Spanish Food and Cooking

Waiter, There’s A Neurotic Breakdown In My Soup

Huevos Estrellados is About to Go Huge (If the Quarter Slots Are Hot)

My aunt is betting the farm out in Las Vegas this week (we agreed it's a good time to sell) and last night she sent me a picture of a dish she's had twice at Julian Serrano's restaurant in the ARIA resort and casino. The dish is called Huevos Estrellados, which is a plate of french fries covered wit ... More >>

Tap into Tapas

Going Meatless at Matador Tapas

In the lowest depths of Greenville Avenue, Matador Tapas has risen like a phoenix from the ashes that were once the pretty lame Eight Lounge. It began its life as a matador-themed punk rock club (seriously), but that apparently was a bit too niche. So they reworked the concept and re-opened in Nove ... More >>

I Recently Washed Down a Bolsa Reuben with El Si Hay's Chorizo Tacos. What, That's Weird?

​Sitting at Bolsa in Oak Cliff, snacking on a Boar's Head Reuben, I asked my bartender about the small, run down-looking taqueria across the street. "You eat at that place?" I asked him. "Too much," he replied, lamenting that they sometimes closed just before his shift ended at Bolsa, often leavin ... More >>

It's Not A Party Without Paella

Free (FREE!) Food at Café Brazil Today

Cafe BrazilHuevos Rancheros​Do y'ever do something nice just for the sake of doing something nice? No? Well luckily, the good people at Lower Greenville's Café Brazil do, as today, they'll be treating any and all patrons to a FREE entrée from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that glorious nine-hour ... More >>

Sangria: Perfect for Punch-Drunk Love

​A couple of Tuesday nights ago, my date and I went for dinner at Sangria Mediterranean Tapas and Bar on Cole Avenue.  On Tuesdays the restaurant offers half price bottles of wine, which you can take home if you don't finish by the time the check comes.  We considered the wine special but th ... More >>

Si Tapas: You Should Taste What You're Missing

​Each week, Happy Eating will highligh a different restaurant happy hour food menu, keeping you informed of what deals are out there. This week, we pay a visit to the State Thomas neighborhood and explore the extensive happy hour menu at Si Tapas. Where: Si Tapas and Spanish Cuisine, 2207 A ... More >>

Cafe Madrid: Rain Couldn't Dampen the Tapas,
But Mr. Pedestrian Did

​A week ago, two friends and I ate dinner at Café Madrid. One had never eaten there -- shame on her. The other friend and I remarked how we both loved Café Madrid's tapas but hadn't been there in awhile. Then I remembered how long it had been and who I had been there with last -- the infamou ... More >>

Samar: Foie Gras For Us Cheap Fatties

Tapas Tumble: Si Tapas vs.
Sangria Mediterranean Tapas and Bar

Photo by Steven DoyleOur winner, Si Tapas' tortilla espanola​Many of us are familiar with the lowly and inexpensive appetizer. These easy to eat prequels to dinner are the tiny bites that often consist of finger food and little dips, and can foreshadow the quality of food to come. In the fine dini ... More >>

If You Can't Stand The Fun...

Take a Tip from Spain: Have a Few Small Bites to Wash Down Your Happy Hour Libations

Si Tapas Restaurant and Bar​Barhopping during happy hour is a sacred rite of passage from workday to evening, but Spain's version of this time-honored tradition just might be better than ours. You see, we have nachos, quesadillas and wings as our standard happy hour fare. In Spain, they have chor ... More >>

On The Range: Seafood Paella

​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.There's no doubt that the Spanish are passionate about paella. Paella is, of course, the painstaking meat, rice and vegetable dish traditionally cooked in (and often eaten from) a large, shallow pan. However, early ... More >>

Cheap Bastard

On The Range: Chorizo

​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.In Spain, as well as throughout Latin America, the dining public is big on pig. How big? Well, it is estimated that the entire chorizo production of Spain is 65,000 tons annually, more than the weight of 10,800 adu ... More >>

Munch at Madrid

Ah, Espana

He Said, She Said, They Said

Today we received a note from the fine folks at Gardere, a highly respected Dallas law firm. Seems one of their clients, Donica Jimenez (founder and owner of Cafe Madrid restaurants), was upset that other publications listed Ildefonso Jimenez (of Si Tapas Restaurant) as a founder of Cafe Madrid.The ... More >>

From Fino to Flan

The sherry, baby, will make you come out tonight to Café Madrid

Tutto Tootles

Flipping the Lid

Is there more to Spanish cuisine than tapas?

Meat Market

Fish Story

Adventurous chef "Pyles" it on

Little Havoc

Little Havana will drive you to drink

A Bug or Two

Ama Lur has bold ambitions, but the results are mostly mediocre

Let It Shine

New eateries coming to the Galleria

Faux Nosh

At least the food's not fake at Josephine's

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Café Izmir

Best Sangria

Cafe Madrid

Better Off Red

Rouge is taking baby steps

Spanish Eye

Tarantino restaurant to open in Main Street building

Hard Rock

New global tapas bar opening on McKinney Avenue

Born-again Baja

Baja California Grill transforms itself again

Pulp Dining

Taratino's sophomore effort

Best tapas

Café Madri

Fill 'er up

¡Hola! provides a pitstop for tapas

Spanish inquisition

No one expects the food to be so poor at the Stoneleigh Hotel's new Seville

Hash Over

Guts from the old sod; Mixed hash; List watch

Hash Over

Avner's labor pain

Uneven tread wear

Bibendum doesn't roll with the Samuel standard

Hash Over

Under new management; Mixed hash

Tapas attack!

Ketama and De Tapas hit Dallas with flamenco fury

Hash Over

Noshing around the world

Barcelona Tapas Bar offers eclectic, if mediocre, grazing

Ain't nothing like the real thing

La Tasca's full-blown Spanish fare was worth the wait

Hot Dish

Hot Dish

The French master

Guy Calluaud's latest eatery on Lovers Lane shows off a stunning palette of cuisines