Archive for February, 2009

Stretching Your Dining Dollars

These days, many people are  trying to spend less money which could mean cutting back on things you enjoy, such as eating out.  However, there are just those days when it’s more convenient to go out for a meal and let’s face it, having someone else do the dishes is a nice perk.   It’s [...]

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Hey Subway: Where’s my $2.50 six-inch?

I have but one question.  If Subway sells five-dollar footlongs, why was my six-inch veggie delight $3.99?  Shouldn’t it be $2.50?  Half the sandwich, half the price, right?  I don’t get it.  I guess I am being punished for knowing that a human should only eat six inches of hoagie in one sitting.  And they [...]

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This Just In: Chef Casey Thompson Sends Status Reports

I’m just a copying and a pasting:
Top Chef finale: Casey is Back! If you’ve wondered where in the world is Fan Favorite Chef Casey Thompson of Dallas, has been recently, you’ll have your answers during the Top Chef Season 5 finale this Wednesday at 10pm CST on Bravo TV.
Casey, the star of season 3, made [...]

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Just back from lunch, and this girl asked a questions I’ve been wondering myself:
Where can I find some authentic King Cake in Dallas?! I want one that has a trinket inside (usually the Baby Jesus)!! Please help! I know La Madeleine has some but I’ve never tried theirs!! Is it good?
Yes Dishers, she likes [...]

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Westside Tavern Opening: The Tale of the Text

I’m sure some of you were aware that Consilient Restaurants (yes, that’s Tristan Simon’s company) is opening a restaurant in Los Angeles. It’s called Westside Tavern, and it’s in the Westside Pavilion, a mall in, yes, west LA. Well, the grand opening party was last Friday night, and there were quite a few locals in [...]

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New DMN Critic Loves Her Some Her

Alternate headline: “Tim Rogers Puts Up a Blog Post About Leslie Brenner”
Is it just me? It seems every post Brenner puts up over on Eats is headlined “Leslie Brenner [verb] [object].” As in: “Leslie Brenner Performs Surgery on La Duni Cupcake,” “Leslie Brenner Hits Nick and Sam’s Grill,” and “Leslie Brenner’s Head Spins Off Its [...]

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Forgive me for being a little jet lagged and late to the content-sharing party, but I just went back to Eats blog and read June Naylor’s review of Fruia’s Tre Amici that ran last week (2/20) in the DMN. The same review ran in the Star-T on February 4.
I understand the “need” for content sharing. [...]

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What happened to you people? I step away for a few days and you let not one, but two new dining critics roam free? Leslie Brenner, I expected. Welcome to the party, Miss B. But June Naylor? Hello? She of Fort Worth Star Telegram and Texas Monthly fame reviewing Fruia’s Tre Amici? Do not get [...]

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Plenty to Eat for Vegetarians and Vegans at Nana

Chef Anthony Bombaci at the Hilton Anatole’s Nana has created a vegan tasting menu and an lacto-ovo vegetarian tasting menu (a vegetarian who still eats dairy and eggs). Seven or ten course tastings are available. Read below:
Selections from both menus feature Deconstructed Green Bean Casserole with Honshimeji mushrooms, fried onion praline, and tempura green beans. [...]

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Alfonso Cevola sends a link to the itemized report of the recent Premiere Napa Valley wine auction. It’s interesting but depressing. BTW, you can read more about Sig-O’s wine adventures here. Great stuff, as always.

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