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Miller Lite Intern Opportunity For Those Willing to Travel Cross-Country in a RV and Party With Stars

It's time to do some spring-cleaning on the old resume. Wipe the dust off with the sleeve of your shirt and maybe a little spit-shine for good measure, because Miller Lite has a new internship available that will catapult you up the corporate ladder. No, you won't bring home the bacon, but you will ... More >>

Smokey Jack's Free Beer-B-Q

Beer is a lovely word. We can all agree on that. Beer. There it is. If you had to add an adjective in front of such a glorious noun with the aim of improving it further, what would it be? Delicious? Cheap? Gold-plated? What about free?! FREE BEER. That is the maximum possible improvement of the word ... More >>

The New Outpost American Tavern as Campo Part 2: The Laid Back Sequel

When Campo in Oak Cliff opened in back November of 2011, the creative modern cuisine at the hands of chef Matt McCallister was widely praised. Yet, three months later when Scott Reitz learned that the Stephan Pyles-trained chef already had his eye on his own project, Retiz asked the question "Campo ... More >>

The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2012

With only a few days left in the year, I decided to hit our reporting software and see what you guys clicked on most in 2012. The last time I did this, bikini-clad women made more than one appearance in my year-end list. This year you guys have proven yourselves nothing but a bunch of cheap-ass drun ... More >>

Bottle Up That Cheer

Football: The Real Reason For Togetherness

Seven Trends for Thanksgiving 2012

1. Channeling Sam Sifton. The former New York Times restaurant critic is on a roll. In addition to a career in food writing and 25 years of cooking holiday dinners, he twice manned the Thanksgiving Help Line at the Times, where he guided overwhelmed (drunk) hosts through frozen birds and flambé dis ... More >>

The Common Table Will Soon Stop Serving Horrible Beer

The Common Table enjoys a good reputation among local beer lovers for the ever-changing array of brews it offers. But in the next few days, that reputation stands to get even better for the beers it won't be pouring. "Starting next week, we will no longer be offering mass produced beer," owner Co ... More >>

Goodbye, Summer

It should come as no surprise that I am a fan of Labor Day. Initially called to honor the impact and importance of the American worker, the celebration now calls for leisure, and we are all about elevating leisure here at The Overserved. These September festivities, as much about one last dance fo ... More >>

Miller Lite Wants You to Know it Pays For Hispanic Kids to Go to College. It Doesn't Tell You it Doesn't Do it Very Well

Miller Lite announced yesterday that, for the second year in a row, it will partner with the Dallas Cowboys and a nonprofit called Adelante U.S. Educational Leadership Fund "to support educational programming and resources for Hispanics through the 'Scoring for Education' campaign." In layman's ter ... More >>

Smoked Wings Should Be Dallas' Official Bar Snack

It was moments before kickoff, the sun was beating down and the AC ran full blast, belching cool air out of gaping garage doors flung open to bring the outdoors in. A gentleman to my right ordered four Nodding Donkey Punches and a Miller Lite, reminding me where I was, and also making me question th ... More >>

The Owner's Box In The Omni Is A No Joke Sports Bar With Some Pretty Good Wings

After I went back to Bryan Street Tavern to check out their wings under the new ownership, I started poking around looking for better specimens. My wing friends suggested the Owner's Box, the retina-overload sports bar in the neon explosion of the Omni Hotel. I stopped in recently to check them out ... More >>

Cedars Social is Serving All-You-Can-Eat Prime Rib Tonight. Will There Be Slot Machines?

Well, this strikes me as odd. Today I got a news release from the folks at Cedars Social. The subject? The restaurant is offering all-you-can-eat Prime Rib on Monday. Huh. All-you-can-eat meat. My first reaction was that this deal sounded more in place at a Golden Corral than at a moderately up-sc ... More >>

Jester King's Petit Prince Farm House Ale: Finally, a Real Session Beer

My first encounter with a session beer involved power tools. I was working on a kitchen project, and a both a reciprocating and circular saw were strewn about my front yard. The sun was beating down on me and my tools, and a friend dropped by with a case of Tetley's English Ale. I looked at the yel ... More >>

Rejected Miller Lite Delivery Systems

Recently, Miller Lite announced a new innovation: the Punch Top Can. This NASA-astute device is designed to minimize "glug" and make for a "improved, smoother pour." Which made Scott Gairdner, a writer / director over at Funny or Die, and I wonder: what the hell didn't make the cut? We found a numb ... More >>

New Miller Lite Punch Top Can Makes Shotgunning Beers So Much Easier

Miller Lite has introduced a new Punch Top Can to increase airflow to your drink hole, "reducing glug and resulting in an improved, smoother pour." Which actually translates to faster times for shot gunning. The small indenture on the top of the can be opened by various instruments, like say a sma ... More >>

Which Beers Get You Drunk Without Making You Fat? The Gross Ones, Of Course.

With St. Patty's Day behind us and spring break in the books, summer is just around the corner, which means it's time to get serious about our curvy figures. One of the worst offenders to the best of all diet plans is alcohol. Not only for the calories within each glass, but also for the progressive ... More >>

An(other) Ode to Deep Ellum's Black Swan

blackswansaloon.comVodka and fruit medley.​On my first pilgrimage to Deep Ellum's Black Swan Saloon, I walked right past the place, thinking the small, windowed room was just an extension of La Grange. There's no sign to speak of; I had to consult my iPhone ("Siri, where the fuck am I?") and ... More >>

The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2011

We made it. Another year of writing, bitching and photo-taking, primarily centered around stuffing our faces. Only a few days remain before we strap ourselves in and start the whole process again. Before we welcome 2012, though, let's take a look at what we've done with 2011. Here are City of Ate's ... More >>

Goodfriend is a Good Find

A Beer Garden and Burger House offers East Dallas the kind of bar you'll want to make your own.

Five Meaningless Food Terms We're Ready To Start Chucking Off the Grocery Shelves

​Going through the grocery aisle, it's easy to get serious tired-head from the various terms used on food packaging. Lots of food and drink producers figure that the more confusing catchphrases they can sling at you, the more apt you are to give up on brain activity and just shovel them into y ... More >>

One of the Best Beers Ever Stops in Texas at the Dogfish Head Experience

Would totally replace a TV with this.​One of the great American craft beers out there right now doubles as one of the strongest India pale ales. Dogfish Head's 120 Minute IPA, which has experienced brewing hardships recently, has a nose-blasting International Bittering Unit rating of 120. That's r ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Specials: Celebrate the Most Wonderful Time of the Year with Green Beer

​St. Patrick's Day is like Christmas. You wake up early with excitement and dress in festive garb, but instead of gifts from Santa you get Jell-O shots and green beer from strangers on Greenville Avenue. If you survived Saturday and your liver functions have returned to normal, you better get ... More >>

With a Name Like Whiskey Cake, It's No Surprise We Like It.

Dude Food First Look: Lockhart Smokehouse

Noah W. Bailey​A few dozen Oak Cliff residents and barbecue addicts braved the frozen streets and frigid temperatures to enjoy opening day this morning at Lockhart Smokehouse, the highly awaited new 'cue joint in the Bishop Arts District. As of 1 p.m., the place was out of meat, but luckily Dude F ... More >>

Oak Cliff Gastropub Nova Opens, Softly

Jesse HugheySalmon and hummus small plates at Nova.​Last night, as Rob Shearer at Go Oak Cliff reported, North Oak Cliff added yet another restaurant to its roster as Nova, at the former location of Kavala (1417 W. Davis St.), had its soft opening. Our hopes were high for the self-proclaimed gastr ... More >>

Fans of the World Cup Swarm Dallas Bars, Patriotically

Nick Rallo​Sadly, the United States was eliminated from the World Cup Saturday afternoon, June 26. Before that, fans packed into local bars like The Idle Rich and Trinity Hall Pub, along with a cooled-down Angelika Theater, to scarf down cheesy burgers and throw back  mimosas and Miller Lite. ... More >>

Take a Tip from Spain: Have a Few Small Bites to Wash Down Your Happy Hour Libations

Si Tapas Restaurant and Bar​Barhopping during happy hour is a sacred rite of passage from workday to evening, but Spain's version of this time-honored tradition just might be better than ours. You see, we have nachos, quesadillas and wings as our standard happy hour fare. In Spain, they have chor ... More >>

Quittin' Time: The Meridian Room

​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: The Meridian Room, 3611 Parry Ave.When: All day Monday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Fr ... More >>

Quittin' Time: Chan Thai Club

​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials. Where: Chan Thai Club, 312 W. Seventh St.When: Daily, 4:30 p.m to 7 p.m.What: $1.75 Miller Lite an ... More >>

Cowboys Stadium, Also a Fine Art Gallery

Courtesy the Dallas Cowboys​So reports this morning's New York Times, which takes a tour of the Dallas Cowboys' new home with Gene Jones and finds the walls adorned with works by the Whitney-feted Lawrence Weiner, Franz Ackermann (who's collected at the Museum of Modern Art), conceptualists Mel Bo ... More >>

The Top Ten Smuttiest Food Ads

You probably remember the moment you first saw Jessica Simpson slink into a Pizza Hut and, quite seductively, feed some dorky tween an oh-so-cheesy popper while moaning the line "one of these days these bites are gonna pop right into you." Yeah, it was pre-the now post- Tony Romo and she might have ... More >>

Mayor Tom Leppert Takes a Summer Stroll on Arlington's Big Day

Patrick MichelsMore scenes from yesterday's Cowboys Stadium ribbon-cutting, including this debonair turn by Mayor TomLeppert, who cruised the VIP section -- you know, around Arlington mayor Robert Cluck's front-row seat -- before moseying to the back of the crowd.Not sure if party guru Steve Kemble ... More >>

South-By On A Dime: Saturday

Well, my SXSW trip is over. I didn't manage to survive solely on day-party free food and beer the way I'd hoped to because doing so would have been at the sacrifice of other, better shows. Plus, my experience Thursday taught me not to trust a free-beer or free-food promise. My food expenses were far ... More >>

Girl Drink Drunk: Lakewood Landing

When faced with a drinking column that pops up every other week, what does one do when the infamous flu rears its ugly head? In my case, I made the required couch bed and slept for approximately three days. I also watched two unfortunate episodes of WifeSwap in there somewhere...which will make anyo ... More >>

Pairing Off: Big Mac

Patrick MichelsRevisit your old grade school or the patch of neighborhood grass where you played football as a kid and you'll likely find the once-vast expanses, um, seriously shrunken.Maybe it's the workings of global warming. Or perhaps the earth contracts naturally as it spins through space--I do ... More >>

Sweating Booze

Run a better-timed New Year's 5K

The Hophead: After A Visit to The Old Monk, I May Join A Monastery

In heaven there is no beer so we drink it here. --Trappist Monk Proverb (or Polka lyric) The Old Monk 2847 N. Henderson 214-821-1880 Edging to a table at the Old Monk, I noticed a young man drinking Miller Lite and nearly stopped in my tracks. In a bar with such an admirable selection of hand ... More >>

Darkness Falls

See a triplet of indie theater gems at Stage West

Jerry Jones Still Drinking Miller Lite

Living Single

See The Merry Widow in Fair Park

The North and the South

The Pokes keep vying for the big Bowl

Worth the Weight

Fair Play

Behind the Music Awards

Artists' secret riders reveal true character, fascinating pickle relish fetish

Pat Green

Wave on Wave (Republic/Universal)

Go West

In the End, all is forgiven for three days of chow and music

Play Ball

Plus: Spring Fever, No Sheet

Near Beer

The fad fades, but brewpubs survive

Buzz