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Nuts and Edible Seeds

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    I'm Doing a "Foodie Cleanse," but for Some Reason It Doesn't Involve a Baconoscopy

    Cleanse. It's a word that strikes fear into the heart of every foodie and non-foodie alike. A cleanse used to mean a woman named Monica was about to get up close and personal with a big scary tube to literally flush your system. Nowadays a cleanse usually involves juicing (which is so hot right no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    The Yu Dog: When Darvish is on the Mound, There's Seaweed on Your Dog

    There was some social media gossip about a Yu Dog at the Rangers Ballpark on Monday night, so I contacted Casey Rapp, the Operations Manager with Metroplex Sportservice, which coordinates most of the food for the stadium. (Rapp has a pretty cool, yet tiring, job and keeps in touch throughout the sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Coconut Water Tastes Like Bed Bath & Beyond

    In 2009 the New York Times ran an article describing a trend taking over the city. Various shops were selling young coconuts, with undeveloped shells, liberated of their tops and served with drinking straws. "I think it's stylish, it's pretty," said a Brooklyn shop owner who was selling cases of coc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    For Day-Dreaming's Sake, a Look at Austin's South Congress Food Truck Park (with Photos)

    I was down near Austin over the weekend (not for SXSW) and decided to check out the South Congress food truck park, to get a little sense of what may happen in Dallas by 2027. The food truck park is a testament to the best weirdness of Austin, as demonstrated by the musician just trying to earn a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    The State of Pecan Pie in Texas: It Ain't That Good

    ​Texas Pecan trees have taken a punch. The USDA predicts our state's trees will collectively produce 40 millions pounds of pecans this year, which is 30 million pounds less than the 2010 crop. The Sunnyvale Pecan orchard east of Dallas is closed for the season. And today I spoke with Red Gra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Dude Sweet's Crack In a Box: I GOTTA HAVE IT, GIMME SOME, CRAAAACK

    ​ The first time I bought Dude, Sweet Chocolate's "Crack in a Box," it was on a whim and possibly because the name was amusing. Later that evening, as I polished off the last bite of the two large slabs that were inside the box, I had my "ah-ha!" moment: the name is in reference to the fact th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Eat Street: James Cunningham Celebrates Street Food ... Not Here, Of Course

    Eat Street host James Cunningham lets food serve as the real star of his show.​Eat Street leads with one of its many trump cards when it starts out each episode with chrome-domed host, James Cunningham, just taking up some space on a city sidewalk, shooting the breeze. Cunningham may have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Supper Club! Smoke Chef Tim Byres Sends Along His Menu

    Tim Byres of Smoke​Supper Club at the Kessler, (presented by City of Ate)our dinner series that features local chefs whipping up bad ass food alongside local tunes, is happening soon (June 8 y'all.) This month's chef is Tim Byres of Smoke. Oh yes, we're excited too. Chef Byres will prepare a four- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Duckin' Tasty

    Tim Byres of Smoke​Supper Club at the Kessler, (presented by City of Ate)our dinner series that features local chefs whipping up bad ass food alongside local tunes, is happening soon (June 8 y'all.) This month's chef is Tim Byres of Smoke. Oh yes, we're excited too. Chef Byres will prepare a four- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Oishii Renames Beloved Off-Menu Sushi Roll

    The first thing one receives at Oishii Sushi & Pan-Asian Cuisine is a large laminated menu and paper menu overflowing with sushi options. But if you sit at the sushi bar, there's a small, wall-mounted chalkboard above the chopping and dicing sushi chefs. The very top of that chalkboard reads #42, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Si Tapas: You Should Taste What You're Missing

    ​Each week, Happy Eating will highligh a different restaurant happy hour food menu, keeping you informed of what deals are out there. This week, we pay a visit to the State Thomas neighborhood and explore the extensive happy hour menu at Si Tapas. Where: Si Tapas and Spanish Cuisine, 2207 A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Texas Hill Country Cooking Takes Manhattan, Sort Of

    This New York City restaurant is serving up something called a "Texas hand roll." Someone should tell them city folks that the Chicken Ranch was in East Texas, not the Hill Country.​Hill Country, the wildly popular New York City barbecue joint that's been busily indoctrinating Yankees in the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Baskin Robbins Fans, Texas Pecan Growers Bugged by Flavor Changes

    ​When Baskin-Robbins recently announced it was axing five of its 31 signature flavors, the resultant uproar centered on French Vanilla, a fixture since the company's founding in 1945. More than 1000 people have joined a "Save French Vanilla," group on Facebook, pleading with the company to ke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Noshing On Nutella

    ​When Baskin-Robbins recently announced it was axing five of its 31 signature flavors, the resultant uproar centered on French Vanilla, a fixture since the company's founding in 1945. More than 1000 people have joined a "Save French Vanilla," group on Facebook, pleading with the company to ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    If Memory Serves: Secret Toffee

    Recipe Shoebox​If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining what's wrong with me.Every year around the holidays, my mom sends a tin of what she calls "Secret Toffee."Actually, I learned the name of this chocolate-toffee cookie thing just last week, having spent a few ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Spiral Diner's Faux Meatballs Win National Acclaim

    The prized dish.​A recent survey conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), ranked Spiral Diner's Sketti & Meatballs among the nation's top ten faux meatball dishes. You'd think the Spiral crew would be doing somersaults and touchdown dances over the news, but these guys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Roy's Natural Market

    ​After a rough Saturday night--I'll spare you the details, but I will say this: there was much vodka involved--Sunday's hangover carried into Monday. Tuesday--still not human. So I got online to Tweet about my misery. Then I saw a Tweet from one of my raw food friends that read, "Alcohol acts a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    On The Range: Chiles Rellenos

    Chiles rellenos, Emeril-stylePoblano peppers or Anaheim? When making chiles rellenos, the chef must first consider which pepper might better serve his or her vision of the completed dish. Indeed, they are similar and both are widely used, but tasting reveals subtle but noticeable differences. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Food For Thought 4.28.09

    "This is a journey, and we still have work to do, but expanding our sourcing of beans from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and partnering with the Gates Foundation represents significant steps." (Steve Yucknut, vice president of sustainability, announcing Kraft's intention to increase coffee be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Back To School

    North Texas Daily A friend of mine swears that he ate at Mr. Chopsticks in Denton at least five times a week during his tenure as a student at the University of North Texas during the late '90s. He still makes a half-hour trip to the place a couple times a month. I could never understand this obses ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    The Texas Rangers' Biggest Fan

    North Texas Daily A friend of mine swears that he ate at Mr. Chopsticks in Denton at least five times a week during his tenure as a student at the University of North Texas during the late '90s. He still makes a half-hour trip to the place a couple times a month. I could never understand this obses ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 24, 2008

    Woodshed Trip

    North Texas Daily A friend of mine swears that he ate at Mr. Chopsticks in Denton at least five times a week during his tenure as a student at the University of North Texas during the late '90s. He still makes a half-hour trip to the place a couple times a month. I could never understand this obses ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 5, 2008

    Review: Cafe R&D

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

  • Dining

    April 17, 2008

    Review: Spiral Diner & Bakery

    Spiral Diner & Bakery lets you avoid sins of the flesh

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Birthday Luau

    Roy's turns two decades old

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Elegance Is Key

    Learn to cook for some of your friends

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Holy Holly! Actually Good Christmas CDs

    Learn to cook for some of your friends

  • Dining

    November 22, 2007

    Review: Aló Cenaduria & Piqueos

    Learn to cook for some of your friends

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Bland on Bland Crime

    September's CDs produce more beef than a Western Sizzlin'

  • Dining

    November 16, 2006

    Holy Buzz

    Shinsei froths with sincere creativity

  • Dining

    May 25, 2006

    Brown Study

    Aqua doesn't impress-doesn't even try

  • Dining

    November 18, 2004

    Risotto Fix

    Taverna may be loud, but its menu is silent lucidity

  • Dining

    March 4, 2004

    Asch Wipe

    You will like Elephant Bar, whether you like it or not

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003

    Best Thin-Crust Pizza

    Scalini's Pizza and Pasta

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003

    Best Frozen Custard

    Wild About Harry's

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Hamburger

    Keller's Drive-In

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Chocolate Fix

    Super Target

  • Culture

    November 15, 2001

    Glogg

    The alternative to eggnog

  • Dining

    September 27, 2001

    Ripened Kiss

    There are only a few rough spots at Chez Gerard

  • Best of Dallas

    September 20, 2001

    Best Sushi

    Teppo Yakatori Sushi Bar

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best dumplings

    Tabil spiced pork dumplings, The Landmark at the Melrose Hotel

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best sports spectator experience

    MasterCard Colonial Golf Tournament

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2000

    Top of the shops

    When you've got nothing better to do, you might as well go buy something

  • Dining

    September 10, 1998

    Hash Over

    When you've got nothing better to do, you might as well go buy something

  • Music

    June 27, 1996

    Out There

    When you've got nothing better to do, you might as well go buy something

  • Dining

    June 8, 1995

    Hot Dish

    When you've got nothing better to do, you might as well go buy something

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