Parigi
A neighborhood bistro
In the News Dallas Morning News By KIM PIERCE Parigi chef Janice Provost is a big fan of tomatoes from J.T. Lemley of Canton, which he sells at the Dallas Farmers Market. She puts a special salad on her summer menu to pay homage to her favorite grower... ''I love tomatoes from Mr. Lemley – and eight-ball squash. He's my man. There's nothing better than a tomato in the summer. Every year, we do a tomato salad: whole tomatoes, mint, basil, feta and grape tomatoes with balsamic reduction, olive oil and salt and pepper.'' This whole locally grown thing is not as easy as it sounds,'' says Kent Rathbun, who was among the first to serve locally pastured Windy Meadows chicken at Jasper's, one of his three restaurant concepts. This year, he also asked Paula Lambert, Dallas' original artisan cheese-maker, to create a special cottage cheese for his new Rathbun's Blue Plate Special. But chefs and producers are still working out the logistics for this trend. Rocco ''Rocky'' Tassione delivers twice a week from his Tassione Farm in Patillo, west of Fort Worth – and includes Dublin Dr Pepper in his runs. Tom Spicer acts as both produce broker and grower at his F-M 1410 storefront in East Dallas; a local bartender used to moonlight helping him with deliveries. And many chefs take advantage of the Thursday all-night market at the Dallas Farmers Market as well as shopping there on Saturdays, when the most local producers are on hand. Neighbourhood Restaurant in Dallas |
