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    Cheers To This

    Celebratory cocktail lunch reveals fun facts about Dallas’ top bartenders

    Jennifer Chininis
    Apr 20, 2016 | 1:32 pm

    There are worse ways to spend a Tuesday afternoon than hanging with the best bartenders in Dallas. With help from Tequila Herradura, we wrangled our 2016 Tastemaker Award Bartender of the Year nominees for a celebratory cocktail lunch at Madrina, itself a nominee for Best New Restaurant and Chef of the Year (Julio Peraza).

    Host was Madrina co-owner and 2014 Bartender of the Year Michael Martensen, who asked 2015 winner Eddie “Lucky” Campbell to help with those duties. Both mixed up cocktails — Martensen’s was called The Drifter, with Herradura Silver, apple cider, blanc vermouth, lime juice, and ginger beer, while Campbell’s contained Herradura Reposado, orgeat syrup, Byrrh quinquina, Angostura bitters, and lime peel — to sip before a seated meal. On the menu was butter lettuce salad, crispy wild mushrooms with poblano cream and housemade tortillas, lechon (pork barbecue) with seasonal vegetables, whole red snapper with Lyonnaise potatoes and beurre blanc, and churros with vanilla cream and spiced chocolate.

    In attendance were Christian Armando of the Standard Pour, Danny Caffall of the Mansion Bar, Alex Fletcher of Henry’s Majestic, Drew Garison of Parliament, and Ravinder Singh of Rapscallion. There in spirit were Kyle Hilla of The Theodore, Zach Potts of Remedy, and Benj Pocta of Small Brewpub. In a way, this lunch served as a passing of the torch from Martensen and Campbell to the new guard of standout bartenders, and we heard more than once how much they appreciate the support of their peers.

    If you’ve never hung out with seven bartenders at once, let us share a little of the conversation. Campbell loves talking about signs of the Zodiac (he’s a Scorpio) and thinks Fletcher has beautiful eyes (he does). Singh doesn’t mind the commute to Greenville Avenue from his home in Sunnyvale, where he’s lived for about a decade. Peru-born Armando once accepted a $300 dare to eat six wings doused in ghost pepper sauce and was sick for about two weeks after that, despite his tolerance for spicy foods.

    Caffall talked about how he started bartending as a way to make money while he was ramping up a real estate career and decided to stick with it. Garison reminisced about his days as a barista, before he transferred his obsession from coffee to cocktails.

    Collectively they were impressed by Herradura’s Directo, a small-batch, non-barrel-aged, 110-proof tequila, which the brand recently reintroduced. High proof gives it a more intense flavor of herbs, yet it still drinks smooth.

    These Bartender of the Year nominees will concoct tequila cocktails at the upcoming Tastemaker Awards celebration on May 19 at Hall of State. You can buy tickets online and learn more about the program here.

    Eddie "Lucky" Campbell guest bartending at Madrina for this special lunch.

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    Eddie "Lucky" Campbell guest bartending at Madrina for this special lunch.
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    The Best in Texas

    The unequivocal list of the best restaurants and bars in Texas 2016

    Jennifer Chininis
    May 24, 2016 | 1:14 pm
    The unequivocal list of the best restaurants and bars in Texas 2016
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    Whether at home or traveling, one question we Texans always want answered is where to eat. Our annual CultureMap Tastemaker Awards provides plenty of answers. The program started in Austin in 2012, as a way to honor the top talent in the restaurant and bar communities, and has since expanded to include every city we serve: Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

    What makes Tastemakers unique is that we not only rely on the intelligence of our staff and contributors on the ground in those cities to help identify the nominees, but we also enlist industry experts to offer advice and, ultimately, decide who wins — except in the category of Best New Restaurant, which is determined by our readers.

    The Tastemaker Awards, the largest and most comprehensive culinary tribute of its kind, truly represents the best restaurants, chefs, bars, and bartenders in the state, those who innovate and inspire not only local diners, but also their peers. The 2016 winners represent the best in Texas dining right now.

    Below we have listed those who took home prizes in myriad categories, presented during celebratory events May 17-19 in Austin, Houston, and Dallas. If you are hungry to read more about the people and places mentioned here, click on the city name to read why they deserve the Tastemaker title.

    AUSTIN

    • Restaurant of the Year: Dai Due
    • Chef of the Year: Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas, Olamaie
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Nicholas Yanes, Juniper
    • Pastry Chef of the Year: Janina O'Leary
    • Bar of the Year: The Townsend
    • Bartender of the Year: Justin Elliott, The Townsend
    • Brewery of the Year: Jester King
    • Sommelier of the Year: June Rodil, McGuire Moorman Hospitality
    • Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year: Evangeline Cafe
    • Best New Restaurant: Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar

    DALLAS

    • Restaurant of the Year: Tei-An
    • Chef of the Year: John Tesar, Knife
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Kirstyn Brewer, Victor Tangos
    • Pastry Chef of the Year (tie): Marlene Duke, The Theodore, and Alison Morse, Front Room Tavern
    • Bar of the Year: Midnight Rambler
    • Bartender of the Year: Kyle Hilla, The Theodore
    • Brewery of the Year: On Rotation
    • Sommelier of the Year: Jeff Gregory, FT33
    • Best Sushi Restaurant: Tei Tei Robata Bar
    • Best New Restaurant: Resident Taqueria

    FORT WORTH

    • Restaurant of the Year: Revolver Taco Lounge
    • Chef of the Year: Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Love Shack, Woodshed Smokehouse
    • Best New Restaurant: The Dive Oyster Bar

    HOUSTON

    • Restaurant of the Year: Pax Americana
    • Chef of the Year: Adam Dorris, Pax Americana
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Graham Laborde, Bernadine's
    • Pastry Chef of the Year: Rebecca Masson, Fluff Bake Bar
    • Bar of the Year: Public Services Wine & Whisky
    • Bartender of the Year: Terry Williams, Anvil Bar & Refuge
    • Brewery of the Year: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
    • Sommelier of the Year: Evan Turner, Helen Greek Food & Wine
    • Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year: Weights + Measures
    • Best New Restaurant: State of Grace

    SAN ANTONIO

    • Restaurant of the Year: Mixtli
    • Chef of the Year: Jason Dady, Tre Trattoria and Shuck Shack
    • Best New Restaurant: Mezcaleria Mixtli

    San Antonio Restaurant of the Year Mixtli.

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