I came down to Dallas this week to see the new Rheingold at the Dallas Opera and take out a bunch of clients/friends for dinner. I chose CBD at my hotel, the Joule and we were all very happy with the food and ambience.
The bartender Kelsie created a drink for me called the Kelsizzle made with vodka, hot sauce, lime, simple syrup and basil--think spicy margarita made with vodka and a salt-chili rim!! YUM! After that we moved on to a delicious Talbott Chardonnay from California and finally a yummy Ferrari-Carrano Merlot 2018 from Sonoma.
We decided to share a bunch of starters and they were all fun:
Pimento Cheese toast was on sourdough with pickled peppers and arugula which was yummy and also satisfied our veggie/salad needs! Texas charcuterie was a large platter with more of the pimento as well as house sausage, spicy salami, pickles and yummy liver mousse. The Crab toast was also quite tasty with lump crab as well as marinated spaghetti squash with herbs and pepitas. Our favorite was the Tango Tuna Nachos which came in a giant crunchy fried taco shell with cucumber, lime, cilantro aioli, serrano and sweet soy.
Several of us had the gorgeous filet au poivre with shallot potato rosti and one had the Mussels Frittes with chorizo, fennel, onion, beer, garlic and herb aioli, while the majority of us hunkered down on the BBQ Texas Quail which is always a dish I love when I come to Texas. The two huge quail were seasoned amazingly with great sauce, persimmon and sat on a bed of Texas Red Beans & Rice. It was, as most dishes are in Texas, a huge portion!
We had a grand time, and I am so excited to see these amazing clients and the thrilling cast at the opera tonight.
