Gourmet a go-go:

a culinary calendar of events

Dallas/Fort Worth

August 2008

 
 

 


August

Truluck’s Seafood Steaks Crab House offers all-you-can-eat Maine Jonah Crab Claws on Monday Nights

W Trulucks.com


 


 
August

Join Bolla for L’Ora Dell’Apertivo (Italian for Happy Hour) on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-7:30pm with special martini and cocktail pricing. Chef David Bull and Chef de Cuisine Curtis Cooke are also preparing complimentary Bolla bites on these nights to allow guests to sample some of Bolla’s fabulous menu offerings.

T 214-871-7111 W StoneleighHotel.com



 


 
 

August

Café Izmir offers Customer Appreciation Night, every Tuesday- with discounted Tapas all night, $14 bottles of wine, $15 Sangria pitchers

T 214-826-7788 W cafeizmir.com

 

 
 

August

Morton’s Steakhouse teams up with Make a Wish Foundation!! On Sunday nights, order their mouthwatering “Million Dollar Burger” with all the goodies and Morton’s will donate $5 from the sale of the burger.

T 214-741-2277 W mortons.com

 

 



 


August

Join wine expert Amier Taherzadeh,owner of Chateaux Wine Market and Bodega Bar, for complimentary wine classes at 3:00 every Sunday. The class will consist of a 30-45 minute presentation about the wine region topic of the week, followed by a blind tasting.

Required RSVP; T 214-528-9463

W chateauwinemarket.com

 

 

 





 

 

August

The Grape is offering a “Cheap Wine Special” from the gang at Three Thieves. For all cheap wine snobs, have a glass and save your pennies.

T 214-828-7981 W thegraperestaurant.com

 

 

August

Join Messina Hof Winery and Resort to help celebrate their 31st Harvest by picking, stomping and dinner now through- August 17th.

T 979-778-9463 W messinahof.com

 

 






August 5 - August 9

Dallas Central Market Cooking School will be offering the class, Mediterranean Flavors for Weeknights at the Grill, presented by Chef Diane Morgan, author of Grill Every Day

She will be teaching at all our Central Markets beginning with Dallas on August 5 and ending in Fort Worth on August 9.

W centralmarket.com

 

 

 


August 7

The Palm and special guest Rene Valdez, US Tequila Brand Manager, host Casa Herradura Tequila Dinner with a reception and 4 course dinner.

T 214-698-0491 W thepalm.com

 

 


August 10

Join the GermanDeli in celebrating their 3rd Annual Kartoffel (Potato) Festival. The event will honor traditional German potato dishes and trendy cuisine with a potato cooking contest, mini-cooking demonstrations, seminars and a “Potato Roll” for the kids.

T 817-905-7668 W GermanDeli.com

 

 


 

 

August 10

Alo and Executive Chef Julia Lopez will be celebrating their 1st Anniversary with a Merienda Tea Party. Enjoy three tier teas, champagne and a party favor.

T 214-520-9711 W alodallas.com

 

 

 

 


August 10

Join Executive Chef Chris Ward as Mercury Grill celebrates the “Dogs Day of Summer” with a magical afternoon of food, fun and a silent auction benefiting The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas. You will recieve 2 drink tickets, a souvenir recipe book of demonstrated recipes for humans and canines alike and a doggy bag of treats for your favorite pup!

T 972-960-7774 W galtx.org

 

 


 

August 8-10

KRLD Restaurant Week “Preview” with 10 Cane Rum will benefit the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association’s Chefs of Restaurant Week Scholarship. Join participating restaurants for a $40, 3-Course meal.

August 11-17

During KRLD Restaurant Week The Dallas/Fort Worth culinary scene boasts superstar chefs, fab food and innovative fine dining concepts, and North Texans will once again salivate at the opportunity to sit at the table of the area’s most reputed establishments. A donation of $7 from each dinner will go to the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas County or the Lena Pope Home in Tarrant County. Presented by Central Market.

W krld.com


 

 

 

 

August 13-14

Fish Without a Doubt Cooking Class with Chef Rick Moonen, author of the user-friendly cookbook, The Cook’s Essential Companion: Fish Without a Doubt. Fort Worth Central Market on the13th and Dallas on the14th.

W centralmarket.com



 

 

 

 

August 22-24, 29-31

Mark your calendar to get your the Hatch Chili Festival at Central Market. We’re wheeling out the roasters and a whole lot more as the truckloads of Hatch chiles begin to arrive from our neighboring farmers in New Mexico. Even more exciting for this annual pepper frenzy–an entire cookbook from savvy Central Market cooks (our shoppers!) filled with Hatch-heavy recipes.

Wcentralmarket.com

 

 
 

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August 26

Jasper’s will be hosting a Cline Cellars Wine Dinner with Melanie Sammons. Log on to check menu! T 469- 229-911 W jaspers-restaurant.com

 

 

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