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 | | Upscale Vegetarian: California Calibration Wednesday, March 26 @ 18:58:26 PDT by Scott |  
Prior to this series of reports, I had little experience with vegetarian fine dining. Towards the end, I felt I had a pretty good handle on the strengths and weaknesses of the local options, but didn't know how Dallas would stack up against a top-tier food city with a robust vegetarian community. A trip to Northern California offered a chance to broaden my perspective. We begin in Yountville, California. On to the food...
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Raising the Bar: Chocolate (Brief follow up) Friday, March 14 @ 20:30:00 PDT by Scott |  
Amedei Chuao ($110/lb. in bar form) flourless chocolate cake at Doughmonkey. All I can say is, "Wow."
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Raising the Bar: Chocolate Sunday, March 09 @ 21:46:48 PDT by Scott |  
Just a brief item to publicly thank two pastry chefs who, in recent weeks, have seriously upped the ante for chocolate desserts in Dallas: Shannon Swindle (Craft Dallas) and Rhonda Ruckman (Doughmonkey). On to the food...
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Upscale Vegetarian: Q&A with Jason Weaver Wednesday, February 13 @ 19:32:00 PST by Scott |  
Chef Jason Weaver of the French Room agreed to respond to some e-mailed questions about his approach to vegetarian cooking. On to the questions...
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Upscale Vegetarian: The French Room Saturday, February 02 @ 11:51:54 PST by Scott |  
Jason Weaver has helmed the French Room for over two years now. Though I had generally enjoyed my non-veg meals there since he started, I wasn't sure what to expect when dining as a vegetarian. On to the food...
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Upscale Vegetarian: Q&A with David Uygur Sunday, January 20 @ 18:20:46 PST by Scott |  
Chef David Uygur of Lola graciously agreed to respond to some e-mailed questions about his approach to vegetarian cooking. On to the questions...
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Upscale Vegetarian: Lola Tuesday, January 08 @ 20:21:59 PST by Scott |  
Unlike some chefs in Dallas who spend more time in the front of the house than in the kitchen, Chef David Uygur has made Lola a foodie favorite through behind-the-scenes dedication and passion for his craft. From his debut in the Tasting Room, Uygur has consistently demonstrated a deftness with vegetables, setting high expectations for my vegetarian meals at Lola. On to the food...
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Noka and the Nikkei Sunday, December 09 @ 13:52:37 PST by Scott |  
A little over a week ago, Noka Chocolate announced the debut of their products at Harrods in London. The closing line of the press release asserted that "Noka Chocolate was ranked...'Best Chocolate in America' by The Nikkei." This is not the first time that Noka has made this claim. Onward...
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Upscale Vegetarian: Nana Wednesday, November 07 @ 03:07:52 PST by Scott |  
Dallas still doesn't have a full-blown molecular gastronomer, ala Ferran Adrią, Heston Blumenthal, Grant Achatz, Homaro Cantu, Wylie Dufresne, et al. I'm not sure the market would bear one. In the meantime, though, we do have Anthony Bombaci at Nana, who has consistently pushed to widen the narrow envelope of the Dallas palate. On to the food...
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Upscale Vegetarian: Q&A with Lanny Lancarte II Tuesday, October 23 @ 05:55:20 PDT by Scott |  
Lanny Lancarte II, great grandson of Fort Worth Tex-Mex legend Joe T. Garcia, graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and executive chef of Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana agreed to respond to some e-mailed veg-related questions.
For more background on Chef Lancarte, check out the biographical info and interview on the StarChefs "Rising Stars" web page. On to the questions...
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