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March 6, 2012
This Week's Best Food Deals Are The Reason We're All So Damn Fat
Our inbox fills each day with a metric shit-ton of offers, flash sales and discounts. Here are some of this week's foodfull best. Gilt City Dallas: $20 for $40 worth of cookies Gilt City Dallas isn't dead yet. And these baked goods from Carol's Cookies look pretty damn good. Each cookie weighs almo ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2012
John Tesar is a Jedi of Self-Promotion
Allison V. SmithBack in January, chef John Tesar announced he was kind of over the whole Commissary, One Arts Plaza thing. He was pulling out and shifting his focus to a new restaurant on Westchester Drive in Preston Center. Spoon was what Tesar called the space, and bloggers got to bloggin ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
The Commisary's John Tesar on a Few New Restaurants and One Double-Decker Burger Bus
Last week we got word of John Tesar's trifecta of plans for 2012. First, he's sold his share of The Commissary to co-owner Lucy Billingsley and plans to open other two other independent Commissaries; one at Northwest Highway and Midway and the other in cowtown at the Museum Place. Then, in April ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2011
Southpaw's Brings Its Oddly Unfried Food to Uptown
Southpaw's GrillReza Anavarian, originally from Azerbaijan, flies to Georgia this weekend for an ESI Ironman Competition, which includes a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile jog through beautiful downtown Augusta. In addition to conditioning for that insanity, he's also training a ... More >>
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July 17, 2011
The Obscure 45-Year-Old Song by Some Oak Cliff Kids That Sold Yesterday For $3,122
Via.At the Studio Club on Sherry Lane in Preston Center, The Gentlemen were, from left to right, Tommy Turner on keybs, a kneeling Tim Justice on drums, Mike Kelley on guitars and vox (on "Cry'n Shame"), Bruce Bland on bass and Seab Meador on lead guitars and vocals.Fans of the Dallas garage-rock ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Yet Another Federal Deceptive Trade Practices Suit Filed Against Match.com. Wink!
Via.From time to time we'll come across federal suits filed by scorned subscribers to Preston Center-based Match.com, all of whom more or less say the same thing: The dating service is nothing but a tease, its "winks" little more than hollow promises of hook-ups between prospective partners -- on ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2011
One Day Before Its "Open 24 Hours" Sign Goes Dark, Metro Postcards (From Gaston Avenue)
Photos by Dylan Hollingsworth James Adams, in front of the iconic Gaston Avenue diner he opened more than four decades agoTomorrow at 2 p.m., Wayne Adams will do something he hasn't done since The Great Remodel of '97: He will lock the front door to the Metro Diner on Gaston Avenue. Which is why ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Good News, Bad News: Gaston Ave. Metro Closing April 10. But Not Before Buck Breakfast.
We've known for two months that the Metro Diner on Gaston Avenue is closing, but till today we never had a solid date -- just "end of March." Not so fast: Owner Wayne Adams, whose just-turned-90 dad James originally started the landmark diner, just called to say that last supper will be served on ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Damn, Damn, Damn It: Owner of Metro Diner Confirms Gaston Ave. Location Is Closing
My cell phone is still packed with photos I took of my dad and son in front of the Preston Center Metro Grill on its final day of operations in August 2008. And now this? Teresa Gubbins breaks the news that the Gaston Avenue Metro, an institution since '68, is also about to close. I just got off ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
No Love Lost in Match.com Class Action
Speaking of Courthouse News ...The lawsuit aggregator brings our attention to this class action filed late last week in Dallas federal court, which accuses Preston Center-based Match.com of breach of contract and negligent representation. It's not the first time Match.com has been accused of dece ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
Name Change at Houston's in Park Cities Worries Fans
From Hillstone.comHouston's in Preston Center is now officially Hillstone, a name change that executive general manager Francis Luttmer reports has provoked some worried inquiries from longtime customers. "Their concern is we're going to take away their favorite dish," Luttmer says. "We're telli ... More >>
Dining
June 3, 2010
Cedars Mediterranean Mezza: Lots of Choices, but Mostly Mediocre
From Hillstone.comHouston's in Preston Center is now officially Hillstone, a name change that executive general manager Francis Luttmer reports has provoked some worried inquiries from longtime customers. "Their concern is we're going to take away their favorite dish," Luttmer says. "We're telli ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Wrestling the Ghost of Jimmy Buffett at Preston Center's Flying Fish
Photos by Patrick MichelsI once at a fish this big.Flying Fish6126 Luther Ln.214-696-FISHDude Factor: 8, or Don Knotts, on a scale of 1 (Kevin Costner) to 10 (Ernest Borgnine) I'd been too long on the turf, dudes, and got the hunger for a little surf. Fish Shack would have done nicely, but no way ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Dallas Celebrates Cinco de Mayo while Rathbun Rolls Out BBQ Mondays and Coal Vine's has a New Brunch Menu
Mattito's Tex-MexCity of Aters, do you know what this Wednesday is? It's Cinco de Mayo! The only day that you can actually get away with wearing a sombrero while singing "La Bamba" at a karaoke bar. A few Dallas restaurants will be celebrating the Mexican holiday by having a Bob Armstrong queso-e ... More >>
Dining
March 11, 2010
Tramontana: A Restaurant Made for Grandma
Mattito's Tex-MexCity of Aters, do you know what this Wednesday is? It's Cinco de Mayo! The only day that you can actually get away with wearing a sombrero while singing "La Bamba" at a karaoke bar. A few Dallas restaurants will be celebrating the Mexican holiday by having a Bob Armstrong queso-e ... More >>
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July 2, 2009
Veggie Girl: Houston's
This week, Veggie Girl braved the crowds of plastically enhanced Women Who Lunch to try out Houston's. Rumored to have one of the best house-made veggie burgers in Dallas, Houston's is part of the Hillstone Restaurant quasi-chain that includes R D, across the street in Preston Center, and a few ... More >>
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February 12, 2009
Singin' The Blue Plate
They tried to make us work for the details by sending us on repeated trips to KentRathbun.com, which slowly leaked information over the course of a few weeks. Clever. Of course, Robert Wilonsky cracked the case some time ago on Unfair Park, but...But now, Kent Rathbun is spilling lots of informatio ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2008
Panic in Preston Center!
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Blogs
August 21, 2008
Best Hurry to the Metro, Before Preston Center Gets a Lot Less Greasy
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2008
Newsweek Goes House-Hunting, So Laura Bush Doesn't Have To
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2008
Sure, Cremona's Gone. But Now, Dallas, We're Getting a Nicola's.
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2007
At Gordo's, Everything Must Go. Including Gordo's. For Now. Not Forever.
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2007
No One Voted, But They Did Eat Cake...
We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, help the folks in the Dallas Public Library's Texas/Dallas History & Archives figure out just what in the heck's going in this picture? Because, right now, this is all they got to go on: "Crowds of children outside Pre ... More >>
Dining
November 9, 2006
Settling In
Luqa restaurant meets its deadline
Blogs
September 5, 2006
Back to the Future
Luqa restaurant meets its deadline
Blogs
May 23, 2006
Join the Gun Club
Luqa restaurant meets its deadline
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Breakfast (Tie)
Landmark Restaurant & Original Pancake House
News
July 15, 2004
Riding Coattails
Plus: The Snub; A Dog�s Life
Dining
May 20, 2004
Tom Tom Croak
Preston Center noodle house closes
Dining
October 23, 2003
Uptown Strikes Back
Medici and Il Mulino founders join forces
Dining
October 24, 2002
Lobster Crypt
Romano closes Lobster Ranch
Dining
June 20, 2002
Bib Rustle
At Lobster Ranch, the main course claws its way to the top
Dining
March 28, 2002
Routh Riddle
Enigma locks its doors
Dining
March 28, 2002
Lights Out
The food at Bistro Latino rises above the darkness
Culture
November 15, 2001
Does a Bear Shop in the Woods?
Don't get malled. This year, do your business al fresco.
Best of Dallas
September 20, 2001
Best Kids' Shoes
Stride Rite
Dining
December 14, 2000
Staked
It's now all meatloaf
Dining
November 9, 2000
Goodbye, Jimmy Lu
Fire and water
Best of Dallas
September 21, 2000
Best kids' haircut
Stride Rite (ask for Ginger in the back)
Dining
February 10, 2000
Cold wind blows
Tramontana gets some small tweaks. It needs bigger ones.
Dining
September 16, 1999
Hash Over
Grapes of glory; Coming and going
Dining
February 25, 1999
Mexican light
Taco Diner tries to marry subtlety with Tex-Mex -- somehow, it works
Dining
May 29, 1997
Amazing grace
Jim Severson's new restaurant has the Wright stuff
News
April 3, 1997
Feeling the Burn
Unpaid Taxes, missing money, and a bitter business divorce threaten the empire of fitness guru Larry North
Dining
March 27, 1997
Let's not
'Doing lunch' in Dallas can leave you holding the bag
Dining
December 12, 1996
Transcendent Tex-Mex
Casa Rosa defends its turf with an exceptional take on Dallas' favorite cuisine
Dining
November 7, 1996
Hot Dish
Casa Rosa defends its turf with an exceptional take on Dallas' favorite cuisine
Dining
July 11, 1996
Cliff hanger
Vitto's has the best pizza in Dallas, but you'll have to go to Oak Cliff to get it
Dining
January 25, 1996
Dim memory
Szechuan Pavilion is a shadow of its former greatness
Dining
January 11, 1996
Little enough
Success is in the details at Tramontana
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