This guy left the Mansion's kitchen. Will it fail as a result?On Friday, the Mansion's PR rep made the rounds by phone to confirm that rumors rebuffed earlier in the week were true--chef John Tesar was out the door to "pursue other opportunities."Stephanie Hutson, the suddenly harried spokesperson, reported all this in very deliberate, almost somber tones. It was as if she carried the burden of heavy news...and the media response so far justifies her obvious concern: flying rumors, the titillati
Provencal (second from left) with Kenneth Craighead, Stephan Pyles and Carmaleta WhitelyThe chair of Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation for North Texas is busier than ever these days as she prepares for the big fundraising dinner.Since 1988, annual events in up to 20 cities around the country have raised more than $70 million toward the prevention of childhood hunger in America--an important goal, considering 24 percent of children in Texas alone are at risk.Provencal served as group publish
When we sat down and thought about this, so many names popped into mind that if they were diseases, we'd be riddled. There was a time when few people mentioned Joel Harloff (Dali Wine Bar) or Brian Luscher (The Grape), but those days are fading. Michael Zeve of Sevy's or Jeffery Hobbs at Suze are both highly accomplished second fiddles, so to speak. When's the last time you saw Randy Morgan of Dallas Fish Market mentioned anywhere. And who, for that matter, runs the kitchen at La Palapa Veracruz
The 2002 Super T-Rex, one of the wines to be featured in Tuesday's dinner at Tre Amici.This is a good week to be a Dallas fan of California wines, as two restaurants will feature the products of Cali vineyards in wine dinners beginning tonight. Bolsa
has a wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. today featuring California wines
selected by Abigail Adams Wines. The four-course meal, including
cocktail reception, is $65 a head plus tax and tip. But if you're a
wino on a budget, wait till Tuesday for the weekl
