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May 11, 2012
Food Trucks And Beer Fests in 3, 2, 1: This Week In Dallas Grubbing
Ready for the weekend? You should be. With a massive food truck festival to the north, and a big ass beer festival to the west, there are lots of reasons to get out of the house this weekend. We should probably wrap up the week before we start drinking, though. This week I reviewed nothing, opting ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
The Universal Food Shame Scale
Damn. Eating that freezer burrito made you feel like an awful human being. But, exactly how awful? Wish there was a way to know exactly how much shame you should feel when you eat a horrible, awful food? Wish. Effing. Granted. Above is our very helpful, very scientific Universal Food Shame Scale: ... More >>
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February 24, 2012
Brisket Tacos, Crazy Sandwiches and Fernet: This Week In You Are Soooo Fat
Some winter, huh? I'm wearing short sleeves and it's still February. That means we're going to be eating peaches a little sooner, so long as a hard frost doesn't come in and burn those little blossoms. Before you get out there and enjoy the beautiful weekend weather (I'm ready for some patio drinki ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Pasta, Cheese, Bathtubs and Boobs: This Week in the Dallas Blogoshpere
Slow day here at the Observer. Slow week, even. It's almost depressing coming to terms with the fact that the holiday season is coming to an end, you're suddenly fat, your resolutions start next week and you have to at least pretend that you want to be a better person, and oh, you're not getting ano ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
100 Holidays Ranked By Deliciousness
Known: Thanksgiving is one of the best food holidays ever. So, where do the other 99 holidays we could think of rank? We're so glad you asked. 1. Day After Thanksgiving: All the food, none of the family. Plus you get Leftovers Sandwiches. Choose to deny that this is the best food holiday of all foo ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Chopped Beef and Loose Meat: Barbecue For Pit-Sissies
FlickrThis sandwich may taste good, but it's more about the sauce than the meatYesterday I told you about the impending Texas debut of Maid-Rite, a corporate franchise type thing selling loose meat sandwiches, shakes and chili cheese fries. While a few commenters seemed to echo my lack of ent ... 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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September 15, 2011
CBS DFW.com Announces Best Food Blogger, Kinda
CBS DFW.com's most valuable food blogger award, with which we quibbled a while back, has been announced with little fanfare. A small announcement has been added to the voting page, which reads: Congratulations Dallas MVB'S CBS DFW'ss inaugural Most Valuable Blogger winners have been announce ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
If Only We Could Have Fried Cake Balls at Sam's Club
This week in food news, diners and their dogs flocked to patios to enjoy the cooler weather, we got the results of this year's Big Tex Choice awards and actually found a guy who has a problem with cake balls. Read on. City of Ate Scott Reitz came across new friends and a new beer this week ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Bid on Lunch with Cheap Bastard. Or, Just Eat the Burnt-End Pizza.
August 14, Pecan Lodge Catering and Lockhart Smokehouse will hold a fundraiser to benefit the family of Lt. Shannon Stone, the 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter who died July 7 after falling from the outfield stands at a Texas Rangers game in Arlington. There are $30 tickets are still availa ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Two Tacos from Maple Avenue That Are Good Enough to Marry
The dearth of information on most taquerías and Mexican restaurants in the Dallas area means that often this weekly series relies heavily on leaps of faith (and stomach). Call it food cartography, because, baby, there is no map. It's what barbecue expert Daniel Vaughn does at Full Custom Gospel BBQ ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Week in Blogs: Smoked Meat, Meat Soap and Wiener Men. Can You say Freudian?
Sara KerensLockhart SmokehouseThis week, Dallasites get cheesy and try to wash away their troubles with meat soap. No, really. Read on. City of Ate Cedars Social isn't all that great, concludes Jose Ralat Maldonado. The "comfort" food is ultimately disappointing and over salted, but hopefull ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Lockhart Smokehouse the Best BBQ in Big D?
Sara KerensLockhart SmokehouseThis week, Dallasites get cheesy and try to wash away their troubles with meat soap. No, really. Read on. City of Ate Cedars Social isn't all that great, concludes Jose Ralat Maldonado. The "comfort" food is ultimately disappointing and over salted, but hopefull ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Photo: This Is Serious Texas Food Porn
Sara Kerens[Sniff] And the hommmme of thheee [sniff] bravveee.For Hanna Raskin's latest review, before she whisked off to allergy-free Seattle, she tackled the Flintstones-esque hunk of meat -- which you must eat without fork and knife -- at Lockhart Smokehouse. According to Hanna, Lockhart fell ... More >>
Dining
April 7, 2011
Lockhart Smokehouse Gets the Important Thing Right- Brisket.
Sara Kerens[Sniff] And the hommmme of thheee [sniff] bravveee.For Hanna Raskin's latest review, before she whisked off to allergy-free Seattle, she tackled the Flintstones-esque hunk of meat -- which you must eat without fork and knife -- at Lockhart Smokehouse. According to Hanna, Lockhart fell ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Taco Bloggers Descend on In & Out Tacos, Get Tongue-Boned
If anyone doubts the importance and popularity of tacos in Dallas, then I ask them to look at the growing number of taco bloggers. I'm not referring to everyone with an opinion on Fuel City's picadillo and an Internet connection. I am referring to those individuals who have dedicated large am ... More >>
Dining
February 3, 2011
Cowboys Aren't on the Field This Super Bowl, but Maybe Fans Can Find One at Dinner.
If anyone doubts the importance and popularity of tacos in Dallas, then I ask them to look at the growing number of taco bloggers. I'm not referring to everyone with an opinion on Fuel City's picadillo and an Internet connection. I am referring to those individuals who have dedicated large am ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Super Bowl Met Super Barbecue at the House of Blues
Patrick MichelsFranklin Barbecue's brisket. See more 'Cue in Patrick's slideshowThousands of credentialed sports writers, photographers and television reporters thronged the House of Blues last night for the Super Bowl host committee's "Welcome to Texas" smoked meat bonanza, but I wish a few ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Dude Food First Look: Lockhart Smokehouse
Noah W. BaileyA 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 >>
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January 11, 2011
Hungry on DART's Green Line? Here's a Big Honkin' List That Might Help
It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... More >>
Dining
December 30, 2010
Road Trip Barbecue Makes Traveling I-35 Less Sucky.
It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... 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 27, 2010
Anthony Bourdain Liked Our BBQ-Gate,
For Some Reason
It's a fair bet there's not too much overlap between Anthony Bourdain and Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Leslie Brenner's lists of what they liked best in 2010. According to a recent feature story, Brenner this year thrilled to grilled mussels and escargot fritters. Bourdain enjoyed t ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
Smoke Gets in Blogs' Eyes, and Sister Cookies Are Doin' It for Themselves
Where's there's smoke, there's...um...more smoke.This week, Dallas food blogs are tittering about what's new and exciting. We have equal rights for cookies, a new gadget for barbecue, more angles on the possibility of food trucks and (predictably) a new list of places of restaurants willing t ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Heard Through the Grapevine: Who Deserves Credit for Great Dining Finds?
Who cares how you know? Just tell us where the good stuff is.Is restaurant scouting an open source activity? That's essentially the question underlying local barbecue blogger Daniel Vaughn's frustration with Dallas Morning News critic Leslie Brenner's new list of the top barbecue joints, an ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Dallas Isn't a Barbecue Town (Ready, Aim, Fire...)
City of Ate readers earlier this week didn't take kindly to my saying that "barbecue isn't very good in Dallas," suggesting my assertion must mean I'm an agoraphobic Californian. Wrong on both counts, but their ire brings up an interesting question: What constitutes a barbecue town? Do a few ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Screw Ethics, Good Barbecue Is More Important
Kevin TodoraFor more, see the full slideshow.Yesterday's Blues, Bandits & BBQ competition in Oak Cliff was a success on every score but flavor. Organizers estimate more than 1,000 people turned out to celebrate tunes and barbecue at the grassroots festival, which may have been the first in t ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Go Oak Cliff Shares Details on Sunday's "Ethical Meat" Barbecue Contest and Festival
Teams have been practicing and judges (including two City of Ate contributors) are advised to begin fasting as Oak Cliff is about to get smoked out this weekend for the Blues, Bandits & Barbeque street party.The festival takes place outside and inside the Kessler Theater and surrounding neigh ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Sliced Brisket
At Pecan Lodge
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Dude Food: Big Al's Smokehouse BBQ
Jesse HugheyBig Al's Smokehouse BBQ3317 Inwood Rd. 214-350-2649Dude Factor: 6, or Tony Romo, on a scale of 1 (Brad Johnson) to 10 (Roger Staubach)Texas being one of the reddest of red states, medical marijuana isn't going to happen any time soon without intervention by the federal government. But ... More >>

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