Alright. The menu for the big day has been finalized, and there are so many things to eat. If you haven’t already purchased your ticket to the 2017 Best of Big D bash, don’t worry. There’s still time.
Take a look at the dishes below. There’s something for everybody.
For the meat lovers:
Bolsa: Smoked pork jowl served with celery apple mustard, pickled apples, and house-made granola
Pecan Lodge: Oak-smoked beef ribs and green chile mac and cheese
Barley & Board: Mini cheeseburgers
Tei-An: Pork sautéed in a light, sweet and savory soy sauce, served over handmade ramen noodles, topped with scallions, cucumbers, a poached egg, and shallots
Kirin Court: Chinese barbecue pork buns and sweet custard steam buns
E-Bar: Carnitas tacos and shrimp tacos
For the seafood lovers:
Uchi: Miso-cured ocean trout, smoked coconut milk, cured cucumber, cured egg yolk
Lovers Seafood and Market: Smoked salmon crudo, dynamite sauce, toasted garlic, lime, micro cilantro
Mot Hai Ba: Salmon tartare with coconut fumé, lime, fried shallots, masago, rice crisp
East Hampton Sandwich Co.: Mini lobster rolls
Those with a sweet tooth:
Sixty Vines: Ricotta chiffon French toast
Cade’s Cakes: Funfetty cake: vanilla cake, sprinkle cream cheese and vanilla buttercream; Chocolate Oreo cake: chocolate cake, Oreo cream cheese, and Oreo buttercream
Lake Highlands Creamery: Ice cream bars and scooped ice cream
Crossroads Diner: Cinnamon-pecan bread pudding French toast
Flora Street Cafe: Cassis parfait with shortbread, blackberries, blueberries, and jicama
Hannah’s Gluten Free Bakery: Gluten free cinnamon rolls and our “Hunk O Love” chocolate cake
Kessler Pie Company: Various pies
For the veg lovers:
Saint Michael’s Farmers Market/Stocks & Bondy: Caprese salad on a bamboo skewer with olive oil and basalmic vinegar and/or pepper salt; a cold soup from Stocks & Bondy
Bread!:
Village Baking Co.: A bread table with a large bread display including jalapeño cheddar sourdough, Meyer lemon rosemary, and Pain au Levain
For the agave lovers:
El Bolero: The Oilman Margarita
Midnight Rambler: Mezcal cocktails
The party takes place at The Bomb Factory on August 23. See you there.
