What makes Local's the perfect butternut ravioli? It starts with a vibrant, pureed filling, which is wrapped in the most delicate pasta, then cooked just to al dente. Local chef-owner Tracy Miller sauced it with light butter-sage, something like a...
Here's a pic from the Fairmont of Pyramid executive chef jW Foster in the 3,000 square foot, pool level garden, which I wrote about here. There's a nationwide trend to rooftop gardens, the better to use space, the better to...
Washington cherries are generally considered the best of the lot grown in the Northwest and imported to our area: big, dark, juicy and sweet. Usually, we go through California cherries first, which aren't bad, but they're not Washingtons. (And we...
I dropped in today at Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen to see what all the fuss was about. Kent bent my ear a bit yesterday because he's been getting some blog-flak (not from this blog) about his menu not being more...
It's not often that I start drinking straight from the half-and-half container in the fridge (actually that would be never - until now). But I just finished sampling a few Picolos Texas Gourmet "Picolo Reds" from the Corsicana pickle-maker, and...
Campbell Soup Co. is offering you and me the same seeds it uses to grow tomatoes for its tomato soup. Through June 21, or until supplies run out, each household that purchases any variety of Campbell's condensed soup and enters...
Two of the presenters here at the Napa wine writers' symposium were Ted and Matt Lee, those Southern-fried brothers who gave us The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook and the Boiled Peanuts Catalog, whose parents happen to live in Dallas, where...
'Just got a release that says the McKinney location of Kegs & Barrels is closing, noting that the lease was up for renewal and the owners decided not to renew. The store will be open this week from 6 to...
I just finished talking with the two women who are bringing the edible magazine concept to North Texas. Publishers Karen McCullough and Nanci Taylor already have a Web site at www.edibledallasfortworth.com, and they plan to publish the first issue of...
Margaret Drake, who owns Drake's Heritage Turkeys in Glen Rose, sent me an e-mail to say that she still has some heritage birds left. "We have a few, but they're going fast," she says. So here are the particulars: The...
It's already too late to order pasture-raised heritage turkeys from Rehoboth Ranch. But it's not too late for one of their pastured Broad Breasted Whites. This is the same breed that's raised in most factory farms, but these lucky birds...
Really. Tom Spicer is offering three gift-box specials through his Web site or with pick-up at FM 1410. The latter point is important: Pick it up yourself, and Tom will double the amount of goodies because shipping is $24.50 with...
I'm hoping Bistro Mama Jeani Wilkinson will still take orders through today for Eden Organic Garden Center's market day Saturday. You can see her price list here, and email her here. I say this because I finally got around to...
Sailing through Shed No. 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market for my Lemley tomato fix, I noticed that we've got Parker County peaches this week next door at Nancy's, and Jacksonville Best tomatoes next to her. Lemley's tomatoes were smaller...
I've been hearing for months via the locavore grapevine that chef David Gilbert was planning a restaurant in Rosewood Court that would be using locally sourced ingredients. Today I got to hear it from David himself after running into him...
I used to see Dominion Farms pastured meats at Roy's Natural Market, but I never bought any till last weekend at the McKinney Farmers Market. I wanted pork chops, but they were already sold out. So I settled on the...
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced last week that it plans to buy at least a quarter of its produce this summer from local small and mid-size farms, according to Nation's Restaurant News. Local sourcing would apply to romaine lettuce, green bell...
I know this might be hard for some to believe, but even Central Market and Whole Foods Market shoppers are looking for ways to save money on groceries these days. They'd do well to take a look at "Your Money:...
Not all of these items are at every market, but here's what local farmers are harvesting: tomatoes, peaches, blackberries, red plums, blueberries, green beans, okra, onions, new potatoes, squash, bell peppers, peas (including black-eyes and purple hulls) and some corn....
Blue Mesa kicks off its Corn Festival celebrating Texas corn with a buffet Thursday. Local farmers Larry Harvey and Roger Heddin will supply four varieties for the festival, which runs through August. Special dishes include corn fritters, Southwest succotash, Blue...
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