Ashland man named Oregon Iron Chef
August 21, 2008 By Mandy Valencia Ashland Daily Tidings ASHLAND, OREGON – Dragonfly is known for some cutting-edge, original cuisine, and now chef Neil Clooney – the man behind the menu – has proven his skill at the state level, winning the Iron Chef Oregon competition. Clooney, head chef and part owner of Dragonfly, in [...]
Dragonfly chef takes home ‘Bronze Skillet’
November 6, 2007 By Julie French Mail Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – Dragonfly Café and Gardens Chef Neil Clooney and his sous chef Noah Edwards went home with the Bronze Skillet in the first Food & Wine Classic hosted by the Ashland Chamber of Commerce at the Historic Ashland Armory this weekend. The duo beat out [...]
Cooking Under Pressure
November 5, 2007 By Julie French Ashland Daily Tidings ASHLAND, OREGON – Dragonfly Café and Gardens Chef Neil Clooney spent this past Sunday in the kitchen, as he does on most weekends. But this time, he had scores of people watching over his shoulder and pressure-inducing music constantly reminding him that he had only 70 [...]
Culinary Combat
November 4, 2007 By Meg Landers Mail Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – Armed with empty silver trays and heavy concentration, chefs and their assistants were poised to load up at the ingredients table as Dennis Slattery, master of ceremonies, prepared to launch an “Iron Chef” style cook-off. “Let’s get ready to crumble,” the MC said. The [...]
Dragonfly
September 7, 2007 By Richard Moesch Mail Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – In the two years since it opened, Dragonfly has quickly become one of the busiest dining spots in Ashland. It is a favorite place to gather with friends, meet with business associates, or take your date before the high school prom. The portions are [...]
Dining review: Dragonfly
October 7, 2005 By Anita Burke Mail Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – A truly fine dining experience requires the perfect mix of quality food, gracious service and elegant atmosphere. Ashland’s Dragonfly, in the former home of Primavera below the Oregon Cabaret Theater, provides just the right blend. The restaurant that opened in November is the brainchild [...]
It’s dinnertime for Dragonfly
June 21, 2005 By Amanda Bolsinger Ashland Daily Tidings ASHLAND, OREGON – Already a new favorite restaurant for breakfast and lunch, the six-month-old Dragonfly is expanding to include dinner. The restaurant is an extension of Cantina, a restaurant based in San Diego, but when Neil and Dee Clooney moved to Southern Oregon to open Dragonfly, [...]
A taste of success
January 1, 2005 By Shannon McMahon The San Diego Union-Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – Isabel Cruz came to San Diego as a single mom without a college education, a car or an income. “I had nothing,” she said. “I had been living with my mom and two kids.” She wanted a change. So Cruz borrowed $15,000 [...]
Restaurant offers Asian-Latin menu
November 19, 2004 By Bill Choy Mail Tribune ASHLAND, OREGON – A husband and wife responsible for several successful San Diego-area restaurants are bringing their unique blend of Asian and Latin cuisine to this town’s ever-more eclectic mix of eateries. They’ve also recruited another couple – experts in the business recruited two years ago from [...]
Putting a twist on ethnic cuisine
November 16, 2004 By Bill Choy Ashland Daily Tidings A husband-and-wife team that has opened several successful San Diego-area restaurants is bringing its unique mixture of Asian and Latin-flavored cuisine to Ashland. Dragonfly, at 24 Hargadine St. where the Primavera restaurant was once housed, is tentatively scheduled to open for business Thursday. The restaurant is [...]
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