Subject: Main Dish Recipes

• Hash Over: Home for the Holidays, Cut-Rate Lobster, Etc.

  Who knows why everyone takes such delight in gingerbread houses? The fate that befell Hansel and Gretel--or nearly befell; we only know the story through Bugs Bunny--when they encountered such a structure was none too pleasant.But last night, the Rosewood Crescent Hotel put the final bit of icing on their holiday centerpiece, a ten foot tall gingerbread house designed by pastry chef Eric Perelli and constructed over 240 hours by his team of overtime-hungry assistants.

  December 5, 2008

• Bread and Circuses

  October 31, 1996

• Math test

  November 28, 1996

• Protein's protege

  August 6, 1998

• 10 Questions: Rip Esselstyn

  He's a former professional triathlete and current Austin firefighter. But Esselstyn is also the author of a vegan cookbook. The Engine 2 DietBut he doesn't call it vegan. He's eating "plant strong"--and has been for more than a decade. Then, when a fellow firefighter found out his cholesterol was dangerously high, Esselstyn challenged everyone in the firehouse to eat "plant strong" (all plants, no animal products, no added oils, and no processed foods) for a month.The results were impressive: C

  March 11, 2009

• Border Wars

  November 28, 2002

• Veggie Girl: Cosmic Cafe

  Fill in the blank: The best thing about Cosmic Café is... ...a deck of Tarot cards at every table. ...free yoga. ...unlimited mugs of soy chai. ...delicious plates of all-veggie food, whose prices all add up to multiples of nine. (We don't know why. We asked our waitress, and neither did she...but in Tarot, nine symbolizes completion of a cycle.) ...vegan cake! If you've been there, you know the answer: All of the above. At first, I didn't want to write about Cosmic Café because it seems f

  March 31, 2009

• Review: Cafe R&D

  Café R&D serves up pretty, tasty dishes, but where's the meow mix?

  June 5, 2008

• Review: Afghan Grill

  At Afghan Grill, the fortunes of war pay delicious dividends

  March 6, 2008

• Joey's 15 minutes

  The son of a famous Houston restaurateur gets ground up in the hype machine

  November 23, 1995

• Appetite For Instruction: Orzo Fresca Salad

  Demonstrated by Jon Sprague of Corner Market Jon Sprague (left) and Chuck ColeTucked into a 90-year-old storefront on lower Greenville Avenue, Corner Market is like a little bit of Europe right here in Big D. Chuck Cole opened this restaurant-slash-flower shop two and a half years ago, aiming to recreate the feeling of neighborhood cafés he'd visited on various travels. Corner Market sells simple food, coffee, gifts and fresh flowers in a comfortable atmosphere. Most every afternoon, the pa

  April 16, 2009

• Do It Yourself

  For food like this, you might as well stay home

  July 12, 2007

• The Mayor of Boxville

  Laura Miller to homeless: Get out of downtown. Homeless to Laura Miller: We've got our own mayor.

  March 23, 2006

• Seeing Green

  December 22, 2005

• Long and Winding Roe

  Competence but not excitement at Hanasho

  November 10, 2005

• Who Needs PR?

  Mofongo's pretty good--as long as you avoid the signature dish

  July 14, 2005

• Innards and Outs

  Which is more revolting: haggis, scrapple or head cheese?

  July 1, 2004

• The Twain Meet

  Waka puts a new twist on Japanese cuisine

  August 21, 2003

• Appetite For Instruction: Fisherman's Stew

  Recipe Demonstrated By Roseanne Dileo of The Libertine BarJesse HugheyRoseanne Dileo has been cooking at The Libertine Bar for about a year, following stints as a server and general manager at the beloved lower Greenville pub. As much as she liked front-of-house money, though, she says she prefers the relative calm of the kitchen (?). Dileo was kind enough to show us how to make one of the restaurant's featured plates. Simon McDonald, a partner in the restaurant and bar, says the Fisherman's Ste

  June 11, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Wood-Grilled Salmon With Texas Creamer Peas (Part 1)

  Recipe Demonstrated by Chefs Nathan Tate and Randall Copeland of Restaurant AVA Nathan Tate (left) and Randall Copeland.What is local food? Well, it ain't a potato chip that bears a passing resemblance to the tuber it once was which just happened to be grown in your state. And what about in season? Surely not a raspberry flown in from a country thousands of miles away (even if it is like summer there all year round). Don't get us started on sustainable. In an age where so many in the food b

  June 18, 2009

• So What Exactly Are You Eating When You Order Fajitas In A Tex-Mex Restaurant?

  June 18, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Camarones A La Veracruzana

  Recipe Demonstrated By Jesse Sanchez Of La Calle Doce Jesse Sanchez loves the restaurant business. It's a family thing. Back in 1981, his brother-in-law Oscar Sanchez took over a hard-luck spot in Oak Cliff that even the Cuellar family of El Chico fame couldn't conquer. Almost 30 years later, La Calle Doce is still going strong. Jesse runs the Mexican seafood restaurant's second location in Lakewood, younger sib to the original on 12th Street. Newly renovated and redecorated, the neighbor

  July 2, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Pan Seared Prawns With Spanish Chorizo (Part Two)

  Recipe Demonstrated by Scott Gottlich of Bijoux ​As we speak (or write, as it were), eager food-lovers across the area are anticipating Restaurant Week dinner reservations at some of the finest dining destinations in town. For just $35, they'll tuck in to three special courses, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. This year marks the 12th year in a row for this popular promotion, and Dallas' Bijoux is, once again, a prou

  August 20, 2009

• Babe's vs Williams: Fried Chicken Fracas

  Alex Flores​Every time I go...strike that. The few times I've been to old downtown Carrollton, the square always seems deserted. Oh, there are cars, but few people--until you walk into Babe's, where you find the entire population of North Texas.So if, as writers at the New York Times suppose, Southern fried chicken is nothing special, just what the hell are all these folks doing here?Good question. Times writer Julia Moskin says, flat out, that "Southern fried chicken is usually seasoned with

  October 8, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Farmer's Market Burger With Grilled Onion Relish

  ​Recipe demonstrated by Amy Green, 2nd place in Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Contest Football season is in full swing. With football season comes game day food, and what's the best game day food? Burgers...and of course, hot dogs and chips. But let's focus on meat patties today. Amy Green recently returned back to Dallas after a long weekend in Napa Valley with $500 extra in her pocket . It was all work, though. She was there to win the alternative (non-beef) burger competition for the

  October 15, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Taco Pizza

  Recipe Demonstrated by Yolanda Perez, Ray Hernandez and Kacey Iacomini of Picasso's Pizza and Grill ​When you move to a new neighborhood there are certain businesses you seek out immediately, such as a grocery store, cheap gas station, dry cleaners, liquor store and a restaurant that delivers. Often our only options of food delivery are pizza or Chinese. Which sucks when you're in the mood for a taco and not wanting to leave the couch because a Real Housewives of Atlanta marathon is on. And t

  November 5, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Grilled Muffler-etta Panini

  Recipe Demonstrated by Richie Rudkin of Buli Café ​There are certain restaurants where you feel at home the moment you step inside the door for the first time. You are immediately greeted with smiling faces from staff and satisfied customers with their mouths half full (always a good sign).Buli Café off Cedar Springs is definitely on this list. City of Ate lasted visited the café back July when they concocted their mango-banana coolie for us. Surprisingly this was my very first trip to Bul

  November 12, 2009