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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2009 Stories by Alice Laussade

• Texaco: Fill Up With Gas--From the Tacos, Not Petrol

  published May 28, 2009

  Ever been to a gas station and thought, "Know what this gas station needs: tacos 'n' shit." Well, the Texaco on Inwood Road and... More >>

• Burguesa Burger: Doing an America Fave the Mexican way

  published May 21, 2009

  On Cinco de Mayo, while you were taking tequila shots off of God knows who's God knows where, Burguesa Burger was opening its ventanas... More >>

• At McAlister’s Deli, All You Need to Know is This: They Have Bacon. Mmm.

  published May 14, 2009

  I was leaving the Barnes and Noble after my usual weekly session of reading all of their magazines without purchasing anything when... More >>

• Williams Chicken, For When You Want it Fast and Done Right

  published May 7, 2009

  If there's one thing you can get fast in Dallas, it's food (if there are two things, they're food and meth. Three? Food, meth and laser hair... More >>

• "Off Course," | Cheap Bastard, | Same Old, Same Old

  published April 30, 2009

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• Back Yard Burgers

  published April 30, 2009

  There are literally hundreds of places you can get yourself a burger in Dallas. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that there's a Back Yard... More >>

• Mr. Goodcents makes you want to ride the Subway

  published April 23, 2009

  Mr. Goodcents is a sub sandwich chain with restaurants in nine states. Originally I thought that (plus the fact that the word "good" is... More >>

• Wok China: Believe in the Cheap Chinese food God

  published April 16, 2009

  The sign at Wok China that reads "No refunds. Exchange only" might scare away some diners, but not me. That was true especially... More >>

• Angry Dog: Don't Get Mad. Get a Burger.

  published April 9, 2009

  Summer's on its way, and that means it's time to bulk up to fit into that bikini, ladies! That's right, I'm talkin' to you, skinny bitch. Last... More >>

• Long live the Taco King

  published April 2, 2009

  "No pets, shirt shoes required," is my favorite sign inside Taco King on Park Lane. I'm pretty excited to go back without my cat and... More >>

• Tortas La Hechizara

  published March 19, 2009

  Minutes it took me to decide what I wanted because there was so much good-lookin' stuff on the menu count: 5 Minutes I waited for my... More >>

• Galilee Grill Delivers Buffet-Line Salvation

  published March 12, 2009

  Galilee Grill TV count: 0 Kubbi I ate count: 32 Super buffets can be dangerous. They can be old-people-ridden. They can... More >>

• Yogilicious: Dessert for Lunch? Sure, Why Not?

  published February 26, 2009

  Yogilicious Some people count yogurt as a meal. I call those people shartfaces. They say shit like, "It's good for you if you're... More >>

• Firehouse Subs Turns Up the Heat

  published February 19, 2009

  Firehouse Subs Fire pole count: 0 At Firehouse Subs, it's clear that dudes decorated this place. They were like, "OK.... More >>

• Zoe's Kitchen: It's a Mom's World

  published February 12, 2009

  Stroller count: 3 Dude count: 1 I heard that the chicken salad at Zoe's Kitchen was The Shit, so I stopped by the Lovers... More >>

• Lá Me

  published February 5, 2009

  Eric Clapton to Vietnamese pop on the playlist ratio: 1:1 Ways I've pronounced pho wrong count: 250 Iheard about Lá... More >>

• Henderson Chicken

  published January 22, 2009

  Pieces of chicken I ordered but did not eat count: 0 Glass wall between the chicken and me count: 1 Recently, a chicken place... More >>

• Nueva Casita

  published January 15, 2009

  Turquoise rings for sale in the restaurant count: 20 Free Three Wise Men bilingual storybook given to me on my way out... More >>

• Sal's: The Pizza's Good, But the Pasta's to Die For

  published January 1, 2009

  Insanely short straw count: 1 Probably hookers count: 12 Thank you, Sal's, for being a pizza and pasta place that has... More >>