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Jay Jerrier of Cane Rosso Is a Great Host, and Great on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

The crowd watching Jerrier's TV debut.

Jay Jerrier invited me (and about 400 other people) via Facebook to his restaurant, Cane Rosso, to watch his debut on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Yesterday morning, I got a text message from Cane Rosso’s automated database system that Jerrier was going to host a watch party at 9PM.  I also noticed several tweets about the party. (There’s a reason he’s a nominee for best tweeter.)

My husband and I got there early. We knew the kitchen would close around 8:30PM so the staff could watch the show, and we assumed the 400 Facebook friends would be early, too. Turns out, we were a little too anxious. Around 7:30, we had no problem getting a seat. Jerrier was cooking up a storm. But around 8:30PM, he took a break and started walking around. At one point he looked out the window, said something about moving his car, and rushed out. Then we saw the food truck Enticed roll up. Next thing we know, SsahmBBQ pulled up along side.  Jerrier came in and announced that it was all on the house. People ran out to get their shaved ice and Korean tacos just in time to watch Jerrier’s performance on DDD.

I wish I could break down the segment for you, but I can’t. There was a lot of applauding and cheers, so I missed some of what was said. And while the crowd was frenzied, Jay stood stoically and watched the show. His wife and kids were there as well. I planned on rewatching the segment when I got home, but there was a little game on and it took precedence. But I can tell you this: the pizza looked amazing, the shots of the pasta made us wish we had ordered pasta, and Jerrier did a great job. Also, he’s a really great host. (He’s even been kind enough to allow people to order ranch dressing at his restaurant. Kinda.)

posted by Krista Nightengale | May 1st, 2012 9:41am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Diners, Food On TV, pizza | 8 Comments »

Pie Rocket: Dough at Preston Forest In Dallas

Verace Pizza Napoletana (VPN) approved pizza flour.

The most frequent question asked of Dough owner/chef Keith Hall is: “Why does a11-inch pizza cost $16?” I asked the same question and here is what I found.

If you want quality, you don’t start with “cheap food.” Pizza at Dough starts with flour  from Napoli, the ancestral home of Pizza Napolitana. The grade “double zero” reflects the fineness of the particles. Then comes the water used to make the dough (and is also served in carafes at the table). It comes from the City of Dallas and then goes through a filtration system that removes chemical and physical impurities.

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posted by Andrew Chalk | March 16th, 2012 11:39am | filed under Andrew Chalk, Wine Pairing, pizza | 14 Comments »

Who’s your Pizza Daddy?

Coal Vines' pizza

Coal Vines' pizza with sliced tomatoes, mozz, and parmesan (photography by Micah Nunley)

Good morning. Did you wake up, brush your teeth, and throw on some clothes? Most importantly, did you vote for your favorite pizza place for our Readers’ Choice poll yet? If you’re dazzled by Jay Jerrier’s ability to run Cane Rosso and tweet, like, every ten seconds, or in awe of Urban Crust’s Salvatore Gisellu and his dough-throwing skills, show your avid support for whoever you think makes the best slice in Dallas by voting here.

Get your voting game face on. And repeat once a day until March 25.

posted by Carol Shih | March 15th, 2012 10:24am | filed under best of big d, pizza | 2 Comments »

Men Will Be Boys: Jason Joseph Wins the “Name a Pizza for Mike Napoli” Contest at Cane Rosso

Big Cheeses: Evan Grant, Jay Jerrier, Eric Nadel.

Tuesday night, pizza lover and baseball writer, Evan Grant, and pizza maker and baseball lover, Jay Jerrier held the finals of the “Name a Pizza for Mike Napoli” contest at Cane Rosso. Four of the five finalists showed up to sample their until-then-never-tasted pizza recipes. Jerrier went to great lengths to make the pies. “We don’t make an Alfredo sauce, so I had to create one for Jason Joseph’s “Angel Tears” entry,” Jerrier said.

I slinked in at the end of the evening to try the pies and I’ve got to hand it to all who were picked in the finals. It was a tough decision. My favorite was Doug Fusella’s “The Cane Rosso Napoli Experience” with Jimmy’s sausage, meatballs, sopressata, spinach, and jalapenos. But Grant and Jerrier picked Joseph’s “Angel Tears,” a pie of Italian sausage, salami, sweet onion, jalapenos, roasted garlic, spinach, Roma tomatoes, and mozzarella dusted with Romano. Jump for all of the recipes and the rationale behind the ingredients below. AND PHOTOS!

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posted by Nancy Nichols | February 9th, 2012 9:00am | filed under Awards, Bacon, Cheese, Cult Cuisine, Go Rangers!, I Went to College for This?, Making Up Is Hard To Do, SideDish Bump!, Yu Darvish Loves Food, pizza |

TX Delizioso Rolls into the Arts District

Italian sausage pizza (left); Co-owner Sydney Brown (right) photos by Micah Nunley

I stalked TX Delizioso on Twitter all weekend until they confirmed @carol_shih: “Come see us in the Arts District this Tuesday!” There was no way I was going to miss the debut of Dallas’ first pizza truck, so I quickly grabbed photo intern Micah Nunley to take some snaps of Sydney Brown and Lauren Noblett’s newest set of wheels: a truck offering made-to-order pizza and other Italian entrees.

Here’s how my lunch went down.

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posted by Carol Shih | February 8th, 2012 1:12pm | filed under Food Invasion, Food Trucks, It's just lunch, italian food, pizza | 2 Comments »

Men Will Be Boys: Finalists Announced for “Name a Pizza for Mike Napoli” Contest at Cane Rosso

It was bound to happen: pizza lover and baseball writer, Evan Grant, finally met pizza maker and baseball lover, Jay Jerrier. The twosome came up with a publicity stunt. (SHOCKER) They invented “Name a Pizza for Mike Napoli” contest. (If you don’t know who Napoli is, you can go back to work.) If you love the catcher-first-baseman-DH lovingly referred to as “Dirtbag,” you will love this: Today, Grant and Jerrier announced four finalists plus Grant’s unofficial “look-how-funny-I-am”entry, “The (he wishes) Grand Salami.” Hear him brag:

After much consideration, pizza-maker extraordinaire Jay Jerrier and pizza-eater extraordinaire Evan Grant (that’s me), have come up with four finalists for our Name a Napoli Pizza contest.Tuesday (Feb. 7 or tomorrow to most of you), we will roll out some samples of these fine entries for you to taste and, as always, the full Cane Rosso menu will be available. One of these fine recipes will end up as a special pie on the Cane Rosso menu for the next month and one of these neophyte pizza creators will walk away with a nice little prize package. Maybe we can come up with some other surprises, too. So, if you are free come on down. We’d love your input here and at the restaurant. Here are the finalists. Be there at 7PM.

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 6th, 2012 11:20am | filed under Celebrity Diners, Chef groupies, Cooking, Cult Cuisine, Delusional behavior, Diets are stupid, Game 6 Almost Killed Me, Go Rangers!, I Went to College for This?, I'm about to get fired, Keep Dallas Douchey!, Overprivileged chimps, Poor World Series Performance Cost CJ Wilson $25 Million!, Pre World Series Depression, Restaurant News, freebies, party, pizza, questionable behavior | 2 Comments »

Frito Pie Pizza for Super Bowl Sunday: Pure Genius, or an Unholy Abomination?

I posted a piece over on FrontBurner earlier today about the contribution of Frito Pie, and its forbears, to the history of Western civilization.

So, of course, a reader decided to share with me the above photo of her brother’s Frito Pie Pizza. She writes:

I know it’s a Boboli crust and then I assume Frito pie ingredients.  I haven’t had it but he says it’s amazing.

My brothers and sisters, we are truly living in an age of decadence.

posted by Jason Heid | January 31st, 2012 3:42pm | filed under Chili, Junk Food, Super Bowl, pizza, questionable behavior, questionable judgment |

Eat This Now: The Salami e Funghi from Cavalli Pizza in Irving

A few years ago, when I first came to Dallas, I was quickly told I had to try Cavalli Pizza.  Indeed, Cavalli may have been the first restaurant I ever ate at in Texas.  It was both a blessing and a curse.  A blessing, for I dreamed and envisioned the entire Dallas pizza scene to be equal to Cavalli in quality and flavor. A curse, for I quickly realized that, for the most part, Cavalli was an anomaly in the pizza world.  My standards were set high, and there was no way I was lowering the bar for the strings of tasteless pizza garbage many other pizza joints presented. Most people know that they were the first in Dallas to throw around the term “VPN certified”, an accolade which at first meant little more to me than a Citysearch recommendation, but which I have now come to associate with quality and a strict attention to detail.

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posted by Daniel Walker | January 11th, 2012 10:30am | filed under Eat This Now!, Meat, italian food, pizza | 4 Comments »

Enticed Shaved Ice Expands Fleet, Dallas Gets its First Pizza Truck: TX Delizioso

TX Delizioso

We told you about Enticed Shaved Ice in the middle of an extraordinarily hot August.  One commenter wrote: “Excellent product and friendly people.” How right they are. But shaved ice doesn’t sell well when it’s raining and windy and the temperature dips below 40 degrees. So owners and entrepreneurs Sydney Brown and Lauren Noblett decided to sell something hot. Like PIZZA. Today the send word they are expanding their “fleet” to add TX Delizioso, a truck offering pizza and other Italian entrees plus soups and salads.  They are also an official Go Texan partner, using as much local product as possible.  We have mobile pizza ovens–Il Cane Rosso and Cavalli–but TXDelizioso is Dallas’ first pizza truck.

TX Delizioso has already obtained their permits and is in the process of finalizing their menu.  Look for them to roll soon.

posted by George Lewis | January 10th, 2012 4:55pm | filed under Food Trucks, Truckaurant, pizza | 2 Comments »

Tonight is Industry Night, Celebrity Chef Pizzaiolo at Cane Rosso

Monday nights, from 6–10pPM, Cane Rosso will host a Celebrity Chef Pizzaiolo who will make a special pie to sell for $16. So far the completion is scheduled through Dec. 19.  The celebrity pizzaiolo who sells the most pies on their night will win the coveted Cane Rosso Golden Peel and Trophy. Portion of the proceeds from the pie benefit Deep Ellum Urban Gardens. Food and drink specials for industry staff.

Schedule thus far (with more to be announced)….

11/7 – Brian Luscher from the Grape

11/14 – Chad Houser and Janice Provost from Parigi

11/21 – Randall Copeland from Restaurant Ava and soon to open, Left Bank

11/28 – Jack Perkins from Maple & Motor

12/5 – John Tesar from The Commissary

12/12 – Dean Fearing from Fearing’s

12/19 – Daniel Vaughn from Full Custom Gospel BBQ

12/20- Nancy Nichols and Leslie Brenner

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posted by Nancy Nichols | November 7th, 2011 3:55pm | filed under Bring it!, Celebrity Chefs, Contests, Cult Cuisine, Really stupid joke, pizza | 11 Comments »

Côtes du Coeur Wine Society and Young at Heart’s Kick-Off Event: Pizza Smackdown at West Village

Urban Crust's team with Salvatore Gisellu and Nathan and Bonnie Shea pose for their victory shot..

D Magazine intern Carol Shih attended the Pizza Smackdown at West Village shopping center last Thursday. She observed three of the cities’ biggest pizza egos, I mean chefs. Here is here account of the shenanigans.

I am happy to report there were no casualties at the Mobile Pizza Smackdown (except for some bruised egos).  The American Heart Association hosted their annual kick-off event and bravely invited Paolo Cavalli of Cavalli Pizzeria, Salvatore Gisellu of Urban Crust, and Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso to a pizza battle in a corner alley of West Village. It seemed harmless enough to innocent bystanders there to just wine and dine, but unbeknownst to them, this was an epic, all-out pizza war between three rival chefs battling to become the King of Pizza.

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posted by Nancy Nichols | October 3rd, 2011 9:30am | filed under Bring it!, Celebrity Chefs, Cult Cuisine, Events, Food Fight!, PR People, pizza | 13 Comments »

Jerrier Pimps Out His Pizza Van

In case you didn’t know, every Tuesday, Il Cane Rosso (the mobile arm of Cane Rosso in Deep Ellum) brings its mobile oven to Veritas and tosses its signature Neapolitan pies on the fly. Word on the street, however, is that the Il Cane Rosso rig will not be at Veritas tonight because Jerrier’s getting his van all “pimped out” (his words not ours), and it won’t be ready until tomorrow. Curious? Stop by Times Ten Cellars in Lakewood tomorrow to check it out.

posted by Sarah Reiss | September 13th, 2011 12:36pm | filed under Nature Break, pizza | 5 Comments »

Patrick Colombo Opens Princi Italia in Preston Royal Village Tomorrow

Patrick Colombo has been in the restaurant business for nearly three decades. He spent nine years as senior vice president and co-founder of the 21-store national Italian restaurant, Sfuzzi, Inc.; he was executive director of food & beverage operations at Mansion on Turtle Creek Hotel; and he co-founded Nick & Sam’s, and is currently president and CEO of Restaurant Works, Inc., the hospitality management company that developed Cru, Ferre Ristorante e Bar, Victory Tavern City Grille and Steel Restaurant & Lounge.

So when the Colombo family took a culinary tour of Italy, eating their way through Venice, Tuscany, Florence and the Amalfi Coast, Colombo was inspired to bring another Tuscan dining operation to Dallas.

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posted by Sarah Reiss | September 8th, 2011 12:51pm | filed under Openings, Restaurant 101, Restaurant News, italian food, pizza, restaurant business news, yet another Napolitano pizza joint | 9 Comments »

Eat This Now: Pork Love at Dough Pizzeria in Dallas

It’s been open for less than 24 hours and this already feels like old news, but allow me to add my two cents.  Unless you have been living under a rock, you don’t need to be told that some place called Dough opened yesterday.  In fact, I’m pretty sure there were some people there last night that do live under rocks, but they still managed to make it.

And in case you haven’t heard them yet, here are two words you better get used to, as I am sure within the next week they will be smattered across every food blog within a 50 mile radius of Dallas:

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posted by Daniel Walker | August 17th, 2011 10:00am | filed under Bacon, Eat This Now!, pizza | 15 Comments »

Special Report: First Customer at Dough Spends $62 for Lunch. Sends Pictures and Report

Jon Battle looking victorious outside of Dough on opening day.

Ladies and gentlemen, and I use those terms loosely, meet Jon Battle. He pestered me for months about the opening of Dough in Dallas. He’s a FANatic fan of their pizza. Well, the persistent Mr. Battle was the first official Dallas customer to enter Dough Pizzeria Napoletana when they opened this morning. He took a bunch of nice pictures which I have entered below the jump. (more…)

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 16th, 2011 1:42pm | filed under Bring it!, Celebrity Diners, ChirpyChirpy, Cult Cuisine, Openings, Restaurant News, SideDish Bump!, Special Report, Yum is Dumb, pizza | 21 Comments »

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana Opens in TEN MINUTES

Ohmigod, omigod, you guys. Dough Pizzeria Napoletana Opens in TEN MINUTES. Our man on the scene, appropriately named Jon Battle, is first in line.

THIS DOOR WILL OPEN IN 4 MINUTES. DALLAS WILL BE A DIFFERENT CITY!
posted by Nancy Nichols | August 16th, 2011 10:54am | filed under Celebrity Diners, ChirpyChirpy, I Went to College for This?, pizza | 2 Comments »

Somebody Help This Poor Boy: Calzones in Dallas

This kinda sorta rude Disher sez:

Nancy, you all seem to write about Pizza, especially Jay Jerrier’s. Can you move your brain away from Cane Rosso and perhaps tell me about where to get a calzone?

I picked the wrong day to quit feeling chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep! (Warning, that song will attach to your brain forever.) And dude, you don’t need to capitalize the P in pizza. Calzone suggestions anyone? Jay?

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 16th, 2011 9:58am | filed under ChirpyChirpy, Cult Cuisine, Diets are stupid, Hippie revolutions, I Went to College for This?, Keep Dallas Douchey!, Nostalgia, Really?, Restaurant News, RudeDudes, Somebody Help, Yum is Dumb, cheep, pizza | 17 Comments »

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 »

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana in Dallas is Open. Softly Open.

According to their Facebook page the most anticipated restaurant in Dallas since, I don’t know maybe Lucia, opened softly this morning. Now, can we all get back to obsessing over another new place? Owners name is Doug H. Get it.

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 13th, 2011 12:01pm | filed under Merguez Sausage Hunt, Openings, Really stupid joke, Really?, Restaurant News, pizza | 8 Comments »

Want More Pizza Napoletana? Dough Pizzeria Set to Open at Preston Forest


photo courtesy of Dough's Michael Giordano.

Claire St. Amant staff writer at our sistah pub, Preston Hollow People, was able to squeak out this tidbit of information from Lori & Doug Horn, the tight-lipped owners of Dough Pizzeria. Here it is: they will open one week from today.

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posted by Sarah Reiss | August 9th, 2011 9:28am | filed under pizza | 15 Comments »

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