Johnny_Stecchino
Joined Feb. 4, 2007
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1 year, 4 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Kirby's Steakhouse in Plano shut down on Saturday
Well, that kinda shoots holes in the "only local steakhouses can make in Texas" line.
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1 year, 10 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Grimaldi's in Dallas' West Village now open for lunch
Rod Dreher of the DMN, who came from Brooklyn had this to say, on the DMN Shopping blog, about "Grimaldi's":
"... here's some Brooklyn inside baseball: y'all are calling it "Grimaldi's," when in fact the Dallas restaurant is "Patsy Grimaldi's." It's not the same thing as the legendary pizza joint still operating under the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn side. It's a complicated story, and probably only important to transplanted New Yorkers, but people should know that the Dallas restaurant is a relative of the Manhattan Grimaldi's, not the Brooklyn Grimaldi's, which is a tad better in my estimation."
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1 year, 10 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Bene Bene Ristorante
now open for lunch
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1 year, 11 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Best Bites: Dining out in Dallas-Fort Worth December 14
An old wineasaur tells me that back in the early 1980's there were quite a few wine bars here in Dallas. The Grape, St Martin's (yes it started out as a wine bar) 2 Wine Press' (one in Addison and the original on Oak Lawn), The Vineyard on Greenville and Hollywood and Vine, to mention most of them.
Not bad for way back when the crust of the earth was cooling.
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1 year, 11 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Small batch of Dallas-grown wine goes on sale
R U kidding? Dan Gatlin is the greatest winemaker in Texas. Dont believe me? Just ask him...
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1 year, 12 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Ounce Prime Steakhouse opens in Addison
I'll have an ounce of Jordan Cabernet and a half ounce of Cakebread Chardonnay - that's the extent of my quota.
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1 year, 12 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Dallas chef Stephan Pyles' Thanksgiving recipes one of five featured by epicurious.com
Bill- whatzat? throwing down hate on Hoja Santa? no cheese for you!
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2 years agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Italian Villa opens in Dallas, completely unrelated to most of the other Italian Villas
you'd think they'd just call it Albanian Villa and be done with it.
show a little pride in their heritage.
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2 years, 1 month agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Tickets on sale for annual foodie event Savor Dallas
Bill, wake me when it gets interesting
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2 years, 1 month agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
UPDATED: Rise & Dine, new breakfast chain, comes to Dallas area
Just read that Men's magazine Maxin just ranked Rise & Dine in Dallas as Restaurant of the Year
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2 years, 1 month agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Men's magazine Esquire ranks Fearing's in Dallas as Restaurant of the Year
Which wine with Ferret? how about a little bubbly? Cavas Ferret.
Tasting Notes~ Clean, quite intense nose of tiertary aromas, with an underlying fruit complexity. Full bodied dry wine. Well balanced acidity and integrated sweet tannins. Rich and warm on the palate, with developing fruit complexity that gently lingers.
Got a little cottenmouth? There you go!
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2 years, 1 month agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Stoneleigh Hotel to debut new restaurant, called Bolla
Boy did their name finding or PR company get wrong info on the name.
Bolla is slang for bulls_ _t.
true story. I checked with my Italian cousins.
Ouch...
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2 years, 1 month agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Aurora restaurant celebrates fifth year in business, announces new pastry chef
has Aurora really been open 5 years? really?
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2 years, 2 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Fort Worth-based Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors launches wine label
wow: beer distrubutors getting into the wine business. how quaint....
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2 years, 2 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Italian Wine Dinner with Andrea Fassone
heard rumors that Andrea is friends with George Clooney - sometimes stands in for him as a body double - they met each other in Como....
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2 years, 3 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Fearing's Restaurant already starting with the charity events with foodie weekend in September
Reading about that was like taking a generic Ambien..wow what a selfless, giving guy...
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2 years, 3 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Picardy's Shrimp Shop closed temporarily, seeking new location
Whaattttt? you dont like our Sudanese place, Bill?
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2 years, 3 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Daniele to open in Fort Worth in October
he already tele-commutes to LA where he consults for two other Italian spots
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2 years, 3 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Chef and menu announced for The Club, opening in September in former Draelion space
Oh boy, truffle oil- how retro
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2 years, 3 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Aurora's Avner and Celeste Samuels blog about their trip to Europe
bad photography, bad grammar, oh yeah, I'm on board with this blog...next
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2 years, 4 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Stephan Pyles capitalizes on food-themed movie with tie-in cooking class for kids
Doesn't he ever stop selling?
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2 years, 4 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Ritz-Carlton and Fearing's Restaurant set to open on August 15
i just want the name of his pharmacist. we need some of his scripts...
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2 years, 4 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Quadrangle restaurant Riccardi's sued by waiters
I love the
$3. FROZEN MARGARITAS $3. FROZEN BELLINIS
temporary sign out front
nothing sez desperation like cheap frozen drinks
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2 years, 4 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Quadrangle restaurant Riccardi's sued by waiters
Atina backwards is Anita,perhaps? The owner, Anita Riccardi?
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2 years, 5 months agoJohnny_Stecchino's comment on:
Samba Room in Travis Walk closed
"nothing's set in stone" yet, but they are working up an italian wine list...so go figure
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