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May 23, 2013
Monica's Aca y Alla No Longer Has Monica, but the Deep Ellum Fave Presses On
I was in a car on my way to Austin, tweeting about kolaches and blissfully ignoring my work email, when the DMN story on Monica's Aca y Alla popped up on my phone. I promised myself I wouldn't work while I was gone, but couldn't resist the temptation to at least skim the piece. Long story short: M ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
Matt McCallister's FT-33 Has a New No. 2: Former Oddfellows Chef Brady Williams
Since January of last year, chef Brady Williams has been manning the ship at the Spillers Group, the folks behind Union Bear, Oddfellows and Eno's. But Williams told me today that he's got a new gig: chef de cuisine for FT-33, the new Design District restaurant from Matt McCallister. "It's been in ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Matt McCallister Announces FT 33
While reviewing Campo, and bitching about truffles, I've been alluding to Matt McCallister's new restaurant but not coughing up the name. A server squeaked while I was reviewing Campo, and when I followed up with McCallister, he asked I not print it. I'm glad I didn't because I was just a smidgen of ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
Bar Food 2.0
While sitting at Central 214's bar, the subject of this week's review, and snacking on some blistery shishito peppers and crispy pig ears, I became very excited about the state of bar food in Dallas. Instead of cheese sticks, chicken wings and Reuben sandwiches served with paper napkins (I love thos ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
What Does the Internet Say About the Health of Dallas' Dining Scene?
Eric Asimov, the interim New York Times restaurant critic sandwiched between Sam Sifton and his permanent replacement Pete Wells, published a story last week about his short tenure as a critical diner. Asimov reviewed restaurants before becoming a full-time wine columnist in 2004. His column compar ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Coal Vine's Mozzarella Sticks: Bar Food For Kids, and Maybe Adults Too
Coal Vines: so cliché, with that portrait of a young Frank Sinatra hung beside the bar, his face gazing upward. You might wonder if the moon's in his eyes, though that's another another artist that's equally as shopworn in New York Style Pizza joints. And here that cheesy tune is playing too ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Google Buys Zagat. What's Next (Besides Mind Control, Obviously)?
The Google-chompers gobbled up Zagat yesterday, as reported by the New York Times, the LA Times, and then everyone else. The acquisition gives the internet mogul access to a sizable restaurant database full of addresses and reviews that's 29 years in the making, and positions the company to c ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Brackets' New Lunch Menu Might Make You Skip The Olive Garden
Mike MezeulThe burger at Brackets is bigger than your face (and your biceps).Sure, the unlimited soup, salad and breadstick lunch at The Olive Garden is cheap and filling, but there's a new lunch menu that will make you want to skip those chain restaurant deals. As Hanna Raskin reported in M ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Oddfellows Dinner Menu Less Odd Than Limited
Diners can now decide whether they share Oddfellows' managing partner Amy Wallace Cowan's initial skepticism about the restaurant's new dinner menu. While the final version of the menu still hasn't been released, Cowan says it lists just three items: Fried chicken, a hamburger and a seasonal ... More >>
Dining
March 3, 2011
Decanter Means Well, We Just Wish It Did Better
Diners can now decide whether they share Oddfellows' managing partner Amy Wallace Cowan's initial skepticism about the restaurant's new dinner menu. While the final version of the menu still hasn't been released, Cowan says it lists just three items: Fried chicken, a hamburger and a seasonal ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Sommeliers Choose Their Favorite Texas Wines (So the TDA Doesn't Have To)
The Texas Department of Agriculture is compelled to promote all the permitted wineries in Texas, a mandate that doesn't resolve the thorny issue of how to address varying degrees of quality within the industry. But a recent event proposed by industry members has allowed the department to di ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
The 10 Best Christmas Dinners
Avoid a holiday dinner disaster by dining out.Sometimes it's better to leave the cooking to someone else, and we can't think of a better day to stay out of the kitchen than December 25. It used to be hard to find anywhere open besides the neighborhood Chinese joint, but times have changed. ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Sake Industry Urges Dallas Diners to Pair Rice Wine With Steak
Sake's not just for sushi, according to the latest promotion by the sake industry. "It's a world class drink, not just something that goes down hot at a Japanese restaurant," says Linda Kawabata of the Akita Sake Promotion and Export Council, which is hosting a tasting event in Dallas next Monday. ... More >>
Dining
November 11, 2010
Sfuzzi Is Sfrikkin' Douchey but Delicious.
Sake's not just for sushi, according to the latest promotion by the sake industry. "It's a world class drink, not just something that goes down hot at a Japanese restaurant," says Linda Kawabata of the Akita Sake Promotion and Export Council, which is hosting a tasting event in Dallas next Monday. ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Desperados' Reputation Isn't Completely
Puffed Up, Even Though Its Tacos Are
Through my taco-eating adventures, I have crossed paths with those who so revile Tex-Mex, specifically Tex-Mex tacos, that the dish's mere mention elicits a reaction similar to the one they might have if forced to watch the drowning of a child's Christmas puppy. Needless to say, I don't break ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Do It Uruguay: South American Wines Ready
To Make Splash in the States
Argentinian wines make good sense in Texas. Like Texas, Argentina is big and dry and hot. Most important, it's a beef-eating country -- the average Argentinian annually eats more than 150 pounds of beef -- and the wines are made to pair with steak. But the leaders of a session on South Amer ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Oh, Sugar, Sugar: What Do You Want Your Server to Call You?
Who you callin' ma'am?As a restaurant critic who works to remain anonymous, I generally don't care what restaurant servers call me, so long as they don't call me Hanna. But the range of pet names I've heard over the last few weeks in some very fancy restaurants got me thinking about how serv ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
The Place and Perry's Invites You to Sip With Servers
The Place at Perry's is inviting guests to join its servers for its weekly distributor-led wine tasting sessions, designed to orient the staff to the uptown restaurant's revamped wine list. Of the 150 wines on The Place's new list, operations director Devin Cox estimates more than two-thirds ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Sloppy Seconds Returns to City of Ate
City of Aters, this week we are bringing back an old feature that our former web editor-turned-staff writer, Patrick Michels, used to do every Friday afternoon. It's an end of the week wrap-up of sorts featuring restaurant reviews and City of Ate highlights. This time around we decided to include ot ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Hophead: When Pairing Beer, The Sommelier Is Helpful...Sometimes
Mikal Beth HugheyGreat Brewers recently launched its "Beer Sommelier," an online program that purports to pair beers to a variety of meats, grains, vegetables, cheeses, breads and sweets. "Masterfully select the best beer styles to pair with any dish," the Web site boasts. With the Libertine Bar's B ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
10 Questions: Randall Copeland
Hard at work in his stint at BolsaThe chef and co-owner of Ava, the new and much talked about Rockwall destination, got his start waiting tables right after high school. But it was his decision to enter El Centro's culinary program that really set things in motion.From there, the Dallas native worke ... More >>
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April 30, 2009
Food For Thought 4.30.09
"I'll either look like a genius or a fool." (Ed Bailey, owner of the just opened Bailey's Prime Plus in Cedar Hill--as well as three more proposed branches of the upscale steakhouse--on his prospects over the next year as he sells off profitable McDonald's locations in favor of fine dining venues. A ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2009
Heart Like A Deal
Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>
Dining
May 8, 2008
Review: Shanghai Restaurant Didn't Offer Chopsticks to Use on Our Chicken Lo Mein
Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2008
Dallas Likes It Expensive and Often
Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>
Dining
December 20, 2007
Avila's Mexican Restaurant
Avila’s is way better than a kick in the junk
Dining
November 1, 2007
Tacos y Mas
Avila’s is way better than a kick in the junk
Dining
October 18, 2007
Lovers Pizza and Pasta
Avila’s is way better than a kick in the junk
Dining
March 15, 2007
Of Pop Rocks and Kobe
Luqa's a culinary force of elegant simplicity
Dining
January 25, 2007
Ellumentary
Comfort food in a reincarnated restaurant in Deep Ellum
Blogs
October 9, 2006
The Fixe is In
Comfort food in a reincarnated restaurant in Deep Ellum
Dining
March 16, 2006
Red Sea Scroll
How do restaurants build a wine list?
Dining
November 24, 2005
French Feint
Gallic is far from galling at The French Room
Dining
October 30, 2003
Tasty
It's a mixed-up world, but not at Lola
Dining
September 18, 2003
Eddie's Red Adventure
Eddie Merlot's is a cliché with elegance
Best of Dallas
September 26, 2002
Best Fancy Restaurant
The Mercury
Best of Dallas
September 26, 2002
Best Billiards
O'Riley's
Dining
July 25, 2002
Cook Out
What's the difference between snobbery and appreciation?
Dining
March 28, 2002
Lights Out
The food at Bistro Latino rises above the darkness
Dining
February 28, 2002
Bam Buddha
The enlightened one makes his presence known at Bali Bar
Dining
January 24, 2002
Cork Rag
New publication focuses on Dallas wine happenings
Dining
December 6, 2001
Chef George P. Loves Big D
Former Voltaire chef speaks out. Read on.
Dining
June 21, 2001
Fox in the Steakhouse
Silver Fox still has to work out the kinks
Dining
May 10, 2001
Go West for Wine
There are plenty of surprises at Sapristi!
Best of Dallas
September 21, 2000
Best duck
Citizen
Best of Dallas
September 21, 2000
Best place to chill out
Café Brazil
Dining
August 17, 2000
Cobweb Quad
Quadrangle cuisine
Dining
October 28, 1999
Too cool
If only the warmth of Suze's restaurant could heat up its fine food
Dining
December 31, 1998
Let 'em eat loin
1998 was a year of lusty carnivores, raw fish, and orgiastic indulgence
Dining
March 9, 1995
Mall to mall
Le Chardonnay brings its friendly, Fort Worth flavor to the east 'anchor store'
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