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Spanish Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Zenna: Cheap Sushi Makes Us Happy, but Tapas Prices Don't

    ​It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown's Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When:  3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khaki ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2011

    You Can Barbecue It ...

    ​It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown's Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When:  3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khaki ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Baking Is A Fine Tart

    ​It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown's Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When:  3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khaki ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 3, 2011

    Mexico City: The Gourmet Taco Brings Home the Bacon

    ​It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown's Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When:  3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khaki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Nothing to Fear at Fernando's Mexican Cuisine

    Keep 'em coming, Fernando.​Like Abba sang, "I was so afraid, Fernando," I feared that the unlimited refills on the complimentary mimosas Fernando's Mexican Cuisine's advertised with its brunch would actually have an unstated limit. But unlike other brunch spots in Dallas that promote bottomles ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 16, 2010

    Crossroads Diner: Bacon Got A-Hold of My Soul.

    Keep 'em coming, Fernando.​Like Abba sang, "I was so afraid, Fernando," I feared that the unlimited refills on the complimentary mimosas Fernando's Mexican Cuisine's advertised with its brunch would actually have an unstated limit. But unlike other brunch spots in Dallas that promote bottomles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    El Rincon de Villa Gives Hugs and Has Cojones

    ​The iTunes library's shuffling between the culturally transcendent songs of El Mariachi Bronx and Calexico did little to help the taco. The taco was filled with what appeared to be the beloved, vermillion-oozing crumbled sausage, that meat so worthy of a hug. What it was really filled with wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Los Pinos Ranch Chardonnay: Less Oak,
    More Turpentine

    ​Wine from Pittsburgh? Surely you jest. After all, Pittsburgh is Steel City, known for its dominating football teams, brawling blue-collar identity and Primanti's, a famous hangout where the cooks are known to stuff French fries inside their burgers. Of course you would want to wash down such ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Paella at La Calle Doce

    ​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Pairing Off: Huevos Rancheros (Sort Of)

    Patrick Michels​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Huevos rancheros is a simple and traditional ranch breakfast of eggs, salsa and tortillas--though sometimes people would add beans.This "sometimes" is the problem. Order the dish at one p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Gordita Run

    Patrick Michels​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Huevos rancheros is a simple and traditional ranch breakfast of eggs, salsa and tortillas--though sometimes people would add beans.This "sometimes" is the problem. Order the dish at one p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Short Orders: Agave Tapas

    ​Agave Tapas2067 Summer Lee Dr.Rockwall214-771-0423Actually, the name includes "grill," "restaurant" and--I think--"bar" in addition to "tapas." And the name says it all.In some ways it reminds me of the time I stopped in a place called Carlos O'Kelly's, a Tex-Mex establishment that may or may not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    David Wingo Once Had A Beer Dumped On Him At Olla Podrida Mall. So, Naturally, That's How He Came Up With His Band's Name.

    ​OK, so Ola Podrida isn't really local at all--band leader David Wingo calls Austin home, not Dallas--but the band is named after Olla Podrida, that old arts and crafts mall off LBJ Freeway here in the D. And, if we're searching for more local angles, we know that Wingo collaborated with former Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    On The Range: Gorditas

    ​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Be careful how you use the term "gordita". It can get you into trouble real fast. Like many food-related expressions in Mexican culture, gordita has more than one meaning. You can use it colloquially as a term of e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    And The Winner Is...

    So many interesting comments this week. If we were still trying to give out prizes, one of these people would have walked out of here with an empty bottle of Knob Creek bourbon, sent that way by the folks in Kentucky as a means of illustrating how high demand affects availability.We now hate them.N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Short Orders: Veracruz Cafe

    Veracruz Cafe408 N. Bishop214-948-4746Expectations are a bitch. When me and my date talked about going to Veracruz Cafe in Bishop Arts, somehow my mind conjured images of Spanish wine and olives, chorizo and Manchego cheese...Which is weird since I've traveled in both Spain and Mexico and scoff when ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 16, 2009

    Cava Serves Down-Home Comfort Food with a Latin Flair

    Veracruz Cafe408 N. Bishop214-948-4746Expectations are a bitch. When me and my date talked about going to Veracruz Cafe in Bishop Arts, somehow my mind conjured images of Spanish wine and olives, chorizo and Manchego cheese...Which is weird since I've traveled in both Spain and Mexico and scoff when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    How 'Bout Them Knockers: 1st Quarter Review

    Three months in and Quesa-D-Ya's looks like the restaurant to beat. They slipped past the early leader, Nandina Asian Tapas, the week of January 26 and have held on since, easily brushing off a few feeble challenges.So as the first quarter closes, we pause to assess the highs, lows and averages of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    On The Range: Mexican Breakfasts

    Beans for breakfast? Are you kidding?Ah, but according to the indispensable tome The Tex-Mex Cookbook, here in the Lone Star State a pot of beans was often used to break a cowboy's fast on the long trail, whether plain (as preferred by eminent Texas writer J Frank Dobie) or with a little bacon and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Election Night Parties...At A Price

    Beans for breakfast? Are you kidding?Ah, but according to the indispensable tome The Tex-Mex Cookbook, here in the Lone Star State a pot of beans was often used to break a cowboy's fast on the long trail, whether plain (as preferred by eminent Texas writer J Frank Dobie) or with a little bacon and ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 3, 2008

    Shenanigan's Will Feature Go-Karts, Bowling and Full Service Bar and Restaurant

    Also: Ferre Ristorante & Bar in West Village goes kaput

  • Dining

    March 27, 2008

    Review: Charlie Palmer at The Joule

    Also: Ferre Ristorante & Bar in West Village goes kaput

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    Sip 'N' Spice

    Also: Ferre Ristorante & Bar in West Village goes kaput

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2007

    Ola, Olla Podrida. You Too, Ola Podrida.

    Also: Ferre Ristorante & Bar in West Village goes kaput

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004
  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Greasy Spoon

    Gold Rush Café

  • Dining

    May 20, 2004

    Tom Tom Croak

    Preston Center noodle house closes

  • Dining

    December 11, 2003

    Fountain Float

    Nandina makes a splash with Asian-style tapas

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003

    Best Gazpacho

    Smith & Wollensky

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Dining

    July 3, 2003

    Bamboo Bamboo Gonged

    Asian eatery bites the dust

  • Dining

    March 6, 2003

    Puffed Poss

    Restaurant association endorses its first mayoral candidate

  • Dining

    December 26, 2002

    Mercy Mercy

    New wine bar to open in late January

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Soup

    Metropolitan Café

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Greek Restaurant

    Ziziki's Restaurant & Bar

  • Dining

    June 27, 2002

    On the Rocks

    Geode's menu hits a few bumps

  • Best of Dallas

    September 20, 2001

    Best Place to Buy Rib Eye

    David's Meat Market

  • Best of Dallas

    September 20, 2001

    Best Sausage

    Kuby's Sausage House Inc.

  • Dining

    June 8, 2000

    Wingless horsey

    The Pegasus is good food at a snail's pace

  • Dining

    May 4, 2000

    Bite this

    Mangia e Bevi has good little mouthfuls

  • Dining

    August 12, 1999

    Hash Over

    Deep tapas; Dale Wamstad's revisionist history; Donkey kong

  • Dining

    March 25, 1999

    Who am I this time?

    The Bistro inches through incremental evolution

  • Dining

    December 3, 1998

    Hash Over

    The Bistro inches through incremental evolution

  • Dining

    July 16, 1998

    Hash Over

    The Bistro inches through incremental evolution

  • Dining

    November 13, 1997

    Dining in the dark

    Hotel St. Germain forgets a culinary dictum: "The eye has its rights"

  • Dining

    November 21, 1996

    Hot Dish

    Hotel St. Germain forgets a culinary dictum: "The eye has its rights"

  • Dining

    October 17, 1996

    Hot Dish

    Hotel St. Germain forgets a culinary dictum: "The eye has its rights"

  • Dining

    May 30, 1996

    Take your time

    Cafe Izmir has plenty of Middle Eastern delicacies on tapas

  • Dining

    July 20, 1995

    Mucho fun

    Macho's Cafe and Bar dishes up some spendid Cuban cuisine

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