Entering the Foodie Zone: Iron Fork 2018

By Melissa Hennings

Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:42 a.m.

Melissa Hennings Isabella's Chocolates & Sweet Treats 2/87

Melissa Hennings Whisk Crepes Cafe 3/87

Melissa Hennings Anastacia Quinones, Kent Rathbun 4/87

Melissa Hennings Emcee chef Kent Rathbun 5/87

Melissa Hennings Sundown at Granada 6/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 7/87

Melissa Hennings Gabriela McCormick 8/87

Melissa Hennings XO Coffee Company 11/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 12/87

Melissa Hennings Go Loco Street Tacos & Burritos 13/87

Melissa Hennings judges Nick Rallo (Dallas Observer), Krista Brown (WholeFoods Market), Dallas Hale (Crafted Bar Concepts) 14/87

Melissa Hennings Anastacia Quinones 15/87

Melissa Hennings Great One Cookie Company 16/87

Melissa Hennings Hello Dumpling 17/87

Melissa Hennings Great One Cookie Company 19/87

Melissa Hennings Mozzarella Company, Empire Baking Company 20/87

Melissa Hennings Snappy Salads 21/87

Melissa Hennings Hello Dumpling 23/87

Melissa Hennings El Come Taco 25/87

Melissa Hennings Hash House A Go Go 26/87

Melissa Hennings Tart-a-licious 27/87

Melissa Hennings Hutchins BBQ 28/87

Melissa Hennings Meso Maya 30/87

Melissa Hennings Gabriela McCormick 31/87

Melissa Hennings Unrefined Bakery 32/87

Melissa Hennings Back Home BBQ 33/87

Melissa Hennings Hello Dumpling 34/87

Melissa Hennings Tart-a-licious 36/87

Melissa Hennings The Dapper Doughnut 37/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 40/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 42/87

Melissa Hennings Hello Dumpling 48/87

Melissa Hennings Whisk Crepes Cafe 49/87

Melissa Hennings Wild Salsa 50/87

Melissa Hennings Cuban Dulceria International Bakery 52/87

Melissa Hennings Go Loco Street Tacos & Burritos 54/87

Melissa Hennings Anastacia Quinones 55/87

Melissa Hennings Avoca Coffee Roasters 56/87

Melissa Hennings Dallas Caramel Company 57/87

Melissa Hennings Sundown at Granada 58/87

Melissa Hennings Gather Kitchen 59/87

Melissa Hennings Hutchins BBQ 60/87

Melissa Hennings Dallas Caramel Company 61/87

Melissa Hennings Tart-a-licious 65/87

Melissa Hennings Balcones Distilling 69/87

Melissa Hennings Competing chefs Anastacia Quinones and Gabriela McCormick 70/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 76/87

Melissa Hennings Chennai Cafe 77/87

Melissa Hennings White Claw Hard Seltzer 79/87

Melissa Hennings Kent Rathbun, Anastacia Quinones 82/87

Melissa Hennings Hutchins BBQ 84/87

Melissa Hennings Anastacia Quinones 86/87

Melissa Hennings Gather Kitchen 87/87

Entering the Foodie Zone: Iron Fork 2018

Last night's Dallas Observer Iron Fork was the best one yet. There was a ton of creativity in the room, from Norma's chicken-fried steak shooters to Hash House a Go Go's meatloaf sliders to Fresh Art Foodie's crazy sticky rice doughnuts with blood orange-pineapple chicken. Brisket seemed to be the ingredient of the night this year, with dishes ranging from brisket sliders to arepas to just straight-up smoked brisket served on a plate with an optional side of barbecue sauce. Photos by Melissa Hennings

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