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    Barbecue for a Cause

    Top Texas BBQ joints team up for Cafe Momentum blowout benefit

    Jonathan Rienstra
    Jun 14, 2013 | 12:28 pm

    For its next pop-up dinner on July 7, Cafe Momentum is embracing summertime with a full-on barbecue picnic. Executive director Chad Houser and the young men of Youth Village Resources of Dallas are teaming up with top barbecue joints Pecan Lodge, Lockhart Smokehouse, Stanley's, Slow Bone and Joseph's Riverport Barbecue in Jefferson, Texas, for a meaty end to Fourth of July weekend.

     

    Slow Bone is hosting the “pitmasters dinner” in which five pitmasters — one other barbecue joint has tentatively signed on — will serve a main meat and side. Houser calls it “a celebration of gratitude.”

     

    There will be tents set up in Slow Bone’s parking lot, and a band will provide live entertainment. It’s considerably different from usual Cafe Momentum dinners.

     

    “We’re going to sell 200 tickets for $50 each, beginning on June 23,” Houser says. “The idea for us is twofold. The first is to increase the opportunity for those who can’t get in to the normal dinners. The second is to offer something at a lower price than the typical $100 or $200 per seat, but guests still get to interact with the guys from Cafe Momentum.”

     

    The pitmasters dinner will also be a change of pace for the young men, who are used to a more dining formal atmosphere. Instead of helping to prep, cook, plate and serve four courses, they’ll be working with each pitmaster to clear tables and hand out food at the tents.

     

    “Part of what we want to do is expose the young men to different facets of the industry,” Houser says. “This is a wonderful opportunity to do that.”

     

    Slow Bone co-owner Jack Perkins says the barbecue lineup is stellar; all of the other participating restaurants made Texas Monthly’s best barbecue list. Slow Bone is the newcomer, having opened in April.

     

    Houser credits Perkins for being the driving force behind the dinner. If it proves successful, Houser wants to make it an annual event.

     

    “The response for this, at our last dinner at Five Sixty, was overwhelming,” he says. “There are seven $1,000 sponsorships between the five pitmasters, the band and Hypnotic Donuts doing dessert, and we sold five of them at that dinner.”

     

    Cafe Momentum is also busy implementing a $175,000 grant from the United Way. Current plans including additional staff, an improved database to help the Youth Village boys get placement, a permanent office location and a catering venture. “Everyone at United Way has invested time and energy and given us an unbelievable amount of resources, from accounting to office space,” Houser says.

     

    “It’s not just my dining room anymore. It’s been all the way from business advisors to networking to nonprofit help. I don’t think you could put a price tag on that.”

     

    As for the upcoming dinner, there are few details about which pitmaster will cook which meat, but Perkins says to expect anything.

     

    “We’re going to do the barbecue standards like brisket and sausage. But you never know. They might pull something out of their ass and do something crazy.”

     

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     Tickets for the pitmasters dinner go on sale Sunday, June 23, at 8 pm.

    Cafe Momentum's July benefit dinner will be a more casual affair with top Texas BBQ and live entertainment.

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    Burger News

    Smash burger trend is sizzling in Dallas at these 8 restaurants

    Raven Jordan
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    Smash burgers remain a hot commodity in Dallas. Pop-up restaurants specializing in the burger — known for its flat crispy edges — are opening restaurants all over the city, each offering their own take on the foodie trend.

    The smash burger craze first gained popularity through pop-ups the midwest in 2017, but the origins stretch back further than that. According to The Daily Meal, a cook at a restaurant called Dairy Cheer used a can of beans to smash a patty and found it had more flavor that way in the 1950s in Ashland, Kentucky.

    Now, that burger lives on in different forms, but mostly sticks to the caramelized onions, American cheese, and pickles.

    Here are eight of the best spots in Dallas for smash burgers now:

    Burger Schmurger
    Smash burgers are the specialty at this East Dallas burger restaurant, which got its start as a pop-up and now has a location near White Rock Lake. The menu includes a grilled cheese burger, sweet heat, and the original Schmurger, with two smashed patties, American cheese, grilled onions, and pickles stacked on a Mrs. Baird's bun.

    Dos Huevos
    Newly opened breakfast and brunch restaurant with roots in New York makes everything from scratch. They’re known for their breakfast sandwiches such as the Hobo, but lunch is where you will find the smash burger on a housemade bun with griddled onions and cheese for $7.

    Dudley's 
    Rockwall restaurant and sports bar comes from the Lower Greenville Christies Sports Bar team. They know their burgers, including some with Wagyu patties. Their smash burger uses Texas beef, thick slices of sweet & spicy horseradish pickles, and bang bang sauce on a brioche bun.

    Herby's 
    Oak Cliff restaurant from Will Rhoten, also known as DJ Sober, and Jake Saenz, owner of the food pop up Rev’s Grilled Cheese. Their OG smash burger comes with the usual toppings — grilled onions, cheese, pickles, and house-made sauce — with optional extras like bacon or fried egg. They also have a veggie smash burger featuring everything on an OG smash, but with a black bean patty.

    Pacheco Taco n Burger 
    Mom and pop shop inside Four Corners Brewing in the Cedars District from mother-and-son Cecilia and Adan Pacheco does all their burgers smash style with Mexican-inspired toppings such as chorizo, jalapenos, or creamy chipotle sauce. Their go-to option is the double smash burger with two patties, caramelized onions, cheese and pickles. It goes for $13.50.

    Picadera 
    Dominican street food restaurant inside of Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum from chef Michael Tavarez has two kinds of burgers on the menu. The most popular one is the award-winning Dominican smash burger with two beef patties, griddled onions, American cheese, fried sweet plantains, and sliced avocado on a garlic brioche bun. The bodega chopped cheese burger is similar, but with a single patty and comes on a hoagie. Burger is $15.

    Rodeo Bar 
    Restaurant and bar inside The Adolphus Hotel reopened in 2021 with a new menu featuring a standout smash burger. Though it previously had smash burgers with a Texas twist such as added brisket, they went for a simpler approach. The Rodeo burger is a classic smash burger with cheese, pickles, and Rodeo Bar sauce. The burger is $14, but a second patty can be added for $5.

    Shady's Burgers and Brewhaha
    Brew pub with locations in Lake Highlands and Richardson has plenty of burgers on the menu, but their smash burger is emerging as a new favorite. Their smash burger features two patties, four slices of American cheese, pickles, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and mustard. A smash burger combo is $13.50.

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