Take a Powder

After interviewing Chef Richard Chamberlain for EscapeHatchDallas about Cotes du Coeur, I was inspired to buy the cookbook he co-authored with Betsy Hornick, entitled The Healthy Beef Cookbook. Last Sunday I tried his recipe for Tenderloin Steaks with Expresso Bourbon Sauce, and my whole family agreed it was tres magnifique!

(I’ll issue a quick disclaimer here: [...]

My Article about Chef's Gallery on Pegasus News

Student Chefs, Art Institute of Dallas

Lisa Madame Librarian over at the Art Institute of Dallas turned me on to the restaurant at the culinary school. I’m happy to announce that Pegasus News published my little piece about it.

Restaurant review: Chef’s Gallery in Dallas

Good Eatin' with Lynn Seaton

You just never know who is going to love to cook. A case in point is our friend Lynn Seaton, jazz musician extraordinaire and music teacher at the University of  North Texas. You may know him as a world-class bass player that has played with the likes of Count Basie’s orchestra, but last Sunday I [...]

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!

Wine, food, and music—I challenge anyone to come up with a better combination than that. Even that unlikely party animal, Martin Luther, is quoted as having said, ““Who loves not wine, women and song, remains a fool his whole life long.”

Brother Martin is a controversial figure, and I heartily disagree with him on many points, [...]

Dog-Beer-Cat-Wine

(don’t give pets alcohol!)

I saw an article in today’s paper that proclaimed that dogs are preferred by pet owners 2-to-1. The article went on to give the reasons why people tend to prefer dogs (unconditional acceptance) while cat owners defended their preference for felines. The good news is that sixty-two percent of people like [...]

Sharp as a Grape

I’m pleased to announce that I took the online wine quiz from Local Wine Events, and I scored a 70.

According to them, that qualifies me as a “Smart Wino.”

(Yes I know that’s not an A. The image is just for impact.)

Facing down New Year's Resolutions

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions, but the concept is so clichéd as to be almost meaningless. New Year’s resolutions can easily become a passing joke, a promise you make to yourself and then later forgive yourself for breaking. So, even though I have some big-time resolutions for 2010, I hesitate to write about [...]