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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2011 Stories by Alice Laussade

• Urbano Cafe: Great Tomato Basil Soup, Not So Great Parking.

  published September 29, 2011

  Bitches don't like to hunt for parking spaces when they're hungry. And by "bitches," I mean "me." It pisses me off when restaurants build... More >>

• Mama's Meals Made Easy

  published August 25, 2011

  Instead of going to stupid Macaroni Garden and ordering a build-your-own, never-ending, disgusting-ass pasta bowl, check out the Easy Italian... More >>

• SSahm BBQ: We're Deep Into the Kimchee Now

  published August 18, 2011

  I stumbled upon the SSahm BBQ food truck while walking through the Arts District playing hipster bingo. ("Another fedora. Dang. Already... More >>

• Gandolfo's Magical Meat Tour

  published July 28, 2011

  Driving through the Design District totally lost (except for the fact that I knew I was in the Design District because of the signs on every... More >>

• Digg's Taco Shop: Yeah, We Can Dig It

  published July 21, 2011

  Days after paying $3 at a Taste of Dallas taco stand for the blandest taco experience I've ever had, I was in serious need of taco redemption.... More >>

• In-N-Out Vs. Whataburger: A Petty Patty Smackdown

  published July 14, 2011

  California import In-N-Out Burger arrived in Frisco, and people lost their minds. They waited in line for hours. They cried tears of joy. And... More >>

• Nammi: Trickle at the Truck

  published July 7, 2011

  Nammi is "cruisin' Vietnamese fusion." It's a food truck! Yay! We begged heaven and its opposite, City Hall, to let us have food trucks... More >>

• Cool & Hot Tacos Brings the Fire and Ice

  published June 30, 2011

  You've been to gas-station taquerías. You've been to snow-cone stands. But have you ever been to a gas station... More >>

• Pecan Lodge: Just Like Heaven

  published June 23, 2011

  This summer, one of your friends will inevitably drag you to the Dallas Farmers Market because, "Ohmahgawdy'all!! Texas peaches are in... More >>

• Taqueria La Tejanita at Flash Mart: Nothing Flashy, But Go

  published June 16, 2011

  "Ever had the tacos at Flash Mart?" sounds like a crappy pick-up line some drunk chick would give you at Ghostbar. But, seriously, have... More >>

• Garden Cafe, a Hipster Eden

  published June 9, 2011

  Garden Cafe is part hipster, part hippie. It's as if all the people in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle had consensual big-city sex... More >>

• La Hacienda Ranch: Where the Frozen Margs Roam

  published June 2, 2011

  Driving up to La Hacienda Ranch with my mom, all its theme-y ranchified decor made me think for a second that I might be walking into a... More >>

• Spiral Diner: Vegan That Doesn't Suck. And we're not full of baloney. At least today we're not.

  published May 26, 2011

  Spiral Diner is a vegan diner in Oak Cliff. Every vegan cliché is there: massage therapist business cards; dreads; a flier suggesting... More >>

• Serious Pizza Brings Out the Big Guns

  published May 19, 2011

  The first rule of ordering pizza from Serious Pizza: Read the menu. And when you read it, notice that the large pizza is 24 inches. (For... More >>

• BG's Subs: Drive By, Not Through

  published May 5, 2011

  The Dallas Arboretum is beautiful this time of year. It's also fucking crazy. If you're driving down Garland road during arboretum business... More >>

• Lockhart Smokehouse the Best BBQ in Big D?

  published April 28, 2011

  There's a quote from Daniel Vaughn (aka The BBQ Snob, a.k.a. The Guy Who Writes That Full Custom Gospel BBQ Blog a.k.a. That Dude Who's Eaten... More >>

• TC's Shaved Ice: Don't Wait for Your Butt to Sweat to Enjoy a Treat.

  published April 21, 2011

  Lately the afternoons have been stupid hot. It's not butt-sweat hot yet, and we're nowhere near the balls-hot temperatures we're sure to see in... More >>

• The Atomic Pie: Go Ahead. Drop the Big One on Your Heart.

  published April 14, 2011

  The Atomic Pie website claims that their pizza is "the first 'American style' pizza in Dallas." Weird, because I thought Pizza... More >>

• La Paloma Taco-Taco: Can a Taco Joint Ever be Redundant? Sometimes.

  published April 7, 2011

  People say you should give a restaurant time to "find its stride" before you go there and judge their food. To those people I say: bullshit.... More >>

• Szechwan Pavilion Chinese Restaurant: Like a G6 Unicorn- Sometimes

  published March 31, 2011

  From the outside, Szechwan Pavilion totally looks like a strip club. Not that there's anything wrong with that—some restaurants... More >>

• Mexicali Restaurant: Hey, Grandpa, What's for Supper?

  published March 24, 2011

  Ladies!!!! If you're looking to hook up with an elderly man (or 12) wearing brand new orthopedic shoes, I've found the spot for you. No, I'm... More >>

• Thai Lotus Kitchen: Cheap, Seedy and Delicious, Just the Way We Like It.

  published March 17, 2011

  Walking down Cedar Springs, you immediately notice Thai Lotus Kitchen. It's the skanky, busted place right next to the Black Eyed Pea... More >>

• Pizzeria Venti: A High Price for a Slice

  published March 10, 2011

  Pizzeria Venti's slogan is "America's only authentic sliceria®." Yes, "sliceria." Not to be confused with BEE in Oak Cliff, which is... More >>

• Mexico City: The Gourmet Taco Brings Home the Bacon

  published March 3, 2011

  Mexico City: The Gourmet Taco offers a variety of Mexican food plus mini gas station taquería-y tacos and "gourmet tacos." For... More >>

• John's Cafe: Go. Get Biscuits. Now!

  published February 24, 2011

  Breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day. And at John's Cafe, it's goooood. John's also serves up super cheapo lunches, but their... More >>