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    andychalk
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    WHERE TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HOW TO DO IT

    by Andrew Chalk Chinese New Year is the largest food festival in the world. This Saturday, January 25th, is the first day of the 15 day...

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    andychalk
    • Jan 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    RESTAURANT UPDATE: SAINT ROCCO’S NEW YORK ITALIAN

    by Andrew Chalk Saint Rocco’s may be the second most noticeable thing at Trinity Groves after only Santiago Calatrava’s magnificent...

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    andychalk
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    The French Room, Dallas. Peerless Food Preparation In A Dingy, Denuded Room

    by Andrew Chalk I went to the The French Room recently. My first visit since the post-restoration opening in October 2017, and the first...

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    andychalk
    • Jan 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Smash the Chicken Barrier This Weekend!

    by Andrew Chalk Smashburger is now another contender in the crowded chicken category with its 70% bigger, cracker crusted Crispy Chicken...

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    andychalk
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 8 min

    San Antonio Update

    by Andrew Chalk (reprinted due to lack of popular demand from 2015, when it appeared in Cocktails and Joints (RIP)) Just back from a trip...

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    andychalk
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    THIS THANKSGIVING LOOK TO BIG AL’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ FOR THE MEAL

    by Andrew Chalk Tired of all the work to make Thanksgiving dinner? Look no further than Big Al’s Smokehouse BBQ, the feisty, independent,...

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    andychalk
    • Nov 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    JIA - MODERN CHINESE OPENS THIS WEEKEND IN PRESTON CENTER

    by Andrew Chalk Jia - Modern Chinese opens this weekend in Preston Center. It is described as “upscale food, upscale service, and...

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    andychalk
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 10 min

    NOT YOUR FATHER’S LUBBOCK

    by Andrew Chalk I have visited Lubbock over a dozen times over the course of the last decade, knowing it mainly as the center of the...

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    andychalk
    • Nov 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    MEET THE FARMERS

    by Andrew Chalk Every year attendees at Dallas Fort Worth's Chefs for Farmers meet a lot of chefs. But who are the farmers behind the...

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    andychalk
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    EATALY’S BABY ARRIVES IN DALLAS BEFORE ITS PARENTS

    by Andrew Chalk Last May Dallas Italophiles were positively salivating at the news that Italian marketplace Eataly was coming to Dallas...

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    andychalk
    • Oct 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Farm Tour Is The Most Intriguing Event at Chefs For Farmers

    Media update..

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    andychalk
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    FOGO DE CHÃO SHOWS NEW BAR AND LOUNGE AT PLANO LOCATION

    by Andrew Chalk Popular Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chão has been at work on the bar and lounge of their Plano location. They have...

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    andychalk
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Get Your Cheese Right From The Farm

    by Andrew Chalk Come enjoy fall at the farm! Saturday October 26th, 10am-4pm Now that we are enjoying some cooler temperatures it's a...

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    andychalk
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    HEAD TO GRIMALDI’S FOR NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH

    by Andrew Chalk Yes, October is National Pizza Month and Grimaldi’s, with six Dallas-area locations. is the place to celebrate. Each...

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    andychalk
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    BURGERFI EXPANDS IN DALLAS WITH THE NEXT GENERATION BURGER

    by Andrew Chalk BurgerFi is coming to town, and they are shouting a very clear message: If you want the highest quality, environmentally...

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    andychalk
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 0 min

    Smoked BBQ Fest Is This Weekend!

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    andychalk
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    Asador: Still Local, Still On-Message, Still Underrated

    by Andrew Chalk Asador is the flagship restaurant in the Dallas Renaissance Hotel (the distinctive lipstick building on I-35 next to...

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    andychalk
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    THERE IS NO AUTHENTIC CHINESE FOOD IN DALLAS -- PAPERCITY

    by Andrew Chalk PaperCity informs us that “Dallas has been missing authentic Chinese cuisine for quite some time.” Really! Author Megan...

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    andychalk
    • Jul 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    DỨC CHỰỢNG MIDNITE - VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN THREE DISHES

    by Andrew Chalk Talking about Vietnamese, if you find the multi page menus with their orgies of diacritics daunting then this restaurant...

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    andychalk
    • Jul 16, 2019
    • 5 min

    TWENTY FOUR HOURS IN THE CITY OF GUANAJUATO

    by Andrew Chalk The lay of the land: Guanajuato is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name. I was there recently as the guest...

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    andychalk
    • Jul 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    PHO 21 NOODLES AND GRILLS

    by Andrew Chalk No word has less place in food description than “playful”. Food is not playful. It cannot even talk. Among non-talking...

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    andychalk
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    HU TIEU MY THO

    by Andrew Chalk I can’t pronounce the name of this place, although I know that it rhymes with “who chewed my toe?”. I will also not hire...

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    andychalk
    • Jun 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    LUPE TORTILLA TARGETS DALLAS FOR BIG EXPANSION

    by Andrew Chalk There is a new Tex-Mex chain in town. No, wait, don’t switch off because you have heard this so many times before. This...

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    andychalk
    • May 29, 2019
    • 0 min

    FOLDS OF HONOR KICKOFF PARTY!

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    About Me

    Andrew Chalk is a Dallas-based author who writes about wine, spirits, beer, food, restaurants, wineries and destinations all over the world.

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