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Holy Ship!! Day One: A Surprise Guest Whose Name Rhymes With Drillex

On Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, a.k.a. Holy Ship!! (There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.'s Hard Events.) T ... More >>

Brewery-Inspired Henry's Tavern And American Grill is Now Open in Plano

Henry's Tavern opened this week in the Shops at Legacy in Plano (5741 Legacy Drive). A Portland import, this is only the second location of the brewery-inspired restaurant, which seats more than 500 guests and pours more than 100 different local, regional and national beers. The menu is mammoth wi ... More >>

On National Drink Beer Day, Mourning the Long Lost Party Ball

Today is National Drink Beer Day, apparently, and I'm sure you were looking for an excuse to knock back a cold one. It's a shame it's not National Drink Beers day, but what can we do. Please limit yourself to one. While I'm sure the rest of Dallas is busy jerking off to our growing collection of c ... More >>

Downtown Dallas Inc. to Host Pop-Up Beer Gardens Thursdays in August (Sans the Beer from Local Breweries)

Each Thursday in August the folks at Downtown Dallas Inc. (DDI) are hosting pop-up happy hours at different parks in downtown. Last Thursday they met at Pegasus Plaza. The idea is to bring more exposure to downtown parks and, hopefully, business to surrounding restaurants and shops. DDI reveals the ... More >>

Omi's Procession

A Korean grill's banchan offers an endless display of flavor.

Tto Tto Wa Is On The Move: Get Your KFC Fix While You Can

Remember Tto Tto Wa? The tiny box of a restaurant has been serving up sticky fried chicken and other Korean snack foods for more than two years. It's a cool little spot with tiny tables tucked into tiny booths and an atmosphere that feels far, far away from Dallas. We sent a photographer to Carrollt ... More >>

Which Beers Get You Drunk Without Making You Fat? The Gross Ones, Of Course.

With St. Patty's Day behind us and spring break in the books, summer is just around the corner, which means it's time to get serious about our curvy figures. One of the worst offenders to the best of all diet plans is alcohol. Not only for the calories within each glass, but also for the progressive ... More >>

I Ate Baby Butterflies in Carrollton, and I Think I Liked It. (Then Again, I Was Trashed.)

Don't worry they're not moving.​During my second trip to Tto Tto Wa, the Korean fried chicken joint I reviewed this week, I was determined to blow it out. I'd tried dumplings, chicken feet and some other dishes -- none of it as good as the spicy chicken, mind you -- and wanted to work even fur ... More >>

At Tto Tto Wa Bistro, the Happy Marriage of Korean Fried Chicken and Beer

Perhaps even too much beer. But probably not.

Time for a Pumpkin Beer Taste Test

​It's that time of year, when pumpkin flavored, scented, and shaped merchandise invades virtually every supermarket, convenient store, coffee shop, liquor store, restaurant and bar. Pumpkins are everywhere, and each year there's more pumpkin stuff to sift through. City of Ate wants to help yo ... More >>

Trying Bonding Via the Big Screen

Sampling Samuel Adams Utopias With Fellow Beer Bloggers, Taco Trailblazers, Unfair Parkers and Buzz

Patrick Michels​I thought I was lucky back in 2009 when The Boston Beer Company sent a sample-sized bottle of the remarkable but ruinously expensive Samuel Adams Utopias. But in drumming up pub for the 2011 release, the company outdid itself and sent a full 24-ounce decanter, along with a fine Rie ... More >>

The Most Idiotic Beer Inventions And Innovations Of All Time

The Beer Hour dispenser​Beer is lovely, in many ways because of its very simplicity. In its purest form, it's just four ingredients. And all you have to do is open a bottle or can and drink it -- pouring it into a glass first, if you're really trying to savor it.So why is there a never-ending stre ... More >>

Dude Food First Look: Lockhart Smokehouse

Noah W. Bailey​A few dozen Oak Cliff residents and barbecue addicts braved the frozen streets and frigid temperatures to enjoy opening day this morning at Lockhart Smokehouse, the highly awaited new 'cue joint in the Bishop Arts District. As of 1 p.m., the place was out of meat, but luckily Dude F ... More >>

Whitt's End: 1.7.11

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If Bill Parcells fit too snug and Wade Phillips was a size too loose, Jason Garrett fits juuuuust right. *Maybe I'm naive and gullible and biased in favor of Garrett, but until otherwise I'm ... More >>

Cheap Margaritas Make It A Very Happy Hour At Tejano

Jesse Hughey​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Tejano Mexican Restaurant, 110 W. Davis St., 214-943-8610When: 11 a.m. to 6 p. ... More >>

Whitt's End: 11.19.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Next Tuesday Josh Hamilton wins AL MVP. Right? *The good news: Greggo's "pus pockets" are gone. The bad: He's been told not to talk for 10 days. Ten! Means a couple things. 1. Summon RoboGreggo fr ... More >>

Speaking of Ballparks and Getting the Munchies, A Look at the Rangers' New World Series Menu

Sam Merten​Texas Rangers spokesman John Blake just sent word: For World Series Games Three and Four at the Ballpark in Arlington -- oh, right, Game Five too, fingers crossed -- the team's done beefed up (heh) its sports menu. Also: The team's added more places to buy beer in the park, which, a ... More >>

Molly Maguire's: Good For The Hangover,
Bad For The Wallet

Photos by Andrea Grimes and Man O' The HourMolly's Mary.​One expects that when one travels cross-counties to spend a Friday evening at North Texas' finest honky-tonk, where $5 pitchers of Coors Light are on offer all day every day, one will wake up the next morning in need of some serious brunch r ... More >>

Greenberg and Ryan's First Order of Business: Slash Prices at Ballpark! Yes, Even Beer!

​Sam's out at the Ballpark in Arlington at this very moment, where Chuck Greenberg's holding his first press conference as The Owner of Your Texas Rangers. (Nolan Ryan was called out of town at the last second.) As they mentioned yesterday, the newsome twosome called today's meet-and-greet to intr ... More >>

At the Belo Mansion Pondering "Dallas Tomorrow" While Eyeing the Cash Bar

Patrick MichelsMaybe not tomorrow, but Dallas Someday.​Welcome, Friends of Unfair Park, to the Dallas Of Tomorrow. We're still waiting for tonight's panelists -- Mayor Tom Leppert, chief among them -- to take their seats inside the Belo Mansion auditorium, but the cash bar is open while the pu ... More >>

Taking Flight At The Meddlesome Moth, Plus Upcoming Beer Events

Jesse Hughey​One recent trend in the culinary world, the concept of the "gastro-pub," is a boon for beer lovers. Pubs that focus their efforts on good food tend to serve higher quality beers and wines than your average bar. The late, great Zymology on Lower Greenville was one short-lived example, ... More >>

Opening Day Ballpark Brouhaha

Alexander Flores​Nothing spells out Americana more than baseball, unless you are adding outdoor grilling, hotdogs and cold beer to the mix. Combine all these together with the opening day of baseball and you might very well have the makings of an arrestable offense.This is what made the late morni ... More >>

Cowboys Stadium: Reviewing Our Suite Dreams

Somehow seven years ago I didn't forsee 5-star bars equipped with back-lit chandeliers and littered with HDTVs.​Back in 2002 when I was at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram we first started getting wind that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was toying with the idea of building a new stadium. "Ga ... More >>

Bottles, Bottles Everywhere...But Not A Drop To Drink

​No segment of the food and beverage industry so reflects the desire for smaller, more personalized purveyors than wine. Wine lovers want magic and prestige--not a mass-market bottle from a corner gas station (usually found in a cooler, right next to the Coors Light).But therein lies the trouble ... More >>

Hophead: Too Much Of A Very Good Thing

Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough. --Mark Twain (and with Dogfish Head's super-strong beers, barely enough really is enough)When I was a kid, my Papa Salfi had a framed poster in a guest bathroom from which I first learned about the effects of alcohol. It had a numbered series of lines on ... More >>

The Hophead: After A Visit to The Old Monk, I May Join A Monastery

In heaven there is no beer so we drink it here. --Trappist Monk Proverb (or Polka lyric) The Old Monk 2847 N. Henderson 214-821-1880 Edging to a table at the Old Monk, I noticed a young man drinking Miller Lite and nearly stopped in my tracks. In a bar with such an admirable selection of hand ... More >>

Who Got The Better Radiohead Show, Dallas or Houston?

Green With Envy

The Irish Festival returns to Fair Park

Well, We Are Unfair Park, T.O.

Smoke on the Water

Out where the Jägermeister flows, we rock

KZPS: Now the Best Radio Station Ever?

Let the Healing Begin

Remember the Gemini!

¡Ask a Mexican!

Emotional Rescue

Love doesn't have to hurt, but steal my beer and I'll kill you

Discomfort Zone

Comfort food, bewildering atmosphere at Manny's

200 mph T-bone

Steak house announces deal with NASCAR

Back to Lyle

Spend An Evening with Lyle Lovett

Gutter Punks

Have a ball at this tournament

Type Cast

Texas authors talk about their state and the arts

Thai Sigh

Coppell's Siam Thai Cuisine is a dry run

Feel the Heat

Two events highlight Latin culture

Draft Dodger

Unfortunately for him, our columnist couldn't avoid the NFL draft forever

Best Hamburger

Keller's Drive-In

Best Bowling Alley

Don Carter's All Star Lanes

Large and in charge

Dale Hansen, the 300-pound gorilla of local sports, wraps up 20 years of whip-smart TV

Out There

Pantera

Show us your hits

The Toadies and South Padre go together like spring break and unprotected sex

Out Here