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Alice Laussade

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    May 9, 2013

    Balls, Boobz, and Potatoes: The Cheap Bastard's Iron Fork Recap

    Last night at Iron Fork, a bunch of hipster food people got together and ate food at each other while wearing fashion clothes at the Dallas Contemporary. It was fun. See also: - The 11 Best Bites from the Dallas Observer Iron Fork 2013 - The People and The Food of Iron Fork 2013 I heard it was a ... More >>

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    May 3, 2013

    Pop Diners, Cinco De Mayo and a Slew of Restaurant Openings in This Week's Wrap

    We had a busy week at the CoA. Scott Reitz endured some bad karaoke at Pop Diner at in Uptown. No matter what the T-shirts may say, pulling off good food is sometimes easier said then done. Unless you're drunk, then who cares? Exactly ... We covered some solid Cinco de Mayo festivities and 10 happ ... More >>

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    April 23, 2013

    With Mot Hai Ba, Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare Continue Their Plan of World Domination

    Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare are opening a new Vietnamese restaurant named Mot Hai Ba tonight. I don't know the days of the week very well, so I checked it out last night, before they were open. So, take a look, drool, and drive your mopeds there tonight. Behold: A Sampling of the Food Things of ... More >>

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    March 1, 2013

    For at Least One Night, Garden Café Will Have Booze, but You'll Have to Bring It

    My first impression of Garden Café was presented by Alice Laussade. I was reading City of Ate, preparing to be the next critic at the Observer, and came across her short story about enjoying a sandwich out on the back patio. It ended in a dual mockingbird chair shit. I've loved Alice ever since. A ... More >>

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    December 28, 2012

    Our Nine Favorite National Food Days of the Year, Including Doughnuts, Pizza, Beer and Fluffernutters

    1. National Doughnut Day With Hypnotic Doughnut's new advertising campaign, every day is doughnut day for the north side window seats at the Observer offices. Constantly gazing at this sign has proven... well, nothing really. Just that we pity the fools on low-carb diets. Back in June of this year, ... More >>

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    September 11, 2012

    Parkit Market Celebrates 50-Years with BOGO Sandwiches and Free Ice and Cups with Keg Rental

    Frank and Ann Todora originally opened their small family-run store and deli, Parkit Market, on Greenville Avenue in 1962. At the time, Central Expressway was a dirt road and the store was surrounded by pastures and cows. This year marks 50 revolutions around the sun for Parkit Market, and despite ... More >>

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    September 7, 2012

    Candy Corn Oreos Will Enter Our World on September 10

    See also: *Candy Corn: The Worst Halloween Candy in the History of Ever Buzzfeed is reporting, brace for it, that Monday, September 10, will be the day the twist-off cookies officially jump the shark: Nabisco will debut candy corn-flavored flavored Oreos. So often you've sunk the crispy cookie into ... More >>

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    July 25, 2012

    Barbec's Is as Sweet as a Hug from Your Grandma

    Follow Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. See also: *A Cheap Lunch at the Zodiac? It's a Gas. *Bistro B Gets an "A" for Awesome Old count: 3,846 People I heard ordering "Cereal to go!": 2 In the parking lot, an old d ... More >>

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    July 19, 2012

    Cheap Bastard Alice Laussade Named Best Columnist By D. No Hunger Strike After All.

    Our very own Alice Laussade was just named Best Columnist by D Magazine, which is good because Alice had planned to do some very weird things had she been snubbed this year. The cultural section of the glossy's annual Best of Big D issue names other arts and life bests, including the BBQ Snob for ... More >>

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    July 3, 2012

    Taqueria Mezquite Changes Up One Of Dallas' Better Tacos

    Alice Laussade doesn't ask to hang out with me much, so when she invited me to tag along for one of her Cheap Bastard reviews I jumped on it. José "Taco Trail" Maldonado picked the place, Taqueria Mezquite, and it was just down the street. It was taco time. While I munched on some carnitas-stuffed ... More >>

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    June 20, 2012

    SNACK Gears Up For A Late Night Taco Battle

    An upcoming installment of the Box illuminated the first change at SNACK, the new small-plate restaurant from the folks behind Nosh Euro Bistro. Nick Rallo and Alice Laussade spotted a late-night taco menu scrawled on a chalkboard and asked about the offering. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday eveni ... More >>

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    June 15, 2012

    Why Did Alice Cross the Road? To Get to Taqueria Mezquite.

    Times I kicked myself for every time I've eaten at Ojeda's in my life instead of eating across the damned street at Taqueria Mezquite: 126,229 Credit card machine count: 0 Taqueria Mezquite is across the street from Ojeda's. And you want it in your face. The murals on the outside say "Taqueria Mezq ... More >>

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    May 23, 2012

    Yankee Candles Introduces Man Candles, and We're Already Begging for More Scents

    While watching a gripping episode of Nothing's Still Happening on Mad Men, I saw an ad for the best product line ever: Man Candles from Yankee Candles. Yankee Candle is offering Man Candles in scents including 2 x 4, Riding Mower, First Down and Man Town (guessing this one smells like La Bare). C ... More >>

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    April 25, 2012

    Thanks for the Nod D Magazine! Now, Let's Talk Inch-Rate.

    Dear D Magazine: Thank you so much for nominating me for "best columnist." I can't tell you how pleased I am to be in the running. I am determined to win this thing. Thank you for sending me instructions on how to get votes for myself. In a recent email, you said: "People can vote once daily so pl ... More >>

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    January 6, 2012

    You Say Guanciale, I Say Delicious: This Week In Fatness

    Well. Here we go. Hope your tree and other decorations are taken down and put away. The "New Year" is quickly becoming the plain old month of January. We've got a lot of eating to do. And we're starting with burgers. Alice Laussade and I both tackled Stackhouse this week. And we both liked it, too. ... More >>

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    January 5, 2012

    Stackhouse: A Burger Makes a Great Platform for a Fried Egg. So Does Everything Else.

    Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, we accidentally sent her and Scott Reitz to try the burgers at Stackhouse, 2917 Gaston Ave., 214-828-1330. They both liked the joint. They both also, we suspect, have arteries like ... More >>

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    December 16, 2011

    Sweet Sue Diner: Friendly, Cheap and Lots of Thongs -- That's a Sue to Love

    Alice Laussade​Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she's full of sugar at Sweet Sue Diner, 3813 Bird St., 469-734-1864. At least, we think it was sugar. Something beginning with an "S" anyhow. Other times in my ... More >>

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    November 17, 2011

    Company Café: What It Lacks in Gluten, It Makes Up for With Bacon

    Alice Laussade​Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she goes gluten-free at Company Café, 2217 Greenville Ave. Spice rack wall art count: 1 Stroller count: 451 Company Café on Greenville Avenue is for high-m ... More >>

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    November 11, 2011

    Scardello: Their Cheese Will Move You

    Alice Laussade​Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she cuts the cheese at Scardello Artisan Cheese, 3511 Oak Lawn Ave., and we hope we mean that literally. Level of fancy I felt eating prosciutto and fig at lun ... More >>

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    November 1, 2011

    The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival Was Pretty Cool, I Guess

    Why is this sign not made of barbecue?​The city of Austin's clothing smelled like delicious, delicious barbecue all the live long day on Sunday. The 2nd Annual Texas Monthly BBQ Festival was stinking up that town something awesome. And if you weren't there to sample brisket, ribs and sausage from ... More >>

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    October 27, 2011

    Five Halloween Candies to Hand Out if You Hate Kids

    Alice LaussadeNana is kinda chalky. ​Monday night is Halloween. Which means it's time to start thinking about what you'll be handing out to the little ones this year. If you're awesome, we know you'll be the house with the king-size Snickers bars and the werewolf droppings. But if you hate kids a ... More >>

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    October 27, 2011

    Bacon Magnet, Lettuce Zapper and Other Food Tools That Should Be Invented

    Hello and thank you, Lucky Charms Sifter. ​ When Gizmodo posted about this Lucky Charms Sifter the other day, we realized there are a ton of equally helpful food tools that need to be invented ASAFP. Here are five badass food tools we want in our hands in the nearest future:

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    October 25, 2011

    Texans Eat Out More Than Anyone. No Wonder We're So Fat.

    Alice LaussadeMeanwhile, back at the house, those leftovers in the fridge go bad.​Texans eat more than 3.5 meals a week in restaurants, according to Zagat. That's more than the diners in any other state in this great, fat union of ours. Houston leads the way, eating a full four meals a week ou ... More >>

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    October 20, 2011

    Five Delicious Gift Ideas for Snoop Dogg's 40th Birthday

    Happy fortyshizzleth, Snoop Dogg.Today is Snoop Dogg's 40th birthday. Of course he's already been celebrating this birthday for days (most likely because he's so focused on making sure people know, "No, it's spelled D-O-double-G," that he has zero time to worry about what fuckin' day it is). We kno ... More >>

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    October 12, 2011

    Oh, Bacon Snap: The 2011 State Fair of Texas Bacon and Eggs Contest

    Alice Laussade2011 Bacon and Eggs contest at the State Fair of Texas. Idea: Let's put all that stuff in my face.​Yesterday I had the honor of judging at the 2011 State Fair of Texas Bacon and Eggs contest. Yeah, be so jealous. There were six categories for competition: bacon appetizer, bacon e ... More >>

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    September 20, 2011

    BFriedEggLT Corn Dog Shrimp Meat Cone = One Damn Fine Fried Trip to Austin

    Alice LaussadeThe land of the free. And the home of the bacon.​Last weekend, I took my fried obsession on a tour of Austin, and good gravy did I find some winners. Here they are for your artery-clogging pleasure:

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    September 16, 2011

    The Week in Dallas Food: Tiny Sandwiches, Too-Sweet Desserts, and Lots and Lots of Beer

    ​This week we brewed at the zoo, ate some disappointing things, and Leslie Brenner told us another thing wrong with Dallas. Read on. City of Ate/Observer Even if Taj Chaat has Amruth beat as far as charm, interest and adventure, the humble vegetarian former stumbles into second place when it ... More >>

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    September 15, 2011

    The Dog Stop is Bitchin'

    Alice Laussade​The Dog Stop 6857 Arapaho Road 469-360-8370 Minutes I waited for my food: 7 Times I cursed the Chase ATM for charging me a $3 fee: 765 When you inevitably get hit with a real hankerin' for the taste of mashed, tubed-up lips and assholes, The Dog Stop has just the stuff you're ... More >>

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    September 2, 2011

    We Still Like Hamburgers and Fried Things, According to This Week In Food Blog Land

    ​This week, the food media saw plenty of ungodly fried things, men who like burgers and more chocolate and crepes than you could ever want (though not in the same place, unfortunately.) Read on. City of Ate/Observer Scott Reitz offered his opinion of The Grape, saying that restaurants are sup ... More >>

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    August 3, 2011

    Velvet Taco Blogging Frenzy: Don't Believe the Hype

    ​Bloggers be crazy. Myself included. Pegasus threw up a headline yesterday announcing that the much-hyped Velvet Taco restaurant (destined to become a soul-sucking chain) is open. The story itself says the restaurant will open this weekend, and links to a series of other stories drinking the PR Ko ... More >>

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    July 15, 2011

    Burger Experts Eating Burgers: Dallas' Meat Mavens Test Fast Food

    Sara KerensJack Perkins holds up the contestants: Whataburger and In-N-Out (left, right)​In the paper version of City of Ate this week, Alice Laussade writes of the patty smackdown we ordered between Whataburger and In-N-Out burger. We got Grape owner Brian Luscher, Angry Dog owner Todd Dicker ... More >>

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    June 29, 2011

    4 Most American Desserts for the 4th

    Love the 4th of July, but hate making the same tired, old desserts every year? Us, too. So, we asked ourselves, "What's more American than apple pie?" Turns out, a lot of things. Here's our list of the top four most American desserts you could make to celebrate our great country this 4th of July: ... More >>

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    May 13, 2011

    Wrapping Up The Week That The Double Double Gods Finally Arrived In North Texas

    These are the assholes who line-jumped at In-N-Out. In case you'd forgotten.​Copper River salmon is nearly back in season, and Dallas plans to open up a new Central Market this year. A recipe for soft shell crab emerges. That's all that happened this week in food bloggery. Oh, and some burge ... More >>

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    May 11, 2011

    In Case You Wanted to Head to In-N-Out Burger...

    Alice Laussade's PhoneThe horror, the horror...​In the post below, Joe warned of the shock-inducing lines to come on the End of Days In-N-Out Opening Day. He said don't be alarmed.Good advice. Writers Alice Laussade and Patrick Michels are at the Frisco location's Grand Opening right now, and have ... More >>

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    April 8, 2011

    Go Ahead, Boss Us Around. We Looooove It. Oo, Yeah.

    ​You controlled the media this week by telling us where to eat and what to eat when we get there. Besides that, a (pseudo)-scandal (allegedly) breaks out at Maple & Motor, and Denton gets some love. Read on. City of Ate In her last-last-last review for the Dallas Observer, Hanna Rakin gets h ... More >>

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    March 25, 2011

    Food Porn, Knorks, Facelifts and Awards -- Stuff Happens

    ​This week in blogs, City of Ate and Alice Laussade were named James Beard Award finalists. And then some other stuff happened. Whatevs... City of Ate As Alice Laussade assured us before, B.E.E. is capable of serving delicious, choose-your-own adventure enchiladas. Hanna Raskin fills up on Te ... More >>

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    March 21, 2011

    Alice Laussade and City of Ate Score James Beard Nominations

    Alice Laussade gets nominated: She was too busy changing diapers -- no, really, she has bred -- to respond right now, so we did it for her (above).​The Cheap Bastard may soon be one fancy, bling-toting bastard. Our beloved Alice Laussade, a regular contributor to City of Ate, today picked up ... More >>

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    March 11, 2011

    This Week Online: Superfood are Spawning, Spaghetti is Good and More

    ​This week in the blogosphere, we learned eaters prefer spaghetti to pineapples and how to satisfy the growing numbers of Hispanic wine drinkers. Besides that, it's time for superfood to spawn and vegan burgers to rise above "decent." Read on. City of Ate Like so many other of its patrons, Ha ... More >>

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    February 11, 2011

    Bloggers Leave Super Bowl Behind but Can't Stop Talking About the Weather...oh yeah, and V Day

    ​Now that blogs are wrapping up Superbowl coverage, they've moved on to buzzing about two more Dallas observations: cold weather and Valentine's Day. They're answering what to eat to keep warm, what to eat to get laid and what to do when your Which Wich is too short. But really, we just want ... More >>

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    February 9, 2011

    For V Day: Have Yourself a Merry Little Pity Party

    ​Just to be clear: This is not a post about what single people eat. This is about how bitter, sad people can cater their pity party on Valentine's Day when they get home from a day of stomping around, sitting stooped in their cubicles and growling about how "stupid" and "commercialized" everyt ... More >>

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    January 14, 2011

    Hey, Stephan Pyles: Eat This!

    Alice Laussade​Behold, Samar's caramelized apple empanadas with cinnamon ice cream. Yeah, the dessert is super pretty and yeah, it's shockingly small. If we're just talking about looks here, this is the Salma Hayek of desserts. But, hey, you're the kind of person who orders dessert at lunchtim ... More >>

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    January 14, 2011

    Hair-Cooked, Popcorn and Yogurt (Our Last Hair Pun, Promise)

    No. 2 in our photo series "Guys You Don't Want as Waiters if You Don't Like Hair in Your Food."​If hairy chicken, beer-flavored popcorn and frozen yogurt on hiatus should have anything in common, it's only this week in Dallas blogs. City of Ate Hanna Raskin found a hairy situation at Saint An ... More >>

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    January 7, 2011

    The Week in Food: Lots of Lists,
    Plus Some Cabbage for Roughage

    ​ Dallas blogs spent the week wrapping up 2010 in a series of lists and predicting food trends for 2011. City of Ate Hanna Raskin feels diminutive in the face of a face-sized bland chicken breast at Kenny's Italian Kitchen. Alice Laussade edits four-letter words out of her vocabulary to de ... More >>

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    December 30, 2010

    For Local Food Bloggers, It's A Holiday Wrap

    ​Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's is the triathlon of Where To Eat for food blogs. Bloggers have every cuisine covered, from salty duck to eggnog ice cream. On the upside, this should be the last round of Where to Eats until February. Between lists, post-Christmas foodies are reviewing 2 ... More >>

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    December 13, 2010

    It's Em-Effing Cookie-Baking Time: Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies

    Alice LaussadeChocolate chip cookies with bacon? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. (He suffers from angina.)​It's the holidays. A time filled with magic and wonder -- a time when wishes are granted. A time when getting completely blackout drunk is socially acceptable and everyone's nice t ... More >>

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    December 7, 2010

    It's Em-Effing Cookie Baking Time:
    Black Forest Crinkle Cookies

    Alice LaussadeOr you could skip the baking and snuggle up with a bottle of optional ingredient.​'Tis the season to get fat on Black Forest crinkle cookies. They're chocolatey. They're cherry-y. These Black Forest crinkle cookies will blow your face off with deliciousness. They taste like brown ... More >>

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    October 22, 2010

    Bad Burgers, Hookahs, Vegans
    and Other Things You Love on the Web

    This week: Alice Laussade explains why candy corn sucks.​As the city descends into crisper temperatures and adopts an orangey hue, seasonal ingredients are rolling into grocery stores while local chefs and food fans are reacting accordingly. So what else is new? Dallas Morning News Leslie Bre ... More >>

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    August 9, 2010

    Photo: Don't Get it, Texadelphia

    Alice Laussade's phoneSeriously, we don't get it.​Uhh... I don't get it, Texadelphia. I thought for sure it was more important that I find your queso than that I find God. But, OK. I'll go find God. Thanks?

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    June 8, 2010

    Basket Case: Kazy's has giant balls. Of tapioca.

    Alice LaussadeHey There, Sugar Balls​Kazy's Gourmet 9256 Markville Drive 972-235-4831 Try: Meiji fruit drop candy Don't try: Konpeito sugar balls I was out of rice wine vinegar, so instead of going to Tom Thumb to pay a zillion dollars for it and wait in the self-checkout line for eight hours w ... More >>

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    June 1, 2010

    Mozzarella Company: Pick up some Texas-made cheese that's totally makeout-worthy.

    Alice Laussade​Mozzarella Company 2944 Elm St. 214-741-4072 Try: Prosciutto Mozzarella Roll I spent my Memorial Day just like everybody else: First I woke up and kissed the soil, high-fived my freedom and gave big ups to all the soldiers past and present who have fought to keep this country so g ... More >>

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