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• Pat Sharpe, the food critic at Texas Monthly, just informed me that an Unholy Trinity is forming in Texas. On November 3, three spectacular events all collide on my calendar: Chefs for Farmers in Dallas, Meatopia in San Antonio, and the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival in Austin. Okay, so I don’t care so
  May 16 2013 09:19pm
• I have no idea what you call the world’s largest grouping of master sommeliers — I’m pretty sure they’d prefer “college” to “gaggle” — but dozens and dozens of them are gathering (or gaggling) at the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas again this year for TexSom, the annual wine education summit that
  May 16 2013 06:18pm
• A friend sends word that Alaska’s Copper River is not looking kind for chefs Matthew McCallister’s and Scott Romano’s visit for opening day of the commercial fishing season tomorrow. (Good thing John Tesar already got his fish) “Weather conditions are UGLY! Expect to see 40+ knot winds and high seas
  May 15 2013 07:06pm
• If you are new to cooking, or you're just tired of surfing the Internet for recipes that work and sound delicious. author Caroline Wright has a new book you should know about>>
  May 15 2013 07:59am
• Two days before the start of the Copper River commercial fishing season, John Tesar got his fish. We told you last week that the city’s top seafood celebrity chef (who sometimes tells whopping fish tales) had promised to have the prized wild salmon on his menu by tonight. Here’s proof– submitted to
  May 14 2013 05:52pm
• Making a good burger is easy. Making a great burger -- like writing a great cookbook -- is a whole other matter. Authors Andy Husband and Chris Hart have managed to do both. >>
  May 14 2013 08:45am
• Rodizio Grill opened this weekend in Las Colinas. Meat on skewers, meat from gauchos, meat on serving platters. Lots of meat. Thirty salads, too. One price.>>
  May 13 2013 07:33am
• Yes, there are twice-fried french fries on the local/seasonal menu of Cafe 43, but they're not called Freedom Fries. And no broccoli>>
  May 09 2013 08:54pm
• The new restaurant under construction adjacent to Belly & Trumpet on McKinney Avenue is House 34. Here's what you need to know>>
  May 09 2013 07:58pm
• Newcomer Wine Poste, the wine retailer with a cool event venue attached, is wasting little time to get onto your social calendar. Wine Poste superspokesmodel Ariana Hajibashi says they are starting a monthly wine and cheese pairing class on the last Wednesday of each month. The $30 snack attacks sta
  May 09 2013 10:53am