Last year when we met Brandon Howley at Happy Hollow Ranch in Willis Point, the birds were chirping, a red fox burrowed in the pasture and cattle hid from the sun under trees lush with leaves.
Howley inherited this land from his tough-as-nails grandfather, former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley. The younger Howley brought new life to his grandfather’s land, growing the herd from 250 to more than 600 head of cattle. He tackled the science of ranching, learning everything from the chemistry of dirt all the way to humane slaughter practices. He sells beef online for local delivery and at the Dallas Farmers Market.
Dallas Chefs Fought Through a Pandemic, Then the Power Went Out
Chefs and restaurateurs already face a pandemic. And then came an unprecedented winter storm that piled on major losses and property damage.
By Eve Hill-Agnus
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February 19, 2021
2:55 pm
On Tuesday, when temperatures peaked at 14 degrees, Cibo Divino owner Daniele Puleo stood by the oven in his Sylvan Thirty shop and restaurant, overseeing the brisk shuffling in and out of pizzas charred by the inferno. The power was out, but the oven blazed, making food for people who were walking in from a frozen world. They continued until the dough supply gave out midday yesterday.
B. doughnut suggests, per their website, their pastries are, Doughnuts for those who don t really like doughnuts. But I love doughnuts, on a molecular level, and I also love their malasadas, so it might just be a matter of expectations.
Titi Phommachanh is originally from Laos. His parents immigrated to England when he was young, then in 1997 moved the family to Virginia, where a cousin, Brian, opened the first B.doughnut shop pedaling these Portuguese pastries with Hawaiian and Asian influences. Phommachanh moved to Dallas in 2015, and while holding down a career in IT, wanted to see if these treats would do well in the North Texas market. So, in 2018 he started B. doughnut of Texas.
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The Dallas Public Library in Dallas, TX is hosting online programming to celebrate Black History Month, including a series featuring local vegan chefs. Titled “Black Vegan Chefs of Dallas,” the series will feature a chef each Saturday of February for a virtual interview about their cooking styles and businesses followed by a cooking demonstration.
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On February 13, Cynthia Nevels of the vegan restaurant and food truck Soulgood will kick off the series by hosting a talk on the library’s Facebook page. Nevels created Soulgood which specializes in feel-good dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to honor her youngest son, Tyler, who passed away due to complications of cystic fibrosis. On February 20, Dallas Public Library will host Tisha Crear of vegan restaurant Recipe Oak Cliff, which is dedicated to addressing food security issues and supporting health food entrepreneurs. Crear will be featured in a pre-recorded cooking demo followed by a live Q&