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 Voltaire--could buy, and so on. His resume includes time at Hotel ZaZa and running his own catering company.This is one hard-working chef, who would love to make you eat hogshead cheese...
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, January 29, 2009...
Lynyrd Skynyrd's keyboardist, Billy Powell, died at his Florida home at the age of 56.
It looks like the Joaquin Phoenix "rap career" could possibly be a hoax after all. I really hope it is because, well, he sucks as a rapper and it all just seem so dumb.
Looks like Rachel Ray didn't have enough fun hosting a SXSW party last year so she's doing it again this year. In related news Pete Freedman i
One thing you will never see on City of Ate or in Observer reviews--except perhaps in mocking form--is the word 'foodie.' In part, this is personal preference. The cute diminutive nickname just sounds so damn childish. But my distaste for the term stems from something decidedly generational (and almost gleefully uninformed) implied in its emergence and dominance.
The word crept into parlance in the early 80s then took off, spurred by a book--The Official Foodie Handbook--the launching of Food Ne
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, bartenders, food critics and outright celebrities. While we never intended the 10 Q segment to uncover astounding secrets, we have made a few shocking discoveries over the course of three months.For exa
I've spent some effort avoiding this day, hoping it would never, ever come. But all of my valiant, last ditch efforts--a quick search for an apartment in Allen, begging to work from a Starbucks in Oklahoma City for a day or two--fell through.Now I'm trapped. Although I've spent much of my adult life trying to avoid knowingly crossing paths with Oprah, the media beast is only about five miles away. Maybe less.By now you've guessed I harbor a modest dislike for the big-haired one. Well, not rea
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 26, 2009...Does Hall & Oates belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Maybe yes. Maybe no. But is it really a good idea to have Rachel Ray taking up the cause of getting them nominated? Morrissey collapsed on stage due to breathing difficulties in England. Funny, I would've thought it would've been some sort of emotional breakdown.If there is one thing the guys in Weezer have gotten good at lately, it's throwing their fans curve b
