With a warm welcome and a sprite new energy, Chef Douglas Wagenhauser welcomes patrons into Cook Hall at the W Dallas Victory Hotel.

  Wagenhauser said his inspiration for the new menu at Cook Hall comes from spending time pulsing over menus, books and sketching up recipes that he feels innovate in a new and delicious way. Carry on, Chef, I am a fan. With notes of hearty flavor and seasonal ingredients, the new menu and items at the restaurant are exciting and are not to be missed. Of course, the famous cocktail kit is still in play and I am as much of a fan as ever.

Here’s a sneak peek at the Fall menu starting this Saturday! Dig in, friends! (And forgive my i-photography, this rainy night took it’s toll on my regular camera)

Snacks
Mussels Marnier
Cornbread with smoked vanilla honey butter
Fried Okra with housemade dipping sauce
Roasted Butternut squash Toast w/ fried sage and spiced pumpkin seeds
Green bean flatbread with cauliflower puree, caramelized onions, Maytag blue cheese and micro cilantro
Cheese and charcuterie
Country pate
Charcuterie board
Artisanal Cheese and Charcuterie Board

Soups and Salads

Butternut and barley soup w/ roasted water chestnuts

Plates

Pappardelle pasta, fennel, seasoned breadcrumbs, manchego cheese, blistered tomatoes mustard caper sauce, maitake mushrooms

Filet, Yukon gold butter potatoes with chives, rainbow swiss chard, madeira demi sauce

Scallop with bacon jam and endive

Corn Flake fried chicken with black pepper and buttermilk mashers and house-made gravy

Sides
Maple, bacon collard greens, with duck fat and beer
Artichokes, finger potatoes, Asiago cheese, sun chokes, salami
3 Cheese Mac n cheese with piquillo pepper
French fries with garlic aioli and spicy ketchup
Cornbread bites, black-eyed peas, local goat cheese, crispy chicken skin
Cook hall chips

Sweets

Devils food cake with cocoa nibs, raspberry mascarpone and chocolate cigars

Orange Bundt Cake, sugar frosting, blueberry glaze and triple sec, toffee chip

A sweet ending to a delicious Fall meal. Thank you to the W Dallas and Cook Hall for having me in for a spectacular Fall preview.

Don’t think you are getting off the hook easy though, make your reservations and get to know Chef Douglas and his excellent repertoire of Fall favorites.