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_02.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38043" title="choc_02" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_02.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mott Green with friend and fellow sailor, Charlie Boxer. (Photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Green’s rags-to-chocolate-making story is unique. Twenty years ago he was a squatter in New York City. He hooked up with a homeless reggae singer and the two hitched their way through the Caribbean eventually landing in Grenada with only their knapsacks and bicycles. Green slept on floors in the St. George&#8217;s area. He returned year after year until he found an old bamboo house he could fix up in the Hermitage village in 1988. The next year he returned and, much to his friend’s amazement built his own bamboo house deep in the rainforest. Green had no no running water or electricity. “People thought I was mad living in the wilderness,” said Green. “Luckily Grenada is known for having no poisonous snakes.”</p>
<div id="attachment_38044" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_03.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38044" title="choc_03" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_03.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="271" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Brigantine Tres Hombres. Loading the vessel. (Photos courtesy of Fair Transport)</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">For ten years he lived among cocoa trees. “I love to tinker with technology and build contraptions so I helped a lot of the local cocoa farmers build pumps using natural materials,” said Green. “I began drying my own beans and making cocoa balls and became a cocoa hobbyist.” His methods were crude: he roasted dried cocoa beans on a stove, took the shells off by hand, and ground them in a coffee grinder. “It’s a gritty concoction,” said Green. “But the trick I learned from the locals was to pour it through a strainer to get a really smooth fatty drink. Those cocoa balls, which you can buy all over the island, got me into chocolate. Before I knew it I would be traveling around with my dried cocoa beans spreading the word about organic chocolate in Grenada.”</p>
<div id="attachment_38045" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_04.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38045" title="choc_04" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_04.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The six bars currently produced by Grenada Chocolate Company. (Photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">He got serious in 1999 when he formed the Grenada Chocolate Company. “Yes, my dream finally made sense,” said Green. “My progression was: Activist, love Grenada, love cocoa, love machines and tinkering, making chocolate, and doing it all without hurting the land.”</p>
<div id="attachment_38046" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_05.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38046" title="choc_05" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_05.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Drying the beans is done the old-fashioned way. (photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_38047" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_06.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38047" title="choc_06" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_06.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The fruits and nuts of Grenada. Many are used in the store where local chocolatiers create bon bons. (Photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_38048" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_07.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38048" title="choc_07" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_07.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fermenting or &quot;sweating&quot; the beans at Belmont Estate. (Photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_38049" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 645px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_08.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-38049" title="choc_08" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/choc_08.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Green doesn&#39;t consider himself a chocolatier. He makes chocolate and several of the locals turn his chocolate into bon bons using local fruit and nuts. (Photography by Nancy Nichols)</p></div>
<p>Green is the subject of Kum-Kum Bhavnani&#8217;s new documentary film, &#8220;Nothing Like Chocolate,&#8221; which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2012. <a href="http://www.nothinglikechocolate.com/" target="_blank">Here is the trailer.</a></p>
<p>The only stores in the U.S. carrying Green’s chocolate are the Whole Foods in New York and Los Angeles. <a href="http://www.chocosphere.com/Html/Products/grenadachocolate.html" target="_blank">However, you can order on line or by phone from a supplier in Portland, Oregon.</a></p>
<p>During our conversation we discussed the possibility of Green coming to Dallas and doing an event to promote his chocolate. I have an hour of audio I am trying to turn into a pod cast. This man has s a great story and he tells it better than anyone.</p>
<p>For more information about the <a href="http://www.grenadachocolate.com/" target="_blank">Grenada Chocolate Company</a>. For more about <a href="http://svtreshombres.homestead.com/" target="_blank">FairTransport and the Brigantine Tres Hombres</a>.</p>
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		<title>Coming Home From Vacation: Where is The First Place You Eat in Dallas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you returned from a vacation and rushed to your favorite restaurant for a fix of your favorite food? For almost 20 years, I drove from the airport to Mi Cocina in Preston Royal and went face down in a plate of nachos. Then came In-N-Out. Okay, so Andrew doesn’t love it. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dick.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-37883" title="dick" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dick-300x229.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="229" /></a>How many times have you returned from a vacation and rushed to your favorite restaurant for a fix of your favorite food? For almost 20 years, I drove from the airport to <a href="http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/Mi-Cocina/21681" target="_blank"><strong>Mi Cocina</strong></a> in Preston Royal and went face down in a plate of nachos. Then came <strong><a href="http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/In-n-out/52611" target="_blank">In-N-Out</a>.</strong><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/03/13/how-to-avoid-the-lines-at-in-n-out-burger-in-dallas/" target="_blank"> Okay, so Andrew doesn’t love it. He’s British</a>. He ingests cans of <a href="http://www.englishteastore.com/cak004.html " target="_blank">Spotted Dick Sponge Pudding</a> and <a href="http://www.kraftbrands.com/kraftvegemite/Pages/promotion-surfgroms.aspx" target="_blank">Vegemite</a>, a nasty paste I use as a bug killer.</p>
<p>I lived in California for 11 years so perhaps I am experiencing the reverse-home-town-food-nostalgia syndrome that affects older people because when I returned from vacation last week, I drove straight to In-N-Out and devoured a DDAS (double-double animal style) like a rabid coyote. EVERYBODY knows you order the fries crispy at INO. Everybody but Andrew.</p>
<p>Anywhoo, where do you go when you re-enter your life in Dallas?</p>
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		<title>New Hot Dog Restaurant: Bite the Weenie in North Richland Hills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hooray for hot dogs! One Mr. Ludwig Sawicki is almost ready to open his new hot dog restaurant, Bite the Weenie. “We are making at least 20 variations and styles of hot dogs and sausage sandwiches,” Sawicki said. “We should be ready to go next week.” Sawicki moved to Dallas from Chicago almost 15 years [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/weenie.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-37599" title="weenie" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/weenie-300x183.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="183" /></a>Hooray for hot dogs! One <strong>Mr. Ludwig Sawicki</strong> is almost ready to open his new hot dog restaurant, <strong><a href="http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/Bite-the-Weenie/54679" target="_blank">Bite the Weenie</a></strong>. “We are making at least 20 variations and styles of hot dogs and sausage sandwiches,” Sawicki said. “We should be ready to go next week.” Sawicki moved to Dallas from Chicago almost 15 years ago and “has been craving hot dogs since then.” Sawicki spent many years working in restaurants before a career in the firearms business. He’s pretty dang excited about his new hot dog store and hopes to populate Dallas with more locations. So far, the menu includes classic Chicago and New York-style dogs. Other cities with dogs include Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Tokyo, and Vera Cruz. There is a Saigon Dog and a foie gras dog. <a href="http://www.bitetheweenie.com/ShortMenu.pdf" target="_blank">Here is the working menu</a>. 9143 Boulevard 26, Suite 650. Richland Hills. 817-514-2313.</p>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day: Off-Site Kitchen in Dallas is Open for Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick  Badovinus and chef Dan Riley have been hunkered down for over a year  developing the menu and creating all kinds of delicious roasted meats  for Off-Site Kitchen. Today he is finally opening the doors!
Now, hold  your horses. The dining room is tiny. Off-Site Kitchen is basically a take-out restaurant with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_34260" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 393px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/onion.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-34260  " title="onion" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/onion.jpg" alt="" width="383" height="513" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Slow-cooked pork covered with caramelized onions and peppers.</p></div>
<p><strong>Nick  Badovinus</strong> and chef <strong>Dan Riley</strong> have been hunkered down for over a year  developing the menu and creating all kinds of delicious roasted meats  for <strong><a href=" http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/Off-site-Kitchen/53908" target="_blank">Off-Site Kitchen</a></strong>. Today he is finally opening the doors!</p>
<p><strong>Now, hold  your horses</strong>. The dining room is <strong>tiny</strong>. Off-Site Kitchen is basically a<strong> take-out </strong>restaurant with a few stools inside and some picnic tables outside.<a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/09/16/sneak-peek-nick-badovinus-new-off-site-kitchen-in-dallas/" target="_blank"> <strong>Here are some pictures of what you can expect</strong>.</a> The food, inspired by  “<strong>what line cooks eat</strong>,” is basically simple sandwiches and breakfast  burritos made from quality roasted meats. Roll the Badovinus quote of  the year:</p>
<blockquote><p>“It’s light industrial food,” <a href="../2010/12/09/nick-badovinus-signs-another-lease-for-a-new-concept-off-site-kitchen/" target="_blank">he said</a>. “It’s the kind of food you want to eat before you go solder something.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Off-Site Kitchen will be open for lunch only from 10:30AM until 3PM for the next two weeks. Then the breakfast menu will kick in and they will begin serving at 7AM and will remain open until 7PM. &#8220;After we hit our stride, we&#8217;ll start rolling out the meat-by-the-pound program,&#8221; Badovinus said. &#8220;I&#8217;m so excited. This place is a real man cave.&#8221;</p>
<p>The original date for OSK&#8217;s opening was February 14, 2011. After Badovinus missed his mark, he decided to workshop the place and open on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. &#8220;You see how many financial sacrifices I made to pay for my original vision,&#8221; Badovinus said. &#8220;I mean I&#8217;ve got a wheelbarrow of pork rinds down here. Who doesn&#8217;t love that?&#8221;</p>
<p>Badovinus was only half-joking about the Valentine&#8217;s Day opening. He and chef Dan Riley have used the Off-Site Kitchen space to tweak the menus of Badovinus&#8217; other restaurants (Neighborhood Services, Neighborhood Services Tavern, and Neighborhood Services Bar &amp; Grill). They also use the huge kitchen as a commissary for the other restaurants. The receive, portion, and distribute all of the meat and seafood at Off-Site Kitchen.</p>
<p><strong>SOLDER</strong><strong>, EAT, REPORT. No call-in orders. Plan to show up and wait.</strong></p>
<p>[Also, Neighborhood Services Bar &amp; Grill in Preston Royal will open for lunch in two weeks.]<strong><br />
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<p>The menu and photos are below.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><span id="more-34258"></span><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/murphy1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-36193" title="murphy" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/murphy1-791x1024.png" alt="" width="641" height="830" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/murphy2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-36197" title="murphy2" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/murphy2-791x1024.png" alt="" width="641" height="830" /></a></strong></p>
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<div id="attachment_36200" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 368px"><strong><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-36200" title="nick" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick.jpg" alt="" width="358" height="480" /></a></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Wheelbarrow of pork rinds.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_36201" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 488px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-36201" title="nick2" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick2.jpg" alt="" width="478" height="640" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cherry cola pie.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_36202" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 488px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-36202" title="nick4" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick4.jpg" alt="" width="478" height="640" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Green chile cheeseburger. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_36203" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 774px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick5.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-36203" title="nick5" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nick5.jpg" alt="" width="764" height="1024" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">First customer.</p></div>
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		<title>Top Chef: Texas, Episode 13 Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Shih</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROLOGUE
Jonesy&#8217;s gone, but five chefs are left
In fair San Antonio, where we lay our scene.
It&#8217;s still unclear whose knife skills are best,
At least we know Ed sleeps in suits, not blue jeans.
Jump for the rest of sonnet.

ACT 1: QUICKFIRE
Padma stood in front of 80,000 pancakes (were they real??), which made a trip to IHOP look [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_35553" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/peewee2010.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-35553 " title="peewee2010" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/peewee2010.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pee-wee Herman stops by for a surprise visit.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>PROLOGUE</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Jonesy&#8217;s gone, but five chefs are left<br />
In fair San Antonio, where we lay our scene.<br />
It&#8217;s still unclear whose knife skills are best,<br />
At least we know Ed sleeps in suits, not blue jeans.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Jump for the rest of sonnet.</p>
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<p><strong>ACT 1: QUICKFIRE</strong></p>
<p>Padma stood in front of 80,000 pancakes (were they real??), which made a trip to IHOP look verrry tempting at the moment. But then a withered version of Pee-wee Herman showed up riding a red bicycle in his signature suit and bow tie &#8211; an ode to childhood memories &#8211; and thoughts of IHOP disappeared. The chefs made fancy schmancy pancakes for Pee-wee because they&#8217;re his favorite food. Grayson tried making a Minnie Mouse-shaped pancake, and Pee-wee (ever the nice guy) said, &#8220;That&#8217;s the best pancake I&#8217;ve ever had.&#8221; Then he repeated that same line after trying all five chefs&#8217; pancakes, which made him the nicest judge on this planet. (Albeit, still a bit creepy.) Ed won the challenge with his burnt edges pancake, which did not look appealing in the least bit. Not at all.</p>
<p><strong>Act 2: ELIMINATION</strong></p>
<p>The chefs had to ride around San Antonio on red bicycles, buy their own ingredients, and bust into somebody&#8217;s kitchen to cook Pee-wee a family-style dinner that he&#8217;ll eat inside the Alamo. Sarah became a Lost Chef after getting her directions confused, but she still managed to steal Lindsay&#8217;s kitchen while Lindsay was out scavenging for&#8230; berries or something. Lindsay was pissed when her ONLY FRIEND, Sarah, betrayed her, and turned into a super witch (surprise, surprise) at the next kitchen she found. Meanwhile, inside a mansion kitchen, Ed was getting bossed around by this one dude and had to cook him two eggs over easy. Didn&#8217;t the dude know that Ed was competing on Top Chef? Wow, you just made yourself look like a douche on national television.</p>
<p>After all the cooking, the chefs had to bike their dishes over to the Alamo. <strong>Most impressive moment of the entire show: </strong>when Grayson balanced her chicken dish with one hand and biked with other. Hot dang.</p>
<p>The judges lounged inside the Alamo, tasting all the chicken dishes that the cheftestants prepared for Pee-wee. Dinner conversation sounded like an exchange between five-year-olds. We almost had to hide under a chair like Ed from all the maturity going around.</p>
<blockquote><p>Padma: Now, when you think of the Alamo, what will you think of?</p>
<p>Pee-wee: Chicken.</p>
<p>Padma: I know you are, but what am I?</p>
<p>Pee-wee: I&#8217;m rubber; you&#8217;re glue. Whatever bounces off me, sticks onto you.</p></blockquote>
<p>When the judges finally remembered how old they were, out came the criticisms. Sarah&#8217;s egg salad wasn&#8217;t well-seasoned, Grayson&#8217;s runny egg-yolk chicken was too big and overwhelming (just like that Wisconsin steak), Ed&#8217;s chicken was a tad undercooked, and Paul&#8217;s roasted chicken was one of the judges&#8217; favorites. Lindsay won even though she had the least time to cook. Then Grayson got the axe for her Texas-sized portions.</p>
<p>But that wasn&#8217;t the end.</p>
<p>Up until this point, the chefs didn&#8217;t know about Last Chance Kitchen. They learn that the eliminated chefs had been competing amongst each other in order to rejoin the cast for the finale. Next week, the winner of Last Chance Kitchen (either Bev or Grayson) will be released back into the jungle.</p>
<p><strong>ACT 3: EPISODE 14 PREVIEW</strong></p>
<p>A scary clip in which Paul Qui is crying and mumbling, &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221; Is he going home next week?? You can&#8217;t kick the Texan out of Texas!</p>
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		<title>Restaurant Rant: Why I Continue to (Really) Hate Paula Deen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August 2008, I traveled to Savannah, Georgia where I dined at Paula Deen’s restaurant Lady &#38; Sons. We ran a post titled “Paula Deen Wants to Kill You.” I wrote:
I can still smell the rancid butter that hit us in the face when we walked in the door. I’ve got to find the pictures [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_34655" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 281px"><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/paula3-271x300.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-34655" title="paula3-271x300" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/paula3-271x300.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chicken pot pie at Lady &amp; Sons in 2008. One serving could feed a family of four.</p></div>
<p>In August 2008, I traveled to Savannah, Georgia where I dined at Paula Deen’s restaurant <strong>Lady &amp; Sons</strong>. We ran a post titled “<strong>Paula Deen Wants to Kill You.”</strong> I wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>I can still smell the rancid butter that hit us in the face when we walked in the door. <a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2008/08/01/paula-deen-food-porn/" target="_blank">I’ve got to find the pictures I took of the food I ate</a>–everything was dripping in butter. I remember the chicken pot pie was big enough for four and almost everything was fried. OK, she admits she’s “not your cardiologist,” but she really is contributing to the delinquency of dieters. The night we went, at least 75 per cent of the diners were beyond overweight–they were obese. It was sad–like people watching at the slots in Vegas–everyone was gambling with their lives.</p></blockquote>
<p>Last week Paula Deen confirmed the rumor: she has <strong><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/paula-dean-confess-type-diabetes-15360701" target="_blank">Type 2 diabetes</a></strong>. I wonder how many<strong> </strong>of her dedicated fans<strong> </strong>also suffer<strong> </strong>from Type 2? This really chaps my sass because two members of my family didn’t have a choice: they both were diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when they were young. They have to continually monitor their diet and control their blood sugar. However, Ms. Deen, and other people who put on blinders and continue to fill their body with fat and sugar, had an option. Like not eating a burger made with Krispy Kreme donuts. It’s now rumored that Deen may become the spokesperson for Novartis, a company with a drug designed to treat diabetes. If she personally profits from developing Type 2 diabetes (<strong>Hey yáll, I&#8217;m your endocrinologist</strong>!), I’m going to go berserk. I can already see the talk show circuit lighting up. It makes me sick.</p>
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		<title>Somebody Help Us All: Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2012 in Dallas!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first day of 2012 Chinese New Year is January 23 and the festivities go on for 15 days! Bet you didn’t know 2012 is the 4709th Chinese year and is the year of the Water Dragon.
So far, I have only received one notice of a special Chinese New Year celebration dinner: Five Sixy by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-Year-of-the-Dragon.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-34584" title="2012-Year-of-the-Dragon" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-Year-of-the-Dragon-300x217.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="217" /></a>The first day of <strong>2012 Chinese New Year</strong> is January 23 and the festivities go on for 15 days! Bet you didn’t know 2012 is the 4709<sup>th</sup> Chinese year and is the year of the Water Dragon.</p>
<p>So far, I have only received one notice of a special Chinese New Year celebration dinner: <a href="http://directory.dmagazine.com/restaurants/Five-Sixty/20893" target="_blank"><strong>Five Sixy by Wolfgang Puck</strong></a> is doing a prix fixe menu for $125 per person. Wolfie will be in town for the dinner on February 1. All the details are below.</p>
<p>Anybody else out there have info an specific celebrations taking place? <span id="more-34583"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">WHAT:</span></strong></p>
<p>Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck will ring in the Year of the Dragon with a prix fixe menu showcasing Asian-inspired dishes representing the five Chinese elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth.</p>
<p>Join Chef Wolfgang Puck and Five Sixty Executive Chef Patton Robertson for a tempting, creative five-course menu, inclusive of a chef’s amuse, a pastry prelude, and a decadent dessert. Dishes such as the Wok-Fired Dumplings with XO Chili Sauce, Roasted Loup de Mer, Apple Wood Smoked Peking Duck and Szechuan Pepper Crusted Filet are each designed to evoke themes of the Chinese New Year like good fortune and power, and will ensure that all visitors start the Year of the Dragon off right.</p>
<p>The Chinese New Year menu will be available alongside the a la carte menu from January 23rd through February 3rd, with a special appearance by Chef Wolfgang Puck on the evening of February 1st. The celebratory menu is priced at $125 per guest, or offered with an optional wine pairing for $175.  (Tax and gratuity is not included.)</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">WHEN:</span></strong></p>
<p>Chinese New Year Menu</p>
<p>January 23rd–February 3rd, 2012</p>
<p><strong>Wolfgang Puck Appearance</strong></p>
<p>February 1st, 2012</p>
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		<title>Hey Beer Lovers: Get Ready for Holy Grail Pub Dog Days of Winter Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday January 17th at 6:00PM, beer lovers will get a chance to taste the extremely limited release of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. Get there early, the last tapping of 120 in September sold out in 14 minutes. It&#8217;s the world&#8217;s strongest India Pale Ale (18%).  Other tappings include Dogfish Head favorites such as Immort Ale [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BrewsNews_final32.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-23856" title="BrewsNews_final[3" src="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BrewsNews_final32.png" alt="" width="231" height="69" /></a>On <strong>Tuesday January 17<sup>th</sup> at 6:00PM,</strong> beer lovers will get a chance to taste the extremely limited release of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. Get there early, the last tapping of 120 in September sold out in<strong> 14 minutes</strong>. It&#8217;s the world&#8217;s strongest India Pale Ale (<strong>18%</strong>).  Other tappings include Dogfish Head favorites such as Immort Ale and Burton Baton.  Enjoy them with the ever popular Holy Grail house-made hot dogs. Check out the<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"> hunk</span> nice young gentleman in this video as he talks about &#8220;<strong>calibrating hoppiness</strong>.&#8221; How good is that?<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"> </span>Who doesn&#8217;t need their hoppiness calibrated? <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br />
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