Subject: Recipes

• Buy Out Lake Dallas' Famous Duck Inn

  August 22, 2007

• A Rasher Act: Bacon Brings Families Together

  November 17, 2008

• Hash Over: Home for the Holidays, Cut-Rate Lobster, Etc.

  Who knows why everyone takes such delight in gingerbread houses? The fate that befell Hansel and Gretel--or nearly befell; we only know the story through Bugs Bunny--when they encountered such a structure was none too pleasant.But last night, the Rosewood Crescent Hotel put the final bit of icing on their holiday centerpiece, a ten foot tall gingerbread house designed by pastry chef Eric Perelli and constructed over 240 hours by his team of overtime-hungry assistants.

  December 5, 2008

• Hot Dish

  February 2, 1995

• Cali Country

  First the BCS pushes Texas into the also-ran category and now this. The 28th National Beef Cook-Off is asking home cooks to submit "Sonoma-style" recipes for this year's contest.That's right, think simple, light and (above all) colorful...which can probably be achieved by carving thin slices of meat left to green in the sun.The best of these soft-core recipes will be selected for (and the chosen home cooks asked to compete in) for a high stakes competition in Sonoma. Some $70,000 will be on the

  January 8, 2009

• Hot Dish

  April 4, 1996

• Appetite For Instruction: Garlic Marbles

  Demonstrated by Ernest Belmore of BuzzBrews Kitchen You know they're in there. Somewhere in the freezer, behind the beer mugs and the super-sized bottle of Tito's, lies that plastic bag of frozen crinkle cuts, complete with sci-fi ingredient list and idiot-proof heating instructions. Those frost-bitten planks are a mealy mess, and "flaccid" is one of the kinder words your guests have used to describe them. It's time for a potato upgrade. In this week's lesson, Ernest Belmore offers his tw

  January 22, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Spicy Chocolate Chile Truffles

  Demonstrated by Chef Rhonda Ruckman Listen up, guys--this one's for you. Any muscle-shirted mini-millionaire can make a fancy reservation, but the man who gets his hands dirty (kinda meant figuratively) will really score points on Valentine's Day. A handmade gift featuring a certain melting mood enhancer will put her in just the right frame of mind for a visit from that short, chubby guy with love on the brain. (Cupid, duh.) So tie on your apron, 'cause it's time for a little chocolate show

  February 12, 2009

• Food For Thought 2.18.09

  "When we talk about obesity, people like to plant the source of the issue on away-from-home dining. But that raised the thought in my mind: Is that really the source of things?. . . . What has happened in what we've been doing in our own homes over the years?" (Brain Wansink, director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab and co-author of a study showing an increase of up to 63 percent--1936 to 2006--in the calorie count of recipes in the Joy of Cooking. Of course, the authors only traced

  February 18, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Cream Biscuits

  Demonstrated by Chef Robin Gill Lacy of the Cliff Café Have you ever started dreaming while you were still awake? For breakfast lovers, those hazy moments between relaxation and rapid eye movement are the perfect time to begin pondering what pleasures the morning table might bring. Here in the South, we have almost limitless fodder for these fantasies--from steak and eggs to grits and grillades--but a humbler dish is the stuff more dreams are made of. When you really think about it, nothing

  February 26, 2009

• Best margarita

  September 21, 2000

• 10 Questions: Rip Esselstyn

  He's a former professional triathlete and current Austin firefighter. But Esselstyn is also the author of a vegan cookbook. The Engine 2 DietBut he doesn't call it vegan. He's eating "plant strong"--and has been for more than a decade. Then, when a fellow firefighter found out his cholesterol was dangerously high, Esselstyn challenged everyone in the firehouse to eat "plant strong" (all plants, no animal products, no added oils, and no processed foods) for a month.The results were impressive: C

  March 11, 2009

• Glogg

  November 15, 2001

• Appetite For Instruction: Kathleen's Meatloaf

  Kathleen Ellington of Kathleen's Sky Diner After 21 years in the restaurant business, Kathleen Ellington can spot a trend. The energetic redhead behind Kathleen's Sky Diner knows what's coming, what's going and what's here to stay...at least for a little while. That's why she and her husband Robert overhauled their place on Lovers Lane back in 2007, transforming neighborhood mainstay Kathleen's Art Café into a "fresher and newer" version of itself. It's all about keeping up with the times. A

  March 12, 2009

• Best Soup

  September 26, 2002

• Best Dessert

  September 26, 2002

• Appetite For Instruction: Italian Buttercream Frosting

  Demonstrated by Michael Tyler from Beyond the Box Pastry chef Michael Tyler is certainly not the sweet, gooey type. But the man makes a mean buttercream. At Beyond the Box Catering, Tyler bakes up everything from eye-catching occasion cakes to rich, flaky croissants for weddings, parties and corporate events. His oven gets more of a workout before 9 a.m. than ours did last year, so when we needed guidance in the dessert department, we knew just who to call. Baking can be intimidating, but

  March 26, 2009

• Is There A Recipe For Fungus Among Us?

  I'm guessing Mario would use some kind of Italian recipe for that 1-UP mushroom if he had time to cook it. For many of us, our earliest interests in mushroom recipes didn't extend much past pizza. Or just maybe disguising the nauseating taste of manure-grown psychedelic mushrooms...or so we've heard. But if your interest in cooking with mushrooms has matured beyond the juvenile, your recipe could win you as much as $2,000. Contestants in the Mushroom Council's "Every Day Every Way" contest can w

  March 30, 2009

• Veggie Girl: Cosmic Cafe

  Fill in the blank: The best thing about Cosmic Café is... ...a deck of Tarot cards at every table. ...free yoga. ...unlimited mugs of soy chai. ...delicious plates of all-veggie food, whose prices all add up to multiples of nine. (We don't know why. We asked our waitress, and neither did she...but in Tarot, nine symbolizes completion of a cycle.) ...vegan cake! If you've been there, you know the answer: All of the above. At first, I didn't want to write about Cosmic Café because it seems f

  March 31, 2009

• Food For Thought 4.3.09

  "Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said 'I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.'" (Ricky Bobby, as played by Will Ferrell, in Talladega Nights. Quoted because...what the hell, it's race weekend.)

  April 3, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Beef Brisket

  Demonstrated by Jeffrey Kowitz of Taco Joint Ah, April. Time to gear up for another season of painfully polite pool parties and backyard cookouts set to the soundtrack of a pre-teen sleepover. Sigh. Might as well start the countdown to Oktoberfest... But wait--what if we told you that you might never have to suffer through someone else's idea of fun in the sun again? What if we gave you a magic formula that will have everyone heading to your place when the weather turns warm? Sound too goo

  April 2, 2009

• Best Bagel

  September 25, 2003

• Best Snapshot Frames

  September 25, 2003

• Sake To Me

  Indulge with a master sommelier at Kenichi

  April 9, 2009

• Child's Play

  February 12, 2009

• The Typing Chef

  October 16, 2008

• Fanct Feast

  August 7, 2008

• Sarah Jessica Cosmo

  June 5, 2008

• Get a Cru

  April 3, 2008

• Pimp Your Gingerbread

  December 28, 2006

• Ooey, Gooey

  March 1, 2007

• Best Greek Salad

  Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

  October 14, 2004

• Naked Ambition

  Jamie Oliver shows his twist at Central Market

  October 24, 2002

• Hot Dish

  August 24, 1995

• Girls On Girls

  April 30, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Moules Frites-Part 1

  Demonstrated by Chef Brian Luscher of The Grape "How do we improve on an institution?" That's a question Brian Luscher asks himself a lot these days. It's been almost two years since he and his wife Courtney took ownership of The Grape, a cozy bistro on lower Greenville Avenue that's been wining and dining Dallas for over 35 years. Somewhere along the way it achieved "landmark" status, so anyone at the helm of the beloved restaurant must strike a delicate balance between respect and renewal-

  May 7, 2009

• Vino Cookout

  June 11, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Fisherman's Stew

  Recipe Demonstrated By Roseanne Dileo of The Libertine BarJesse HugheyRoseanne Dileo has been cooking at The Libertine Bar for about a year, following stints as a server and general manager at the beloved lower Greenville pub. As much as she liked front-of-house money, though, she says she prefers the relative calm of the kitchen (?). Dileo was kind enough to show us how to make one of the restaurant's featured plates. Simon McDonald, a partner in the restaurant and bar, says the Fisherman's Ste

  June 11, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Wood-Grilled Salmon With Texas Creamer Peas (Part 1)

  Recipe Demonstrated by Chefs Nathan Tate and Randall Copeland of Restaurant AVA Nathan Tate (left) and Randall Copeland.What is local food? Well, it ain't a potato chip that bears a passing resemblance to the tuber it once was which just happened to be grown in your state. And what about in season? Surely not a raspberry flown in from a country thousands of miles away (even if it is like summer there all year round). Don't get us started on sustainable. In an age where so many in the food b

  June 18, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Camarones A La Veracruzana

  Recipe Demonstrated By Jesse Sanchez Of La Calle Doce Jesse Sanchez loves the restaurant business. It's a family thing. Back in 1981, his brother-in-law Oscar Sanchez took over a hard-luck spot in Oak Cliff that even the Cuellar family of El Chico fame couldn't conquer. Almost 30 years later, La Calle Doce is still going strong. Jesse runs the Mexican seafood restaurant's second location in Lakewood, younger sib to the original on 12th Street. Newly renovated and redecorated, the neighbor

  July 2, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Gazpacho With Jumbo Lump Crab

  Recipe Demonstrated by Executive Chef James Johnson of Pappas Bros. SteakhousePappas Bros. Steakhouse is known for meat. Dry aged in house for 40 days and seared to sizzling perfection, you'll find their Rib Eyes, New York Strips and Filets Mignon on just about any Dallas-area carnivore's Top 10 list. But when the weather turns warm (or absolutely stifling, as it were), Executive Chef James Johnson longs for nothing so much as a cool bowl of his favorite gazpacho when he can steal a few minutes

  July 23, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Blackened Trout With Linguine

  Recipe Demonstrated by Chef Peter Gray of Cretia's on McKinney ​Cretia's on McKinney, the bistro-slash-bakery-slash-live music venue, reopened in March after a nine-month hiatus to, um, refresh and regroup. In addition to moving just up the road to the former Tijuana Bar and Grill location, a brand new Executive Chef is also shaking things up in the kitchen. Peter Gray bounced around from California to Indiana (and several places in between) before settling in Dallas a few years back. A na

  July 30, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Pan Seared Prawns With Spanish Chorizo (Part One)

  Recipe Demonstrated by Scott Gottlich of Bijoux ​Next week marks the 12th annual KRLD Restaurant Week, with over 100 area restaurants offering special meals to benefit the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. Each year, food lovers across the area count down the days to this popular promotion--with good reason. When else can you dine at top Dallas destinations for just $35 per person?Oh, yeah...for a good cause, too. Scott and Gina Gottlich's Bijoux is a proud Restau

  August 13, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Pan Seared Prawns With Spanish Chorizo (Part Two)

  Recipe Demonstrated by Scott Gottlich of Bijoux ​As we speak (or write, as it were), eager food-lovers across the area are anticipating Restaurant Week dinner reservations at some of the finest dining destinations in town. For just $35, they'll tuck in to three special courses, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. This year marks the 12th year in a row for this popular promotion, and Dallas' Bijoux is, once again, a prou

  August 20, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Watermelon Salad

  Recipe Demonstrated by José, Chad and Janice of ParigiChad Houser, Janice Provost and Jose Matu.​In a town obsessed with new, there's something refreshing about longevity. Dallasites love to flock to the latest hot spots, packing dining rooms three deep for about three weeks and then forgetting the place altogether. A classic like Parigi, though, which turns 25 this November, seems to always be in style. Janice Provost has owned the Oak Lawn Avenue bistro for eight years; partner and fello

  August 27, 2009

• Poor Julia Child

  Great note on the Eats blog by Leslie Brenner. Thanks to a movie that turned them on to an old cookbook, some columnists have discovered classic French recipes are difficult. And reverence for her leaves out modern trendwriters like Michael Pollan. And she didn't share today's outlook on sexual orientation...Geez.Anyway, if you haven't read Brenner's post, click here.

  September 3, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Grammie's Mac & Cheese

  Recipe Demonstrated by B.J. Foley Grandma and grandkids.​We've had it up to here with jacked-up mac and cheese. Where's the logic in declaring a dish the "ultimate comfort food", then tossing in everything but the kitchen sink in an effort to gussie it up? Good sense told us to go straight to the source for the secret to mac and cheese just like Grandma used to make. That's right--we asked a Grandma. B.J. Foley (in addition to being a rabid City of Ate fan) boasts eight "grands" and pride

  September 10, 2009

• Veggie Guy: Vegan 'Month Of Food'

  ​In the vegan world, we're in what's known as "VeganMoFo." No, not what you think--it's a global event that stands for "Vegan Month of Food." We celebrate VeganMoFo to encourage our omnivorous friends to try animal-free eats for an entire month. Not an easy feat here in Dallas--you know, considering... But October also marks the beginning of baking season for most people, and many of those recipes that have been handed down through generations usually call for milk, eggs, butter, and other a

  October 8, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Taco Pizza

  Recipe Demonstrated by Yolanda Perez, Ray Hernandez and Kacey Iacomini of Picasso's Pizza and Grill ​When you move to a new neighborhood there are certain businesses you seek out immediately, such as a grocery store, cheap gas station, dry cleaners, liquor store and a restaurant that delivers. Often our only options of food delivery are pizza or Chinese. Which sucks when you're in the mood for a taco and not wanting to leave the couch because a Real Housewives of Atlanta marathon is on. And t

  November 5, 2009

• Appetite For Instruction: Grilled Muffler-etta Panini

  Recipe Demonstrated by Richie Rudkin of Buli Café ​There are certain restaurants where you feel at home the moment you step inside the door for the first time. You are immediately greeted with smiling faces from staff and satisfied customers with their mouths half full (always a good sign).Buli Café off Cedar Springs is definitely on this list. City of Ate lasted visited the café back July when they concocted their mango-banana coolie for us. Surprisingly this was my very first trip to Bul

  November 12, 2009