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April 26, 2012
The North Texas Beer Festival Heads to Las Colinas, Gets Shunned by Deep Ellum Brewery
The North Texas Beer Festival is coming to that far- off convention center in Las Colinas. More than 200 beers will be available for tasting, organizers say, and 50 brewers will be featured at the event, including large-market brewers Samuel Adams, New Belgium and Magic Hat, and smaller breweries li ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
But I Don't Want to Go the Fuck There for Drinks
A new website has been making the rounds for the past few weeks. Created by Coolagraphy, a creative consultancy dedicated to cool, wherethefuckshouldIgofordrinks uses your zip code or internet geolocation to offer up random watering holes with a side of salty banter. It's fun for about seven seconds ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
A Day by Day Guide to Dallas Beer Week
Considering that I don't get paid by the word here on City of Ate, there is simply too much going on during Dallas Beer Week to list every event taking place this Saturday through the November 19 Dallas Beer Festival in Fair Park (which warrants its own post, coming soon). And that's not even tak ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
OMG, It's Ommegang
Considering that I don't get paid by the word here on City of Ate, there is simply too much going on during Dallas Beer Week to list every event taking place this Saturday through the November 19 Dallas Beer Festival in Fair Park (which warrants its own post, coming soon). And that's not even tak ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Brewtopia, Beer Dinners, Oktoberfest and More Ways to Build Up Your Winter Beer Gut
Spaten will be among the beers available at Addison's Oktoberfest.What with Central Market's Brewtopia beginning today, Addison's Oktoberfest starting tomorrow and several beer dinners planned for the rest of the month, there are enough brew events in the next couple weeks that your liver should ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
The Full List Of Beers You Can Pour Out In Memory of Timbo
Here's to you, Timbo. RIP.Timbo, the Dallas Zoo's oldest gorilla, died yesterday in surgery at the age of 49, and we're still bummed by the news. Even though we didn't know her personally, we still plan to mourn her the same way we've marked the deaths of friends, family members and celebrities a ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Play-N-Skillz's New Collaboration With David Guetta Has Already Charted In 18 Countries
Steve VisneauCollaboration swag.Late last week, we passed along word that the latest single from French house producer David Guetta (the man behind, among other songs, the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling") to blow up the Internet was actually a Play-N-Skillz co-production -- and the first of a ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
So You Want to Participate in UT-Dallas's Tinnitus Trials? The Good News and Bad News.
Almost as soon as we published that very popular post about University of Texas at Dallas researchers' efforts to silence that high-pitched problem known as tinnitus, readers began leaving comments and sending e-mails in which they all asked the same question: How can I participate in the f ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
At Neighborhood Services, The Search for True Love Waits
Mister Rogers' classic "Won't you be my Neighbor?" should not be the theme song for Neighborhood Services The Original on Lovers Lane. Last Friday, at 5:09 p.m. I called Neighborhood Services to be put on the wait list. The hostess asked when we expected to be there, I told her my date and I ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Idle Rich Winter And Christmas Beer Tasting: Do We Have To Wait A Year To Do It Again?
Jesse HugheySamichlaus lager and cheese plate at the Idle Rich PubMy only complaint about the Idle Rich Pub and Monday night's Winter And Christmas Beer Tasting is something outside the control of the bar: Resident Parking Only areas are one of the most idiotic ideas shortsighted Dallasites have ... More >>
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August 30, 2010
Eating Asian in the Big Apple: The Highs, the Lows, the Many
Bone Marrow at PruneHaving been on a business trip in New York for the last two weeks, I thought, surely I'd be off blogging duties. However, the man had different ideas for me, with a seemingly innocuous send-off of, "Have a safe trip. Send in anything interesting you might find." Crap. See ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Celebrating Belgian Independence At The Ginger Man, Ranking Urthel Hop-It And Le Merle Saison
Jesse HugheyUrthel Hop-It Belgian IPAJust as the hot summer months inevitably result in a spike in crime stats, something about the July heat must make people get the urge to collectively rise up against their oppressors. Not only is our own country's independence celebrated in July, but the Fren ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Hint: It's Not From the Land Down Under
Men At Work might suggest these lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was 6-foot-4 and full of muscles I said, do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich. They would be partially correct, but instead of muscles, it would be mussels. And instead of ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Meddlesome Moth: Great Beer, but the Food Doesn't Make Our Heart Flutter.
Men At Work might suggest these lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was 6-foot-4 and full of muscles I said, do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich. They would be partially correct, but instead of muscles, it would be mussels. And instead of ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Info On Saturday's Brew Riot, Plus Notes From Flying Saucer On The Lake's Spring Beer Festival
Jesse HugheyThe last time I went to a Flying Saucer beer festival (the fall 2009 fest at the Fort Worth location), I learned that tasting the big, bad, high-gravity and high-ABV beers before trying lighter brews can throw off your tastebuds and make the latter drinks seem puny by comparison ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Breweries Whose Best-Known Beers Are Also Their Least Interesting
Ask for a Shiner in any Texas bar and you're almost certain to get a Shiner Bock without any need to clarify, despite the array of other brews offered by the Spoetzl brewery under the Shiner name. In fact, Shiner Bock is so synonymous with Spoetzl that many casual beer drinkers may not even be aw ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
The Ginger Man Branches Into Plano Operating Under the Business Model of More Beer
All pubs are not created equal. Typically, a Dallas pub, whether of English, Irish, or generic extraction, will have a wide selection of beers and ales on tap and in bottles, plus a sufficient selection of eats. You can usually count on fish and chips, burgers, sandwiches, maybe nachos, and a fe ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Browsing the Aisles at the New Park Lane Whole Foods, Where We Score Brother David's Triple
Unfair ParkA selection of more than 600 beers surrounded me on refrigerated grocery shelves that seemed to stretch on forever, and a money clip brimming with cash in my jacket pocket bounced against my ribs like a reassuring pat with each step. Yet I had to hold back from the splurge that would h ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Which Format Is Superior: Bottle, Tap Or Can?
Jesse HugheyCan you tell which of these Fat Tires came from a bottle, draft or can? Cans are starting to catch on in the craft-brew world, with more and more microbreweries offering their products in the once-maligned format -- even in Texas. Shiner has long offered its bock in cans, and upstart ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
On The Range: Lengua
Sorry, we couldn't stop ourselves.On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Nobody gets tongue tied when the subject is, um, tongue.Writing in the Weekly Volcano (Tacoma and Olympia Washington's "only edgy, irreverent, and thought-provoking alternative news ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
Top 10 Overlooked Culinary Vacations
Flickr user ^riza^It's a long way, but the rendang is worth the trip.Anyone with the means can travel the villages of Tuscany, visit tasting rooms in Napa Valley or hit Belgium's chocolate shops. In fact, certain places are so well known as culinary destinations, even those with only the faintest ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
Hophead: Do Right By The Pilgrims And Have Beer With Your Thanksgiving Meal
If barley be wanting to make into maltWe must be content and think it no fault For we can make liquor to sweeten our lipsOf pumpkins and parsnips and walnut-tree chips. --Anonymous colonist, 1630Though some dispute the story, many beer lovers cling to the legend that the Pilgrims landed at Plymou ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
Hophead: New Belgium's Hoptober, Paulaner's Oktoberfest And Sam Adams' Octoberfest--A Three-Way Rocktober Smackdown!
As it is now officially Rocktober, Oktoberfest beers are replacing summer brews on store aisles, bar coolers and tap walls. Apparently, though, not all brewers have the traditional Oktoberfest German Marzen-style amber lager in mind for this month. New Belgium, best known for Fat Tire, has introd ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Gig Alert: Neon Indian at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
No need to be shy, Alan.At the risk of beating you over the head with this information, it seems worth our while to remind you that tonight marks the much-anticipated debut of Alan Palomo's newest project, Neon Indian, which has garnered praise from outlets far beyond us and the normal local musi ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Hophead: Does The Right Beer Glass Matter?
Mikal Beth HugheyLibertine Bar owner Simon McDonald serves Leffe, Hoegaarden and Duvel ales in their corresponding glasses.The importance of serving wine and spirits in the correct style of glass is pretty well established. Order a Cognac at even the most laid-back of bars and it's unlikely that ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
Handle The Proof: Two Of The Best 'Hard To Find' Spirits
I personally think zubrowka and aged genever are the finest spirits one can drink. But neither are easy to find, unless you travel.Zubrowka is a flavored vodka generally associated with Poland, where they've been distilling and drinking it for a good six or seven centuries. Pale gold in color, it ... More >>
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July 23, 2009
Hophead: 'Liquid Aloha' From Kona Brewing Co.
Jesse Hughey When you think about brewing hot spots, what come to mind? Some obvious international destinations include Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Czech Republic. As for the U.S., craft breweries are everywhere, but we think of the West Coast--especially Portland and Seattle. There's alw ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
City, Country
Jesse Hughey When you think about brewing hot spots, what come to mind? Some obvious international destinations include Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Czech Republic. As for the U.S., craft breweries are everywhere, but we think of the West Coast--especially Portland and Seattle. There's alw ... More >>
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February 25, 2009
10 Questions: Abraham Salum
First we all knew him as executive chef of Parigi. Four years ago he decided to open his own place, the self-styled Salum.Tucked into that in-between ground--kind of Uptown, but near enough to Highland Park--it remains a destination for those who know. And he probably doesn't mind occupying such unc ... More >>
Film
November 20, 2008
Being Jean-Claude Van Damme
The Mussels From Brussels gets emotional in JCVD
News
November 20, 2008
Dallas Cast Reunion Leaves Fans Southforked
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
Dining
October 16, 2008
Five Places to Drink Beer Around Dallas
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
Calendar
April 17, 2008
Woo Woo Wouyter
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
Blogs
December 21, 2007
Putting the "Religion" Part Back in the Holiday Season. Crazy, Right?
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
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December 10, 2007
Overheard at Art Conspiracy III
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
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July 18, 2007
So, You Don't Like Airplane Food, Hunh?
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
Calendar
October 5, 2006
Drinking Dinner
Take a class in cooking with cerveza
Film
April 6, 2006
Belgian Waffling
A street hustler sells his child, then fights to undo his mistake
Music
February 9, 2006
Night Riders
Local musicians play Cupid, offer sexy song suggestions for V-Day
Dining
January 6, 2005
Past Vs. Progress
We love the nightlife
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September 2, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
We love the nightlife
News
July 1, 2004
Letters
We love the nightlife
Dining
April 8, 2004
Bang a Gong
Music is a must on the menu at Django
Culture
February 26, 2004
Advance Screening
Pssst, wanna see a movie that isn't out yet...legally?
Calendar
November 6, 2003
Mo' Bull
Check out the rockin' broncs
Calendar
September 19, 2002
On Your Mark, Get Set, Bark
Sit and stay at the Grand Prix of Dog Agility
Music
June 20, 2002
Without Clearance
Or, how Eminem's new single spawned a dozen of the best (illegal) songs ever
Dining
May 2, 2002
Monk Spunk
The Old Monk is mostly about beer, but its mussels aren't bad either
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April 27, 2000
Fluff
I love boldfacing random words; I love ellipses
Dining
August 21, 1997
More bang for the Lira
La Dolce Vita steeps penny-pinching in romance and taste
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