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Award winning Chef Avner Samuel is planning to open NOSH euro bistro and bar mid-September.
Chef Jon Stevens has joined the NOSH team as Chef/Partner. Jon is married with a 2 year old son, has lived in Dallas for 8 years, and worked previously at Neighborhood Services, Aurora and Abacus. He is a native of San Francisco and worked at Jardiniere and The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton.
"I'm giving Jon complete authority in the kitchen, from the development of our concept to menu creation," says Samuel, "We are very excited to have him on board".
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The Fairmont Dallas names Andre Natera Executive Chef |
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Chef Natera was the Executive Chef at Great Wolf Lodge. Under his leadership, he successfully opened the resort and positioned it as the number one performing property within the brand.
Previously, Chef Natera was at Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, Calif., which was one of only 26 hotels to receive the Gold Platter award in 2006 from Meetings and Conventions, during his tenure as Executive Chef. He also received the Dallas Morning News Rising Star Chef award in 2003. |
| Link to The Fairmont Dallas web site here... |
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Pappas Restaurants, Inc. owners, Chris and Harris
Pappas, proudly announce that Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Houston has earned the coveted Grand Award from Wine Spectator Magazine. In receiving the Grand Award, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Houston is joining a very elite group, as Wine Spectator has recognized only 78
restaurants in the world with this prestigious award. |
| Nationwide: KINGS OF PASTRY - The movie |
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Kings of Pastry, the latest documentary film directed by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (The War Room, Don't Look Back) is coming soon. Released in 2009, Kings of Pastry, starring Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer of The French Pastry School, has screened in several cities across Europe including Munich, Berlin, Bologna, Dumfries, as well as in England, the Netherlands, and Australia. In the United States it has been shown in Durham, North Carolina; Provincetown, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California. |
It will screen in New York City on September 15th as a part of the Film Forum, followed by the theatrical release nationwide. For more information, see www.kingsofpastry.com. |
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Remember almost-winner of Top Chef, Casey Thompson, who used to be the executive chef at Shinsei on Inwood and Lovers Lane in Dallas?
She's now in Fort Worth heading up her newest venture with operating partner, Sam Sameni, named Brownstone. Channeling her own DFW Southern roots, this gal has a winner! Read Mike Daniel's review on Thrillist here. Visit the web site here. (There is music.) |
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My husband, Carl, went to the Dallas Farmer's Market and met Justin Fourton (pictured left) at the Pecan Lodge stand in Shed # 2.
Justin and his wife, Diane, are the founders of Pecan Lodge Catering and inventors of The Hot Mess. Read the article "So Much Better Than It Sounds" in the Edible magazine on page 16. |
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We're all going to be drinking/eating Matcha tea. We first read about the health benefits in the current issue of D HOME
while having a manicure by the fabulous Elen, who shared that in Brazil, they drank/ate matcha quite often. She says it's an acquired taste, but well worth it. So, to Teavana's web site we go to order from our sponsor (click on left photo) and find more info. below:
The health benefits of matcha tea exceed those of green tea because when you drink matcha you ingest the whole leaf, not just the brewed water. One glass of matcha is the equivalent of 10 glasses of green tea in terms of its nutritional value and antioxidant content. For maximum nutritional benefit, matcha tea is unparalleled. We'll try it and see and keep you updated on our blog. Let us know what you think in the comments here.
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| Patrick Esquerre, founder of La Madeleine, receives Spirit Award at Savor Dallas and talks to Dallas Morning News reporter, Karen Robinson-Jacobs about his new role with La Madeleine |
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One of the treats at Savor Dallas is meeting the award recipients and talking with them about their food passions, starting restaurants or wineries, vineyards, from the ground up and building solid reputations, concepts and more.
That's one of the reasons why Patrick Esquerre is receiving the Spirit Award at Savor Dallas.
Photo of Patrick Esquerre by Mona Reeder, Dallas Morning News. |
Read the Dallas Morning News article here ...
Learn more about Savor Dallas here ...
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