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Tom Vincent of Texas Coffee School Delivers the Most Fantastic Cup of Coffee

Tom Vincent opened the Texas Coffee School in 2011 to teach the world how to make great coffee. And that might sound a little crazy. But, Vincent perhaps is a little crazy. After being laid off as a creative director at an ad agency several years ago, he decided to pursue his passion for a great cup ... More >>

DeSoto SolJazz Festival at DeSoto Eagle Stadium

Saturday, June 9, at DeSoto Eagle Stadium

Stupid Starbucks Raises Its Stupid Prices: 10 Better Uses of Your 10 Cents

Starbucks is raising their prices, y'all. I had no idea brown water could cost as much as it already does, and now they're raising the price? This is a bunch of bologna sandwich. The Wall Street Journal says that the change "raises the cost of a 'tall,' or 12-ounce, coffee in some New York City st ... More >>

Five Dallas Coffee Shops to Help Break Your Starbucks Habit

As Alice mentioned earlier, Starbucks announced Tuesday that they are raising the cost on some of their products. A "tall" or 12-ounce coffee will increase by 10 cents to $1.85. But why drink Starbucks anyway? Here are five better local coffee shops, no matter the cost. 5. Mercantile Coffee House ... More >>

The 10 Worst Fast Food Trends of 2011

Denny's Mac and Cheese Big Daddy Melt, which was part of their "Lets Get Cheesy" Menu​Last year, Planet Earth sorrowfully asked mankind "Why, dear peoples, why?" after the invention of something sinister and bizarre: KFC's Double Down. Well, congratulations, 2011: You are the mind-fuck of a fast ... More >>

Introducing The Starbucks Singing Barista Dude

Alice LaussadeSinging Barista Dude: The chipperest mother fucker ever.​You find yourself in the drive-through line at the Starbucks. You're not necessarily proud of choosing Starbucks over White Rock Coffee or Pearl Cup, but it's early, they're convenient and you're an un-coffee-ed bitch who needs ... More >>

Five Shirts To Buy After Your $85 Starbucks Coffee-Stained Shirt

​To celebrate its 40th year nuking our insides with caffeine, Starbucks has worked with designer Alexander Wang on an $85 T-shirt that looks like you spilled coffee all over it. NBC DFW reported yesterday that the shirts are available at Nordstrom's, or Starbucks obviously, where they'll throw in ... More >>

Sifting Stars at Starbucks

With the Borders on McKinney closing, I'm reminded of how my hockey player date once prepped at the book store before our first date. I met this guy in an elevator as I was leaving a book club meeting. He asked if I lived in the building. I replied no and told him that I came there for book club on ... More >>

Starbucks Bite Size Desserts: Low-Cal Reasons to Support Coffeemaker's World Domination

For years I hated Starbucks. I sensed they were plotting a world takeover starting with the invention of their own sizing scheme, which to this day I refuse to adhere to (it's a small not a tall). I would accuse anyone who drank their coffee as a co-conspirator and kept their name on a secret list, ... More >>

Starbucks Cap'n Crunch: Why? Because Meth is Illegal, We Guess.

​Starbucks has been roasting and serving coffee for 40 years now, and has picked up a few extra menu items along the way. One such creation, which has become a staple item for the company, is the blended, frozen, dessert-in-a-cup, known as the Frappuccino. The blended treat has been all the ... More >>

The Neurotic Next Door

Starbucks Coffee a Cocktail Alternative?
What Have They Been Drinking?

Nothing soothes like a cup of coffee...except maybe a slug of booze.​Starbucks has joined the growing list of chains intent on bowdlerizing adult beverage traditions, suggesting today that flavored coffee's a good substitute for alcohol. Earlier this week, City of Ate chronicled the new low-c ... More >>

It's A Grind Coffee House Still Grinding Away, Banking On The Green Line

Photos By Daniel Rodrigue​Yes, It's A Grind Coffee House is a real coffee franchise and not just a fake coffee shop where the drones on Weeds grab their morning cup to go. But, until this morning, Roasted had yet to visit the It's A Grind in Deep Ellum. Despite having heard from friends and co-wor ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See Clem Snide At Doublewide Tomorrow Night

Boston-based indie band, Clem Snide has been on the verge of breakthrough for almost two decades. If you've ever watched an episode of NBC's, Ed, or spent anytime in a Starbucks, chances are you've heard a variety of their "art-country" tunes.It's been an up-and-down ride: Their career has been ridd ... More >>

Black Forest Bakery and Black Forest Coffee: A Tale of Two Cups

Daniel Rodrigue​After an early pre-breakfast trip on Saturday to the behemoth that is Northwest Highway Half Price Books, Roasted couldn't resist walking across the street to Henk's European Deli & Black Forest Bakery. It was just after 9, and the tables in the quaint restaurant/bakery/deli an ... More >>

Roasted Gets Buzzed On Danny's Motor Oil

Photos By Daniel Rodrigue​When it comes to getting a major jolt from a single cup of straight, black coffee, there's really nothing in Dallas that gives you a bigger caffeine bang for a buck than a 12 oz Styrofoam cup full of what's known around the Lakewood/Lower Greenville area as "Danny's Moto ... More >>

Naked Man on John Carpenter Freeway Billboard Stops Traffic. Ya Think?

If Elaine knew she was going to see a naked guy on a billboard today, she would have brought a better camera.​Our own Elaine Liner had a whole different flavor of Theater Jones moments ago on southbound John Carpenter Freeway near the Regal Row exit -- right across the street from The Fan's HQ, ma ... More >>

Roasted: Our Take On Dallas Coffee Culture, Starting With Drip Coffee's Fine Morning Brew

Photos by Daniel RodrigueActual coffee. Because sometimes the virtual kind just isn't enough to get you going.Wake up Dallas and smell the coffee. Oh, that hot, cup of pluck--it's just what we need to get the heart racing and the morning going in one wired adrenal-pumping shot. Though, honestly, tod ... More >>

Real Estate, M.L. King and The Juniors, Sideshow Tragedy

Saturday, November 28, at City Tavern

Food For Thought 5.6.09

"Speculation that Starbucks is losing retail market share to competitors has been grossly exaggerated. Our customers are not trading down." (Howard Schultz, chairman of Starbucks, announcing lower pricing on certain items in some markets to combat slower sales. The Seattle-based chain reported a 77 ... More >>

At Your Fave Starbucks, the Holiday Season Just Got a Little Grinchier

Those local Starbucks targeted for shuttering over the summer are still open -- dunno for how long, though, as the Seattle-based coffeeteria stages the closings in waves. ("Could be any time," says one Lower Greenville barista.) And, more bad news, as it looks like Starbucks won't rake in the big bu ... More >>

Fine, We'll Take Your Coffee. But We Maintain Our Skepticism.

Time to Make the Doughnuts

Zales Corp. smells sweet success in expanding Dunkin' Donuts

GameStop Makes a Fistful of Money, Then Watches Stock Plunge

Sorry, Elizabeth Marshall, But Your Starbucks Is on "The List." Yours Too, Magic Johnson.

Damn It, This Woman's Gonna Save Her Starbucks on Lower Greenville

Sure, It's a Chain. But Some Folks Really Love Their Neighborhood Starbucks.

Wait, You Mean I'm Not Getting My Own Personal Starbucks Location?

Finally, A Cup of Starbucks Coffee Is Worth the Price

'Sup Hey Hollywood?

Grande Psychology

Is the Arts Magnet Naming a Wing After You?

Norah Jones Catches Arcade Fire

Hooked

Sushi Sakana is a strip-mined gem

Dunkin' Donuts Back in Dallas? That's So Last Year's News.

Looking for Adventure?

FMPAT offers musical and comical Love

Heavy Medal

For her next trick, Carly Patterson attempts to trade in somersaults for singing

Look, All I Want's a Cup of Coffee

Why a Low-Rent "Us" Calls Us

Best Cup of Coffee

Kostas Cafe

You Retard

Plus: Bring on the Crackpots, Stoney Babe, Speaking Her Mind

Best Kids' Bookstore

The Enchanted Forest--Books for Children

Bean Waiting

This just in: Starbucks' global march reaches the Cliff

Buzz

Java jive

Critic's circle

WFAA movie reviewer Gary Cogill is guru and matchmaker for a caffeinated crowd of film buffs

Letters

Fowled Out

Does City Hall's rooster ban signal the end of old Oak Cliff? Rose Farley goes to the front lines of a cultural war that threatens to turn the 'hood into something truly heinous...North Dallas

Night & Day

August 20 - 26, 1998

Hot Dish

Making the rule

Cosmic Cup is one giant exception to everything Dallas