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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2008 Stories by Alice Laussade

• Jimmy's Food Store

  published July 3, 2008

  Pig head shaped out of ground pork behind the meat counter count: 1 I went up to the counter in Jimmy's Food Store, the lady... More >>

• Cheap Bastard

  published June 26, 2008

  Tie count: 6 Diaper count: 2 Mom jeans count: 10 I was finishing the last three miles of my usual Wednesday... More >>

• Cheap Bastard

  published June 19, 2008

  Mike Anderson's BBQ 5410 Harry Hines Blvd. 214-630-0735 Cow skins hanging on the wall count: 2 People I... More >>

• Cheap Bastard

  published June 12, 2008

  Dollar Stores in the same shopping center: 2 Thrift stores in the same shopping center: 1 Other people with me who ordered... More >>

• Review: Fish Bone Grill

  published June 5, 2008

  Crabs cheersing beer on the menu directly under "juniors get 1.00 off any lunch item" count: 2 A/C unit out count: 1 So,... More >>

• Review: Antoine's of Dallas Serves Up Po-Boys On The Cheap

  published May 29, 2008

  Indian chief statue count: 1 Eclipse gum packages I added to my meal so I could pay with my debit card: 1 Giant yellow... More >>

• Review: Zaguan Bakery Y Cafe

  published May 22, 2008

  Padded ledges counting as seating: 4 Times my stomach punched me for not ordering fresh-squeezed papaya juice: 20... More >>

• Review: Worthwhile "Badass Tax" on Drumsticks at Bubba's Cooks County

  published May 15, 2008

  Staff members with Bic pens jabbed into paper hats: 5 Minutes it took to find a parking spot within a three-mile radius:... More >>

• Review: Shanghai Restaurant Didn't Offer Chopsticks to Use on Our Chicken Lo Mein

  published May 8, 2008

  Giant golden Buddhas: 1 Chopsticks: 0 I was at Preston and LBJ (mainly just to raise the ratio of adult people to small people... More >>

• Review: Coach's Burgers

  published May 1, 2008

  Months it's been open: 2 Trophies made into paper-towel holders: 20 If Coach's Burgers knows one thing, it's how... More >>

• Review: Herrera's Cafe No. 1

  published April 24, 2008

  Brick building that's falling apart count: 1 Hours I smelled like Mexican food after I left Herrera's: 4 Herrera's has... More >>

• Review: Strokers Ice House

  published April 17, 2008

  People in the place at noon count: 6 Bike count: 2,000 million I got an e-mail a while back that I should check out... More >>

• Review: Dallas' Steel Restaurant & Lounge

  published April 10, 2008

  Minutes I waited for my food in Steel count: 45 Things I ordered that required cooking count: 0 I drove with purpose.... More >>

• Review: Trinity Plaza Cafe

  published April 3, 2008

  Salad bar that must get passed up for fried goodies at least 1,000 times a day count: 1 Tie count: 4 Flip-flop count:... More >>

• Review: The Great Outdoors

  published March 20, 2008

  Chicks slicing meat when I walked in the door count: 2 People in line count: 452 If there's one thing I like to eat,... More >>

• Review: Anton Cafe

  published March 13, 2008

  Giant American flag count: 1 Tiny Greek flag count: 50 Gyro (pronounced yeero and not jyro or guyro) is Greek for half-moon,... More >>

• Review: Top's Cafe

  published March 6, 2008

  Flat screen TV count: 1 Friendly behind-the-counter lady: 1 So, I was at the Dallas Central Library, totally engrossed in... More >>

• Review: Mecca Restaurant

  published February 28, 2008

  Doors held open for me count: 2 Temperature of restaurant: 30 below zero with a slight chance of "holy crap my nose just froze off... More >>

• Hail to the Chief Spice

  published February 28, 2008

  You know what would spice up this presidential election? The Spice Girls should join the race to be President of the United States. If the Spice... More >>

• Blues for a Fiver

  published February 28, 2008

  No, the North Mississippi Allstars isn't a sexual position. It's a band. And if you haven't listened to their Grammy-nominated shit, you... More >>

• Review: Keller's Drive-In

  published February 21, 2008

  People sitting in truck beds: 18 Motorcycles: 2 Times I wondered if someone would come to my car to take my trash or if... More >>

• Restraining Order

  published February 21, 2008

  Thriller movies are scary. But thriller books are scarier. At thriller movies, you can close your eyes when you get freaked out at the scary... More >>

• Review: Dowtown Corn Dog

  published February 14, 2008

  There are plenty of ways to get a good cheap lunch in Dallas. You can use the old, "I paid last time." You can sign yourself up for a homemade... More >>

• Review: Woodway's Cafe

  published February 7, 2008

  Lunch specials: too many to mention When you mosey into Woodway's Café, your attention is immediately focused on the 50... More >>

• Review: Go Philly

  published January 31, 2008

  Lunch special: Small cheesesteak combo with fries and a drink for $5.99, or Buffalo cheesesteak, fries and a drink for $7.50 Q: What... More >>