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French Quarter

  • Dining

    August 18, 2011

    Searching For Consistency at Craft Dallas

    At the W, Tom Colicchio's kitchen has undergone four chef changes since it opened in 2006.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    This Weekend: Mardi Gras Revelry and, Oh Yeah, Free Beer

    It's a good thing Ash Wednesday is next week, because you're going to need to do a lot of repenting after this weekend. You've got an excuse to indulge in gumbo, King Cake and plenty of beer because it's Mardi Gras, so go ahead and sin a little. You can ask for forgiveness next week, if you're int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Café Express Tests New Pastas,
    Tweaks Menus per Diner Requests

    Photos by Elaine LinerCafe Express chef Greg Martin​Café Express has long been a fallback when I can't get anyone to agree where to meet for a quick dinner. The menu is diverse, dishes are reasonably priced (most are under $10) and there are enough options to satisfy carnivore-befriending veg ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2010

    Come On, Get Happy! We've Found 50 Local Bars That Will Help You Do Just That.

    Photos by Elaine LinerCafe Express chef Greg Martin​Café Express has long been a fallback when I can't get anyone to agree where to meet for a quick dinner. The menu is diverse, dishes are reasonably priced (most are under $10) and there are enough options to satisfy carnivore-befriending veg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    The Quarter Bar Isn't Quite Bourbon Street, But They've Got The Bourbon Part Right

    from Bread Winners Cafe's flickr photo stream​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: The Quarter Bar, 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-494 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Whitt's End: 6.11.10

    ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *The Southwest Conference lived to be 80. The Big 12 won't see its 17th birthday. Favorite part of the squabble is Texas A&M threatening to go to the Southeastern Conference without Texas. Yeah ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Wired into New Orleans

    David Simon’s new HBO series uses fiction to honor The Crescent City’s surreal, heart-breaking reality

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Indulge, Splurge and Gorge: It's Fat Tuesday. You Know What Comes Tomorrow ...

    ​Been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans a couple times. Nothing like it. At least I think remember liking it. In the French Quarter there are no doors, no clocks, no rules. Bars sell buy-one-get-three beers. If you have a glass folks will just walk by and pour whatever they're drinking i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Check Out This Jam: The Apollo Commanders, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Preservation Hall Benefit Album, Bottomless Pit, The Organ, Neil Young and The Band of Heathens

    Welcome to Check Out This Jam!!!, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Also, it's a chance for you readders to get more insight into ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 14, 2010

    Pocket Sandwich Theatre's Fangs For The Memories Revives A Biting Comedy; Artisan's Swing! Falls Flat

    Welcome to Check Out This Jam!!!, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Also, it's a chance for you readders to get more insight into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Wednesday's Unverified Fact About New Orleans

    ​The 'Boys travel to the French Quarter's suburbs on Saturday night. Another "fact" about the "who dat" town...While preparing the frying pan after a successful day of fishing in Katrina's floodwaters, George W. Bush cut open a fish and found old rings inscribed "Most Valuable Saint."**Source: An ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 13, 2007

    The Quarter in Addison

    Call it what you want, an Addison sports bar isn't New Orleans

  • Dining

    May 10, 2007

    Roux Note

    Can this new seafood joint draw the jazz lovers?

  • Dining

    May 3, 2007

    Gumbo Jazzmatazz

    Shrimp and scattin' on Greenville Avenue

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2006

    New Orleans Confidential

    Shrimp and scattin' on Greenville Avenue

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Quintron and Miss Pussycat

    Sunday, July 2, at Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2006

    Help Wanted

    Sunday, July 2, at Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    Fully Preserved

    This jazz band retains the spirit of New Orleans

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    CBS v. Belo v. Katrina

    This jazz band retains the spirit of New Orleans

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Hotel Katrina

    While the feds fumble, hurricane survivors find relief thanks to a Dallas hotel owner and friends

  • Music

    September 15, 2005

    Come Marching In

    New Orleans musicians in Texas overcome Katrina the only way they know how

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Assist, Avery

    Diminutive Mavs coach gives New Orleans evacuees a huge lift

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Diminutive Mavs coach gives New Orleans evacuees a huge lift

  • Dining

    May 12, 2005

    Cosmo Cosmos

    The Cosmopolitan Bistro has some redeeming qualities

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    The Shootist

    Terry Anderson thought he'd be in Athens right now, chasing his lifelong dream of Olympic gold. Instead, he's in prison, his life plugged full of holes.

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2003

    Snow Ball

    Join the Spree's holiday spree

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Cruising for a Bruising

    The truth about Deep Ellum crime

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Unlocking the Gong

    A group of Falun Gong, the outlawed Chinese spiritual movement, travel from Dallas to D.C. on an urgent rescue mission, sending out righteous thoughts and cultivating Xing Xing along the way

  • Music

    February 25, 1999

    The only one

    Wilco's Jeff Tweedy spent years trying to prove he was better than everyone thought. Now, with Summer Teeth, nothing's ever gonna get in his way again.

  • Culture

    December 24, 1998

    Home for the holidays

    Larry O'Dwyer's return to Theatre Three in The Miser is saved by a strong supporting cast

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    Extrapolating rhythm and blues

    Cajun monarch Marcia Ball spreads her wings

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Doing family time on planet earth

    The Neville Brothers love globally and act locally

  • Dining

    August 1, 1996

    Alpha Tex-Mex

    Omega's brings a little heart and soul to Deep Ellum

  • Dining

    June 8, 1995

    Big deal meal

    Breadwinners hits its stride with the addition of splendid dinners

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