Le Cordon Bleu

Northwest Dallas is So Bleu -- Le Cordon Bleu, That Is

Heart Like A Deal

Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>

10 Questions: James Neel

He wanted to be a chef since the age of six, when he would "surprise" his parents with self-taught recipes. Neel's first professional role, however, was at the famous Ninfa's in Houston--as a dishwasher.After working his way up to a chef's apprentice role, he attended cooking school at Le Cordon ... More >>

Soley's blend of French-Italian Makes for an Awesome Saturday Night

He wanted to be a chef since the age of six, when he would "surprise" his parents with self-taught recipes. Neel's first professional role, however, was at the famous Ninfa's in Houston--as a dishwasher.After working his way up to a chef's apprentice role, he attended cooking school at Le Cordon ... More >>

Do It Yourself

For food like this, you might as well stay home

Kitchen Prism

Food is art at Mirabelle

Tramontana: A Restaurant Made for Grandma

Food is art at Mirabelle

Any Food Fad That Involves Cake and Frosting is Fine With Us

Photos courtesy of The Cake Ball CompanyFor more views of cake balls, macarons and whoopie pies, click here to see our recent slideshow.​What would our diets be without humanity's lemming-like habit of chasing the latest food fads? The acai berry would remain in the swamp lands of South Ameri ... More >>

Barbecue Royalty to Open Smokehouse in Oak Cliff

Two relatives of legendary Kreuz Market owner Edgar "Smitty" Schmidt are trying to save Dallasites the trouble of making a four-hour drive to Lockhart. Tablet​Jill Bergus, Schmidt's step-granddaughter, is partnering with pit master Tim McLaughlin to open Lockhart Smokehouse on the corner of W ... More >>

Hash Over: Movember, Mojito Monday,
Melting Pot and More

October is long gone folks, and we here at City of Ate couldn't be happier. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and we've almost recovered from yesterday's sugar high. So let's all put away the Halloween costumes and get ready for a week of food events, many of which are benefiting charitable causes. ... More >>

Chefs Clash for a Cause

October is long gone folks, and we here at City of Ate couldn't be happier. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and we've almost recovered from yesterday's sugar high. So let's all put away the Halloween costumes and get ready for a week of food events, many of which are benefiting charitable causes. ... More >>

So You Think You Can Cook: MasterChef Dishes Up a Chance to Embarrass Yourself

And here's what Gordon Ramsay thinks of your tuna casserole.​A recent City of Ate post announcing Food Network's upcoming Dallas casting call has been hanging around in the most-viewed story list this week, so y'all are probably keen to learn about another chance for TV stardom. MasterChef, t ... More >>

nib chocolate's Stephen Smith on the Sweet Life

​Here's some hopeful news for all you C students out there: At the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, Stephen Smith's "worst subject of everything was chocolate." Apparently, he got better. In fact, he got good enough to operate his own wholesale chocolate business, nib cho ... More >>

Moth Chef Chad Kelley Exits Stage Left and Chef Jennifer Otsuki Saunters In

The Meddlesome Moth​ Shannon Wynne, owner of the Meddlesome Moth just issued a statement, per D Magazine: "We are excited that Jennifer Otsuki has been promoted to Chef at the Meddlesome Moth where she has been working as sous chef under Chad Kelley for nearly two years. She is the one with ... More >>

Top Chef Texas: Dean Fearing, Lousy Steaks and the Emergence of a Bitchy Villian-Type

via BravoThe dish that looked most delicious in the entire hour of television was Greyson's Quickfire creation. ​This week's Top Chef didn't overly Dallas-ize Dallas like last week's -- for that, we are thankful. Dean Fearing, the original chef at Mansion on Turtle Creek and the man behind Fea ... More >>

Top Chef Texas Highlights: Make Delicious Barbecue, in Texas -- No Pressure.

via BravoChris Crary, Top Chef Dreamboat, we're sad to see you go.​Last night's Top Chef delivered the most Texan of any conceivable Texas challenges: make barbecue that doesn't suck and do it at one of the state's best barbecue restaurants, Salt Lick in Austin. Oh, and make enough beef briske ... More >>