Remember when weekend plans were easy? It went something like this: bar, club, Denny\u2019s, done. Those were the days \u2013 before we were burdened with grown-up taste buds and the desire to do daytime activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enter the Weekend Culinary Guide. Our new series serves up two prime picks from Dallas\u2019s many brunch and event options. Why? Because adulting isn\u2019t all about car payments\u2013we also get the good stuff.<\/p>\n
Read on for this week\u2019s cozy take on a classic, plus an excellent excuse for day drinking.<\/p>\n
Eat this: Encina\u2019s Skillet Quiche<\/p>\n
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Local eggs, goat cheese and cream layered with fresh veggies, sun-dried tomatoes and herbs in a puff pastry shell, topped with green goddess-tossed salad. $18\u00a0<\/p>\n
Encina chef-owner Matt Balke\u2019s dislike of old quiche clich\u00e9s \u2013 overly thick and always falling apart \u2013 prompted him to rethink the classic dish from the bottom up. Starting with farm-sourced eggs, he adds rich cream, fresh asparagus, tarragon, chives, and a few other delicious ingredients, then bakes it golden in a cast-iron skillet. To balance its \u201csoft, silky center and crisp, flaky crust,\u201d Balke finishes the quiche with a salad tossed in another classic, revisited: green goddess dressing. The result is elevated, yet comforting, which is right on-brand for this Oak Cliff gem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Encina: 614 W. Davis St., Suite 100<\/p>\n
Do this: Double Wide Flea Market \u201cSpooky Edition\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday, October 11
12 \u2013 5 p.m. (Free to attend)<\/p>\n