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December 27, 2011
Townhouse Kitchen Bar Now Open at the Galleria (Photos)
Imagine walking into a restaurant to the sounds of Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me." Now imagine walking into a restaurant to the sounds of Lady Gaga's latest hit. Were they the same places? Of course not. Which is why it may behoove Townhouse Kitchen Bar at the Galleria to recons ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso on Guy Fieri, Naples and Making Peace with Yelp
Joy ZhangJay Jerrier (left) in pizza pit at Il Cane Rosso. In one quick year, Il Cane Rosso has become the most esteemed pizza joint in Dallas. Owner Jay Jerrier discovered this style of Neapolitan pizza while on a trip in Naples with his wife in 1995 and has worked diligently to bring the sa ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
At Zio Cecio, Priced Out Until the Pasta
High-priced dishes obscure the cooking at Zio Cecio -- until the pasta comes.
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December 29, 2011
New Year's Resolutions for Dallas Restaurants
New Year's is pretty close. Time to take a good, hard look at our insides and decide what needs work, or at least what we think we can manage to work on effectively. I've got a few commitments I've made to myself involving exercise, giving up meat on Mondays and taking better food photos, but ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Avila's Off-Menu Shrimp Tacos: An Appreciation
Catherine DownesOn Thursday afternoon, a blackboard out front of Avila's Mexican Restaurant boasted -- in bright pink and blue chalk -- an enchilada lunch special. After being seated, and having chips and salsa thrust at me, I nearly ordered the enchiladas, but was swayed when I noticed anoth ... 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 gett ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
I Ain't 'Fraid of No Quail: Bird is the Word at the Allegedly Haunted Catfish Plantation
While I was in Waxahachie a few months ago, I meant to stop by the Catfish Plantation, a Waxahachie legend, made famous because it's allegedly haunted. Eager to see some ghosts and possibly Dale Hansen, I headed back out to the 'Hachie to see what I could scare up. (See what I did there?) Be ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Bolsa Mercado, Oak and Other Openings and Closings from December in Dallas Dining
Bolsa Mercado, by Lauren DanielsDecember welcomed a handful of highly anticipated restaurants, with Bolsa Mercado setting up shop just a few doors down from Bolsa, the design District's Oak opening its doors and the Galleria welcoming Townhouse Kitchen and Bar. Read on for the full opening a ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
With 27 on the Back Burner, Chef David Temple Headed to Uptown's New Mason Bar
Brandt Wood, owner of Trees and the Green Room, will open Mason Bar (2701 Guillot St), a new uptown concept featuring drinks and eats from the Lowcountry. And he's tapped chef David Temple, known for his underground dinners, to design and execute the menu. Temple told me by phone that the me ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Smoke's Tim Byres Tapped to Keep High-End DC Restaurant Rogue 24 Running
When Tim Byres visited Washington D.C. last summer in support of Share Our Strength, a non-profit seeking to end hunger and improve nutrition for American children, he bumped into R.J. Cooper, who was then the chef at Vidalia, a high-end concept devoted to Southern cooking. The two hit it off ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Stackhouse vs. Goodfriend: A Tale of Two Burger Houses
Sara KerensMy physical is coming up in a few months and I'm trying to get all my burger eating done well ahead on any blood tests that may be on the horizon. For this week's review I checked out Stackhouse on Gaston Avenue, a burger house built literally into a house by Randall Kienast and Be ... More >>
Dining
January 5, 2012
Stackhouse: Right at Home in East Dallas
Yes, there's another Dallas burger joint worth a visit. Apologize in advance to your arteries.
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January 5, 2012
Hibiscus Chef Brent Hammer on Dish-Washing in a Suit, Vegas and the Blessing of Food TV
Chef Brent Hammer at HibiscusChef Brent Hammer started his cooking career all because of a slight misunderstanding, in what turned out to be one of longest night of his life washing dishes at a restaurant in Milwaukee. The fast pace of the kitchen lured him in, and soon he began the career pa ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Sundown, the New Bar at the Granada, is Open (Photos)
All Photos by Catherine DownesSundown at Granada, owned and operated by Granada Theater owner Mike Schoder and girlfriend Julia Garton, opened its doors yesterday in what used to be M Street Bar. The once dingy and abrasively painted red and black interior has been transformed by earth tones ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
House of Plates Knows You Want To See a DJ Eat BBQ
Back in December, we reviewed Jacques Renault's hyped set at Rio Room. And then, House of Plates, a Dallas blog that gracefully mixes music with food, documented Renault eating at Lockhart Barbecue. Yes, barriers were broken. As food and music continue to culturally intersect, and as restaur ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
What Does the Internet Say About the Health of Dallas' Dining Scene?
Eric Asimov, the interim New York Times restaurant critic sandwiched between Sam Sifton and his permanent replacement Pete Wells, published a story last week about his short tenure as a critical diner. Asimov reviewed restaurants before becoming a full-time wine columnist in 2004. His column ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Meatless Monday Is Harder Than I Thought
Ed. note: Along with our booze correspondent, food critic Scott Reitz is trying his mouth at going meatless on Mondays. They'll occasionally relay their experiences. So far Scott sucks at it. It sounded soooooooo easy. Drop meat on Mondays -- it'll help save the world and shit. And it's only ... More >>
Dining
January 12, 2012
Texas Spice, the Hotel Restaurant That Shouldn't Be But Is
What good is local if local isn't good?
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January 12, 2012
Texas Spice, the Subject of This Week's Review, Contains Too Little Texas and Too Little Spice
The words Texas and spice invoke plenty of connotations food-wise -- beef, heat, chili and smoke all come to mind. There are lots of ways to dice the terms, but if you say Texas Spice, it's likely to bring to mind big and bold flavors. Farm-to-table and locavorism, meanwhile, aren't typicall ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Dallas' Six Best Half-Price Happy Hours
It's the New Year. Maybe one of your resolutions is to save a little scratch. But just because food is cheap doesn't mean it's good. Here are six spots we think do a good job of offering up the cheap eats, including this year's winner for Best Half-Priced Food. All Good Café (pictured above ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
La Hanbat Sul Lung Tang: Ignore Your Eyes. Obey Your Stomach.
This week, the Cheap Bastard heads to Korea town looking for some soup at La Hanbat Sul Lung Tang, 2257 Royal Lane, 972-484-2002. That's why she told us she was there, anyhow. We're sure her visit had nothing to do with any "modeling" studios in the neighborhood. Mostly sure. Total number of ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Tesar Wins The Entire Internet and Dr Pepper Died: This Week In Dallas Eats
Whether you prefer romaine or radicchio, it's a sad week to wrap here at City of Ate. Dr Pepper is dead -- the real stuff not the corporate crap -- and coverage has been popping up all over the internets. Leslie Minora talked to a few local businesses about the end of an era, and this video s ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Dinner at Spiral Diner: Let's Take This Meat-Free Business Right into the Lion's Den
The FacebookBooze correspondent Whitney Filloon is experiment with going meat-free once a week. Here's her latest animal-fat-less dispatch. "How can you hate on a joint whose tagline is 'We Love You'?" This is what I thought to myself as I walked through the door at Oak Cliff vegan destinat ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Happy Hour at Malai Kitchen, Where Five Dollars Will Make You Hollar for Another One
FacebookThe West Village isn't typically a favorite destination 'hood of mine unless I'm seeking fro-yo or a sale on cardigans, but a Yelp search pointed me in the direction of Thai-Vietnamese spot Malai when I found myself in dire need of a drink on a Sunday evening. I have zero desire to ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Bridge Bistro is Open in the Design District
Bridge Bistro (Gumbo)Kay Agnew and her daughter, Margaux, have opened a new restaurant in the Design District called Bridge Bistro, at 921 North Riverfront. Kay has been part of the Dallas dining scene for more than 25 years. She opened Margaux's (named after her daughter) in 1985 and moved a ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Campo Modern Bistro Serves Up Poetry, But How Long Will Its Poet Last?
Sara KerensIt's odd putting time into a restaurant review when you know the restaurant you're writing about will most likely not exist as it does for very long. Campo Modern Country Bistro, the subject of this week's review, opened last year with Matt McCallister as its "consulting executive ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
A Little Jolt of Excitement Over Dining in Dallas, Courtesy of the Guys Making the Grub
Allison SmithMatt McCallister, Campo.If ever there were a week for a foodie to pick up a print copy of the Observer, this is that week. Editor Joe dropped the proof of Lauren Drewes Daniels' cover story on my desk last week, and I devoured the story beginning to end on the spot. In addition t ... More >>
Dining
January 19, 2012
The State of Dallas Dining, As Told By Its Chefs
Starring Stephan Pyles, John Tesar, Katherine Clapner, Kent Rathbun, Teiichi Sakurai and a dozen other local chefs.
Dining
January 19, 2012
Campo is One of Dallas' Best Restaurants -- For Now
Oak Cliff has one of the city's most daring restaurants. But will the chef stay put?
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January 19, 2012
An Interview with Matt Spillers, Chef of Eno's, Oddfellows and the Soon-to-Open Union Bear
Matt Spillers' parents, Allen and Donna Spillers, have had long careers in the local restaurant business. While raising their three boys in Dallas, dinner out was more than just a family meal together, but also an on-going education on how to run a restaurant. Always drawn to the kitchen, a ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Cafe Momentum, a Restaurant by At-Risk Kids, Keeps Popping Up and May Soon Settle Down
Chad Houser, Janice Provost, Abraham Salum and Al Havens at a recent pop-up.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 w ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Valet Parking is for Pussies
Dear Dallas, I've had enough of your authoritarian valet system. I think the hatred began this summer at Wild Salsa. It was a slow weekday night, and we pulled up, handed over $7 and watched the valet back the car up three spots and throw the transmission in park. I could have done that. E ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
The Commisary's John Tesar on a Few New Restaurants and One Double-Decker Burger Bus
The CommissaryLast week we got word of John Tesar's trifecta of plans for 2012. First, he's sold his share of The Commissary to co-owner Lucy Billingsley and plans to open other two other independent Commissaries; one at Northwest Highway and Midway and the other in cowtown at the Museum Pl ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Dining at the Adolphus in 1937 Pretty Much Would Have Kicked Ass
We're doing some construction around here, which has prompted some early spring cleaning. It's funny the things you find when you rummage around old desk drawers and file cabinets. Like this dinner menu from the Hotel Adolphus, drafted for the Dallas Southern Clinical Society, whatever that w ... More >>
Dining
January 26, 2012
From Mi Cocina to Mr. Mesero: Mico Rodriguez's Comeback
The founder of Mi Cocina is back, and his new place feels like home.
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January 26, 2012
Oak Chef Jason Maddy on Starting at McDonald's, Tiny New York Kitchens, and More
Chef Jason Maddy, OakJason Maddy is the executive chef at the recently opened Oak in the Design District. Maddy grew up in Austin and, after attending culinary school in New York, worked at David Bouley's Danube, then the Driskill in Austin. A few years ago he was recruited by John Tesar to w ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Great Service Can Mask Flawed Food, But It Doesn't Work the Other Way
Sara KerensMico has to be happy with his latest accomplishementA few weeks ago I tuned into an NPR broadcast out of DC. The Kojo Nnamdi show featured local journalists, and they discussed the state of dining in the nation's capital. Tom Sietsema, food critic for the Washington Post, made refe ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Restaurant Week is Growing in Popularity, Especially at Pappas Bros. and Al Biernat's
Organizers for KRLD Restaurant Week have announced the haul associated with last year's event: $695,000, raised for the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home. The previous year brought in $605,000, as reported on City of Ate. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Al Biernat's and III Forks toppe ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Lockhart Goes Nose-to-Tail on Friday. Let's Hope It's a Sign of Weirder Things to Come.
Braised pig cheek in the front, shank in the rearWhile 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 ye ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
I Miss You, Restaurant Matchbooks
There's a large glass container filled with matchbooks in my apartment. Actually they're in a big Ziploc bag because I'm too lazy to unpack them, but I used to have them out in a big glass bowl on a table in my living room. I'd use them like most people use matches: to burn things. But I also ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
So Long Horne and Dekker
Late last night Pegasus News reported Horne & Dekker, the spot known for its popular Hangover Brunch, had closed. The story hit the twitterverse and reactions were pretty consistent. Not many readers were surprised. Neither was I. Last summer I was a Dallas newb. I had a handful of restauran ... More >>
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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 r ... More >>
Dining
February 2, 2012
At Tto Tto Wa Bistro, the Happy Marriage of Korean Fried Chicken and Beer
Perhaps even too much beer. But probably not.
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February 2, 2012
Sundown Rises, Lumi Goes Dark and More Openings and Closings from a Busy January
Catherine DownesSundown at GranadaJanuary proved to be a busy month in the Dallas food scene. The highly anticipated Sundown at Granada opened its doors, along with a handful of other eateries. Read on for the full opening and closing slate, and be sure to share tips about restaurant openin ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Henk's European Deli Splits a Polish Sausage and Pairs it with Eggs, Just So You Know
Polish sausage. Polish sausage. POLISH SAUSAGE.Alex Nham travels the globe, mainly the part with Dallas on it, in search of new places to eat breakfast. I wasn't in search of anything particular to eat this week; the days were long and I just wanted some eggs and fat. I could have gone to so ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
La Calle Doce Has Been Serving Mexican Seafood for 30 Years. Here's How.
Laura and Silka Sanchez In 1981, Laura and Oscar Sanchez opened La Calle Doce in small house in Oak Cliff. Now, more than 30 years later, with the recent addition of a new bar and patio, it stands as a staple for Mexican seafood in Dallas. Raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Laura's father instill ... More >>
Dining
February 9, 2012
Private Social Hears No Evil, and That's the Problem
The loudest restaurant in Dallas can't hear (or see or taste) its mistakes.
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February 9, 2012
Private | Social | Ramen! | Oh.
My first run-in with Private Social came just after the restaurant, helmed by Top Chef alum Tiffany Derry released its lunch menu. I noticed the noodles right away. Leslie Brenner and I had been begging Dallas for a proper Japanese noodle house, but it has never materialized. Perhaps a decent ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Fishing Around Lands a Keeper at Taco Taco
Alice LaussadeSee these empty seats? You should be sitting in them, stuffing your face.This week, Cheap Bastard rolls the dice and finds she loves the crunchy fish taco (heh, heh, she said crunchy fish taco) at Taco Taco, 5954 Royal Lane, 214-750-4420.) Other diners in the restaurant besides ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
WhataFail: How Some Dallas Restaurants Treat Their Employees
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United has released a new restaurant guide. The 52-page guide makes no mention of food quality, ingredient sourcing, or a customer's dining experience, but instead focuses on how well restaurants treat their employees. Wages, benefits and advancement opportuni ... More >>
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