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A Rasher Act: Bacon Brings Families Together

Whitt's End

Welcome to my dark, dank, little out-of-the-way catch-all corner.In here every Friday  afternoon you'll find those cumbersome little pieces parts, fleeting thoughts and mind crumbs I couldn't crowbar into other posts. It's where I'll come to clear my head, and to clean out my notebooks.Whether ... More >>

Inside the pocket

Champps Americana provides a comfortable den for families of armchair quarterbacks

Ed Hagan, 1919-1996

Another true original leaves us

Night & Day

April 30 - May 6, 1998

At Any Cost

How do restaurants set their prices?

Brave New Combo

D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band

It Doesn't Suck!

Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent.

Hairspray, Get Back to Your Roots!

Movie musical of the musical of the movie is nowhere near divine

Willy and Wailin'

Classical Acting Company sells mixed messages in Death of a Salesman

Feelin' groovy

...and ineffectual

Pitt and the Pabulum

Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy

Hang Around

This circus is dreamy

Off the Hizzle

Plus: Double D'oh, Bolly Wanna Poppadum?

The Colonel's Other Recipe

Chicken-fried steak...why?

Pinball Wizards

Rock and roll all weekend with the Texas Pinball Festival

Cut Rate

The intentions outweigh the execution in Ice Cube's Barbershop

Born to Run

Ferré could add a little kick to the Dallas restaurant scene

The Hole in the Doughnut

Carrollton missed the boom, but still hopes to attract restaurant business

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

The Hole Truth

Doughnut chains barely glaze the Dallas market

Senior Senior James

Doughnut chains barely glaze the Dallas market

Pairing Off: Bacon

Patrick Michels/inyuaki.com via Flickr​Ah, bacon. Nature's most perfect food.If only--and I don't mean this to sound like a prayer--some higher being could improve on the flavor of pork belly, cut into rashers and fried in an old pan. Yeah, I know all about the chocolate covered stuff. But that's ... More >>

More Things To Fry At Next Year's State Fair

Patrick Michels​Maybe you flipped through this week's Top 10, a countdown of foods to fry next time the state fair rolls around.We put together what we thought was a pretty unassailable list--Pop Rocks, Jello shots, vegan cupcakes and the like. Hard to beat, right?Ah, but then you lot chimed in.Th ... More >>

Denny's Maple Bacon Sundae: When You're Ready to Throw in the Towel

​Recently I took the chickens out to Denny's to try their new Maple Bacon Sundae. When I was a kid I went to Denny's on occasion, but in the past 15 years I think I've been twice, and I had no idea what I'd been missing. From customers to the menu, Denny's keeps it real. This is no place for t ... More >>

It's National Doughnut Day. UPDATE: Homer Simpson Weighs In. Seriously.

No specials on bacon doughnuts? Anyone?​UPDATE 1:53 p.m.: We called FOX Broadcasting Company to see if Homer Simpson wanted to weigh in. We got a response. This is what Homer (THE Homer Simpson) had to say:"In honor of National Donut Day I will take a moment to remember all the brave donuts that ... More >>

The More Doughnuts, The Batter: Five Music Videos for National Doughnut Day.

​The first Friday of June marks National Doughnut Day, folks. True story. Our co-workers over at City of Ate even got Homer Simpson to comment on it.Anyway, since we love foodie holidays here at the Observer -- especially ones celebrating sweet, deep-fried, ring-shaped balls of dough -- we thought ... More >>

Denton Square Donuts: Baked That Way. Maybe Stewed, Too.

Anthony MarksBear and Monica Cahill and Jeremy and Kristen Villeneuve are bring a mix of doughnuts and booze to Denton Square. God bless those crazy kids.​Normally, a new doughnut shop isn't exciting to anyone except for shareholders of the "diabeetus" testing supply company that Wilford Briml ... More >>