Mark and David were so lovely to send me this book: 100 Perfect Pairings: Small Plates to Enjoy with Wines You Love by Jill Silverman Hough is a great go-to book for salads, apps, and even small plates. I cracked it open, and right away found a recipe for steak risotto with cabernet I whipped up for [...]
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Dallas Restaurant Week – Wolfgang Puck’s Five Sixty
We played it low-key this year, only choosing 2 restaurants to visit during Dallas Restaurant Week, York Street, and then Five Sixty. I had visited this establishement before, which sits atop Reunion Tower inside the ‘ball’, for a happy hour event. So I hadn’t really tried any main dishes, just apps. We started off the night [...]
Dallas Restaurant Week – York Street
Finally, FINALLY, I get to eat at York Street during restaurant week – been trying to get it for 2 years. Yes, I could go just anytime, but it became a personal challenge to book it during the busiest time of year. Owner, executive chef, and five-time James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef in the Southwest, [...]
movies
Who loves ‘the bar’ at the movies? Yeah, I’m totally not one of those, ‘directly in the center of the theater, 1/2 way up’ kinda’ people. I’m pretty much addicted to the bar…it’s just so comfy! Oh, and this happened to be June 25th…why do I remember that? Because my dear friend Sandy brought us all [...]
Taste of Dallas
We hit up the Taste of Dallas last weekend, about 70 vendors of local restaurants, held along the esplanade at Fair Park. If you’re looking for a ‘meet your fave local chef’ experience, this isn’t that, try Savor Dallas in the spring – which is a whole other ball of wax. A lot more expensive [...]
Akin Farm – May 2010
This past Memorial Day weekend we made our second trip out to the farm – but this time to do some pickin’ for the seasonal veggies! We went a few months back to get seedlings from Wendy Akin for our garden, which is starting to yield some tiny squash, green beans, and tomatoes. Hopefully things [...]
TX State Fair.
Thank gawd it only comes around once a year – oh the gluttony! But it was so worth it! (l-r) Shawn, Ben, Me, and Kim gettin’ down on some corny dogs, then roasted corn, THEN caramel apples w/ peanuts! Avi was taking all the pics, but that’s his chili dog! lol
