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The Last Supper at Aurora was Almost My Last Supper
Avner Samuel tops his sea urchin parfait with a pinch of gold leaf. Photo by Christina Barany. Unfortunately, Uncle Nancy wasn’t feeling well yesterday, so she sent me along with People Newspapers...
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Nothing to Do With Food In Dallas
What to show off how intimately in touch you are with Dallas minutiae? Question 1: What is that in the picture? Question 2: Where is it?
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CuriousDish: Which Dallas Restaurant Would You Revive?
Let’s take a break from the restaurants still here and think about those that we miss. Imagine you had the power–a genie in a bottle of Chateau Latour Pomerol to grant you one wish. If you could rub...
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Ida Papert Founder of Dallas Farmers Market Friends is Dead
Mama Ida and the winning team of Joshua Webster, Elvin Westbrook, Charles Miller, and Aaron Cessac at the Third Annual Mama Ida's Ice Cream Social in 2008. I am so sad to report that Ida Papert passed...
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Special Report: Remembering Mama Ida Papert
TRUE FRIEND: Ida Papert has shopped at and supported the Dallas Farmers Market since the ’50s. photography by Elizabeth Lavin Chad Houser, chef at Parigi, is the president of Dallas Farmers Market...
View ArticleSpokesman for Heart Attack Grill is Dead at 29
The other day we talked about the Heart Attack Grill. Currently their are plans for the Arizona-based burger joint to open near the West End.The menu promotes huge portions, greasy burgers, and fries...
View ArticleLab-Grown Meat? Less Sci-Fi and Far More Relevant to the Texas Economy Than...
I listen to a lot of public radio. A couple months ago, my home girl Terri Gross broadcast an interview on Fresh Air that focused on the logistical and ethical questions at play regarding growing meat...
View ArticleStuds Terkel Was My Homeboy—Or What’s On the Menu For Your Labor Day Cookout?
After staring into my fridge for the umpteenth time this week and exclaiming out loud to anyone within earshot, “Who lives here, and why don’t they buy any food??” I’ve realized that it’s time to...
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Ed Bamberger of Single Gourmet Died Sunday
Ed Bamberger of Single Gourmet. Ed Bamberger, a great lover of fine food, wine, and travel, died Sunday after a long battle with prostate cancer. According to his wife Mariann, Ed passed away...
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Steve Hartnett, R.I.P.
Steve Hartnett heads to Uzbekistan with the troops on C-17 cargo plane. Early this morning Steve Hartnett lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 61. Hartnett is best known as a restaurateur. He...
View ArticleOwner of Dallas Ghostbar Found Dead of Apparent Suicide in Aspen
Scott DeGraff, the man who launched the N9NE Group with Michael Morton died on Thanksgiving Day. DeGraff’s body was found in the garage of a home in east Aspen. An autopsy will be performed today to...
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Dallas’ Finest: Chef Jean LaFont, R.I.P.
The opening spread of D Magazine's April 2002 article "Best New Restaurants in Dallas." Jean LaFont photographed at Le Rendezvous by Kris Hundt. Many thanks to Gwen Watel for sending a picture of the...
View ArticleFuneral Services Set For Chef Jean LaFont
One of Dallas’ most important chefs, Jean LaFont, passed away on Saturday. He was 72. Services for Chef LaFont will take place on January 31 at 10:00AM at St. Monica Catholic Church at the corner of...
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Funeral Services Held Today For Chef Jean LaFont
Chefs surround the casket of Dallas chef Jean LaFont. This morning chefs from all over the world gathered at St. Monica Church in Dallas to pay their last respects to Dallas’ most significant chef Jean...
View ArticleDallas SWAT Officer Shoots and Kills Chef Travis Henderson
I just received word from Tracey Evers of the Dallas Restaurant Association: former chef and co-owner of The Place at Perry’s, Travis Henderson, was killed earlier this morning in Carrollton by a...
View ArticleDallas Morning News Acquires PegasusNews: Where is Teresa Gubbins?
The other day I reported news about the transition on Frontburner. We’ve all known for a long time that the data on GuideLive, especially the online restaurant listings have been anemic for years. Go...
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Gladys Aston, Matriarch of Aston’s Bakery, Died on Monday
Gladys Aston passed away on Monday August 20 after a long illness. She was 75. Gladys worked side by side with her husband Richard, and later her daughter Mary Miller making cakes for the residents of...
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Sad Loss for Dallas Dining: Polly Waddington Died on Saturday
Polly Waddington sips a margarita at the original Matt's Rancho Martinez. To survive and thrive, artists need patrons. Dallas has a great food scene, not just because of the chefs and food producers,...
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