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 20, 20223 min read
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 15, 20221 min read
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 9, 20224 min read
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 8, 20221 min read
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 7, 20222 min read
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 6, 20223 min read
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 5, 20224 min read
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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May 12, 20222 min read
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 11, 20223 min read
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 5, 20223 min read
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 3, 20223 min read
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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Apr 19, 20222 min read
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 13, 20221 min read
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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Mar 27, 20221 min read
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 23, 20221 min read
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 22, 20221 min read
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 17, 20221 min read
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 16, 20221 min read
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...
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Mar 13, 20222 min read
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 10, 20223 min read
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 1, 20222 min read
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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Feb 23, 20221 min read
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...
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Feb 17, 20222 min read
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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