SHROOM NEWS : JULY 2011

The Wild Mushroom Steak House and Lounge

July 2011

Cigar Room Opens
Top Chef--well almost!
Cooking with Kids
Dinner for Life Benefit
Central Market Demo
KRLD Restaurant Week

Cigar Room opens

The new cigar room is officially open! Bring your own or purchase a cigar from our in-house selection.

Let's do Lunch

Thursdays and Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

If you haven't had lunch at the Wild Mushroom - you're in for a treat!

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KRLD Restaurant Week 2011

presented by Central Market
Gourmet Prix-Fixe Dinners for $35 August 15-21

This annual event, which raises money for local area food banks, is going to be better than ever. Starting in July with a Central Market Food Demo in July! Stay tuned for our special menu and other happenings at the Wild Mushroom during Restaurant Week 2011!

Connect with Us

Greetings!

So we just missed being part of Fort Worth Magazine's Top Chef Challenge...that's OK. There's always next year! In the meantime, the Wild Mushroom chefs will have plenty to keep them busy this month. And we plan to keep you updated on all that's happening so you won't miss out. This month's Shroom news is just the start.

As always we appreciate your business and value your feedback. Please send any comments or questions to

[email protected]

~ Jerrett Joslin & John Shepherd

Kids Cooking Club

Catch a glimpse of Jerrett and his kids cooking at home in an upcoming article as part of the Fort Worth Star Telegrams Kids Cooking Club Series. The article and recipes are scheduled for the July 14 issue and include some of Charlie and Layla's favorite foods -- like steak and mac-n-cheese!

Read this week's article

Dinner for Life Benefit

Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
at Artspace 111, located at the edge of downtown Fort Worth

The event will benefit Cuisine for Healing, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making nutritious, delicious food readily available to cancer patients and others combating disease.

The seated affair will include a six-course meal and wine pairings. Each unique course will be prepared by one of six top chefs in the Fort Worth area and will meet Cuisine for Healing's certification guidelines. The chefs participating in the charity event include Asdren Azemi, Ruffino's Restaurant (Fort Worth); Jon Bonnell, Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine (Fort Worth); Gwin Grimes, Artisan Baking Co. (Fort Worth); Jerrett Joslin, The Wild Mushroom (Weatherford); Lanny Lancarte II, Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana (Fort Worth) and Brian Olenjack, Olenjack's Grille, (Arlington).