Rory Ellis

Whether it is online marketing, motorcycle repair, or fine cuisine, Rory likes to maintain a wide variety of passions. Life is always interesting when your hobbies range from the garage, to the kitchen, and on to the web for everyone to see!

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Rory Ellis has written 10 awesome Food Nerd articles!

Galleria Dallas: Prive Private Dining Room

by Rory Ellis

Tweet   Second stop on our “Taste of the Holidays at the Galleria Dallas“, was a private dining experience in the new Privé private dining room at the Second Floor Bistro. Featuring a full bar, a wall mounted fireplace, and creative accents that compliment the modern feel, Privé is a wonderful place for entertaining and [...]

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Galleria Dallas: Second Floor Bistro

by Rory Ellis

Tweet To start off our tour of the “Taste of the Holidays at the Galleria Dallas” our first stop was The Second Floor Bistro, located, as you might expect, on the second floor of The Westin Galleria Dallas. We met up with about a dozen local bloggers in the cozy atmosphere of the bistro, awaiting [...]

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Taste of The Holidays at the Galleria Dallas: Holiday Dine Around Series

by Rory Ellis

Tweet A giant Christmas tree and ice skating can really put you in the holiday spirit as you shop and stroll through the Galleria, but the food at Galleria Dallas is what can really bring the experience to another level. Elysa and I were invited to represent Dallas Food Nerd in a foodie extravaganza a [...]

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Dallas Cocktail Week: Happy Hours

by Rory Ellis

Tweet I know not everyone was able to make it out to the awesome Craft Cocktails Texas: Dallas Cocktail Week Kick-off party here at the Stoneleigh Hotel, or the very cool educational sessions that they have going on today until 6, but have no fear! You can still enjoy some of the most delicious cocktails [...]

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Dallas Cocktail Week: Let’s Get Mixin’

by Rory Ellis

Tweet “What’ll ya have?” This is a line I’ve never actually heard a bartender use, but it’s still what pops into my head when I envision one. I’m not talking about the guys and gals behind the counter at the local dance club serving up cotton-candy, pineapple upside-down pie, margaritatini’s that leave you wondering if [...]

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Taste Preview: Taste Addison 2012

by Rory Ellis

Tweet It’s that time of year again! Addison is gearing up the park for Taste Addison 2012, this weekend May 18-20, and they have a major line-up of the best food in Addison awaiting you. Any foodie worth the title should be there and it’s going to be an awesome party, as always! I was [...]

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Foodie Road Trip! Austin Food & Wine Festival

by Rory Ellis

Tweet I know that we are technically Dallas Food Nerds, but sometimes opportunities take you places you never thought you would go! (ok, that’s a little dramatic, but soak in the effect anyway) Elysa and I are leaving for our honeymoon cruise on Monday, and as luck would have it, we are coming back just [...]

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Cooking With Espresso: Nespresso Private Social Dallas Event

by Rory Ellis

Tweet This week I had the awesome opportunity to attend an event hosted by Nespresso where we sampled some very unique recipes by Top Chef’s “Fan Favorite”, Tiffany Derry at Private|Social in Uptown Dallas. There were so many inventive ways to use espresso that I couldn’t do them justice by trying to cover them all [...]

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In-N-Out Opening Day and Crazy Long Drive Thru Line

by Rory Ellis

Tweet Soooo. . . I am as excited as anyone that In-N-Out has finally come to TX, but this is a little ridiculous. If I’m not mistaken, I counted 87 cars OUTSIDE the parking lot waiting to go through the drive-thru. I think I will wait til the hype dies down a little bit before [...]

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Light and Delicious Fish and Pasta Dish

by Rory Ellis

Tweet The delicate and light flavor of tilapia makes it one of my favorite fish to cook with, simply because I don’t have to worry too much about what flavors I’m pairing it with.  While some fish require careful planning in order to take into consideration all of the flavor combinations, in my experience, tilapia [...]

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