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Now Selling for Five Figures, the Recipe, Perhaps, For a Friendly Pepper-Upper

Used to be a time when procuring a real Imperial Pure Cane Sugar Dr Pepper meant hoping that case of bottles you ordered from Dublin arrived mostly intact; though, years ago, my old man bought a few cases of the 12-ounce cans from a guy in a parking lot on 183, seedy. Now, of course, they're availab ... More >>

NPR's Robert Siegel Wonders How Heritage Auction House Can Sell a Rock for Five Figures

Courtesy Heritage Auction GalleriesThe Garza StoneThis weekend, Unfair Park's across-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries holds yet another of its dino-bone and space-rock sales, a fairly regular occurrence over there. But this one got the attention of National Public Radio: All Things Con ... More >>

Why Coke Is Not It For Dallas

​In September 2004, the Dallas City Council gave Dr Pepper an exclusive beverage vending contract -- meaning that at any city of Dallas venue, you had to be a Pepper or else till at last the fall of '09, since Dr Pepper was paying good money for the exclusive access via vending machine. But with t ... More >>

Pssst, Need a Job? How About a Sports Job?!

You don't have to be able to dunk to apply.​Times are tough. Jobs are scarce, money's tight and our sports teams haven't lifted a championship trophy since 1999. We temporarily interrupt this recession depression for some good news, wrapped in an employment opportunity. The NBA's new F ... More >>

Whitt's End: 10.16.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *According to my very unscientific research conducted on this very blog over the last two years, the most sensitive, whiny, irrational folks on Earth are: 1. Ticket P1s; 2. Right-wing Republicans; ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Erykah Badu with Yo Gabba Gabba Live!, Selena Gomez

Erykah Badu with Yo Gabba Gabba Live! at Dr Pepper Arena on Saturday, November 28Erykah Badu, mother of three, did a dancey-dance with the Yo Gabba Gabba! gang at the Dr Pepper Arena over the weekend. I don't have kids, so I'm out of the loop. But Wikipedia tells me Andy Samberg appeared on the TV s ... More >>

Retro Top Ten: Food Product Jingle Edition!

This week we're featuring some of those outstanding jingles that ingrained themselves into our gray matter. You know, the ones that were on worn VHS tapes of holiday specials. The ones that made you crave chips or gum. Those that you loved (or hated) just because of that catchy melody. The ones that ... More >>

Bucky's Cafe: Burgers Like Grandma Used to Make, Bigger Than She Could Carry

Patrick MichelsThe Bucky's Burger, a ranch-topped giant.​Bucky's Cafe2803 US Highway 66Caddo Mills, TexasDude Factor: 8, or R. Buckminster Fuller, on a scale of 1 (Harold von Braunhut, Sea Monkeys inventor, neo-Nazi sympathizer.) to 10 (Nikola Tesla. Inventor of the death ray.)Dude ... More >>

Horne & Dekker Promises "Gourmet Comfort Food." Translation: Prepare to be Creamed.

​Horne & Dekker, the soon-to-open North Henderson Avenue collaboration from Shawn Horne and Flynn Dekker, has released its menu of "gourmet comfort food." In practice, that seems to call for a good bit of meat and cream: The appetizer section features sauced shellfish and sausage; homemade ch ... More >>

Torchy's Tacos: Get There Quick, Before We Eat Them All

​Horne & Dekker, the soon-to-open North Henderson Avenue collaboration from Shawn Horne and Flynn Dekker, has released its menu of "gourmet comfort food." In practice, that seems to call for a good bit of meat and cream: The appetizer section features sauced shellfish and sausage; homemade ch ... More >>

Li'l Tex Cooks

​Horne & Dekker, the soon-to-open North Henderson Avenue collaboration from Shawn Horne and Flynn Dekker, has released its menu of "gourmet comfort food." In practice, that seems to call for a good bit of meat and cream: The appetizer section features sauced shellfish and sausage; homemade ch ... More >>

MOM and POPcorn Begets 48 flavors

Photo by Liz Smith​The MOM and POPcorn Company 215 E. Louisiana St. McKinney 972-542-7605 Try: Parmesan and garlic popcorn Don't try: Cricket Lick It and Real Scorpion Suckers, unless you're brave enough. When a friend first told me about a gourmet popcorn shop, I didn't exactly jump to my f ... More >>

Hot Doggin' Home Runs

Photo by Liz Smith​The MOM and POPcorn Company 215 E. Louisiana St. McKinney 972-542-7605 Try: Parmesan and garlic popcorn Don't try: Cricket Lick It and Real Scorpion Suckers, unless you're brave enough. When a friend first told me about a gourmet popcorn shop, I didn't exactly jump to my f ... More >>

Presenting: The Deep Fried, Liquid Nitrogen
Dr Pepper Cake

All photos by Danny FulgencioJudge Abel Gonzales​You may need to sit down. Take a breather. The State Fair is beyond space-epic, at this point. You've eaten a good chunk of the fair's fried foods already, haven't you? Maybe a giant, throbbing red pickle or too? (Maybe you're throbbing too). If you ... More >>

A State Fair Summation From a Food-Loving Arkansawyer

Editor's Note: Of the gazillion people who yearly visit the State Fair of Texas, a good number of them are outlanders. One of those visitors this year offered to share her fair reflections with City of Ate. Kat Robinson, who blogs about food back in Arkansas, reveals here which fried dish she liked ... More >>

What, No Marshmallow-Topped Yams?
Thanksgiving Menus for the Non-homebodies.

​Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>

Don't Wait Till Valentine Day for Lovers

​All right, I know it's not Valentine's Day, but for those of you who like to plan for the future, I have a theme date for you. The first two words are Lover's Pizza. I recently shared a booth with a date at the great place on Lovers Lane. If you're going to a place with "lovers" in the title ... More >>

The Stuff of Legends

​All right, I know it's not Valentine's Day, but for those of you who like to plan for the future, I have a theme date for you. The first two words are Lover's Pizza. I recently shared a booth with a date at the great place on Lovers Lane. If you're going to a place with "lovers" in the title ... More >>

Having a SodaBlast! The City Is Not Screwing Around When It Comes to Graffiti Removal.

Soda Blast Systems​Had a very long, very off-the-record chat with don't-call-him-Graffiti-Czar John Barr late last week, during which he dropped the hint that this week, the city would roll out some new tech aimed at power-washing the hell out of the city. But the Oak Cliff attorney, who's been re ... More >>

Above Average Joe

Soda Blast Systems​Had a very long, very off-the-record chat with don't-call-him-Graffiti-Czar John Barr late last week, during which he dropped the hint that this week, the city would roll out some new tech aimed at power-washing the hell out of the city. But the Oak Cliff attorney, who's been re ... More >>

Makeshift Cocktails to Give You a Rolling Blackout

​This week, we had, I believe, three blackouts in Girl Drink Drunk Land. Some Aters saw six according to Twitter reports, and yet another Ater offered that her home temp dropped from 70 to 56 degrees during one of the blackouts in the OED.So, I got to thinking about some cocktails that might warm ... More >>

Dr Pepper Tests Diet Drink for Testosterone Impaired

​In what could amount to the grandest bit of reverse psychology ever marshaled to sell a soft drink, Dr Pepper has selected the slogan for its new 10-calorie soda. Dr Pepper Ten will be marketed with the tag line: "Dr Pepper Ten: It's Not for Women." According to a company spokesperson, the ... More >>

Dr Pepper in Japan Looks Darn Exciting

Daily What via Reddit User adam1988 ​Perusing the Daily What this morning, we came across the photo from Reddit user adam1988, who posted the above photo with the title "Just a Dr. Pepper can from Okinawa." So, in case you're keeping track of Texas-based Dr Pepper updates today: Can art for th ... More >>

D 'Em Up

Daily What via Reddit User adam1988 ​Perusing the Daily What this morning, we came across the photo from Reddit user adam1988, who posted the above photo with the title "Just a Dr. Pepper can from Okinawa." So, in case you're keeping track of Texas-based Dr Pepper updates today: Can art for th ... More >>

Truck Thefts from Texas Soda Distributors Make Dallas a Hub for Hot Dr Pepper

Thieves drove off with two fully loaded trucks from this Wichita Falls Dr Pepper bottling plant last month, before abandoning the empty trucks near Dallas -- the third such theft recently.​A trio of truck thefts from Dr Pepper distributors around Texas in the last few months have all ended the sam ... More >>

With a Tailgate Party Like This, Who Needs a Game?

Lauren Drewes DanielsRathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen served up buffalo sliders, white cheddar cheese, Dr Pepper barbecue sauce and spicy bread & butter pickles.​Well, everyone played nice. There were no incidents of belligerence to report. No picket lines were formed. No stones were thrown. Inste ... More >>

Central 214's New Summer Menu Celebrates Texas

Central 214's Blythe Beck.​Central 214 has rolled out its new summer menu. And, as chef Blythe Beck explains, "It tastes like Texas. I'm all about it. I love it." The menu keeps some 214 faves, like Beck's signature chicken and waffles (spicy fried chicken and buttered waffle with jalapeño gr ... More >>

Plano-Based Dr Pepper Wants Dublin Dr Pepper to Stop Selling the Good Stuff Everywhere

Courtesy Flickr user Rich Anderson​Last night KXAS-Channel 5 had a most fascinating story: Dr Pepper v. Dr Pepper. Specifically, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. says the Dublin-based maker of The Real Thing (that is, a Pepper flavored with original-formula Imperial Pure Cane Sugar) is violatin ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper Responds to Corporate HQ's Lawsuit With Quite the Legal History Lesson

It probably doesn't help Dr Pepper's case that CEO Larry Young went on KERA's CEO in '09 with a Dublin sixer and touted it as "the original Dr Pepper formula with the Imperial sugar in it" with an "unbelievable" following.​Back in June, you no doubt recall, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. deci ... More >>

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Responds to Dublin Dr Pepper's Response to Corporate's Lawsuit

Via.​Back to the Dr Pepper-on-Dr Pepper lawsuit ...Early this morning we posted Dublin Dr Pepper's response to the lawsuit filed in June by Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which is trying to limit Dublin's real-deal Imperial Sugar-spiked soda pop to a six-county area and alleges the oldest Dr ... More >>

In God We Trust. Unless You're Dublin Dr Pepper, Says Corporate's Latest Filing.

​At the end of last week, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. filed its response to Dublin Dr Pepper's response to corporate's lawsuit filed in June, in which the mothership insists Dublin's violating a licensing agreement by selling The Imperial Pure Cane Sugar-y Good Stuff outside of a six-count ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper Launches Legal Defense Fund in Legal Spat With Plano-Based Parent

Photo by Brantley Hargrove​Brantley espied that giant check you see at right during his tour of the Dublin Dr Pepper bottling plant a few weeks ago; turns out, it was just seed money. We just received word that in order to keep pace with Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which is suing the Dubl ... More >>

Rick Perry, Jay Nixon Bet Some Dr Pepper, Bud and Various Meats Over World Series Outcome

Via.​Sam's World Series Game 1 preview-open thread's upcoming any minute now; start polishing your bats. Till then, this: The governor's office sends word that Rick Perry has, but of course, made a wager with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon concerning the outcome of Rangers-Cardinals. And it's not a t ... More >>

Five Nights of Drinking at Home: It's Not Alcoholism If There's Christmas Music On

Flickr​Don't ask me out for a drink because, 1.) I'm cheap and 2.) at the height of holiday shopping insanity, I like to leave my house less than Sigorney Weaver in Copycat. So I stay home, watch TV, read and drink. My drink of choice is usually peppermint Schnapps in hot chocolate. Yes, I kno ... More >>

We Gave Trailercakes a Big Box of Crap and They Made Us Two Glorious Cupcakes

Can Dr Pepper Ten and Red Vines equal crazy-delicious?​​Once a month or so, we invite a new lucky soul to attempt to conquer The Box. Their challenge: To create something awesome out of whatever ingredients are in the box. It's like Chopped plus Punk'd, only less terrible. This month, Traile ... More >>

Buy Up All the Dublin Dr Pepper You Can, Because As of Today It No Longer Exists

​If you have but a single can or bottle marked "Dublin Dr Pepper," don't open it. It's a collector's item as of this very moment. That's because as of 5 p.m. today there is no more Dublin Dr Pepper: From here on out, per a settlement agreement just announced in the case filed by Plano-based Dr Pep ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper is Dead; Maple & Motor and Oak Cliff's Soda Gallery are among the Mourners

Photos by Leslie MinoraThe vintage Dublin Dr Pepper bottles at the Soda Gallery in Bishop Arts will remain forever empty.​Jack Perkins, co-owner of Dallas burger institution Maple & Motor, appreciates that a swig of Dublin Dr Pepper is just the thing to wash down a delicious burger. Once ever ... More >>

Dr Pepper Be Damned, Dublin Bottling Works is Striking Back Against Big Soda

Leslie Minora​Jeff Kloster, owner of Dublin Bottling Works, didn't sit on his ass and sulk after his company's settlement with Dr Pepper Snapple stripped him of his top-selling product, Dubin Dr Pepper. The day after the news hit, he says, he picked up the phone and did the same thing he's don ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper -- Yes, The Actual Stuff from Dublin -- Returns to Maple & Motor's Tap

​As Scott mentioned earlier, Jack Perkins, founding partner of the Maple & Motor burger mecca -- and once a proud provider of Dublin Dr Pepper on tap -- is joining forces with Dublin Bottling Company to serve up the other sodas by the still-standing indie soda company. But that doesn't mean ... More >>