DALLAS – (June 22, 2009) – Canary Café’s Chef Gorji travels the Texas Hill Country visiting wineries that specialize in Mediterranean wines to complement his New Mediterranean entrees. This wine-tasting trip, which takes places over the July 4th weekend, is in preparation of Canary’s 6-year anniversary in July culminating in a special wine pairing. Canary Café is a member of the GO TEXAN Restaurant Program, established in January 2008 as a part of the Texas Department of Agriculture's GO TEXAN Certification Program, which links participating Texas restaurant establishments to local producers and other Texas-grown or processed food products to bring the quality of Texas to the table (gotexan.org).

“Local markets and specialty grocers are among my daily stops before preparing Canary’s fare each night,” said Chef Gorji. “Now I’m excited to meet Hill Country growers and vintners and learn more about Mediterranean style wines produced in Texas.”

Gorji’s Texas dishes with New Mediterranean twists include his award-winning ribeye steak with pomegranate crème sauce and fresh pomegranates and Mediterranean chili. Gorji prepares dishes from the entire Mediterranean area including Southern France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and northern Africa. His “New Mediterranean” cuisine is upscale, modern cooking using prime cuts of meat with abbreviated cooking times to bring out the natural flavor of food.

Canary Cafe specializes in New Mediterranean cuisine using fresh ingredients and simple techniques. For guests wanting to take a little Mediterranean home with them, Chef Gorji has his own product line in Gorji Gourmet, which features sauces, primers and dressings for purchase at Canary Café Mediterranean Steak & Seafood, metroplex Whole Foods Market®, area gourmet stores and www.gorjigourmet.com. The 14-table Addison restaurant offers a complete wine selection as well as patio dining. Canary Café is open for dinner only Tuesday – Thursday, 5-9:30 p.m. and Friday – Saturday, 5-10:30 p.m. For more information call 972 503 7080 or visit www.canarycafeaddison.com.