Gary and Nancy Krabill, owners of Flavors From Afar, describe the difference between dry-aging and wet-aging beef in their latest blog post here, as well as how they dry-age their own beef. I haven't checked with the food safety police,...
Jim Henry and Karen Lee will have this year's freshly pressed Texas Olive Ranch olive oil available to taste Saturday at the McKinney Farmers Market (8 a.m. to noonish) and at Flavors From Afar (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.). You...
Local farmers Caroline and Allen Fruth from Cash, Texas, will bring a little country to the city 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Flavors From Afar. Besides beef from heritage Belted Galloway cows and rainbow eggs, they will bring...
Flavors From AFar in Snider Plaza and Molto Formaggio in Highland Park Village are teaming to host a progressive tasting for Mother's Day called Weekend in Italy May 8-10. We're not so big on posting calendar-type events on this blog,...
Most days, espresso is $2 and cappuccino is $2.50 at Flavors From Afar. But now the Italian-inspired specialty store is instituting "Free Cappuccino Saturdays," which are just what the name implies: a day when cappuccinos are free. Co-owner Nancy Krabill...
Slow Food Dallas is sponsoring a book-signing and olive oil tasting with Pamela Sheldon Johns at Flavors From Afar on March 19. But both original sessions are already sold out. So the food-loving group has added a third at 3...
Katherine Clapner, owner of Dude! Sweet! Chocolates hosts a tasting of her Dallas-centric goodies from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 at Flavors From Afar. The pastry chef most recently worked with Stephan Pyles, but she's got a hefty 20...
Ouch, ouch ouch. Flavors From Afar owners Nancy and Gary Krabill wasted no time going to Zituna after seeing my Dallas News story and shopping video in which I mention the bargain price for Paesano olive oil. Those turned out...
Tomorrow's the day when Jim Henry brings his Texas Olive Ranch arbequina olive oil as well as his new flavored olive oils to Flavors From Afar. This is the same stuff Tom Spicer was selling at FM1410 out of a...
Slow down on your holiday rounds long enough to stop by Flavors From Afar on Dec. 14 (that's a Sunday) at 1:30 p.m. Owners Nancy and Gary Krabill will be having a tasting of three 'nuovo' olive oils just in...
Friday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sarah Fioroni will be handing out samples of her Italian estate's freshly pressed olive oil at Flavors From Afar. That's a view from Fattoria Poggio Alloro (at left) with San Gimignano...
Flavors From Afar, which held its first miracle fruit tasting in June (see my account here), has another one scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. There are still a handful of places left, and owner Nancy Krabill says they'll schedule a...
The ink is barely dry on the post telling you about Flavors From Afar's new knife-sharpening service when Pete the Knife Man cuts out for vacation. He'll be ready to make appointments and sharpen knives again on Aug. 18....
On Mondays, you can make an appointment to meet with Pete Yavner, who will bring a grinding stone to Flavors From Afar. Not only will he sharpen your knives, he'll show you how to do it. The first knife is...
A stick from Nancy Krabill's great-grandmother's Celeste fig tree has grown into a mighty fig tree at Nancy's house, and it's popping with ripe figs. Rather than see them go to waste, Nancy and husband Gary are offering free bags...
IF you want a little country fix, stop by Flavors From Afar Saturday between noon and 4 p.m. when Allen and Caroline Fruth drop by with eggs from pastured hens (left), pastured beef, maybe even some goat butter. They'll share...
When Flavors From Afar co-owner Nancy Krabill read about a small berry in The New York Times that alters taste perception, she was determined to bring miracle fruit (left) to Dallas. Saturday night, about 30 people gathered at the shop...
With parking such a hassle at Snider Plaza and gas prices giving everyone sticker shock, Nancy and Gary Krabill at Flavors From Afar are taking action. They've started a weekly drop-off service in McKinney: Advance orders can be picked up...
Did you know you can get olive oil that's estate-grown right here in the Lone Star State? Try a bottle of Texas Olive Ranch, which hails from Carrizo Springs and is available exclusively in 500-ml bottles at Central Market...
Meet Caroline and Allen Fruth, from Fruth Farms in Cash, Saturday noon to 4 p.m. at Flavors From Afar. They will have their rainbow eggs to sell, and there will be deviled eggs and other samples. They'll also bring some...
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