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January 10, 2012
Bolsa Chef Jeff Harris on the Food Network Effect, Go-To Spots and the Mercado's Future
Chef Jeff HarrisRecently we sat down Bolsa chef Jeff Harris at the new sister-store Bolsa Mercado, which is a neighborhood market with unique items, Texas fare, good booze and a bevy of fresh from-scratch breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Harris grew up in east Texas surrounded by farmland ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
On My First Meatless Monday, Baby Steps (and No Tofu) at Fadi's
Along with food critic Scott Reitz, resident booze correspondent Whitney Filloon is giving Meatless Mondays a shot. They'll both be sharing their experiences in the coming weeks. I couldn't quite stomach the idea of tofu or any new and therefore strange meat substitutes on my very first atte ... 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 >>
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January 10, 2012
Despite Recent Closings, Cuquita's is Holding On by Serving Simple Food
There is a lot of cheese on this plate.Cuquita's doesn't look like much from the outside. Just another strip mall Mexican place, right? I paid the restaurant a visit the other day on the recommendation of a friend. I wanted an excuse to eat outside the loop, and Cuquita's, on Josey Lane in F ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
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 >>
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
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 >>
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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 12, 2012
Sample Seven Different Irish Whiskeys (But Not All at Once) at The Idle Rich Pub's Tasting
FlickrWell this should be sober. The Idle Rich Pub on McKinney is hosting its annual Irish Whiskey Tasting on Monday, January 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a casual, free-flowing event with no formal presentations or lectures. They'll provide an information packet and a tasting guide. Smell, ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
The Big Texas Beer Fest is Coming to Fair Park, and Sounds Like it Just Might Work
Remember when a husband-and-wife team planned a beer festival in Fair Park and everyone was all excited about it but then it got canceled and everyone, aside from a few told-ya-so-sayers, was bummed? Well, once again, a husband-and-wife team is organizing a beer festival in Fair Park. And, wi ... 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 20, 2012
Great Scott! Wagyu Brisket and Burnt Ends at Pecan Lodge Make a Timeless Sandwich (Update: This is Now a Thing)
Update, January 20: This sandwich, which Justin built on his own and named the Doc Brown, is now officially a thing. And it's being served. Now. Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check i ... 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 23, 2012
A Sushi Roll Goes to Space (Video)
A Washington, DC-based sushi chain recently released a promotional video about shooting a sushi roll into space. Getting sushi into the stratosphere should be easy enough. A weather balloon was used to take a chair into space for a very similar commercial. Still, the video seemed a little fishy. ... 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 >>
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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
Dr Pepper Be Damned, Dublin Bottling Works is Striking Back Against Big Soda
Leslie MinoraJeff 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 >>
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January 26, 2012
If Jews and Muslims Ate Milk and Honey's Falafel Pita, They'd Be Too Happy to Fight
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Milk and Honey Sandwich: The Falafel Pita ($5.99) Bread: Fresh pita pulled straight from the oven Toppings: Falafel balls, Isr ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
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 >>
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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 30, 2012
This Week's Best Food Deals, Starring Mike Anderson's, The Fish and a Lot of Pastrami
Gilt TasteMeat, glorious meat! Foodbitch's inboxes fill each day with a metric shit-ton of offers, flash sales and discounts. Here are some of this week's best. Gilt Taste: Pastranomy pastrami sandwich pack for $78.99 Are you into deli meats? I mean really into deli meats? No, I'm not tellin ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
At Vietnam in East Dallas, a Brief Lesson in How to Make Pho That Doesn't Suck
Lauren Drewes DanielsVietnam in East Dallas is the quintessential hole-in-the-wall spot that serves up amazing, traditional pho. And when Chef Matt McCallister mentioned this 16-year-old eatery as one of his favorites in a recent interview, it was time to revisit. The particular pho in the ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
At Deli News, the Bagel and Lox Just Might Make You Forget You Live in a Deli Wasteland
Alexander Nham writes about breakfast for City of Ate. It's not his full-time job, though. Although that would be a sweet full-time job. Moving from north to south has been tough, no way around it. Some things I take as a birth rite are no where to be found around Dallas: Italian beef, salte ... 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 6, 2012
Mumtaz's Indian Lunch Buffet Was Built for Meatless Monday
Via FacebookWeary of soy protein and veggie burgers from Meatless Mondays gone by, I had set my sights this go around on exotic flavors and spices. My search for bargain vegetarian nirvana took me to Mumtaz, an Indian restaurant located in a generic Richardson strip mall at Campbell and Centr ... 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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