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It's Time For Grilled Food and Wine!
by Andrew Chalk Summertime, and the grilling is easy. This summer, Cakebread Cellars is offering a signature cooking class on Friday,...
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Jun 21, 20222 min read
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Olive & Hay has been awarded the Napa Valley Wine Award by The Napa Valley Vintners
by Andrew Chalk Olive & Hay has been awarded the Napa Valley Wine Award by The Napa Valley Vintners in recognition of the restaurants...
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Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Celebrate Father’s Day in Dallas at North Italia + Grimaldi’s
by Andrew Chalk Celebrate Father's Day with these specials! FROM THE WIRES... ...some information regarding special promotions happening...
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Boudro's -- A Welcoming Bistro on the Riverwalk
by Andrew Chalk The San Antonio Riverwalk is back! Overflowing crowds making it perilous to pass on the narrow paths, narrowed further by...
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Jun 10, 20224 min read
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MI ROTI: Approachable Caribbean Street Food In San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk The ever continuing expansion of Pearl has brought the Bottling Department, the apparent NSA codename for a food hall,...
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
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The Good Kind, San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk Visitors to San Antonio are ineluctably drawn to The Riverwalk and may be exposed to the newer eat/drink/live development...
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Jun 8, 20222 min read
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DOUGH Resembles a Full-Blown, Authentic Italian Restaurant More Than Just a Pizzeria
by Andrew Chalk Although San Antonio restaurant Dough calls itself Pizzeria Napolitana that is a true, but only partial, description of...
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Jun 7, 20223 min read
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Award-winning Chef Expands with Landrace in San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk When Steve McHugh opened Cured in San Antonio’s Pearl District in 2012 it added significant gravitas to the city’s...
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Jun 6, 20224 min read
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HILL COUNTRY EVENTS: VinoCadre Organising Lavish Wine Tasting Dinners
by Andrew Chalk VinoCadre, a Hill Country wine tasting and event company of professional sommeliers held one of their lavish wine tasting...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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AS RESTAURANT DEMAND SURGES, NOW IS THE TIME TO END THE DAMAGING PRACTICE OF NOT CHARGING NO-SHOWS
For the restaurant it means lost revenue. For the denied customer it means no table. by Andrew Chalk The Wall Street Journal had an...
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May 11, 20223 min read
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WHAT MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DFW RESTAURANT OPENING THIS SPRING TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
by Andrew Chalk Two things bound to power new restaurant openings are the end of a pandemic and a booming local economy. With Dallas...
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May 5, 20223 min read
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Sfuzzi -- Welcome Back!
This latest iteration of the venerable Cal-Ital plus pizza restaurant may be the best yet. by Andrew Chalk Can you believe that it was...
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May 3, 20223 min read
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Corner Bakery is Shuttered at Preston Center in Dallas But Announces New Offerings!
by Andrew Chalk The Corner Bakery at Preston Center in Dallas is locked and there is a nice note from the landlord on the door about...
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Apr 20, 20222 min read
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TASTE TEST: Stellar Eats: Baking Mixes without Gluten or Grains, are Plant-Based and Paleo Friendly
by Andrew Chalk Stellar Eats believes in their product. They just sent me some of their baking mixes and slapped down the gluten-free...
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Apr 14, 20221 min read
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WHAT I AM EATING FOR LUNCH THIS MONDAY!
BALLS OF FIRE from Rōti! by Andrew Chalk What a find! Rōti is a fast casual restaurant that is rapidly growing into a neighborhood near...
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Mar 28, 20221 min read
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IT’S CRAWFISH SEASON AT RAZZOO’S!
by Andrew Chalk FROM THE WIRES.. Crawfish is available in-store, to-go or through third-party delivery because Razzoo’s wants to make...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read
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It's Corner Bakery Madness!
by Andrew Chalk FROM THE WIRES... As we gear up for March Madness starting March 13th, remember Corner Bakery for its hassle free...
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Mar 22, 20221 min read
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Celebrate St. DATrick's Day This Weekend
by Andrew Chalk Wear your green to our dinner this Saturday night for 15% off!! Here are the details: WHEN DAT: Saturday March 19th 2022...
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Mar 17, 20221 min read
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UNUSUAL RESULTS FROM THE PANDEMIC. PART 1: BETTER CHEESE
by Andrew Chalk Older cheese is better cheese -- at least, it is 99% of the time (aging can go OTT). On a recent visit to Veldhuizen...
andychalk
Mar 17, 20221 min read
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Il Mulino 2? Carbone Sounds Similar
by Andrew Chalk There is a New York City Italian restaurant opening an outpost in Dallas. Carbone, the flagship of the Major Food Group,...
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Mar 14, 20222 min read
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Dr. Dane’s Kitchen Introducing First All-Natural Line of Authentic Vietnamese Lemongrass Chili Sauce
Hot News! by Andrew Chalk DALLAS – February 15, 2022 – Dr. Dane’s Kitchen is announcing the launch of an all-natural line of authentic,...
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Mar 10, 20223 min read
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A Really Tasty Instant Meal
by Andrew Chalk I love lunch after a long stretch absorbed in work, but I also have to have a lunch that is quick to prepare. I am always...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Celebrate Mardi Gras with a Louisiana Native
by Andrew Chalk News from DAT (still known to the DMV as David Anthony Temple) about this weekend... "Sir Wilkes and I are very excited...
andychalk
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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EATER STILL DOES NOT UNDERSTAND FOOD DELIVERY
by Andrew Chalk If you are going to report on Doordash as a business, don’t hand the job to someone with two years in “Communications...
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Feb 17, 20222 min read
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