Dallas Chef Matthew Dunn Now Cookin' at Joe's Crab Shack

Houston-based Joe's Crab Shack today announced it's hired itself quite the fancy-schmancy executive chef and director of culinary: Dallas' Matthew Dunn, best known for having been in the kitchens of Star Canyon, Stephan Pyles and Hibiscus. Apparently, the former Central Marketeer got the gig because he "epitomizes 'seafood with an...

By Robert Wilonsky

January 16, 2008

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Houston-based Joe's Crab Shack today announced it's hired itself quite the fancy-schmancy executive chef and director of culinary: Dallas' Matthew Dunn, best known for having been in the kitchens of Star Canyon, Stephan Pyles and Hibiscus. Apparently, the former Central Marketeer got the gig because he "epitomizes 'seafood with an attitude'"; sounds like he shoulda gone to work at the Krusty Krab? Nonetheless, Dunn debuts a new menu -- consisting of, among other items, "garlicky mussels" and a shrimp po'boy. --Robert Wilonsky

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