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    January 29, 2009

    10 Questions: Fitzgerald Dodd

    For a chef now dedicated to "upscaled" Southern cooking, Dodd trained in some unusual settings.Before opening the acclaimed Screen Door in One Arts Plaza, he learned the gumbo trade at Brennan's in Houston, worked alongside Southwestern pioneer Stephan Pyles, played with all the toys money--and Volt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    10 Questions: Our Favorite Answers Thus Far

    Who knew Megan Henderson liked to suck down whipped cream, straight from the can?We began the 10 Questions series early in the new year, so it seems like a good time to pause and look back.Over the past few months, we've interviewed some interesting characters, including chefs, waiters, managers, ba ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    Cook or Kook?

    Yan shows Central Market how it's done

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    The Butter Queen

    Deen's live in Big D

  • Film

    October 13, 2005

    Crowe Flies Home

    Elizabethtown is a mess, not that its director should care

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Chocolate Confidential

    When one of the top pastry chefs in town hands you a chocolate bar and says she's in love, you listen. In fact, I believe Rhonda Ruckman's exact words about the Patric bar she gave to me yesterday were, "As far as Madagascar chocolate goes, this kicks Valrhona's ass."Rhonda RuckmanComing from thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Pho From Home: Finding Perfection

    ​In Pho From Home we seek out the variety of pho--authentic, Texified, good and bad--available in restaurants, starting in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and winding all the way around the Dallas area.I am staring at a forty-paged PDF file on my laptop. My mother, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Less Than Two Years After It Opened, It's Time To Close the Book on Indie Legacy Books

    ​Kyle Hall, who handles marketing and promotions for Legacy Books up in Plano, hadn't taken a vacation since the mammoth indie bookseller opened its doors in November 2008. He was ready for his very first on July 25 when, the night before, he got a call from Teri Tanner, who manages and operates t ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 19, 2010

    Bollywood Lysistrata Puts An Indian Spin On A Greek Classic With Mixed Results; Kitchen Witches Places Comedy On Slow Boil

    ​Kyle Hall, who handles marketing and promotions for Legacy Books up in Plano, hadn't taken a vacation since the mammoth indie bookseller opened its doors in November 2008. He was ready for his very first on July 25 when, the night before, he got a call from Teri Tanner, who manages and operates t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Photo: Food Porn?

    ​ Apparently, Paula Deen has been hookin' up with Serta. Or, she paid them an awful lotta money to let her fulfill her Me In PJs On A Serta Showroom Floor fantasy. What's the appeal of having Paula Deen as a celebrity spokeswoman for your mattress brand? Were the execs like, "Duh. Fried food ma ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    The 2010 Big Tex Choice Awards Fries Up A New Batch of Artery-Clogging Eats, Beckoning State Fair-goers To Come And Get Their Grease On.

    ​ Apparently, Paula Deen has been hookin' up with Serta. Or, she paid them an awful lotta money to let her fulfill her Me In PJs On A Serta Showroom Floor fantasy. What's the appeal of having Paula Deen as a celebrity spokeswoman for your mattress brand? Were the execs like, "Duh. Fried food ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    The Scariest Thanksgiving Food Pile Ever

    foodnetwork.com via Random Good StuffHope your Thanksgiving didn't look like this. Or maybe it did, after you blended all the leftovers.​You may have already guessed what this is: Yes, this "pie" is a Paula Deen creation. The only thing more disturbing than the creamy pile in the photo of Paul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Chef Tell: All Stars Is All Drama

    www.bravotv.com​After the bigotry in the rear-view mirror that made Dallas' involvement with Top Chef Just Desserts not so sweet, last night's debut of Top Chef All Stars was so very freakin' awesome. There was drama, there was silliness, there was attitude, there was skill, there was fright...and ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.

    www.bravotv.com​After the bigotry in the rear-view mirror that made Dallas' involvement with Top Chef Just Desserts not so sweet, last night's debut of Top Chef All Stars was so very freakin' awesome. There was drama, there was silliness, there was attitude, there was skill, there was fright...and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Fragels Rock: A Bagel-Doughnut That Tastes Like Home

    ​Rooting for Ohio State isn't an easy thing for a native Michigander to do. But we Midwesterners believe conference loyalty trumps internecine rivalries (I'm told SEC fans take a different approach), so last night I cheered for the Buckeyes in the Sugar Bowl -- a task made exponentially easier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Game On -- Down Home With the Neelys: "First and Ten" and "Game Night"

    Food NetworkGina and Pat Neely​It almost risks redundancy for the 1,000-kilowatt cooking couple of Gina and Pat Neely to do any kind of Super Bowl-related show. Since, by all outward appearances, each of their cooking shows seems choreographed to climax with a whoopin' and hollerin' game-style ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Top 7 Most Irritating Food Commericals

    Ritz Hey Guy, how 'bout never driving your exhaust spewing Ritz truck near our food. Capeesh? ​It's been a long day. You're at home watching Top Chef. After three-to-four minutes of actual show, you get an ad blitz (Yes, this scenario implies you don't have TiVo).There's the ad where Burger King's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    A Southern Thing

    Ritz Hey Guy, how 'bout never driving your exhaust spewing Ritz truck near our food. Capeesh? ​It's been a long day. You're at home watching Top Chef. After three-to-four minutes of actual show, you get an ad blitz (Yes, this scenario implies you don't have TiVo).There's the ad where Burger King's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Blais-y Eights: Reasons We Can't Root For Richard Blais

    ​This probably won't be a very popular sentiment in the Top Chef blogosphere, but we aren't exactly all aboard the Richard Blais bandwagon. Sure, Blais is a true Jedi in the kitchen, and he has an affable personality that shines through both on his happier Top Chef days and his thoroughly ent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Too Much Drawlin', Paula

    Food NetworkPaula Deen​It may risk a certain level of blasphemy, or more likely be a "duh" revelation, to say Paula Deen is one of food television's most grating on-screen presences. This is, perhaps, a politically incorrect conclusion to draw, given the travails she's faced throughout her s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Five Food Shows Ready to Have a Fork Stuck in Them

    Food Network Humor​After 12 years of growing grouchier and more haggard, Alton Brown announced a few weeks ago that he's putting Good Eats out to pasture. Presumably, he's ditching science class for something more lucrative, like Welch's grape juice and the warmed-over Iron Chef: America, leav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Ristorante Nicola's Luigi Iannuario on Paula Deen and How to Spoil a Good Book

    Ristorante Nicola executive chef Luigi Iannuario.​Born in Milan, chef Luigi Iannuario believes that the best way to know your way around a kitchen is to experience all kinds of kitchens. That's why he's made it a point to do it all -- resorts, hotels, a Michelin-rated restaurant, an internatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Suze's Jeffery Hobbs: Making Something New from the Familiar

    Robert BostickSuze's Jeffery Hobbs.​Like many chefs, Jeffery Hobbs fell in love with the kitchen because both his grandmother and his mother were in it. Born in Indianapolis, the 40-year-old Hobbs spent much of his time as a kid in the kitchen peeling carrots and potatoes or in the family gard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Steven's Garden and Grill: It Will Grow On You

    How does your garden grow? With a cheeseburger at this place.​Sundey McClendon occasionally goes searching for some of DFW's farthest-flung gems. Have a suggestion? Leave a comment and she may check it out. A while back I heard a tale of a restaurant run by a landscaper and a local celebrity ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The Must-Have Thanksgiving Dishes of Dallas' Top Chefs

    Jello Mold Mistress of BrooklynPomegranate Berry Jello Salad (with Vodka)​We all have our favorite dish at Thanksgiving. Maybe it's sweet potato casserole, cheesy mashed potatoes, Jello salad or cornbread dressing. No matter that crazy great-aunt Melba came up with the recipe 47 years ago; if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Hey Thanksgiving, Let's Make Out.

    photo by foodbitchProof of my dedication: The infamous Thanksgiving Cake of 2010​ No, Thanksgiving/Footballsgiving/Foodsgiving/Fightsgiving/Shopsgiving/Bingegiving isn't a competition, but once I caught wind of the profession of love, adoration and profanity that Alice was going to publicly g ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2012

    Joyful Noise: Nothing Is Sacred

    Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah are rolling in something, but it's not holy.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Anthony Bourdain's Playlist: Sippin' on Gin and Juice, and That Better Be Fresh-Squeezed

    Anthony Bourdain Facebook​Anthony Bourdain's recently put his favorite music in an iTunes Celebrity Playlists. And what does a playlist say about a person? Everything. It's their soul on paper. Bourdain isn't necessarily shy though, case evidence being his current media scuffle with Paula D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Before She Goes Vegan, Our Five Favorite Paula Deen Recipes (Or Are They Murder Plots?)

    Bakedbree.com​Oh, Paula, Paula, Paula. What happened? One day we're fat and happy making ooey-gooey monkey bread, the next we're being secretly photographed eating a burger on a cruise ship. Our gluttony has caught up with us. But Paula and I go way back. Ours is a tried and true relationshi ... More >>

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