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February 3, 2012
Where Michelle Obama Should Eat in Dallas
The First Lady is headed to Dallas next week. A news release posted to the White House press page details the schedule for Michelle Obama's three-day trip, which will celebrate the anniversary of her Let's Move! initiative. She'll spend Thursday evening and Friday morning in the DFW area, meeting wi ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Oak Chef Jason Maddy on Starting at McDonald's, Tiny New York Kitchens, and More
Jason Maddy is the executive chef at the recently opened Oak in the Design District. Maddy grew up in Austin and, after attending culinary school in New York, worked at David Bouley's Danube, then the Driskill in Austin. A few years ago he was recruited by John Tesar to work at the Mansion, where he ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Tre Wilcox's Five Favorite Dallas Restaurants
Marquee GrillFormer Top Chef contestant and Marquee Grill chef Tre Wilcox recently revealed his "Guide to the Best Restaurants in Dallas" on Gogobot, a social networking travel site. November is Food Travel Month on the site, where 16 different celebrity chefs share their favorite restaurants ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
What the Hell is Buckle? And Other Thoughts From City Of Ate Presents Supper Club Last Night
Photo by Leslie MinoraIf every night ended with buckle, the world would be a better place.So, we're new around here. And in an effort to assimilate us into both Observer culture and make us less alien to the Dallas food scene, we were sent to the City of Ate-sponsored Supper Club at the Kessler T ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Last Night: The City of Ate-Sponsored Supper Club at the Kessler
The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff threw its second Supper Club last night, inviting local hungry people to sample the culinary stylings of Kelly Hightower, recently announced as the new chef for something called Wild Salsa. The monthly event, which is sponsored by this very blog, opened with ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Week of the Iguana -- And Other Stuff
Here are two things you haven't tried: taco-flavored chips and iguana tamales. For that, we have you covered. For all the things you might have tried (ie. Crossroads Diner, The Speedway Club, the wonder of vegan baking), Dallas blogs are happy to expand. Read on. City of Ate For Decanter in ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Is BEE A Keeper? Bloggers Share Their Thoughts
In-N-Out has poked its head out of the ground again, looking for its shadow. Besides that, muffins may be coming back in a big way. In case you missed either post or are hesitant to believe BEE's boastful name, Dallas blogs and writers are here to enlighten you. Dallas Observer Hanna Raskin fin ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Some Pictures Aren't Worth 1,000 Words, But Go Ahead and Comment Anyway
Editor's note: We tried to get Hanna to wear former critic Dave Faries' dining disguise, but she just wouldn't do it.I'm proud to be a member of a community of food writers that care about working conditions in food processing factories, the availability of fruits and vegetables in impoverish ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Foodways Texas Offers a Tasty Road Trip to Gulf
Foodways Texas, the new organization that aims to "preserve, promote and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas," has announced an event that should help make sense of all the fancy words in its ambitious mission statement. Tickets for the group's first symposium in Galveston go on sal ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.
Foodways Texas, the new organization that aims to "preserve, promote and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas," has announced an event that should help make sense of all the fancy words in its ambitious mission statement. Tickets for the group's first symposium in Galveston go on sal ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Dallas Isn't a Barbecue Town (Ready, Aim, Fire...)
City of Ate readers earlier this week didn't take kindly to my saying that "barbecue isn't very good in Dallas," suggesting my assertion must mean I'm an agoraphobic Californian. Wrong on both counts, but their ire brings up an interesting question: What constitutes a barbecue town? Do a few ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
A Final Look at 48 Nights
Robert Bostick.Right to left: Chefs Nathan tate, Randall Copeland and Jeff Harris relaxing.After eight months of charitable cooking, the chefs behind the ambitious 48 Nights project recently put the popular weekly event to bed. Dallas restaurateurs Chris Jeffers, Chris Zielke and Tim Byres r ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Stephan Pyles Executive Chef Matt McCallister
Is Living Every Food Fan's Dream
Photo by Robert BostickWith the crush of talented wizards working magic in Dallas kitchens, it pays to know just who is behind the saute pan at your favorite eatery. To help you keep track, City of Ate brings you Three-Course Meal, a three-part chat with some of the best, most inventive chefs ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Smoke Burns Their Brunch Competition
Photos by Andrea GrimesTwo Bloody Marys, twice the perfection.Yesterday, I made love to Don Draper.He was gentle when he needed to be gentle, and he was rough in all the right places. We talked. We caressed. And as I laid there in his 3,000-thread count sheets and watched him pour me another Scot ... 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 >>
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December 14, 2009
Top 25 Drink-Related Quotes Of The Decade
Patrick MichelsAs a bouncer at Sambuca 360, Todd Wright's heard more than a few lines from people trying to sweet-talk their way inside.One evening about six years ago, as I stood at The Republic's bar ordering bourbon, I caught a glimpse of a woman's face scrunching in disgust. So I turned to he ... More >>
Dining
December 28, 2006
Bones to Pick
Is the 2006 invasion of culinary foreigners killing off our local character?
Dining
November 2, 2006
Who's That Girl?
Kenyon Price offers a mysterious Isabella
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August 3, 2006
Go Fish Go
All Aboard the Fish Express
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December 30, 2004
Dining Tyranny
Are we choosing ourselves crazy?
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November 25, 2004
Mongol Chuck
Tristan Simon unloads Genghis Grill
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September 19, 2002
Go Go
Tom Tom could be the force that prompts noodle-house glory in Dallas

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