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From Tom Spicer’s Keyboard to Your Eyes: Spiceman’s FM 1410 Report

Tom Spicer

Greetings from Spiceman,

In case you haven’t heard, Mitch Kauffman at Urbano and I are throwing down what looks to be a sold-out wing ding in my garden at FM 1410. There may be some sections C (compost bin) seating or section R (red ant pile) seating available but I’m not certain about that. The event is next Thursday May 24th BYOB, 6:pm doors open, 6:30 pm Food (buffet) 7:pm Music, some seating (chairs) available but bring a blanket for sitting down on the garden floor. Some Urb-an’ Spice in the garden so to speak. My gumbo, his Chef Ke’o is pitt roasting a pig (w/out lipstick) and we’re both coming up with sides a couple of which I plan to make ala vegetarian (fresh shelled peas, salads, corn bread and mo’) .Ladies, please where garden flats/shoes, and dudes…. please, no spike heels and certainly no leather chaps cuz it may be a bit too warm.

Unedited inventory list below. (more…)

posted by Nancy Nichols | May 18th, 2012 1:32pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Events, Farmers Markets, Groceries, Hippie revolutions | (0) Comments »

Bolsa in Dallas Introduces New Spring Menu

Smoked Steelhead Trout with beet-horseradish puree, red onion, pickled celery, and apple (photos by Carol Shih)

Jeff Harris first appeared on my radar at the 11th Annual Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Diner and Auction that took place at Stephan Pyles Restaurant. I knew he was execuchef of Craft at the W Dallas Victory Hotel but I hadn’t visited the restaurant or sampled his food.  At the event he produced Duck Cavatelli, Swiss Chard and Shaved Foie Gras. He successfully juxtaposed earthy, sweet, and bitter sensations in perfect proportions. It was one of those rare, out-of-the blue  “Great Dish Moments.” I resolved to become a regular customer.

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posted by Andrew Chalk | April 9th, 2012 9:38am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Farmers Markets, Texas Wine, Wine Pairing | 1 Comment »

Spiceman Has The Goods: Get Your Fresh Produce Now for Easter and Passover Cooking

Tom Spicer sings the greens.

This note just in from the father of foraging, Mr. Tom “Spiceman” Spicer, over at FM 1410. Hear him type:

“Here are few quick peaks at my annual “Easter Grasskets: (living wheat grass in an basket with assorted colors of carrots, rainbow chard and a goose egg). Get ‘em while they’re hot. I have also reserved the artichokes and enough Easter Grasskets for my “Adopt-a-plot” peeps. (peep peep).”

Peep,peep yáll. Easter Grasskets is pretty good. Jump for all of the goodies Spiceman has in his garden. And adopt one of his plots. It’s cheaper than a dog. (more…)

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 3rd, 2012 9:00am | filed under AgriBusiness, Cult Cuisine, Farmers Markets, Groceries, Hippie revolutions, Local/Slow Food, Nutjobs |

Public Hearing Notice: The Future of the Dallas Farmers Market Will Be Discussed This Thursday

The efforts to privatize the Dallas Farmers Market have been futile and the city of Dallas’ efforts to energize the DFM have been quagmired in chaos. I’d love to see someone swoop in and make the DFM a destination for residents, framers, and visitors. However, the emergence of Phil Romano’s Trinity Groves project in West Dallas could be the final nail in the coffin of the Dallas Farmers Market if they don’t get their shiitakes together. Romano’s grand plan calls for vendors of all shapes and sizes and he and his partners have the backing to get it done.

Meanwhile, the debate on privatization of the Market and surrounding the Market with permanent housing continues. If you would like to show your support  the Dallas Farmers Market, you can join the Dallas Farmers Market Friends. They also  have a petition you can sign to try to influence city officials to consider other options for the housing solution. Their goal:

…is to present both sides of the story (via links on the DFMF.org website) so people can get a feel for everything going on. In the end, they’d love to have people speak out, sign the petition and hopefully convince city officials to alter their decision about the supportive housing. They’ve added links to the petition itself to the DFMFriends.org site, and have the links to both sides of the story there, as well.

There is a public hearing this Thursday. Do your homework here, decide which side you’re on, and show up at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (1515 Young Street) on Thursday, April 5 at 6 PM.

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 2nd, 2012 12:45pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Farmers Markets, Food Fight!, Trinity Groves | 11 Comments »

Central 214: Chef Graham Dodds is Nuts for Eggs

Photographer Kevin Marple+Graham Dodds' Scotch egg=Central 214 deliciousness.

Graham Dodds, execuchef at Central 214, is doing some crazy stuff with eggs. He serves a Poached Farm Egg: an egg atop a Lyonnais salad of chopped greens, lardons and crumbled Caprino Royale goat cheese ($10 at lunch and pictured below the jump). Cut the floppy egg with your knife and the viscous yolk flows out like molten lava and runs with an iridescence that makes you wonder if you should be wearing protective dark glasses. {Ed. note: I’m leaving it in!]

The unavoidable feeling of richness carries through to the taste as well. It reminds me of what a farm egg is supposed to taste like. They do because Dodds buys them from Steven at Urban Acres. You can too. They come from Yellow Prairie Farm in Caldwell Texas,  where the farmer’s name is Dan. He is just one of the small producers that Dodds has fastidiously sought out during his years working as a chef.

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posted by Andrew Chalk | March 30th, 2012 11:46am | filed under Andrew Chalk, ChirpyChirpy, Farmers Markets, appetizers | 6 Comments »

Farmers Market Cooking Class Schedule for the Spring 2012

This just in from our friend Freda: The Farmers Market Cooking Class Schedule for the Spring 2012 session.  These cooking classes are co-sponsored by The American Institute of Wine & Food and the Dallas Farmers Market Friends. Details are below. Here are the stars of the show:

Class (1) April 7, Chef Jason Weaver. Texas Spice at the Omni Dallas Hotel Theme: The Farmers Market Welcomes Back Chef Jason

Class (2) April 14, Chef Tre Wilcox. Marquee Grill. Theme: Spring Cooking with a Top Chef

Class (3) April 21, Chef Joel Harloff. The Second Floor. Theme: The Second Floor at the Market

Class (4) April 28, Chef Bruno Davaillon. The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion. Theme: The Mansion Cookbook

Class (5) May 5, Chef Jeffery Hobbs. Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar. Theme: Cinco de Mayo

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posted by Nancy Nichols | March 21st, 2012 9:06am | filed under Cooking, Cooking Classes, Farmers Markets | 1 Comment »

Chefs for Farmers Announce Mixin’ it up on the Boulevard Line-Up for May 6

If you ever wanted to see a burger showdown, it might behoove you to attend this outdoor foodie fest where chefs like John Tesar and Jack Perkins will be joining over thirty amazing chefs to celebrate the local farm movement. Chef Matt McCallister, Iris McCallister, and Christina LaBarba are organizing this showcase for May 6 from 1-5 PM in Lee Park, where guests can bring their own picnic blankets and wine glasses to enjoy some of the most talented chefs’ creations.

Participating chefs include: Abraham Salum, Al Havens, Anastasia Quiñones, Andre Natera, Andrew Bell, Andrew Ormsby, Blaine Staniford, Brian C. Luscher, Bruno Davaillon, Chad Houser, Dan Landsberg, David A. Temple, David Gilbert, Franchesca Nor, Garreth Dickey, Graham Dodds, Greg Bussey, Hollie Dorethy, Jack Perkins, Janice Provost, Jason Maddy, Jeff Harris, Jeffrey Hobbs, Jill Bates, John Tesar, Jon Stevens, Josh Black, Katherine Clapner, Matt McCallister, Nathan Tate, Randall Copeland, Sarah Green, Scott Gottlich, Scott Romano, Tiffany Derry and Tre Wilcox.

Tickets are $60 per person or $110 for two. Mixin’ it up on the Boulevard is giving away 100% of its proceeds to Meals on Wheels, Inc. and Water for Chizavane. Buy your tickets here.

posted by Carol Shih | March 8th, 2012 10:37am | filed under Farmers Markets, Festivals |

Great Tomatoes in February? Spiceman’s FM 1410 Has Bushels

Tom “Spiceman” Spicer sez he’s got “tahmayduhs”: Louisiana Creole beefsteaks, roma, and heirloom.

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 6th, 2012 9:32am | filed under AgriBusiness, Farmers Markets, Gardening, Health Food, Hippie revolutions, I'm a sucker for a man in flannel, Local/Slow Food |

Sylvan | Thirty to Open “Culinary Incubator” With Chef Sharon Hage as Culinary Curator

Oh my, what a great idea and perfect timing. Today comes word that an unnamed “culinary incubator,” a space to help start-up food entrepreneurs launch their own businesses, will open when Sylvan | Thirty opens next year. Local chef Sharon Hage will be the Culinary Curator. She is, in my book, the Earth Mother.

What a great fit. Hage will help local artisans and food businesses get up and running. The focus, naturally, will be on local start-ups and chefs upping their game. Participants will pay a membership to join. They will have access to a shared commercial kitchen and retail space which will enable them to sell their products without the initial expense of building out their own space. Cox Farms Market and Matador Meat & Wine have already signed on as neighbors at Sylvan | Thirty.

I think this culinary incubator needs a proper name. Shall we give it one?

posted by Nancy Nichols | December 7th, 2011 9:00am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Farmers Markets, Hippie revolutions, Local/Slow Food, Restaurant News, oak cliff, youthful spontaneous restaurants | 16 Comments »

Last Call for Tickets: 17th Annual Hoedown at Fair Park’s Food & Fiber Pavilion

Celebrate the sweet life of Mama Ida Papert.

Don’t plan on showing up at the 17th Annual Hoedown tonight without a ticket. They must be purchased in advance here.

Never been to one? Well, get off your butt and head to at Fair Park’s Food & Fiber Pavilion tonight at 6:30PM. This is a special celebration presented by the Dallas Farmers Market Friends for the Dallas Farmers Market. Not only does it mark the DFM’s 70th, it will also be held as a tribute to one of Dallas’ more dedicated civic servants and the 1991 Founder of the Dallas Farmers Market Friends, Ida Papert, who sadly passed away in January of this year. If that isn’t enough, then here’s a bonus: The Lil’ Blue Pills are playing!

posted by Nancy Nichols | November 3rd, 2011 11:06am | filed under Charity events, Events, Farmers Markets, History of Dallas Food, Local/Slow Food, party | 1 Comment »

Dallas Farmers Market Announces Fall Cooking Class Schedule

The fall schedule for the Dallas Farmers Market cooking classes kicks off on October 15 with David Holben from Del Frisco. This is the DFM’s 18th year of putting together a schedule with some of the greatest culinary talents in Dallas. They are fun, worth the price $25!), and a chance to learn and ask questions. Here’s the new line-up. The details are below.

Class (1) October 15 with David Holben, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse.        Theme: Fall Treats from Del Frisco’s

Class (2) October 22 with Lan Nickens, Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House.            Theme:  South American Beef Specialties

Class (3) November 5 with Doug Brown, Beyond the Box   Theme: Autumn Cooking with Doug Brown

Class (4) November 12 with Jim Severson, Sevy’s Grill.   Theme: Sevy’s Back at the Market

Class (5) November 19 with Joanne Bondy, Old Hickory Steakhouse.   Theme: Charcuterie: Cures, Brines and a Smoking Gun

How to sign up? Jump.

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posted by Nancy Nichols | October 10th, 2011 9:00am | filed under Cooking Classes, Farmers Markets |

Success Story: Shannon Stone Fundraiser at Pecan Lodge Catering in Dallas Farmers Market

Burnt ends, caramelized onions, and Hatch chile pizza by Jay Jerrier of Cane Rosso.

I received several texts and tweets from peeps who attended last nights barbecue bonanza fundraiser at Pecan Lodge Catering at the Dallas Farmers Market. According to one of the organizers, the event raised close to $10,000 for the family of Lt. Shannon Stone, the fireman who died in July after falling head first from the stands at the Ballpark in Arlington.

The twEAT of the night came from the Pope of Pizza, Jay Jerrier who apparently made a pie covered with burnt ends, caramelized onions, and roasted hatch green chiles. Holy crow I could eat that right now.Jerrier says he made at least 50 pies and he plans to make them at his restaurant until the chiles run out.

How lovely to see Pecan Lodge Catering, Lockhart Smokehouse, and Cane Rosso work together to create such a spirited evening. If last night revealed the character of our next generation of restaurateurs, then we have a bright future.

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 15th, 2011 9:43am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Diners, Cult Cuisine, Events, Farmers Markets, Local/Slow Food, Restaurant News, fundraiser, pizza, youthful spontaneous restaurants | 6 Comments »

Inventory at Tom Spicer’s FM1410

Tom Spicer: "Even cucumbers need a little shade."

This unedited list just in from Spiceman:

Developing and properly staffing any small business operation, especially a farm of any size, on less than a budget of shoe string potatoes isn’t easy… then throw a tanked economy on that camel. Fewph!

But I’ve DONE IT! My garden is filled out and flush, The new deck we built less than a year ago RULES, I have awesome garden workers, 2 lovely ladies to assist you with your produce needs (Ellen and Nicole)…now all I need is a driver.

Ok nuff said…here comes the good stuff: (more…)

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 1st, 2011 9:00am | filed under AgriBusiness, Cooking, Cult Cuisine, Farmers Markets, Gardening, Groceries, Health Food, Hippie revolutions, Local/Slow Food, Politics of Food | 3 Comments »

Somebody Help This Poor Boy: Peach Cobbler in Dallas

Assembling a mise en place for my super-secret East Texas peaches dessert. Doggie chew bone (right) not included.

Have you been eating Texas peaches? This guy has and he has a question for you.

Just finished some peaches I picked up at Dallas Farmers Market last week, and they were spectacular. Which brings to mind the question: which restaurants in town serve a great cobbler? I’m a Southern boy and really enjoy these  two months of the year when you can get a good peach cobbler at its freshest. Any info would be appreciated.

I’m not giving him my address and I know Gubbins wouldn’t give out hers. So, restaurants feel free to sell your peach desserts below.

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 20th, 2011 10:30am | filed under AgriBusiness, Cult Cuisine, Farmers Markets, Recipes, Shamless self promotion, Skinny bitches, Somebody Help, dessert | 13 Comments »

Dallas Farmers Market Chefs Cooking Classes Announced

This summer marks the 18th year for this wonderful series of cooking classes presented by AIWF and the DFM. They take place on Saturday mornings at the reasonable hour of 11:30AM and end at 1:00PM. It’s a great way to get to know local chefs and another reason to buy from our regional farmers. The schedule and all-you-need-to-know info is below.

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posted by Nancy Nichols | June 27th, 2011 8:57am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Cooking Classes, Events, Farmers Markets | 2 Comments »

Quick Report: Shed 2 at the Dallas Farmers Market

Texas peaches are available at the Dallas Farmers Market. However, the situation inside Shed 2 is anything but peachy.

Forgive me as I step up on my soap box for a minute. Last Sunday, I took my family to lunch at Pecan Lodge Catering in Shed 2 of the Dallas Farmers Market. I’m a long-time supporter of local farmers and both D Magazine and SideDish have promoted many of the events, cooking classes, and developments that take place at DFM. But I’ve got to say, I’m very disappointed in the progress inside Shed 2. The air-conditioned space designed to encourage local, artisanal food vendors and local handicrafters is still half-empty. At 1:00PM last Sunday, the cavernous space was sparsely populated. Unfair Park’s Robert Wilonsky wrote a great piece on the economic reality the vendors face: high month-to-month rents and little security as vendors can be moved at any time for any reason. (It’s all here.)

Fried chicken from Pecan Lodge Catering at the Dallas Farmers Market.

(Stepping down) Anywhoo, despite what goes on behind the scenes, we had a great time hanging in Shed 2. First, we feasted at Pecan Lodge Catering. As I mentioned earlier today, the barbecue side of PLC’s menu was “closed” because they were putting the finishing touches on their new smokehouse. Instead of going for the usual burnt ends, we explored other items on the menu. And you know what I found? The best piece of fried chicken in Dallas. The guy in line behind me said, “I drive all the way from Balch Springs every weekend to eat this chicken.” Who is going to argue with that?

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posted by Nancy Nichols | June 7th, 2011 2:07pm | filed under AgriBusiness, Brunch, Cooking Classes, Farmers Markets, Local/Slow Food, Politics of Food, Restaurant News | 9 Comments »

Dallas’ Lebanese Chef Joumana Accad Wants You to Make the Most of the Farmers Market

Dallas-based Lebanese chef Joumana Accad creates delicious spring recipes using locally grown seasonal foods. When farmer’s markets across the nation open and fresh, natural foods are plentiful Accad’s makes the most of fresh herbs, roasted spring vegetables, and grilled meats. In her blog, TasteofBeirut.com, Accad touts the benefits of Mediterranean cooking using Dallas’ fresh, local produce.

“Shopping at local farmers’ markets supports your local growers and allows you to pick the freshest food right from the farm,” says Accad. “Fresh food tastes amazing and retains all of its vitamin and minerals. And even better, fresh vegetables need the lightest preparation to bring out their natural sweetness.”

Accad has created a delightful spring menu using all things found at Dallas Farmers Market. So grab a glass of wine, set a table outside, and enjoy a Mediterranean holiday right from your kitchen.

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posted by Sarah Reiss | May 23rd, 2011 9:31am | filed under Chefs, Farmers Markets, Recipes | 2 Comments »

Frisco Farmers Market is Back!

The Frisco Farmers Market at Frisco Square starts up again this Saurday at 8AM. They promise lots of new farmers, hand crafters, music by Dr. O and the Medicine, and FREE balloons. You can see more here.

posted by Nancy Nichols | May 5th, 2011 3:06pm | filed under Farmers Markets |
posted by Nancy Nichols | May 4th, 2011 9:04am | filed under Events, Farmers Markets, Foodie People, Local/Slow Food, Recipes, Scoops |

Dallas Wine and Food Festival Taste of the World

Pyramid Restaurant Thai Spiced Shrimp

Last night the annual Dallas Wine and Food Festival wrapped up with an impressive tasting of hundreds of wines paired with dozens of food offerings from some of the best restaurants in the city.

A thirsty crowd filled Union Station tasting their way through the Cakebread Chardonnay, Treana Red, Doctor’s Vineyard Syrah from Wrath, Deep Sea Pinot Noir and Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon, to name a very few with proceeds benefiting The Dallas Farmers Market.

Stand outs bite wise went to a Hawaiian style Salmon Avocado Ceviche from Classic Residence by Hyatt, a Chilled Cucumber Feta soup from Margaux’s, Thai Spiced Shrimp with Thai Mango Slaw from Pyramid Restaurant, Shrimp and Grits from Olenjack’s Grille and handmade Cavatelli pasta from Restaurant Ava.

Follow the jump for pictures from the evening and a Cheers to Executive Director Nikki Miller on another outstanding festival!

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posted by Hayley Hamilton | May 2nd, 2011 4:57pm | filed under Chefs, Farmers Markets, Festivals, Wine & Spirits | 1 Comment »

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