Martha Stewart

Does Anyone Have a Notion of What JC Penney Even Is Now?

I'm trying to think if there is a way the latest news about Plano-based JC Penney could be any more depressing. I was already pretty depressed when I read about the billion dollars in 2012 losses on a four billion dollar drop in sales this morning, and that was before I got to the story about the Ma ... More >>

A Quickfire Interview with Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G.

To be quite honest, I've never been a huge fan of Bitchin' Kitchen. It's just that it's an assault on the senses. Loud, busy, with lots of costumes, oiled up half naked dudes and whatnot. It's too much. If you haven't heard of Bitchin' Kitchen, it's a show on The Cooking Channel (AKA The Other Food ... More >>

Martha Stewart at Williams-Sonoma Northpark Today at 1 p.m. How's That for an Insider Tip?

​Queen of entertaining and stock maven Martha Stewart will be at the Williams-Sonoma store at Northpark Center today at 1 p.m. to sign copies of her new cookbook, Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations. Per the store website: "Space is limited to the first 500 ticketed customers. (. ... More >>

The Problem With... Dr. Dre's "I Need A Doctor"

I've been thinking for a while, trying to pin down what I like and loathe about Eminem's writing. I think I finally got it.

Green Bay's Charles Woodson Goes Long on Price With His Wine

​Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson has been making the rounds this week, sharing his winery's TwentyFour Cabernet Sauvignon with Dallas drinkers. Woodson's already appeared at Ocean Prime, Veritas and Kenichi. Celebrity wines aren't unusual: Martha Stewart, Lil Jon, Peggy Fleming ... More >>

Think Cupcakes Are Over? Tell it to Gigi.

Photos by Kristy YangGina "Gigi" Butler: With God and frosting on her side, anything is possible.​Dallas' love affair with cupcakes continues. The force is strong in those miniature desserts, and a new aspirant has thrown its hat into the oven. And after having met the queen bee of the newest ... More >>

2010 ALCS Game 4 - Rangers 10, Yankees 3: My Top 10 Observer-ations

This guy is the Yankees' only hope. In other words, 'tis over.​10. And that, my friends, is why I wanted the New York Yankees. Between CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera, this is a flawed pitching staff. Just ask the Rangers, who in this series have posted 5, 7, 8 and 10 runs in building a comm ... More >>

5 Awesomely Easy Ways to Imbibe
For the 4th of July

​Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>

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 >>

Vinnie Paul Promises New Cookbook In 2010

​Our sister paper out in Los Angeles checked in with Arlington's own Vincent Paul Abbott over the weekend as the Pantera/Hellyeah drummer stopped off in the City of Angels as part of Revolver magazine's Golden Gods Awards nomination party.And, just as Jesse Hughey and I learned last time we stoppe ... More >>

A Chinese New Year Tradition: Family and Dumplings at Jeng Chi

Photos by Kristy Yang​I haven't enjoyed Chinese New Year, aka Vietnamese Tet, since I was a child, when there was nothing to worry about except counting the monetary contents of the shiny red envelopes given to kids as part of a good luck ritual by their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and fa ... More >>

Sheila Hill's Attorney Convinces His Client Not to Testify in City Hall Corruption Trial

Sam MertenAs Don Hill took the stand earlier this month in the City Hall corruption trial, we checked in with his wife's attorney, Victor Vital, to find out if Sheila would also testify in her defense. Vital told us that she was in fact one of his witnesses, claiming she aimed to save her reputation ... More >>

Sean Avery, In Vogue

The enforcer brings his unique blend of ferocity and fashion to the Dallas Stars

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Wat Up, Dawg?

Michael Vick derails his career, divides the races and, hopefully, opens our eyes

Dallas' Top Chefs Make Their Bravo Bow Tonight, So Eat Up

Cheaters Never Win?

Don't whisper a word to the children, but hell yeah, of course they do

Super Sunday

Now Dirtier Than Ever

On Leaping From Texas

The quest for being not-so-secret machines started for Oceanographer in New York City

Our top DVD picks for the week of December 20

Not So Fast

Drew Bledsoe is old, slow and...not quite finished

Pot-bellied Cowboy

Finally catching up with the late, great Nate

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Cho Takes Aim

Margaret Cho is an assassin armed with joke bullets

Buzzed

SXSW 2005: The crowds, the hype bands and all the Shiner Bock you can drink

A-Go-Go A-Here-Here

Bizarro's PolitiComedy-A-Go-Go will have you laughing all the wayto the voting booth

Lysol Miller

Enough with the Martha Stewart act. Fix some potholes, will ya?

Full Frontal’s Guide to Gift Giving

Plus:Re-Gifting; Athletic Supporters

Crack Alley

A Dallas neighborhood fights crime using placards and protests

Q & Eh

Plus: Man Crush; I Already Miss the Sumbitch

Amateur Hour

Even in June, the Cowboys' quarterback situation is a laugh riot

Red Scare

Dallas County is setting up a surveillance system a Commie would love

Big Death

Fading flashiness marked the year in Dallas dining

Well Done

Steak the most promising of restaurateur's endeavors

Get a Piece

American Pie 2 is sweet trash that tastes good the next day

Life swapping

In Me Myself I, Rachel Griffiths gives us a cuddly dingbat's search for self

Revenge of the nerds

David Fincher's Fight Club will make you cry uncle

Girlfriend art

Defying convention, seven women have built their friendships and their lives around their art

Strolling Illusions

Angels in the Park blesses with ambience rather than food

Events for the week

Events for the week

Hot Dish

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Gutter ball

The food at the Bronco Bowl Sports Grill scores a zero

Northern Italian

Ferrari's, now in North Dallas, bakes a beautiful pizza