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May 21, 2012
Ode to Taste of the NFL (with Photos)
While she didn't get the chance to lick any football players at last night's Taste of the NFL at the new Omni Hotel, foodbitch was pleasantly surprised by all the energy inside. And that energy inspired her to get poetic. Because what's Monday without whimsy? Here we go.
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May 9, 2012
The Cheap Bastard Does (and Judges) Iron Fork: So Much Bacon. So Much Awesome.
Last night, a metric shit ton of fancy Dallas people met at the Fashion Industry Gallery to stuff their faces full of awesome. There was much bacon. Will Fleischman and his beard were slicing up a Lockhart Smokehouse meatfest for the masses. Mixologists were shaking up cocktails whilst wearing the ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Ben & Jerry's Scoops Free Ice Cream Today to Benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day was scheduled for April 3, but tornadoes forced some local shops to play a make-up game, and that making up goes down today. Three local shops are partaking in the festivities: Plano, McKinney and the Shops of Highland Village. The Plano store has lined up some ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Bolsa's Chefs Put Wild Boar on a Pizza at Il Cane Rosso Last Night
Last night was Industry Night at Il Cane Rosso, and the kids (Jeffers and Zielke) from Smoke and Bolsa were serving up pie. Local and delicious were the themes. The bar stools across the pizza pit directly in front of the mouth of the big red alien-like oven are the best seats in the house on any ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
Hurry Now For a Sneak Peek at the City's New "Happy Trails" Safety Website and Videos
The city's having a press conference Thursday morning during which Mayor Dwaine Caraway, Park and Rec officials and others will unveil the city's new "Happy Trails" campaign designed to make the 104 miles of the city's Dallas Trail Network jes' a little bit safer. You recall this campaign: We sne ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Iron Fork 2011: Scott Romano Scotches an Egg, Wins the Chef Competition
Scott Romano's finished--and winning--dish: a play on steak and eggs. See more photos of the food and people at Iron Fork 2011.Eat your heart out, Bobby Flay.The pressure cooker was hissing, and sweat was dripping down Scott Romano's forehead as he cupped fresh California avocado around a soft bo ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
Famous Faces' Local Choices, or: Wherein Kent Rathbun Spills the Bachman Lake Taco Secret
S&D Oyster CompanyIs it lunch-thirty already?Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal rounded up some bold-faced locals -- including Luke Wilson, who I guess counts -- and asked 'em to pick a few recommendations each for out-of-towners and those natives who don't venture far from their comfo ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Cowboy Chow's Jason Boso: Bringing the Chef in the White Coat to the Sloppy Joes of the World
Jason Boso is wearing jeans, a battered SMU hat, and a mechanic's shirt with the name "Easy" on the name patch. He's cute. Really cute and he's at the bar having a beer when I get to Cowboy Chow. The hostess introduces us and he gives me the "hey" head nod. I have to remind myself for a minute that ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Kent Rathbun Reveals He's A Neat Freak Taco-Bell Craving Mac Lover
Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Kent Rathbun, owner and Executive Chef of Jasper's Gourmet Backyard Cuisine. Today, we asked Rathbun to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his gourmet backyard recipes. My friends say I'm... a workaholic. My momma told me... work ha ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
The Trouble With Texas Pork
Two celebrity chefs are planning to serve pigs from out-of-state at a pair of upcoming dinners celebrating Texas food and small farms. October is National Pork Month.Craft hasn't made any local food claims for its Whole Pig and Beer dinner on October 27, although a release touting the event poin ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Hash Over: Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off, Toast for a Cure, Burgers and Burgundy, and More
Want to see some hot firemen and hot beauty queens while sampling some hot chili? Then head to the Sixth Annual Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off in Grapevine benefiting the WPI Firefighters' Fund this Saturday, October 16. Last year's event raised over $110,000 for families of fallen and inj ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Chefs Under Fire D/FW: Viva La Raza,
Iron Chef-style
Northwood Club's Joey Guzman at work at Chefs Under Fire D/FW"That's what it's about. That's what we do. We represent," said chef Joey Guzman of Northwood Club, when asked about the significance of three Latino finalists in the Chefs Under Fire D/FW semifinal at Milestone Culinary Center, an ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Drink or Appetizer: Sorting Out the Definition of Lobster Shooter
It lives in water, so it must be a drink, right?Although the staff at Abacus doesn't consider the restaurant's lobster scallion shooters a beverage, the Food Network this week featured the liquid dish on its drink edition of The Best Thing I Ever Ate. "It's not actually a drink," Kent Rathbu ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Chefs Under Fire Is Taking a Road Trip, Burning Rubber, Not Food (Hopefully)
"Time's up! Put down your knives and walk away. Just walk away." That's what Chefs Under Fire's organizer Keeper Collection, LLC, wants chefs in Dallas (and three other locations) to hear on September 12, when the second annual competition rolls into town. Last year's event, held in Austin, w ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
All Hail the Mighty Avocado, which, by the way, is a fruit
Courtesy of AbacusDon't get me wrong, I love winter and the seasonal dishes that come with it. I love me some creamy soups and hot chocolate, but by this time of the year, I'm ready for some summertime fare. Thankfully, summer's just around the corner, and my favorite fruits are coming back in ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Dallas Celebrates Cinco de Mayo while Rathbun Rolls Out BBQ Mondays and Coal Vine's has a New Brunch Menu
Mattito's Tex-MexCity of Aters, do you know what this Wednesday is? It's Cinco de Mayo! The only day that you can actually get away with wearing a sombrero while singing "La Bamba" at a karaoke bar. A few Dallas restaurants will be celebrating the Mexican holiday by having a Bob Armstrong queso-e ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
Hash Over: Six Dallas Restaurants Earn Four-Star Forbes Rating, The Place At Perry's Opens For Happy Hour And More
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly the Mobil Travel Guide, has named six Dallas restaurants to its four-star and five-star hospitality ratings for restaurants and hotels. According to the comprehensive rating system, which uses more than 750 standardized criteria (which is approximately 748 criteria m ... More >>
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November 23, 2009
Hash Over: Jason Terry Flips Burgers, Kent Rathbun Teaches Holiday Cooking, Nobu Sets Happy Hour And More
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn't turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available ... More >>
Dining
November 5, 2009
Chef Tre Wilcox, of Bravo and Food Network Fame, Wants to Make a Celebrity of his Restaurant, LOFT 610
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn't turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
The Gala Treatment
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn't turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available ... More >>
Dining
August 20, 2009
Bella gives a little-known, talented chef a place to shine
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn't turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available ... More >>
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June 10, 2009
Kitchen Wasteland
Just how many food shows do we need hanging out in and around Dallas, distracting our chefs and disrupting meals?Oxygen will be shooting the Naughty Kitchen at Central 214 for the next few months. The contest winner with the hair was back in the area--this time in Cowtown. A mom from Keller is vying ... More >>
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April 6, 2009
Which End Is Up?
Think about this when you dine at Dallas' better restaurants.A couple good things have come out of the recession, when you stop and think about it. Some of the high end restaurants trimmed their prices, for one thing. Prix Fixe menus have become the rage. Places like Blue Collar Bar and Kent Rathb ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
Food For Thought 3.30.09
"People ask me every day if Kent's place is hurting our business. I tell them, 'heck no, they are helping it.' I look at it this way: Everybody loves comfort food. Kent serves the rich guys, and I serve the guys who used to be rich. And believe me, there are more of the latter than ever before." (Sh ... More >>
Dining
March 26, 2009
DiTerra’s Urban Italian
It's always wise to eat where waiters eat
Blogs
March 13, 2009
Burning Question: Is Dallas Becoming More Casual?
So what if our t-shirts pay homage to this guy?Last evening we ended up at Nick & Sam's Grill for happy hour, largely because we heard a certain prominent DWI lawyer would be there and, well, we need friends in that particular occupation.Just a precaution, mind you--but a wise one.As a new place ... More >>
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February 10, 2009
10 Questions: Brandt Evans
Brandt Evans (left) with his Rockwall chef Scott CoffmanHe refers to Blue Canyon Kitchen as his dream, an opportunity to create something distinctively American--a fusion of the country's traditions and regional flavors.Before his Cleveland restaurant began raking in awards, Evans worked as Charlie ... More >>
Dining
January 1, 2009
A Tough Year for Local Restaurants Sputters to an End
Brandt Evans (left) with his Rockwall chef Scott CoffmanHe refers to Blue Canyon Kitchen as his dream, an opportunity to create something distinctively American--a fusion of the country's traditions and regional flavors.Before his Cleveland restaurant began raking in awards, Evans worked as Charlie ... More >>
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April 8, 2008
Free Nelson Mandela. Actually, It'll Cost You At Least $250.
Brandt Evans (left) with his Rockwall chef Scott CoffmanHe refers to Blue Canyon Kitchen as his dream, an opportunity to create something distinctively American--a fusion of the country's traditions and regional flavors.Before his Cleveland restaurant began raking in awards, Evans worked as Charlie ... More >>
Dining
December 27, 2007
Victory: That Gasoline Smell...
2007 started with the scent of napalm in the morning
Blogs
December 20, 2007
The Cooking World is Tré's Oyster
2007 started with the scent of napalm in the morning
Dining
December 21, 2006
Boutique Peasantry
Central 214 blends the humble and the noble
Dining
November 16, 2006
Holy Buzz
Shinsei froths with sincere creativity
Calendar
January 26, 2006
Happy Hawaiian
Roy's celebrates four delicious years
Calendar
July 7, 2005
Soup's Up
Roy's celebrates four delicious years
Dining
June 9, 2005
International Boundaries
We're going to Europe. What should we drink?
Dining
April 7, 2005
Babel-Licious
Some menu items seem out of place. What's going on?
Dining
January 8, 2004
Out Back
Jasper's revels in the new age of backyard cuisine
Calendar
September 25, 2003
Sit, Stay
Fetch some cash for our four-pawed furry friends
Calendar
April 17, 2003
High-Calorie Splendor
Just what Dallas needs, more food and drink
Dining
January 23, 2003
Location, Location, Location
Patrick Colombo eyeing new projects
Dining
September 5, 2002
Repeatedly Redundant
Which dishes have been beaten to death?
Dining
November 8, 2001
Flake n' Bake
Seems like things are coming together for David Brawley
Dining
November 2, 2000
Sinful Sustenance
What are the guilty pleasures of Dallas' top chefs?
Dining
October 1, 1998
Hash Over
What are the guilty pleasures of Dallas' top chefs?
Dining
April 9, 1998
Hash Over
What are the guilty pleasures of Dallas' top chefs?
Dining
October 17, 1996
Hot Dish
What are the guilty pleasures of Dallas' top chefs?
Dining
May 2, 1996
The edible canvas
The DMA's Seventeen-Seventeen is an artistic masterpiece
Dining
January 4, 1996
Bread alone
The under-construction DMA Gallery restaurant may offer the best art in the joint
Dining
November 2, 1995
Hot Dish
The under-construction DMA Gallery restaurant may offer the best art in the joint
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