Meat

Company Cafe: Healthy Food Can Be Good. Who Knew?

Try some local, organic, gluten-free food without a 'tude.

Dragonfly: It's a Beautiful Meal

Life is a cabaret at Hotel ZaZa's joint.

Lockhart Smokehouse the Best BBQ in Big D?

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 >>

Lockhart Smokehouse Gets the Important Thing Right- Brisket.

La Fiorentina: Generic Doesn't Always Equal Cheap.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Pope's Chicken, a Not-Quite Immaculate Conception.

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 >>

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 >>

Neighborhood Services Bar & Grill: Third Time is a Charm for Nick Badovinus.

Rock n Taco: Hitting a Power Chord at Lunch

The Green Room May Be The Place To See and Be Seen, But a Place To Eat? Not So Much.

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 >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Cheese Board
At The Libertine Bar

Jesse Hughey​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 eate ... More >>

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 >>

"Fancy Pants" Dallas Does Its Upscale Take On Chicken Fried Steak

All Good Cafe's Chicken Fried Steak​Since 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 >>

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 >>

Perry's Steakhouse and Grille: Imports a Dining Tradition from Houston to Dallas.

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 >>

Preston's: Comforting, Casual Food in an Uncomfortable Setting.

Dallas Chop House Breathes Beefy Life into Downtown's East Side

Bailey's Prime Plus Park Lane: A steakhouse good for the ole boys as well as the girls.

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 >>

Big Al's Smokehouse is a Little Cheesy

Short Orders: Canary Cafe

​Canary Cafe5100 Belt Line, Addison972-503-7080I seem to remember a time, shortly after engineer-turned-chef Mansour Gorji bought the Canary Cafe space, when he served sushi at lunch.The previous occupant had been a Japanese restaurant and so many of that venue's regulars dropped by hoping for a r ... More >>

If Memory Serves: Steak And Kidney Pie

​If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I'm so damn strange.We lived just off Hampstead High Street in London. This was back in the days when Brits in search of a decent meal headed for French restaurants. On trains you could buy tomato and butter sandwi ... More >>

In a City of Gaudy Prime Beef Palaces, Dragonfly Has No Problem Laying Claim to "Best Steaks in Dallas."

Jen's Place Bakery & Cafe

Hophead: When Pairing Beer, The Sommelier Is Helpful...Sometimes

Mikal Beth HugheyGreat Brewers recently launched its "Beer Sommelier," an online program that purports to pair beers to a variety of meats, grains, vegetables, cheeses, breads and sweets. "Masterfully select the best beer styles to pair with any dish," the Web site boasts. With the Libertine Bar's B ... More >>

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

Naughty is nice at Central 214

Nick & Sam's Grill: Where Everybody Knows Your Name, or at Least Acts Like They Do

Dude Food: Rooster's Roadhouse

Rooster's Roadhouse113 Industrial St., Denton940-382-4227Dude Factor: 10, or Brave Combo, on a scale of 1 (Don Henley) to 10.Last weekend I found myself at Denton's finest watering hole/music venue, Dan's Silverleaf, when I noticed a new restaurant called Rooster's a couple doors down. Just as I was ... More >>

On The Range: Mexican Breakfasts

Beans for breakfast? Are you kidding?Ah, but according to the indispensable tome The Tex-Mex Cookbook, here in the Lone Star State a pot of beans was often used to break a cowboy's fast on the long trail, whether plain (as preferred by eminent Texas writer J Frank Dobie) or with a little bacon and ... More >>

Burning Question: Which Super Bowl City Has The Best Food?

Actually, this question came to us as your basic "who will win the Super Bowl" sort of thing, presumably hoping for some insight from our crew's most recent has-been athlete. (See photo).Dave Faries almost gets away with an ill-advised spin move during a Prague Lions practice session last spring.But ... More >>

Suze

In a generic strip mall setting, the chefs shine

Victor Tango

Tristan Simon's and David McMillan's latest restaurant was meant for sharing

What's in a Name

Review: Ounce Prime Steakhouse in Addison

Songs by committed vegan Moby play in the background as we dine on our red and dripping prime rib

The Texas Rangers Are Pleased to Meat You, Nolan Ryan

Review: Charlie Palmer at The Joule

Review: Bob's Steak & Chop House

Bob's brings the beef to the 'burbs

Mama's Daughters' Diner

Food just like Mother used to make, only better

Review: BLT Steak

Steak without all the steakhouse B.S.

Chief Beef, Joey Kendall, Veloura

Thursday, September 6, at Andy's, Denton

Braying Rock

Stone Horse Bistro is a mix of virility and lethargy