Email Author Alice Laussade

Awards

• 2012 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Cheap Bastard

• 2011 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published September 16, 2010

  "OK, Who Put Food in My Beer?"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published March 18, 2010

  "Moms Gone Wired"

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2007 Stories by Alice Laussade

• I Got Your Burger Right Here

  published October 11, 2007

  Lunch special: Burger, fries and a drink for $6.36 Tiny, tiny building count: 1 Burgers on the grill count: 7... More >>

• Fast Food Fun Run

  published October 11, 2007

  There's a 5K this weekend, and I'll give you no guesses who's sponsoring it. 8 a.m. Saturday, the Whataburger Dash for Dignity (a 5K run or... More >>

• Lady Laughsalot

  published October 11, 2007

  7 p.m. Friday, see Kathleen Madigan at the Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Parkway. She's not the funniest. This isn't my opinion talking;... More >>

• Glengarry Glen Ross Is for Closers

  published October 11, 2007

  Dallas Theater Center is adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody... More >>

• Eat This, Jared

  published October 4, 2007

  Lunch special: No. 1 hero plus chips and a drink for $8 People behind the counter looking like they're moving fast, but really moving... More >>

• Smurf Fetish

  published October 4, 2007

  How do you get yourself famous? Is it necessary to sleep to the top like Oprah Winfrey's slutty ass did? Or, is it all about being the most... More >>

• Cheese Pleased

  published September 27, 2007

  Lunch special: Wednesdays, get two beef enchiladas plus rice and beans for $4.25 or two fajita tacos plus rice and beans for... More >>

• Bein' Good to Mama

  published September 27, 2007

  At 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, head to the Harmony in the House benefit featuring Queen Latifah at The Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St. It's the... More >>

• Bum Bo No

  published September 20, 2007

  Big orange fish count: 12 Empty table count: 10 Lunch Special: $5.99 buffet Vietnam Restaurant on Bryan... More >>

• Ants Marching

  published September 20, 2007

  DMB is a crippling disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people every year. Symptoms include a strong desire to learn how to play the... More >>

• Yippee ki-yay, Mother Clucker

  published September 13, 2007

  Lunch Special: Two pieces of rotisserie chicken, two sides, a wheat roll and a drink for $4.99 The good kind of peppermints count: a... More >>

• French for Funny

  published September 13, 2007

  Since you're already at The Modern Museum of Art on 3200 Darnell St. in Fort Worth checking out Ron Mueck's giant naked people exhibit, at 5 p.m.... More >>

• I'm on the All-Carb Diet

  published September 6, 2007

  Lunch Special: $3.95 for an entrée and two sides. A/C count: 0 Rumor that Bonnie and Clyde met here count:... More >>

• Mom Jeans

  published September 6, 2007

  Stein Mart's slogan is "Once you go, you get it." And they're right. The first time I went to Stein Mart I was like, "Oh, I get it. It's for... More >>

• Hackman Humdinger

  published September 6, 2007

  Gene Hackman is a supreme badass. He's The Man. He's so The Man that his name has the word "man" in it. Let him play any character in any movie... More >>

• How Sweet It Is

  published August 30, 2007

  Specials: Wednesday is Burger Day with a burger and drink, plus fries, tots or a cup of soup for $5.89. "Sweetie" count:... More >>

• Art Thou Ready to Rumble?

  published August 30, 2007

  Shakespearean Death Match confuses me. I get that there are 16 characters all battling it out to see who is the Shakespeareanest. I... More >>

• Enchiladame

  published August 23, 2007

  Lunch specials starting at $5.29 Small margarita: 99 cents Monday-Friday Free chips and salsa count: 1 Hairy eyeball... More >>

• The Butter Queen

  published August 23, 2007

  11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, see Paula Deen Live 2007! presented by Smithfield Foods at the Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 First Ave. Paula... More >>

• Song and Dance Man

  published August 23, 2007

  At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, get your Hamiltons together and come see Mandy Patinkin: In Concert (featuring Paul Ford tickling the... More >>

• Vern's Place

  published August 16, 2007

  Vern's Place looks exactly like the kind of place my mom doesn't want me to visit. So, I went. Well, I drove past it for a week and then... More >>

• Paddywhack

  published August 16, 2007

  At 7 p.m. Sunday at Pizza Hut Park, 6000 Main St. in Frisco, Nickelback performs (with Daughtry and Puddle of Mudd). And I got the... More >>

• Cheap Bastard

  published August 9, 2007

  I've been eyeing the Mr. BBQ bus in the convenience store parking lot at Maple and Wycliff avenues for a while. With its American flag and "2... More >>

• Big Top Brothers

  published August 9, 2007

  The only place you can get cotton candy and really enjoy it (because it tastes so much better in its natural habitat) is at the circus. Cotton... More >>

• Critter Swap

  published August 9, 2007

  If I had a friend that ever acted like my pets act, I'd give that friend a good talking to, followed swiftly by a good face slapping. I've never... More >>