10th Annual Burgers & Burgundy Benefitting DIFFA/Dallas Sizzled with Success

On Friday, October 5, celebrity chefs gathered at The Eye at The Joule for the tenth annual Burgers & Burgundy event hosted by The Joule Hotel, presented by Chef John Tesar & Terri Provencal, with hosts Bryan Loving, Jim Sheehan, and Southwest Lending, benefiting DIFFA/ Dallas (The Dallas Chapter of Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS). Guests mingled in front of the iconic Dallas landmark as they sipped on cocktails while listening to tunes by DJ Steffi Burns. Partygoers sampled a wide variety of mouthwatering burgers created by John Tesar (Knife, Knife Burger), Justin Brunson (Celebrity Chef, Old Major; Denver, CO), Tim Rattray (Celebrity Chef, The Granary; San Antonio, TX), Josh Smith (Moody’s Delicatessen; Boston, MA), Mat Urban (Commissary), Nick Walker(CBD Provisions), Bruno Davaillon (Bullion),Sharon Van Meter (Taco y Vino), Blaine Staniford (Grace), Mariel Street (Liberty Burger), Josh Sutcliff (Mirador), Coner Seargeant (Wheelhouse), and Rodman Shields (Common Table).

Traffic LA Introduces Germany's Boulezar to Dallas

On Thursday, October 8th, Dallas style and social influencers attended the U.S. launch of international clothing brand, Boulezar. Hosted by Jessica Nowitzki and Anna-Sophia van Zweden at Traffic LA at The Joule, guests shopped to the beats of DJ Ralph Will, sipped Veev cocktails, and enjoyed bites by The Joule. Boulezar founder, Sebastian Kaiser describes the brand as a luxury casual wear brand known for its expert tailoring and utilization of premium fabrics. “True luxury - in my eyes - lies in the renunciation of the unnecessary, in true quality, fairness and the focus on the essential." mused Kaiser. At the event, Guests included: Tim Headington, Dirk Nowitzki, Brandon Carr, Chandler Parsons, Melissa Rountree, Heidi Dillon, LeeAnne Locken, Devin Harris, Zaza and Tina Pachulia, Dawn Mellon, Dwight Powell, John Jenkins, Justin Anderson, Kyle Noonan, Melbourne and Jamie O’Banion, and Joyce Goss. A portion of proceeds from the evening benefited the Autism Treatment Centers of Texas. The un-official after party happened next door at The Joule's new restaurant, Americano, which had opened that night. Thanks to CultureMap and the Dallas Observer for noting that my presence there made this night eminently more cool.

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Photos by Shana Anderson