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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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    May 9, 2012

    Throw It Up: Six Questions For Joseph SoMo

    In the late 1880s, two settlers, Ida and David, arrived in the sleepy town of Denison, Texas by way of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railway. While Ida looked after the children, David took work with the railroad as an engine wiper. During their time in Denison they had a son, born in an unassuming whit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    The Favorite Foods of All 44 Presidents

    ​After an exhaustive search of public records and historical documents at the Library of Congress (read: drunken Google search), we are ready to honor President's Day with a comprehensive list of the foods enjoyed by our fearless leaders of the past. Throughout this process one question continued ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Barack Obama and Our Most Athletic Presidents

    ​Wasn't exactly Cortland Finnegan vs. Andre Johnson, but The Prez got into a scuffle last Friday. On the basketball court. With an elbow. Barack Obama received 12 stitches to a cut on his lower lip after an errant elbow during a pick-up game by Rey Decerega, the Director of Programs for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    No-Cook Prune Whip Is Plum Tasty
    (Ike Liked It, Too)

    Photo by Elaine LinerUh...yummy?​Discovering a collection of old recipe booklets my late grandmother saved and used for decades has inspired me. Can I replicate some of those now-forgotten dishes the way they used to make them? First up: Prune Whip. It's a chilled dessert, or at fancier table ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010
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    March 26, 2009
  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    On The Range: Combination Plates

    Dwight Eisenhower (right) took Mamie for a Tex-Mex combo plate at The Original Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio before WWILet's get one thing straight: Tex-Mex has never pretended to represent Mexican cuisine in its entirety. In fact, according to Robb Walsh, author of The Tex-Mex Cookbook, the ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    10 Questions: Former Presidents

    OK, OK--a gimmick for Inauguration day. Give us a break. The President gets a personal chef, state dinners and could probably walk out of any restaurant in the country without paying. Of course, there have been some notorious culinary moments: The competent Bush puking all over his Japane ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders

    OK, OK--a gimmick for Inauguration day. Give us a break. The President gets a personal chef, state dinners and could probably walk out of any restaurant in the country without paying. Of course, there have been some notorious culinary moments: The competent Bush puking all over his Japane ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    "State of Disaster": Dallas's Emergency Planners Do Not Like Ike

    OK, OK--a gimmick for Inauguration day. Give us a break. The President gets a personal chef, state dinners and could probably walk out of any restaurant in the country without paying. Of course, there have been some notorious culinary moments: The competent Bush puking all over his Japane ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 6, 2008

    Murder at the Howard Johnson's Serves Up Flavorful Fare

    Also: Collin College kicks up heels with Li'l Abner and unfunny Nipples at Hub

  • Film

    February 9, 2006

    Blood Business

    Why We Fight probes America's passion for war

  • Culture

    August 5, 2004

    Porn to Be Mild

    No sex, please, they're skittish at The MAC; comedy galore, mystery a bore in Addison

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Rebel Hunter

    Oak Cliff's Ed Sebesta helped topple Trent Lott

  • Calendar

    October 3, 2002

    Quick Click

    Pulitzer winners were in the right place at the right time

  • Dining

    December 14, 2000

    American Cheese

    What is Velveeta?

  • Calendar

    February 25, 1999

    Presidential suite

    What is Velveeta?

  • Film

    September 14, 1995

    Mood indigo

    Diane Keaton's Unstrung Heroes is a sad, silky meditation on death

  • News

    June 15, 1995

    Moncrief Family Values

    A wealthy Fort Worth oil clan's court battle isn't just about millions. It's about pride. Miriam Rozen tells a tale of favored sons

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