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

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 Continue Reading

Taste: The Competition – Part 1 Wraps/Tacos

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 Continue Reading

Peak & Elm Preview

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. Continue Reading

A Fresh Start to Upscale Fast Food in Dallas

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 Continue Reading

Cheese 101 at Scardello

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 Continue Reading