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Hofmann Hot Dogs To Open Restaurant in Trinity Groves

Earlier this year we reported that the Zaccanelli Food Group, who includes Frank Zaccanelli, Phil Romano and Roger Staubach, purchased the Syracuse, New York-based Hofmann Sausage Company. See also: - Hofmann Sausage is Bringing Snappy Grillers to Dallas - Shepard Fairey Caught In the Act Hofmann ... More >>

Hofmann Sausage is Bringing Snappy Grillers to Dallas

News about Dallas by way of Houston: the Eating Our Words blog ran a story yesterday about Hofmann Sausage Co. and its pending Texas takeover. The Syracuse-based hot dog maker was purchased by the Dallas-based Zaccanelli Food Group, and the links should be available at every Albertson's by Memorial ... More >>

Boxed In, or: Once Again, From Oak Cliff, the Call for All of Dallas to "Think Small"

​Since it's Follow-Up Wednesday here, may I direct your attention to a piece Jason Roberts posted this morning on Go Oak Cliff, which is more or less a response-slash-reaction-to Schutze's piece yesterday about that Oak Cliff Walmart planned for Fort Worth Ave. Not to reopen Tuesday's still-fresh ... More >>

Revolving Doors: Spring Has Sprung

​It may not feel like it today, but spring is officially here, but that's not the only change we saw in March. Restaurants and bars looking to capitalize on patio grazers opened their doors, most notably the Katy Trail Ice House, which received lots of buzz during its soft opening last month. ... More >>

My First Show: Record Hop's Scott Porter Still Daydreams About His Early Showgoing Experiences at the Bronco Bowl

Record Hop, goofing off in a photo booth. That's Porter on the right.​Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Guitarist Scott Porter has helped anchor Record Hop with two ... More >>

King of Hushpuppies Debuts Product in Dallas

​Dallas' deep-frying ways have drawn the attention of a 200-year-old mix and meal manufacturer from North Carolina, which recently introduced its products to Texas. "We just wanted to expand our brand outside of the Southeast because of the prominent frying that's going on there," explains Ke ... More >>

Road Trip: Noshing My Way to Big Bend

The scenery was pretty cool too.​According to the cheery student volunteer who gave a short lecture at Big Bend National Park the other day, the desert is delicious: Any resourceful visitor can make a meal of prickly pear pads and pigweed seeds. While the ranger-in-training assured us the fed ... More >>

Chef Tell: Morgan Wilson Is Still a Winner

​I can hardly believe that this is possibly the last time I'll have the opportunity to mention Dawn Hand Renewal soap. That is, unless they sponsor Top Chef All Stars and then I'm totally screwed. Yes, last night was the finale of the very first season of Top Chef Just Desserts. It was a big night ... More >>

Chef Tell: There's a Mouthy Bully from Dallas Named Morgan

​This week on Top Chef Just Desserts Brought to You By Dawn Hand Renewal Because Dawn Hand Renewal Loves Top Chef Just Desserts, renowned cake decorator and beautiful ice queen Shinmin Li guest judged the Quickfire Challenge of edible bouquets. Dallas' own Morgan and Yigit created the top offering ... More >>

From the West, Dallas to Receive a Visitor Dressed Up in 500 Single-Use Plastic Bags

​You probably don't remember, but back in October 2008 there was a very brief discussion at Dallas City Hall that maybe the council mightcouldaoughta ban the single-use plastic bag. Which went nowhere after council member Linda Koop said the city's not gonna outlaw the bag, but will instead educat ... More >>

Mercy For Animals to Spend Week Convincing Dallas to Give Up Meat (Eggs, Especially)

Jake Brewer​Looks like Chicago-based Mercy for Animals has a week's worth of Dallas events on its schedule, beginning at noon today with a go-vegetarian leafleting at the West End DART station and a meat-free lunch deal at Bliss Raw Cafe. And Friday they'll return to the West End DART stop, where ... More >>

Ahead of Schedule and Extra-Spicy, Sushi Zushi Delivers

Photos by Elizabeth Bair​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score. Sushi Zushi 3858 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, TX 75219 214-522-7253 Promised delivery time: 60 minutesActual delivery time: 40 minutesScoring summary: ... More >>

Where Have All the Candygrams Gone?

Candygram.com​Valentine's Day plans? Sure, there'll be dinner, maybe a little dancing. And every Walgreen's and Albertson's this side of Hell is decked with pink and red and little naked dudes pimping waxy chocolate. Central Market even wants you to learn how to make chocolate. There are flower de ... More >>

Bowl Game

DPD Says It's "Confident" An Arrest Will Be Made in Uptown, Highland Park Carjackings

​After the jump is an e-mail I received this morning from a Friend of Unfair Park, who received it this morning via a neighborhood crime watch mailing list. It concerns a carjacking in the parking lot of the Albertsons at McKinney and Lemmon Avenues. Though the e-mail says the incident occurred "T ... More >>

For Many Reasons, the City Staff Is Not Fond of Proposed Cityville at Cityplace. At All.

Click to expand for a better view of the proposed development on the former Loews Cityplace site.​One month ago we broke the news that Kroger is looking to set up shop on the desolate site formerly occupied by the former Loews Cityplace. Only, well, there's one small problem: Kroger wants to sell ... More >>

How 'Bout Them Knockers: Oliver's Eatery

​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Oliver's Eatery 4727 Frankford Rd972-818-5445Promised Delivery Time: 25 minutes Actual Delivery Time: 15 minutes Scoring Summary:Speed Racer type delivery: 40 Extra crac ... More >>

Pairing Off: Popcorn Shrimp

Patrick Michels​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.As a kind of homage to Howard Johnson's, I really wanted to find a box of Mrs. Paul's breaded clams. They were a staple back in my grad school days...well, that's probably the wrong choic ... More >>

How 'Bout Them Knockers: Pizzarella

​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Pizzarella2155 Marsh Lane, Carrollton972-416-3333Promised delivery time: 40 minutesActual delivery time: 40 minutesPhone order doubling as identity/data-mining center: -12 ... More >>

You Want Dim Sum of This? Plano's About to Get Texas's First 99 Ranch Market.

Far as I can tell, there are no 99 Ranch Market groceries in Texas -- most are way out west, in California, Washington and Nevada (with the stray site in Atlanta). To the relatively short list, add Plano: GlobeSt.com reports this morning that the 25-year-old Asian grocery store chain will take over ... More >>

Cheap-o Vino

Interest you in a stack of wine?Summertime wine buying often leads to an irksome game tug-of-war between your mind and your wallet. You love your friends (well, most of them anyway; at least you want to be nice in hopes you'll get something out of them someday), and you don't want to serve them sw ... More >>

Pitcure Show: Last Night's Michael Jackson Candlelight Vigil in Duncanville

Patrick MichelsFrom left, Blanca Martinez, Giles Prather and Marcus Smith with candles and Michael Jackson memorabilia last night in Duncanville.Last night in Duncanville, at the corner of Westmoreland and Wheatland, in the parking lot for a shuttered old Albertson's grocery store, K104 DJ Cat Daddy ... More >>

Dude Food: Hunky's

Hunky's Hamburgers (Bishop Arts location)321 N. Bishop Ave.214-941-3322Dude Factor: 7, or "30th birthday" on a scale of 1 (65th birthday) to 10 (21st birthday)The hamburger is a staple of the dude diet. This wonderfully versatile sandwich can range from a simple 99-cent meat, bun and ketchup value-m ... More >>

7-Eleven and Blockbuster to Duke It Out Over DVD Rental-Box Business

In June 2007, Jim Keyes took over as chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. -- after having been president and CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., for which he'd worked for years. And now, the circle is complete. Because last summer, Blockbuster announced that it would be installing in its stores DVD-r ... More >>

Suze

In a generic strip mall setting, the chefs shine

No, No, I Said, "Matzo Balls."

Coasting

Catalina Room is like a California Applebee's

State of Disunion

Republic reincarnated: Dastardly Deeds

Best Urban Cheesemaker

The Mozzarella Co.

Best Breakfast (Tie)

Landmark Restaurant & Original Pancake House

Still Thirsty

Plano petition fails to wet the dry lands

To Be Cooler

Feel the Heat

Two events highlight Latin culture

Re-volting

Want cheaper electricity? Get out your calculator and call a lawyer.

Best Take-home Dessert

Dallas Affaires Cake Co.

Best Sausage

Kuby's Sausage House Inc.

Crime watch

A new publication keeps an eye on cops and robbers

Letters

Whipping boy

John Loza learns that making friends is easy for a city council member. Keeping them is harder.

Buzz

Letters

Letters

The facilitator

Albertson's new spin doctor is here for you (like it or not)

Letters

It's your store (like it or not)

Albertson's wants to build in East Dallas, and it's not about to let future customers get in the way

The fix is in

Plans for a giant market in an Old East Dallas neighborhood speed ahead despite protests by neighbors

Kosher war

High prices and low competition raise rumors that the fix is in at Dallas kosher markets

Kosher competition

Dallas' burgeoning Jewish community sparks a battle among markets hungry for their business

Unconventional wisdom

Going Gourmet created itself in the image of its customers