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March 21, 2012
Sundown Chef Patrick Stark Talks Sourcing Locally and Scorching Hot Pans
Originally from Akron, Ohio, Patrick Stark, chef at Sundown at Granada, enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America fresh out of high school at 17 years of age, partially because he just wanted the get the hell outta town. He's worked throughout the United States, a few spots in Europe and had a t ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2012
Komali Chef Anastacia Quinones on the Allure of Victor Tango's, the Mulato Chili and More
Anastacia Quiñones is just one week into her new job as chef at the modern Mexican cuisine spot Komali. The Dallas native attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York, then fell in love with San Francisco after just several hours visiting. After working there for a few years, she returned ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Lockhart Goes Nose-to-Tail on Friday. Let's Hope It's a Sign of Weirder Things to Come.
While I loved the whole thing, there are some stand-out lines in Lauren's recent cover story on the state of Dallas dining. Matt McCallister's quotes are priceless, but there's also a bite from Brian Luscher that has stayed with me. Fifteen years ago -- hell, even five years ago -- sweetbreads, hea ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Cafe Momentum, a Restaurant by At-Risk Kids, Keeps Popping Up and May Soon Settle Down
Chad Houser and Janice Provost are gearing up again. The faces behind the non-profit organization Cafe Momentum are preparing to announce their next pop-up dinner, to be held in February at Bolsa Mercado. The event will feature chefs Jeff Harris and Matt Balke. Last year, Houser and Provost used si ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2011
We made it. Another year of writing, bitching and photo-taking, primarily centered around stuffing our faces. Only a few days remain before we strap ourselves in and start the whole process again. Before we welcome 2012, though, let's take a look at what we've done with 2011. Here are City of Ate's ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Il Cane Rosso Hosts Local Celebrity Chefs on Mondays In November
Seriously, would you let this guy in your kitchen? In their super-neighborly way, Il Cane Rosso has invited local celebrity chefs to come over and play in their kitchen on Monday nights. "You cook, we'll clean," is about how the invite reads. To which the invitees have responded, "You just ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Food For Thought, Young Dallas Lawyers' Food-Centric Benefit, Brings Out Big-Name Chefs This Weekend
Tiffany DerryThe Dallas Association of Young Lawyers hosts its third annual Food for Thought on Saturday at The Tower Club, where guests can buy goodies in the silent and live auctions and sample fare from a number of top-notch local chefs and restaurants. The event is a benefit for Big Thou ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2011
In-N-Out v. Whataburger, the Wine Wisdom of Andrew Chalk, and More from the Week in Dallas Food Yammering
This week in Dallas blogs, more people tried to settle the debate between Whataburger and In-N-Out, a restaurant in Pennsylvania banned volume-challenged five-year-olds, and a place that looks like a tattoo parlor produced some damn good lamb shank. Read on. City of Ate Alice Laussade staged ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Parigi's Janice Provost: These Are a Few of Her Favorite -- and Not So Favorite -- Things
Janice Provost chef/owner of Parigi Restaurant.Yesterday, we asked Janice Provost, chef/owner of Parigi Restaurant, to tell us about herself, her restaurant and her thoughts on the national dining scene. Today, she shares her views on dining in Dallas. What are the five Dallas restaurants yo ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Brian Luscher on Prague Powder and Frozen Potatoes
Robert BostickYesterday we chatted with chef Brian Luscher owner of The Grape, the venerable Greenville Avenue American bistro that is celebrating it's 38th anniversary this month. He spoke about great cuisine done well, wanting to do a great job and make his clients happy. We also discusse ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2009
The Year/The Decade: Best Chefs
Best is a matter of degrees, whether you're talking about the top chefs over the course of months or years.Certainly this city's kitchens are staffed with more than competent sorts: Brian Luscher, Jean-Marie Cadot, Marc Cassel, Joel Harloff, Graham Dodds...we could go on and on. So in defining ou ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2009
Top 25 Food-Related Quotes Of The Past Decade
Almost a decade ago, I wrote this: "Every time this country ends up with a Bush in the White House, several things most assuredly occur: The government inflicts some regrettable incident on Japan, the nation tumbles into a recession, a presidential pet writes a book, and everyone worries about th ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2009
Top 10 Chefs Who Deserve More Attention
When we sat down and thought about this, so many names popped into mind that if they were diseases, we'd be riddled. There was a time when few people mentioned Joel Harloff (Dali Wine Bar) or Brian Luscher (The Grape), but those days are fading. Michael Zeve of Sevy's or Jeffery Hobbs at Suze are bo ... More >>
Blogs
May 29, 2009
And The Winner Is...
City of Ate seems to be running a little behind as the short week comes to its close. So instead of interns poring through hundreds of posts on a dozen or so local blogs to find a 'winner,' one guy whipped through a page of items to come up with these two suspects:"My name is Brian L. and I'm a lrg ... More >>
Dining
December 27, 2007
Victory: That Gasoline Smell...
2007 started with the scent of napalm in the morning
Dining
May 15, 2003
Sex in the Kitchen
Why are most chefs male?
Dining
February 13, 2003
Great Shakes?
Do expensive salts really make a difference?
Dining
January 3, 2002
Party's Over
Dallas restaurateurs weather a year of many valleys, few peaks

Blogs

Sundown Chef Patrick Stark Talks Sourcing Locally and Scorching Hot Pans

Blogs

Komali Chef Anastacia Quinones on the Allure of Victor Tango's, the Mulato Chili and More

Blogs

Lockhart Goes Nose-to-Tail on Friday. Let's Hope It's a Sign of Weirder Things to Come.

Blogs

Cafe Momentum, a Restaurant by At-Risk Kids, Keeps Popping Up and May Soon Settle Down

Blogs

The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2011

Blogs

Il Cane Rosso Hosts Local Celebrity Chefs on Mondays In November

Blogs

Food For Thought, Young Dallas Lawyers' Food-Centric Benefit, Brings Out Big-Name Chefs This Weekend

Blogs

In-N-Out v. Whataburger, the Wine Wisdom of Andrew Chalk, and More from the Week in Dallas Food Yammering

Blogs

Parigi's Janice Provost: These Are a Few of Her Favorite -- and Not So Favorite -- Things

Blogs

Brian Luscher on Prague Powder and Frozen Potatoes

Blogs

The Year/The Decade: Best Chefs

Blogs

Top 25 Food-Related Quotes Of The Past Decade

Blogs

Top 10 Chefs Who Deserve More Attention

Blogs

And The Winner Is...

Dining

Victory: That Gasoline Smell...

Dining

Sex in the Kitchen

Dining

Great Shakes?

Dining

Party's Over

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