• Danyele McPherson of The Grape, soon to appear on Top Chef Seattle.
    Photo courtesy of Danyele McPherson
  • This Love Shack in Denton will soon be a steakhouse.
    Photo courtesy of Love Shack
  • If you want a Love Shack burger, you'll have to head to Fort Worth for now.
    Photo courtesy of Love Shack
  • Bowl & Barrel's menu consists of "clever" tavern food like giant pretzels.
    Photo courtesy of Bowl and Barrel

  • Rendering of food truck park for Lower Greenville Avenue.
  • Future location of food truck park off Lower Greenville Avenue.
  • Future home of Trader Joe's, across the street from the Lower Greenville foodtruck park.

  • David Garwacki brings his experience at fusing California and Mediterraneancuisines to his new position at Cafe des Artistes.
    Photo courtesy of Cafe des Artistes
  • Cafe des Artistes will open in One Arts Plaza, in the old Screen Door space.
    One Arts Plaza/Facebook

  • Former Acme F&B chef Jeana Johnson competes at Meat Fight November 4.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • Dress like a hillbilly at the Sissy's Southern Kitchen Halloween Hoedown October31.
    Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar/Facebook
  • Vegan beer dinners return to Libertine Bar November 5.
    Photo courtesy of Libertine Bar
  • Learn how to raise chickens at the Birds and the Bees workshop November 3.
    White Rock Local Market/Facebook

  • Meat Fight founder Alice Laussade. You may know her name from her wildly popularCheap Bastard column in the Dallas Observer.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • Fighter Jeana Johnson, formerly of Acme F&B.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • Fighter Jeff Bekovac of Neighborhood Services.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue in Austin is among the seven judges.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • Longtime Meat Fight supporter and 2012 judge Daniel Vaugh, a.k.a., BBQ Snob.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight
  • The cast of The League in Meat Fight shirts, from the Meat Fight Tumblr site.
    Photo courtesy of Meat Fight

  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Stampede 66 was packed with people lined up and eager to taste menu items.
    Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Photo by Robert Bostick
  • Jody Nix and The Texas Cowboys band performed for more than 850 guests.
    Photo by Robert Bostick

  • Nobu Dallas has the most expensive menu item in Dallas.
    Photo by Brad Murano
  • "Tomahawk" rib-eye, so named because it looks like one.
    Photo by Allen Bros.

  • Learn how to build a coop and care for chickens at the Birds and the Beesworkshop November 3.
    White Rock Local Market/Facebook
  • Instructor Caroline Fruth has been ranching since 2000, when she ditched hercorporate job.
    White Rock Local Market/Facebook

  • Monosoff kicks of the Master Sommelier Wine Dinner Series at FT33 October 29.
    Photo by Kevin Marple
  • Dallas Master Sommelier Melissa Monosoff.
    Photo courtesy of Melissa Monosoff

Just Don't Ask Her about the Cowboys

Dallas' newest Master Sommelier debuts FT33 wine dinner series

  • From left: Andrew Key, Jessica Myers and Russell Aldredge.
    Photo by Conner Howell
  • The 1,900 square-foot space will have a bar in the center with seating along thewall stretching from front door to back.
    Photo by Conner Howell
  • The front door of Origin Natural Food's future location.
    Photo by Conner Howell

  • FT33's chicken breast with chicken confit.
    Photo by Teresa Gubbins
  • FT33's scallops with puréed cauliflower.
    Photo by Teresa Gubbins
  • Chef Matt McCallister of FT33.
    Photo by Jenna Rosier

  • John Tesar aspires to make Spoon the best seafood restaurant in Dallas.
    Photo courtesy of John Tesar
  • A rendering of Spoon restaurant, coming to Preston Center in November.
    Photo courtesy of Spoon

  • Sweet Myrtle & Bitter Honey is one of the best cookbooks from the past 25 years,according to Cooking Light.
  • Efisio Farris of Arcodoro.
    D'Argagnan.com

  • Holidays = pie.
  • Stampede 66 celebrates its opening with a gala on October 25.
    Courtesy of Stephan Pyles
  • Scardello Artisan Cheese: Happy anniversary to you.

  • Acme F&B chefs Colleen O'Hare (foreground) and Jeana Johnson are cooking atSloan Creek Farm October 23.
    Photo courtesy of Acme F&B
  • Outstanding in the Field has been doing al fresco pop-up dinners since 1999.
    Outstanding in the Field/Facebook

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