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May 25, 2012
How Dallas Chefs Grill: The Tools, the Meat and the Techniques
We tracked down a few Dallas chefs to get a little insight on how a Memorial Day cookout in their backyard might look, taste and smell. From grills and smokers to favorite cuts of meat, plus some tips for the novice, let their words serve as inspiration as grilling season officially begins this week ... More >>
News
May 24, 2012
How Jimmy's Conquered Dallas
How did a humble neighborhood bodega become the city's sausage king? With a recipe restaurants couldn't resist.
Blogs
April 27, 2012
Old World Sausage Co.'s Beef and Sausage Sandwich Is a Link to the Past
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Old World Sausage Co. Sandwich: The Italian Beef and Sausage Sandwich ($6.95) Bread: Good old hoagie Toppings: Home-stuffed Italian sau ... More >>
Dining
April 26, 2012
At Jeff Harris' Bolsa, One Dish Reveals the Chef's Chops
Want to measure a chef? Look to his chicken.
Blogs
April 25, 2012
The Universal Food Shame Scale
Damn. Eating that freezer burrito made you feel like an awful human being. But, exactly how awful? Wish there was a way to know exactly how much shame you should feel when you eat a horrible, awful food? Wish. Effing. Granted. Above is our very helpful, very scientific Universal Food Shame Scale: ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
How America Fell in Love with the Chicken Breast, and Why We're Finally Falling Out of It
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal published an article noting the increased demand for chicken legs at grocery stores. The story claims that shoppers have been driven by TV cooking shows that celebrate dark meat's richer flavor and softer texture. Finally, people have realized: It tastes bet ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
I Just Ate Twisted Root's Beaver Burger and Everything Is OK
If you saw the story we published yesterday (after we published it the day before), you know Twisted Root is currently selling beaver burgers. The company announced that it had purchased 60 pounds of river rodent to be offered up as burgers for $7.99 each. I dropped in to order one just after they o ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
The Cheap Bastard's Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas
For this week's cover story, Alice "The Cheap Bastard" Laussade provides an extensive and profane guide to, as she puts it, her "favorite restaurants in Dallas where cheap meets delicious (without meeting diarrhea)." It follows. Drive-Through Deals White Rock Coffee 4216 Abrams Road The Starbucks d ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2012
In Honor of Pink Slime, Five Other Gross Meats That We Happen to Love
Oh, pink slime, where did it all go wrong? Your name alone is gross, your photo induces a gag reflex and, unfortunately, the image has been seared into our brains (for now, anyway). And now grocery stores -- including Walmart, where just about everything goes there -- are banishing you. Sorry, kiddo ... More >>
Dining
March 15, 2012
303 Bar and Grill's Psycho Burger
Oak Cliff's newest burger house is still searching for its identity
Blogs
February 24, 2012
Who's Eating All This Steak?
Steak steak steak steak steak steak steak. The Dallas Morning News published a Pavlovian steakhouse slideshow the other day, with pictures and a link to a story published two summers ago that ranked Dallas' best steakhouses. There are some sexy shots in that slideshow, but they invoked deja vu: D M ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2012
At Pecan Lodge, the Brisket Taco of My Dreams
My first brisket taco was a major disappointment. Not because it wasn't good -- the first taco in my two-taco order disappeared in just over a minute -- but because it was so far from what I'd pictured when I first heard of brisket tacos. Brisket is a Texas thing, right? A half-crazy pit master wi ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Great Scott! Wagyu Brisket and Burnt Ends at Pecan Lodge Make a Timeless Sandwich (Update: This is Now a Thing)
Update, January 20: This sandwich, which Justin built on his own and named the Doc Brown, is now officially a thing. And it's being served. Now. Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check i ... More >>
Dining
January 19, 2012
The State of Dallas Dining, As Told By Its Chefs
Starring Stephan Pyles, John Tesar, Katherine Clapner, Kent Rathbun, Teiichi Sakurai and a dozen other local chefs.
Blogs
December 21, 2011
At Rudolph's Meat Market: Keeping Old-School Butchery Alive One Tip Roast at a Time
In 1895, Austrian immigrant Martin Rudolph opened Rudolph's Meat Market in Deep Ellum. Almost 50 years later, Cyrill "Sid" Pokladnik, who was an employee, bought the butcher shop, and it has remained in his family since. Pokladnik's five grandchildren all take part in running it now. I rece ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2011
Hard Eight BBQ is a Hard Ten
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Hard Eight BBQ The Sandwich: Sliced Beef ($5) Bread: Fresh Baked Jalapeño Roll Toppings: Sliced brisket and a little self-appl ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Meatloaf is Gross, I'm Sure You'll Agree
Meatloaf the man: Yes. Meatloaf the loaf of meat: Never ever.It's getting cold outside and that means one horrible, awful, nasty thing: It's meatloaf season again. Not sure if you know the origin of meatloaf, but it was invented hundreds of hundreds of years ago by other horrible cooks. The foll ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Chopped Beef and Loose Meat: Barbecue For Pit-Sissies
FlickrThis sandwich may taste good, but it's more about the sauce than the meatYesterday I told you about the impending Texas debut of Maid-Rite, a corporate franchise type thing selling loose meat sandwiches, shakes and chili cheese fries. While a few commenters seemed to echo my lack of ent ... More >>
Dining
October 6, 2011
RedFork's SoulSearch
The dissonance that caused its early missteps lives on in a dining room that can't find its identity.
Blogs
September 28, 2011
Thoughts On Chicken-Fried Steak and This Week's Review: Tillman's Roadhouse
You can't put lipstick on a pig. Well I suppose you could, but then we'd have another set of issues to discuss. At any rate, this is the phrase that jumped into my head when I tore into the chicken-fried steak at Tillman's Roadhouse a few weeks ago. The kitchen used filet mignon in the recipe -- br ... More >>
Dining
September 22, 2011
At Wild Salsa, It Takes Tequila to Tango
Aggressive art isn't enough to debauch downtown's tame new Mexican restaurant. But the tequila selection might be.
Blogs
June 29, 2011
The Lodge's Jose Luis Nieto On the Challenges of Cooking at Gentlemen's Club
The Lodge's chef Jose Luis Nieto...He's the guy in the middle. No, the middle, we said.This week, Three-Course Meal catches up with Jose Luis Nieto, executive chef at The Lodge. Who are you? I'm 41 years old and was born in Jalisco, Mexico, the place where I believe the best Tequila in the ... More >>
Dining
June 16, 2011
Company Cafe: Healthy Food Can Be Good. Who Knew?
Try some local, organic, gluten-free food without a 'tude.
Dining
June 2, 2011
Dragonfly: It's a Beautiful Meal
Life is a cabaret at Hotel ZaZa's joint.
Dining
April 28, 2011
Lockhart Smokehouse the Best BBQ in Big D?
Life is a cabaret at Hotel ZaZa's joint.
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Rusty Tacos Is a Fine Wake-Up Call
Not enough is written about breakfast tacos in Dallas. That's regrettable given that, like barbecue, breakfast tacos are a hallmark of the state's foodways, something so uniquely Texan that after my initial visits after marrying a D/FW native, I scoured the streets of New York in search of th ... More >>
Dining
April 7, 2011
Lockhart Smokehouse Gets the Important Thing Right- Brisket.
Not enough is written about breakfast tacos in Dallas. That's regrettable given that, like barbecue, breakfast tacos are a hallmark of the state's foodways, something so uniquely Texan that after my initial visits after marrying a D/FW native, I scoured the streets of New York in search of th ... More >>
Dining
February 24, 2011
La Fiorentina: Generic Doesn't Always Equal Cheap.
Not enough is written about breakfast tacos in Dallas. That's regrettable given that, like barbecue, breakfast tacos are a hallmark of the state's foodways, something so uniquely Texan that after my initial visits after marrying a D/FW native, I scoured the streets of New York in search of th ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Beef Producers Tout Veal's Charms
This was not the meat conference. Veal producers who worried their meat was bound to go the way of once-fashionable dishes like turtle soup say the future's suddenly looking brighter for the embattled protein. The veal industry, which made a point of being omnipresent at the 2011 Meat Confer ... More >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
January 6, 2011
La Michoacana: More Than Just a Meat Market, Also a Mediocre Taquería
Mexican or Latin American grocery stores are nothing new, nor is the fact that many of them operate internal cafeterias. Aside from Fiesta, you'd be hard-pressed to find a chain as big as La Michoacana Meat Market in Texas. The difference between the two major businesses is that not all Fiest ... More >>
Dining
December 2, 2010
Pope's Chicken, a Not-Quite Immaculate Conception.
Mexican or Latin American grocery stores are nothing new, nor is the fact that many of them operate internal cafeterias. Aside from Fiesta, you'd be hard-pressed to find a chain as big as La Michoacana Meat Market in Texas. The difference between the two major businesses is that not all Fiest ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2010
El Rincon de Villa Gives Hugs and Has Cojones
The iTunes library's shuffling between the culturally transcendent songs of El Mariachi Bronx and Calexico did little to help the taco. The taco was filled with what appeared to be the beloved, vermillion-oozing crumbled sausage, that meat so worthy of a hug. What it was really filled with wa ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
What, No Marshmallow-Topped Yams?
Thanksgiving Menus for the Non-homebodies.
Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>
Dining
November 4, 2010
Neighborhood Services Bar & Grill: Third Time is a Charm for Nick Badovinus.
Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>
Dining
October 28, 2010
Rock n Taco: Hitting a Power Chord at Lunch
Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>
Dining
October 21, 2010
The Green Room May Be The Place To See and Be Seen, But a Place To Eat? Not So Much.
Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
Texas Steak Not Good? Them's Fightin' Words.
There are probably single-subject food books still to be written. Nobody's yet taken on cucumbers, walleye or pumpkin preserves. But travel writer Mark Schatzker recently tackled steak, and I'm glad he did. Schatzker's written a terrifically entertaining romp through red meat that focuses no ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Cheese Board
At The Libertine Bar
Jesse HugheyAs a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eate ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Chopped Brisket Sliders
At The Porch
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on th ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
"Fancy Pants" Dallas Does Its Upscale Take On Chicken Fried Steak
All Good Cafe's Chicken Fried SteakSince Dallas loves its chicken fried steaks and high-quality beef, it's hardly surprising that local chefs wanting to pay homage to regional culinary traditions are dredging fancy cuts in batter. But evidence suggests that it's rarely a good idea. I've seen chi ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010
AllGood Cafe vs. Ozona Grill and Bar:
The Chicken-Fried Steak Crusades
Allgood Cafe's chicken-fried steak nears perfection.Toque has been craving a chicken-fried steak for some months now, but the dish has been on our no-fly list because it's a grease bomb. A delicious, wonderful, traditional, heart-stopping, butt-expanding grease bomb. Deep-fried or pan-fried b ... More >>
Dining
July 8, 2010
Perry's Steakhouse and Grille: Imports a Dining Tradition from Houston to Dallas.
Allgood Cafe's chicken-fried steak nears perfection.Toque has been craving a chicken-fried steak for some months now, but the dish has been on our no-fly list because it's a grease bomb. A delicious, wonderful, traditional, heart-stopping, butt-expanding grease bomb. Deep-fried or pan-fried b ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Down to the Chuck Wagon, for Some Fancy, Sloppy Cowboy Chow
Cowboy ChowThese buffalo tacos sure are awful fancy.Cowboy Chow 2801 Commerce St. 214-742-2469 Dude Factor: 7, or "The Cowboy," Mulholland Drive, on a scale of 1 ("The Cowboy," Innerspace) to 10 ("The Stranger," The Big Lebowski) Cowboy Chow's slick 'n' quirky take on upscale trail grub -- what t ... More >>
Dining
June 10, 2010
Preston's: Comforting, Casual Food in an Uncomfortable Setting.
Cowboy ChowThese buffalo tacos sure are awful fancy.Cowboy Chow 2801 Commerce St. 214-742-2469 Dude Factor: 7, or "The Cowboy," Mulholland Drive, on a scale of 1 ("The Cowboy," Innerspace) to 10 ("The Stranger," The Big Lebowski) Cowboy Chow's slick 'n' quirky take on upscale trail grub -- what t ... More >>
Dining
April 15, 2010
Dallas Chop House Breathes Beefy Life into Downtown's East Side
Cowboy ChowThese buffalo tacos sure are awful fancy.Cowboy Chow 2801 Commerce St. 214-742-2469 Dude Factor: 7, or "The Cowboy," Mulholland Drive, on a scale of 1 ("The Cowboy," Innerspace) to 10 ("The Stranger," The Big Lebowski) Cowboy Chow's slick 'n' quirky take on upscale trail grub -- what t ... More >>
Dining
March 4, 2010
Bailey's Prime Plus Park Lane: A steakhouse good for the ole boys as well as the girls.
Cowboy ChowThese buffalo tacos sure are awful fancy.Cowboy Chow 2801 Commerce St. 214-742-2469 Dude Factor: 7, or "The Cowboy," Mulholland Drive, on a scale of 1 ("The Cowboy," Innerspace) to 10 ("The Stranger," The Big Lebowski) Cowboy Chow's slick 'n' quirky take on upscale trail grub -- what t ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Into the Origins of Carne Deshebrada, the Meat that Makes the Taqueria
Flickr user El Gran DeeTacos de carne deshebradaIn Venezuela, it's called Carne Mechada. In the Caribbean, it's known as Ropa Vieja. The Mexican version goes by the name Carne Deshebrada. In any case, shredded beef is an important component of the cuisines of several south-of-the-border countries. ... More >>
Dining
February 11, 2010
Big Al's Smokehouse is a Little Cheesy
Flickr user El Gran DeeTacos de carne deshebradaIn Venezuela, it's called Carne Mechada. In the Caribbean, it's known as Ropa Vieja. The Mexican version goes by the name Carne Deshebrada. In any case, shredded beef is an important component of the cuisines of several south-of-the-border countries. ... More >>
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