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

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

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.

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What To Drink Now: Chardonnay

posted by Hayley Hamilton | December 13th, 2011 9:53am | filed under Poor World Series Performance Cost CJ Wilson $25 Million!, Wine & Spirits | 3 Comments »

I am a Chardonnay fan. I drink it when it is hot outside or cold outside, with food or on its own. Sometimes I prefer the heavy, fully malolactic fermented Chard, sometimes one that isn’t quite so robust and a little lighter and cleaner. Luckily, looking all over the world, you can find any type pretty easily. Here are a few favorites I have been enjoying lately, some selections were sent for editorial consideration.

Sbragia 2007 Home Ranch Chardonnay – From the Sbragia family ranch on the east side of Dry Creek in Sonoma County, that has been a part of the family for several decades, this Chardonnay benefits from the cool temperatures of the vineyard creating a wine filled with bright fruit flavors of crisp pear, Golden Delicious apple and tropical fruit with balanced citrus notes and a clean finish. A great wine to start a night with. Continue reading "What To Drink Now: Chardonnay"

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New Winter Menu at Bailey’s Prime Plus

posted by Andrew Chalk | December 9th, 2011 10:12am | filed under Andrew Chalk, As the Restaurant Turns, Poor World Series Performance Cost CJ Wilson $25 Million!, Restaurant News, Sommeliers are people too | 2 Comments »

Bailey's Prime Plus Execuchef Grant Morgan

Execuchef Grant Morgan and sommelier Jennifer Jaco have settled in to their relatively new jobs at Bailey’s Prime Plus. Earlier this week, Bailey’s held a media dinner at their Park Lane location to showcase their new winter menu and tell us about enhancements to the wine program.

The wine program enhancements are exciting. The number of selections on offer has doubled from 300 to over 600 and Jaco is now building a series of ‘verticals’ (i.e. several vintages of the same wine) to offer depth as well as breadth. These numbers are in the ballpark for receiving a ‘Best of Award of Excellence’ certification from Wine Spectator magazine. There are only 907 restaurants in the world with this designation or better (and only 5 in Dallas) so it confers considerable prestige. The other side of the wine program is the acquisition of some interesting bottles from ‘off the wall’ places. She served us some with the meal (more on that below). The bottom line is that Bailey’s is serious about the quality of their wine program.

Jump for the bounties of winter. (But first a juicy tidbit: Jennifer Jaco is the girlfriend of Michael Ehlert, the chef Ed Bailey lured from DBGB Kitchen & Bar in New York. I spotted Ehlert in the kitchen at Bailey’s where he’s busy testing his menu for the soon-to-open The Chesterfield.) Okay, let’s eat. Continue reading "New Winter Menu at Bailey’s Prime Plus"

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Bits & Bites: Things to Do and Chew in Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | December 9th, 2011 10:00am | filed under Baking, BBQ, C-Ya C.J., Cheese, Copy/Paste Press Release, Events, Holidays, hostess gifts, Hot Links!, Local/Slow Food, Poor World Series Performance Cost CJ Wilson $25 Million!, Restaurant News | 2 Comments »

Sigel’s Addison. Saturday, December 10 from 11AM to 3PM. Sigel’s Cheesemonger Teresa McGee and Brazos Valley Cheesmaker Marc Kuehl will be at Sigel’s-Addison to taste Marc’s award winning raw-milk cheeses. More below.

Slow Food Dallas and North Haven Gardens. This very cool partnership will present a series of classes for novices and experienced gardeners. Mark you calendars. Here’s the linky dink.

Urban Acres. Holiday Market 2011. Need creative gift ideas? Or just want something fun to do with friends and family this weekend? Please join us this Saturday, December 10th for a Holiday Artisan Marketplace at Urban Acres! We’ve invited our favorite local craft and food artisans to share their goods in our fun, community-based setting. Each artist will showcase handcrafted artwork or artisanal foods that we just know our Urban Acres friends will appreciate! Check out the vendors here!

Smoke Camp at Lockhart Smokehouse. Smoke like a pro after “Smoke Camp.” The pitmasters at Lockhart Smokehouse will share some trade secrets such as: choosing the right meat, dry rub vs. wet rub practices, smoking techniques, proper trimming and carving, plus the art of “Burnt Ends.” Class includes dinner, cold beer, and a t-shirt. “Smoke Camp” will be held Tuesday, January 17 from 6:30-8-30pm. Cost $75. Space is limited, so call us to make your reservation early. 214-944-5521.

White Rock Market. The 3^rd Annual Holiday Market takes place on Saturday, December 10 from 9AM to 3PM at Green Spot Market in East Dallas. (702 N. Buckner Blvd. 2140797-4989) Music, local food and handicraft vendors galore. It’s free. Venodors listed below.

Nosh. Black Winter Truffles from Perigord are now at NOSH. Fresh Capelini or Risotto with shaved Black Winter Truffles $25!

Details. Continue reading "Bits & Bites: Things to Do and Chew in Dallas"

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Attention Dallas Restaurant Industry: Judges Needed for GDRA Competition

posted by Nancy Nichols | December 9th, 2011 9:30am | filed under Food Fight!, Poor World Series Performance Cost CJ Wilson $25 Million!, Restaurant News |

On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association will be hosting its annual TX ProStart Regional Competition for over 25 high school teams from our area that utilize our ProStart curriculum. What is ProStart? I’m glad you asked. ProStart is a two-year program that provides training and certification in both culinary and management. Over 30 teams of high school students will compete in culinary and management battles. The top 3 winners will go on to State competition, and the State winner will go to the Nationals in Baltimore. The National winner will get a free roundtrip to Saturn. (Just wanted to see if you were still with me.)

The GDRA needs judges! So, if you are a chef, a sous chef, a kitchen worker, a recipe developer, a kitchen manager, or an expert in your restaurant, contact Contact Tracey Evers, tevers@gdra.org or our assistant director Candice Sullinger , csullinger@gdra.org.

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