Dallas Wine and Food Festival

06/19/2013

Hey wine lovers! Tonight our friends at the Angelika Film Center - Plano and Angelika Film Center - Dallas are having a wine tasting, screening of SOMM Documentary Film and Q&As following. It's the only night you'll be able to catch it on the big screen. Hope you can make it!

10/31/2012

Beef short rib ravioli with sweet corn bisque from Komali (photos by Sarah Bennett) Dallas’ top chefs were cooking up a storm last Thursday at the annual

10/31/2012

During the middle ages in France, sommeliers were officers in charge of transporting supplies, but the duties of modern-day sommeliers encompass a much wider scope than simply bringing wine to the table. Sommeliers are in charge of everything from managing restaurant wine cellars, purchasing wines a...

05/19/2012

This fruity white wine from Italy’s Veneto region delivers a lot for the price. Serve it with light summer meals.

05/06/2012

The Dallas Wine and Food Festival benefits the Dallas Farmers Market, so why not focus on the cream of the crop in your own hometown? Sample cuisine from Dallas-Fort Worth’s finest restaurants, and taste your way through the largest array of gold-medal wines available in Dallas.

The highly anticipated results of the 2012 Dallas Morning News TexSom Wine Competition is your tasting guide for this premiere opportunity to taste the best of the best.

The Dallas Farmers Market Silent Auction offers the opportunity to bid on premium wines and upscale specialty items with 100% of the auction proceeds staying in our community.

05/05/2012

05/05/2012

Dedicated to the celebration of entertaining at home, complete with do-it-yourself demos from local talented chefs and wine experts. Admission to Entertaining with Style includes a collectable wineglass and admission to an exciting lineup of chef demos focusing on food and wine pairings. This is a great opportunity to see them in action, sample their creations, and enjoy a perfect wine pairing.

$25 admission to Entertaining with Style also includes first-come first-served seating at any of our educational seminars and happy hour. There is limited space, so if you do prefer a guaranteed spot, upgrade with the additional $15 reserve seating fee per each Seminar and Happy Hour. Check in & pick up your bracelet and collectable wine glass at the Angelika Film Center.

05/01/2012

Enjoy the evening's culinary creations paired with medal-winning Australian wines - d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, The Love Grass Shiraz 2008 and Kilikanoon, Clare Valley, Mort's Block, Watervale Riesling 2010.

Private viewing of the world famous Nasher Sculpture Garden.

Tickets are going fast!
www.dallaswinefest.com/risingstardinner.html

04/26/2012

A Moonstruck Evening with Chef Salvatore Gisellu of Urban Crust at the Angelika Film Center - Dallas.

04/24/2012

Join us at the Nasher Sculpture Center on Thursday, May 3 for the 15th Annual Rising Stars Chefs' Dinner. The chefs had a lot of fun pairing their dishes with Australian wines at the contest today. Here are the winners:

1st place White WIne: Ray Skradzinski, Executive Sous Chef, Five-Sixty by Wolfgang Puck: Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Trio of Cauliflower, Black Pepper Blood Orange Sauce, Marjoram

2nd place White Wine: John Cox, Line Cook II, Hyatt Regency Dallas: Pan Seared Halibut, Venison Sausage, English Pea, Roasted Poblano Fricassee with Buerre Blanc

1st place Red Wine: Oliver Sitrin, Sous Chef, Marquee Grill: Steak Moutarde with Parsnips and Brussels Sprouts

2nd place Red Wine: Heather Dorris, Sous Chef, Bolla: Pan Roasted Boneless Lamb Rack, Yellow Curry Puree, Sweet Apple Relish, Spinach Beech Mushrooms, Sweet Red Pearl Onions, Kaffir Lime-Coconut Sauce

For ticket information visit: www.dallaswinefest.com/risingstardinner.html

The Nasher Sculpture Center’s garden and ponds have become the temporary home for a family of ducks and their twelve chicks. The ducks will enjoy the tranquility of the garden until we find a more permanent home that is safer and more comfortable.
(Photo: Julius Pickenpack)