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June 24, 2011
Too Hot to Eat is Too Hot to Think Much About Eating, Apparently
Hungry burger fans mob the opening of Dallas proper's first In-N-Out. No, wait. They don't.Even though a new In-N-Out opened, the only things hot this week were Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T" peppers and the puzzling chains on Michael Costa's The Office Grill. Read on. City of Ate Welcome to ou ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Blogger in Taiwan Jailed for Calling Food "Too Salty"
Members of the Taiwan Restaurant Critics Association after they paid an ill-advised visit to T.G.I. Friday's in Taipei.Remind us not to write about the food in Taiwan. On Tuesday, a blogger in Taiwan was sentenced to a month of detention and two years probation for writing that a restaurant's ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Asian Temptations for the Fat Girl Inside
The fat girl inside needs more icing. MORE ICING, DAMMIT!Although I'm a rehabbed fatty, the inner fat girl inside of me lives on, which can be problematic when I return to old stomping grounds, i.e. the Asian grocery store. The days of a pigtailed me gallivanting through an Asian grocery stor ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Rolling in Dough at Noodle House
Photos by Kristy YangNoodle House's custom-made dough-roller.It's 1 pm when I receive a phone call from an anxious voice on the other end of the line, asking me where I am. It's Sky Kuo, owner of Plano's Noodle House, and he's wondering if I am still coming by to snap pictures in the restaura ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Noodle House Keeps It All in the Family -- And That's A Good Thing
The bounty of Noodle House.After my first visit to Noodle House last fall, I knew I'd have to return with my parents, seeing as how they are big fans of the restaurant's sister eatery in Houston -- San Dong. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got that opportunity, but was joined only by my m ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Chill Bubble Tea Joins with Crow Collection to Instruct North Texas About Trendy Drink
Fans of bubble tea consider their favorite beverage an everyday drink, but a local purveyor's seizing the opportunity provided by the Chinese New Year to expose more potential customers to the trendy tea. Chill Bubble Tea, a Chicago-based company with four locations nationwide, is partnering ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Paper, Train, Camera
Fans of bubble tea consider their favorite beverage an everyday drink, but a local purveyor's seizing the opportunity provided by the Chinese New Year to expose more potential customers to the trendy tea. Chill Bubble Tea, a Chicago-based company with four locations nationwide, is partnering ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
West Meets East and Comes Back
With a Full Stomach
All photos by Kristy YangAt the Food Court in ThailandI've been away for the past few weeks tending to some family stuff in Asia and have been a tad too busy to do any blogging. I'm sure the editor's ulcer will be relieved to know that I'm back now with my one measly post a week. While away, ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Four American Dishes Intended to Honor Other Countries -- and How the Honored Countries Received Them.
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
99 Ranch Market: Go to Shop,
Not to Eat at the Food Court
My first experience at the brand new 99 Market Ranch in Plano was not a pleasant one. The Asian supermarket chain opened its first location in North Texas last week to much buzz. I paid a visit to the monstrous market during its soft opening on the hopes that I would avoid any crowds. No su ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Look East
My first experience at the brand new 99 Market Ranch in Plano was not a pleasant one. The Asian supermarket chain opened its first location in North Texas last week to much buzz. I paid a visit to the monstrous market during its soft opening on the hopes that I would avoid any crowds. No su ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Basil Chicken at Genroku
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 >>
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May 25, 2010
Bubbles You Don't Blow or Burst, but Chew (And Where to Find Them)
A major gripe amongst my Asian friends and me is the lack of bubble tea shops in Dallas. When the trend hit fever pitch a few years ago in other major cities, I figured it was only a matter of time before Dallas jumped in on the craze. Unfortunately for us, the drink never caught on like other s ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Genroku Sushi Makes Our Taste Buds Very Happy
A major gripe amongst my Asian friends and me is the lack of bubble tea shops in Dallas. When the trend hit fever pitch a few years ago in other major cities, I figured it was only a matter of time before Dallas jumped in on the craze. Unfortunately for us, the drink never caught on like other s ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
For Asians in Dallas, There's No place Like Home--Other Than an Asian Market
Last week, my friend Rona hosted her parents who where visiting from Maui. They were staying for the whole week, and being of Filipino descent, they wanted to know where the nearest Asian supermarket was. And when my aunt from Taiwan arrives next month, she will be asking me to take her to the neare ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Return to Sushi Yama: Enough with the Sushi--Bring on the Chicken Gizzards
I look back in regret at the first time I ever tried sushi.During one of my visits to Taiwan as a teenager, my part-Japanese auntie took us to a sushi restaurant. Taiwan was a Japanese colony for 50 years, and when the Japanese left, they left behind much of their culture, including a food influe ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 7: Yeahdef
This week's DC9er takes you behind the booth, North of the Dial style, with Denton-based, eclectic party-DJ, Joey Liechty aka Yeahdef. Liechty has been DJing for the past 7 years, and is the founder of '90s night, one of Denton's hottest dance nights, bringing people from Denton and Dallas ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
It's Not Vegas or Taiwan, but You can Get Some Authentic Japanese Food at Sushi Yama
While DFW boasts significant Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese populations, one is hard pressed to find more than the random Japanese person every now and then, much less an authentic Japanese restaurant. Most sushi restaurants in our area are owned by either Vietnamese or Korean proprietors.Unles ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
At May's Ice Cream, A Heavy Helping of That Old Taiwanese Flavor
Photos by Kristy YangSpicy beef noodle soup at May'sThe combination of rainy weather and sweat pants days defeated all efforts in healthy eating, causing me to crave a fattening blast from the past: Taiwanese food. I invited my equally fed-up-with-dieting boyfriend along for a meal I presume ... More >>
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December 15, 2009
Pho From Home: Dim Sum (And Memories) At Kirin Court
If you don't mind, I am straying off course this week. Thank you, in advance, for indulging me. If you're frustrated that I have yet to visit your preferred pho burb of Garland, Carrolton, or Haltom City, please remember that this is a long-term weekly blog about one very specific bowl of nood ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Veggie Girl: Dosa Cafe
View Larger Map If Frank and I had ever dated, our first date would have been the time he invited me to eat real, honest-to-goodness Taiwanese food in Richardson. I've been a Chinese-and-related food hater for most of my life, with the exception of this one vegetarian place in L.A. where I haven't ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
How 'Bout Them Knockers: Philly Connection
Philly Connection6334 Gaston Ave., Dallas214-828-9070Promised delivery time: "Around 8"Actual delivery time: 8:10Flawless execution of the scheduled delivery: 20Would not deliver beer, so I had to leave the house after all ("I'm sorry, they don't let me do that."): 0Genu-wine Philly-made Tastykakes: ... More >>
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September 25, 2008
Yo La Tengo Is Not Afraid Of MS, And They Will Beat Its Ass
Philly Connection6334 Gaston Ave., Dallas214-828-9070Promised delivery time: "Around 8"Actual delivery time: 8:10Flawless execution of the scheduled delivery: 20Would not deliver beer, so I had to leave the house after all ("I'm sorry, they don't let me do that."): 0Genu-wine Philly-made Tastykakes: ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2007
Dallas Theological Seminary is Spreading the Gospel in Chinese
Philly Connection6334 Gaston Ave., Dallas214-828-9070Promised delivery time: "Around 8"Actual delivery time: 8:10Flawless execution of the scheduled delivery: 20Would not deliver beer, so I had to leave the house after all ("I'm sorry, they don't let me do that."): 0Genu-wine Philly-made Tastykakes: ... More >>
News
March 22, 2007
Multi-Culti
Making folks from everywhere feel at home in Big D
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June 8, 2006
Chop Suey Syndrome
Our restaurant critic travels to China to unravel the riddle: Why can't Dallas do Chinese?
Dining
March 30, 2006
East Meets Old West
Hui Chuan offers fresh and delicate flavors
Calendar
March 2, 2006
Riverdance-ing by the Numbers
Hui Chuan offers fresh and delicate flavors
Calendar
October 20, 2005
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Hui Chuan offers fresh and delicate flavors
Calendar
February 3, 2005
Get Hitched
Gifts not required for Tony n' Tina's Wedding
Dining
October 7, 2004
Pair o' Dice
If this restaurant is really heavenly, then let's go commit some sin
Culture
June 3, 2004
Girl Power Mystique
Jin-Ya Huang's photos inscribe the feminine in-between
Calendar
January 29, 2004
Banned Books
SMU presents an exhibit to die for
Film
June 26, 2003
Eye! Caramba!
The Pang brothers want to feed your horror hunger, but some of their smorgasbord's stale
Music
May 22, 2003
Wave On
Music's lunatic fringe lives, breathes and flourishes on the shortwave radio dial
Film
March 21, 2002
Time Well Spent
The loneliest people are lost, and in love, in a crowd
Dining
March 14, 2002
Asian Bowling
The fast-casual kid sibling of P.F. Chang's makes a good showing
Film
April 26, 2001
Slow Motion
Yi Yi's ultraleisurely pace is, for the most part, worth the wait
News
November 23, 2000
East Meets West
The twain date and mate at a Fort Worth dating service
News
June 22, 2000
From Russia, with bugs
Scientists from the former Soviet Union's top-secret biological weapons lab join with Dallas researchers to fight a common enemy: the deadly Ebola virus
Film
December 16, 1999
Southern discomfort
Ang Lee goes to Civil War for his elegant, provocative Ride With the Devil
Music
August 26, 1999
Mandy Barnett
Ang Lee goes to Civil War for his elegant, provocative Ride With the Devil
Film
March 18, 1999
All that Heaven allows
Majid Majidi's new film extends Iranian cinema's fascination with children
Film
May 21, 1998
Magical regionalism
This Tex-Mex fable breathes new life into the romantic comedy
Dining
June 26, 1997
Found in the translation
Don't let the name fool you--Mr. Max is authentic Japanese
News
March 13, 1997
Buzz
Don't let the name fool you--Mr. Max is authentic Japanese
News
July 18, 1996
KERA's fading signal
Richie Meyer prepares to leave behind a struggling public radio station
News
February 29, 1996
Lost in loonyland
Pat Buchanan waves the bigot's banner in New Hampshire
Music
May 11, 1995
Home front
Local bands strike out from the World Wide Web
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