QUICK TAKE: The Darling Oyster Bar, Charleston
Exciting menu, good professional service, some improvements could help, but I will return. by Andrew Chalk With so many seafood...
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- 3 days ago
- 3 min
QUICK TAKE: SWAMP FOX RESTAURANT, CHARLESTON
by Andrew Chalk I went searching for some southern cooking while in Charleston for a few days and saw some good words for Swamp Fox. The...
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andychalk
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
A VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT ON THE EDGE OF PARKLAND HOSPITAL THAT PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHT
by Andrew Chalk An unanticipated change of plans last weekend found me and The Moll looking for lunch along the Medical Center end of...
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andychalk
- 7 days ago
- 1 min
GET TO HAPPY HOUR AT THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY!
by Andrew Chalk The Cheesecake Factory is justly famous for its desserts, but what may be less well appreciated is that it has a full...
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andychalk
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Check Out This Ice Cream at Central Market!
by Andrew Chalk They are from Denver-based High Point Creamery, and sister coffee + ice cream concept, Eiskaffee. The two brands just...
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andychalk
- Aug 10
- 2 min
NORTH ITALIA IS THE PLACE FOR COCKTAILS, PIZZA, AND ITALIAN FARE!
by Andrew Chalk Not to mention a spacious patio when it cools down a little! At a media event in Uptown today I was blown over at the...
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andychalk
- Aug 9
- 5 min
QUICK BITE: Stepchild
by Andrew Chalk ‘Attalie Featuring Stepchild by Misti Norris’, as Resy calls it, is quite a word salad. What it unpacks to is that the...
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andychalk
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Kona Grill Celebrates New Cocktails, Menu Additions
by Andrew Chalk Kona Grill the classic American grill with fresh seafood, great steak and chops, sushi and delicious cocktails held a...
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andychalk
- Jun 21
- 2 min
It's Time For Grilled Food and Wine!
by Andrew Chalk Summertime, and the grilling is easy. This summer, Cakebread Cellars is offering a signature cooking class on Friday,...
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andychalk
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Olive & Hay has been awarded the Napa Valley Wine Award by The Napa Valley Vintners
by Andrew Chalk Olive & Hay has been awarded the Napa Valley Wine Award by The Napa Valley Vintners in recognition of the restaurants...
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andychalk
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Celebrate Father’s Day in Dallas at North Italia + Grimaldi’s
by Andrew Chalk Celebrate Father's Day with these specials! FROM THE WIRES... ...some information regarding special promotions happening...
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andychalk
- Jun 10
- 4 min
Boudro's -- A Welcoming Bistro on the Riverwalk
by Andrew Chalk The San Antonio Riverwalk is back! Overflowing crowds making it perilous to pass on the narrow paths, narrowed further by...
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andychalk
- Jun 9
- 1 min
MI ROTI: Approachable Caribbean Street Food In San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk The ever continuing expansion of Pearl has brought the Bottling Department, the apparent NSA codename for a food hall,...
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andychalk
- Jun 8
- 2 min
The Good Kind, San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk Visitors to San Antonio are ineluctably drawn to The Riverwalk and may be exposed to the newer eat/drink/live development...
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andychalk
- Jun 7
- 3 min
DOUGH Resembles a Full-Blown, Authentic Italian Restaurant More Than Just a Pizzeria
by Andrew Chalk Although San Antonio restaurant Dough calls itself Pizzeria Napolitana that is a true, but only partial, description of...
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andychalk
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Award-winning Chef Expands with Landrace in San Antonio
by Andrew Chalk When Steve McHugh opened Cured in San Antonio’s Pearl District in 2012 it added significant gravitas to the city’s...
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andychalk
- May 13
- 2 min
HILL COUNTRY EVENTS: VinoCadre Organising Lavish Wine Tasting Dinners
by Andrew Chalk VinoCadre, a Hill Country wine tasting and event company of professional sommeliers held one of their lavish wine tasting...
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andychalk
- May 11
- 3 min
AS RESTAURANT DEMAND SURGES, NOW IS THE TIME TO END THE DAMAGING PRACTICE OF NOT CHARGING NO-SHOWS
For the restaurant it means lost revenue. For the denied customer it means no table. by Andrew Chalk The Wall Street Journal had an...
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andychalk
- May 5
- 3 min
WHAT MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DFW RESTAURANT OPENING THIS SPRING TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
by Andrew Chalk Two things bound to power new restaurant openings are the end of a pandemic and a booming local economy. With Dallas...
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andychalk
- May 3
- 3 min
Sfuzzi -- Welcome Back!
This latest iteration of the venerable Cal-Ital plus pizza restaurant may be the best yet. by Andrew Chalk Can you believe that it was...
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andychalk
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Corner Bakery is Shuttered at Preston Center in Dallas But Announces New Offerings!
by Andrew Chalk The Corner Bakery at Preston Center in Dallas is locked and there is a nice note from the landlord on the door about...
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andychalk
- Apr 14
- 1 min
TASTE TEST: Stellar Eats: Baking Mixes without Gluten or Grains, are Plant-Based and Paleo Friendly
by Andrew Chalk Stellar Eats believes in their product. They just sent me some of their baking mixes and slapped down the gluten-free...
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andychalk
- Mar 28
- 1 min
WHAT I AM EATING FOR LUNCH THIS MONDAY!
BALLS OF FIRE from Rōti! by Andrew Chalk What a find! Rōti is a fast casual restaurant that is rapidly growing into a neighborhood near...
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andychalk
- Mar 24
- 1 min
IT’S CRAWFISH SEASON AT RAZZOO’S!
by Andrew Chalk FROM THE WIRES.. Crawfish is available in-store, to-go or through third-party delivery because Razzoo’s wants to make...
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andychalk
- Mar 22
- 1 min
It's Corner Bakery Madness!
by Andrew Chalk FROM THE WIRES... As we gear up for March Madness starting March 13th, remember Corner Bakery for its hassle free...
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andychalk
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Celebrate St. DATrick's Day This Weekend
by Andrew Chalk Wear your green to our dinner this Saturday night for 15% off!! Here are the details: WHEN DAT: Saturday March 19th 2022...
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andychalk
- Mar 17
- 1 min
UNUSUAL RESULTS FROM THE PANDEMIC. PART 1: BETTER CHEESE
by Andrew Chalk Older cheese is better cheese -- at least, it is 99% of the time (aging can go OTT). On a recent visit to Veldhuizen...
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andychalk
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Il Mulino 2? Carbone Sounds Similar
by Andrew Chalk There is a New York City Italian restaurant opening an outpost in Dallas. Carbone, the flagship of the Major Food Group,...
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andychalk
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Dr. Dane’s Kitchen Introducing First All-Natural Line of Authentic Vietnamese Lemongrass Chili Sauce
Hot News! by Andrew Chalk DALLAS – February 15, 2022 – Dr. Dane’s Kitchen is announcing the launch of an all-natural line of authentic,...
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andychalk
- Mar 1
- 2 min
A Really Tasty Instant Meal
by Andrew Chalk I love lunch after a long stretch absorbed in work, but I also have to have a lunch that is quick to prepare. I am always...
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