Recently in My Face: Uchi Dallas

Dallas continues to turn itself into the city I want to live in.  Not satisfied by opening a Top Pot (a must put in my face event for every trip to Seattle) three blocks from house, Dallas has now brought me my favorite Texas restaurant – Uchi. 

Previous fawnings can be found here, here, and here.

And no, it did not disappoint.

On to the porn:

Oysters

Toro Salmon

Breen

Hamachi Cure

Escolar – the best non liver based dish of the night.

Wagyu short ribs

Scallop Sushi – freebie randomly given to us.

Hamachi

King crab

Bacon Steakie

Foie Gras Nigiri

Peanut butter semifreddo.

The Cheap Bastard and I Have Become Soulmates

My favorite food critic and Tweetrix, Alice Laussade aka The Cheap Bastard, made her way down to Austin and experienced our state’s finest restaurant.

And although I’m not an Austin hipster-type, I have been touting Uchi (Uchiko’s older brother) for some time now.

Read the whole article here.

File Under DUH!

 

Tyson Cole, chef-owner of Uchi in Austin was honored last night at the James Beard Awards, in an unusual tie with Saipin Chutima of Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas for Best Chef: Southwest.

 

Austin chef Tyson Cole honored in Beard Awards | Eats Blog | dallasnews.com