Angela Ulrich

Angela is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston, and a proud SMU alumna. She's a digital marketer, design geek, pop culture fanatic and avid finder of all things awesome on theawesomesauce.me. A happy gastronome, she loves all things related to cooking, food and Dallas.

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Angela Ulrich has written 11 awesome Food Nerd articles!

Taste: The Competition – Part 2 Sides (and the winners!)

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Continuing our feature on the Taste Addison competition we attended on Wednesday, here’s a recap of the side items and a peek at the competition winner! Italian Club of Dallas – Tre Palle These fried little rice balls are actually a Sicilian dish the Italian Club did in three different flavors. The green was [...]

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Taste: The Competition – Part 1 Wraps/Tacos

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Elysa and I attended Taste: The Competition, the kickoff to Taste Addison 2013, today to sample unique “street food” creations from some of Addison’s favorite restaurants. Chefs were asked to create a dish not currently on their menus, that could easily be carried around a carnival or fair and would be judged on presentation, [...]

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Peak & Elm Preview

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Some Food Nerds and I had the pleasure of attending a comped preview dinner for the soon-to-open Peak & Elm Cocina y Bar restaurant in the New East Elm neighborhood. Peak & Elm is the latest venture by The Moreno family who also own the Dallas-favorite La Popular Tamale House. They want diners to [...]

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A Fresh Start to Upscale Fast Food in Dallas

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet This past Sunday, my husband Ben and I decided to try Start, the new upscale fast-casual restaurant that opened on Greenville between Desperados and Rusty Taco. We’d driven by a number of times since it formally opened on August 8 and saw the full parking lot and the drive-through line backed up into Greenville [...]

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Hid In 2612

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Credit: elliott-munoz.com Last Friday, my husband and I went to Cane Rosso for dinner and wanted to stop by the buzzed about Hid In 2612 pop-up bar. The bar, that moves out after this Friday, is located in the space next to Cane Rosso that will be used for additional seating and private events [...]

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Cheese 101 at Scardello

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Last Thursday, I attended a Cheese 101 class at Scardello Artisan Cheese on Oak Lawn. Scardello, lovingly named after the owner’s grandfather, is made up of “Cheese Enthusiasts” who love cheese and pass that excitement on to their guests. The shop focuses on handcrafted cheeses, and carries about 150 cheeses from American and Texas farmsteads [...]

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Dallas Kicks Off Iron Fork

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Last night kicked off the first ever Dallas Observer Iron Fork at the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG). Presented by Whole Foods, Iron Fork is a grand tasting event that also featured a chef competition moderated by Kent Rathbun. Similar to the guilty pleasure, Iron Chef, Scott Romano of Charlie Palmer and Gilbert Garza of Suze [...]

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A Burger to Boast About

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Over the weekend my husband and I decided to walk a few blocks down McKinney Avenue in Uptown to try Ketchup Burger Bar that opened back in January. Located in the old Pastazio’s location at Hall Street and Cole, the duo behind Medina Oven & Bar and Farnatchi Gourmet Oven came together to reinvent [...]

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$75 Three-Course Dinner for 2 at Arcodoro & Pomodoro

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet We all love a good deal (especially when it has to do with food!), so I thought I’d share this one I came across on the  online, members-only shopping site ideeli. Don’t let the description fool you, anyone can sign up to become a member of ideeli for free. Just enter your email address and you’ll [...]

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Savor Dallas: The Food and Wine Event of the Year

by Angela Ulrich

Tweet Many Dallas foodies have been looking forward to this weekend since last March – it’s time for Savor Dallas! Co-founded by Vicki Briley-White and Jim White, Savor Dallas will celebrate its seventh year this weekend and showcases the best of the city’s arts, chefs, restaurants, foods, sprits and wines. The inaugural event in 2005 included 21 [...]

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