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 | | Mexican on Jefferson: La Hechizera
Sunday, August 24 @ 22:46:19 PDT by Scott |  
La Hechizera (or Tortas La Hechizera) is a small, but growing, local chain. The Jefferson location opened within the past year, months after my westward itinerary down the boulevard passed the storefront that would eventually house the restaurant. On to the food...
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One Week, Dos Brisas, Three Meals (Part 3)
Tuesday, July 29 @ 19:03:15 PDT by Scott | 
For the third meal at the Inn at Dos Brisas, I returned to the "grand collection" tasting menu. Despite the proximity in time to the first meal, the kitchen was able to avoid duplicating any course between the two. On to the food...
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One Week, Dos Brisas, Three Meals (Part 2)
Thursday, July 24 @ 19:51:09 PDT by Scott | 
When the hostess noticed I had entered the ranch from the service entrance in my prior visit, she gave me the address to plug into the GPS so I could come in through the front the next night. (At the end of the evening, she reminded me of the address and pointed out that it was printed on the take-home copy of the menu.) I pulled through the front gate, drove through fields and over a small creek, around a pond, and then stopped to inspect the garden. On to the food...
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One Week, Dos Brisas, Three Meals (Part 1)
Monday, July 21 @ 19:49:08 PDT by Scott | 
In late January, the Mobil Travel Guide announced seventeen five-star restaurants for 2008. The list included many familiar, expected names, such as the French Laundry, per se, Alinea, Charlie Trotter's, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Masa, et al. Patrick O'Connell's Inn at Little Washington made the cut for the eighteenth consecutive time. But, in what came as a surprise to most local food-lovers, another inn in another Washington also made the list--the Inn at Dos Brisas, in Washington, Texas. On to the food...
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Mexican on Jefferson: Unnamed Taqueria Amarilla
Sunday, July 06 @ 22:04:09 PDT by Scott | 
Unnamed Taqueria Amarilla is a minor find on Jefferson. Though lacking the across-the-board excellence I dream of in a taqueria, they do some things quite well. More than a year passed between my initial visits and more recent follow-ups, and the taqueria's strengths remained constant. On to the food...
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Mexican on Jefferson: Tienda Hispana and Supermercado Monterrey
Monday, June 16 @ 20:27:37 PDT by Scott | 
A brief item highlighting a pair of shopping options: Tienda Hispana and Supermercado Monterrey.
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Mexican on Jefferson: El Regio
Sunday, June 08 @ 21:10:58 PDT by Scott | 
El Regio occupies a brightly painted yellow and orange shack on Jefferson. The menu is small and uneven, but some items really shine. On to the food...
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CFP?
Sunday, May 18 @ 22:19:37 PDT by Scott | 
I've eaten chicken-fried steak once or twice. I've also had occasion to partake of derivative dishes, such as chicken-fried chicken, buffalo, antelope, elk, lobster, bacon, and even ice cream. But perhaps the weirdest, most inspired riff on the dish that I've come across is CFP. On to the food...
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Upscale Vegetarian: California Calibration
Wednesday, March 26 @ 18:58:26 PDT by Scott | 
Prior to this series of reports, I had little experience with vegetarian fine dining. Towards the end, I felt I had a pretty good handle on the strengths and weaknesses of the local options, but didn't know how Dallas would stack up against a top-tier food city with a robust vegetarian community. A trip to Northern California offered a chance to broaden my perspective. We begin in Yountville, California. On to the food...
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Raising the Bar: Chocolate (Brief follow up)
Friday, March 14 @ 20:30:00 PDT by Scott | 
Amedei Chuao ($110/lb. in bar form) flourless chocolate cake at Doughmonkey. All I can say is, "Wow."
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