Tom Colicchio

Is You a Top Chef? Then Pack Your Knives and Go.

He's Crafty

Ever Heard of Lenny's Subs? You Will. Trust Me.

The Arts Behind Craft

Can't Spell Wednesday Without the "W" (Hotel)

Dubya, The Hotel

Dallas' Own Tre Wilcox is the First to Top Top Chef

Tre Wilcox: From Top to Bottom

Soul Kitchen

Casey Thompson's Pork Belly Just Wasn't Crispy Enough

Two Big Holidays Tomorrow. Well ...

Dallas Likes It Expensive and Often

I Make An Amazing French Toast. So Where's My Cooking Show?

Tom Landry Would Not Be Amused

A few Dallas Cowboys quick hits, apropos on a morning blanketed with a freezing fog. We begin, where else, with MartyB -- which is to say, tight (not bright) end Martellus Bennett, who follows his now-vanished rap video ("Romo, homo, etc.") with the apology below. FOXSports.com is reporting that the ... More >>

Food For Thought 2.9.09

Luisita Lopez Torregrosa"Not so long ago, Dallas was a culinary wasteland, save for its famous barbecue. But in recent years, celebrity chefs like Nobu Matsuhisa, Tom Colicchio and Charlie Palmer have planted their flags in Dallas, joining a fresh crop of hometown talent." (Luisita Lopez Torr ... More >>

No Defeat in Victory Park for Tom Colicchio, Who's Keeping Craft Open at the W

BravoTom Colicchio and Top Chef host Padma LakshmiAs Victory Park proves less and less victorious in recent months, stories have circulated that Tom Colicchio was considering moving out of the W and plying his Craft elsewhere. To which the Top Chef head judge says: Not a chance. Indeed, Colicchio te ... More >>

Over At Unfair Park: Colicchio Stays Put

As Victory Park proves less and less victorious in recent months, stories have circulated that Tom Colicchio was considering moving out of the W and plying his Craft elsewhere. To which the Top Chef head judge says: Not a chance. Continue reading on Unfair Park

Wolfgang Puck soars high with Five-Sixty

As Victory Park proves less and less victorious in recent months, stories have circulated that Tom Colicchio was considering moving out of the W and plying his Craft elsewhere. To which the Top Chef head judge says: Not a chance. Continue reading on Unfair Park

Light Dining

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare. Without the foam.

Scantily Clad

Simplicity is surprisingly lush at Craft

TV Dinner

Simplicity is surprisingly lush at Craft

Is Screwing Hip?

We twist open 2005 for a nip. Is this a sign of things to come?

10 Questions: Jeff Harris of Craft

Harris is so new, the restaurant website still lists Zappola as chef. So here's the interior, instead.When chef Anthony Zappola left for Craft in Los Angeles, the restaurant promoted Harris to the top spot.Formerly sous chef in Tom Colicchio's Dallas outpost, Harris arrived from Craft New York ... More >>

First (Belated) Look: Legacy Books

Okay, so it opened in November. Our bad. As of last week, we still hadn't explored Legacy Books in Plano, an independent bookstore with a unique culinary program. But when the 300th person told us we had to go (and that person just happened to be a chef), we finally relented. Yesterday we made ... More >>

Veggie Guy: Vegan 'Month Of Food'

​In the vegan world, we're in what's known as "VeganMoFo." No, not what you think--it's a global event that stands for "Vegan Month of Food." We celebrate VeganMoFo to encourage our omnivorous friends to try animal-free eats for an entire month. Not an easy feat here in Dallas--you know, consider ... More >>

Craft, Despite the Economy, Just Keeps Plugging Along With its Simple Style of Minimalist Elegance.

​In the vegan world, we're in what's known as "VeganMoFo." No, not what you think--it's a global event that stands for "Vegan Month of Food." We celebrate VeganMoFo to encourage our omnivorous friends to try animal-free eats for an entire month. Not an easy feat here in Dallas--you know, consider ... More >>

Top Chef To Go Fish

​Two years ago, then-Observer restaurant critic Dave Faries wasn't exactly singing the praises of  Go Fish Ocean Club (he was fairly distracted by the waiters' chatter). You know who was impressed? Bravo TV. Beaumont native Tiffany Derry, named Exec Chef of Go Fish Ocean Club in 2008, will ... More >>

Hash Over: Mamas Eat For Free at GattiTown; Norma's is Celebrating a Birthday; Chef Stephan Pyles Will Be on Martha Stewart Living Radio

GattiTown​Sure, we're suppose to dedicate this week to our dads and everything they've done for us, but what about Mom? Well, how about we celebrate Mom all summer long? The GattiTown location off Marsh Lane will honor mothers this summer by offering a free buffet to them every Monday. All you mom ... More >>

Top Five Things We're Expecting to Happen on Top Chef Tonight

​OK, so we're all really stoked about the start of Top Chef, D.C. tonight. Even Bravo producer and Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen is venturing into fanboy-level excitement, as proven by his repeated tweets on the subject today. (So cute. Love that guy.)Glad to have some Dallas representat ... More >>

Chef Tell: A Presidential School Lunch

​Sam Kass is the assistant White House chef, so OF COURSE he'd preside over a "bi-parti-sandwich" Quickfire Challenge. And of course, super cocky Angelo was really dramatic about the sandwich showdown because he owns a sandwich shop. But see, in TV-land, a talking head showing you're concerne ... More >>

Craft Dallas Cooks Up Sweet Deal
For Hungry Theatergoers

All the people who left these tables at Craft empty during lunch are missing out on a great meal.​Slow biz and showbiz make for a good dining deal at Craft Dallas at the W Hotel in Victory Park right now. With dinner service falling off during summer doldrums, the restaurant is offering a spec ... More >>

Five Mass-Produced Foods Even Food Snobs Love

​Chefs are notorious for yapping on about the pleasures of farm-fresh vegetables - and then opening a bag of something for dinner. The rigors of restaurant work and human nature lead even the most fearsome food snobs to occasionally indulge in mass-produced, highly-artificial, uber-preserved snack ... More >>

Tom Colicchio Coming to Cook at Craft

Tom Colicchio​Sorry about throwing up a publicist's raw e-mail, but those of you who've been following our interview with Craft's Jeff Harris might want to jump on getting a reservation before they're booked up. That's right, Mr. Top Chef himself, Tom Colicchio, is coming to town, and he's gon ... More >>

Top Ten Moments on Last Night's Top Chef D.C. Reunion

​Last night, the cast of Top Chef D.C. came back together to rehash the season with judges Gail Simmons, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Eric Ripert and producer/consummate reunion host Andy Cohen. A lot was discussed -- some interesting and some not so much -- so I'm breaking down the best of ... More >>

Craft Dresses Up Menu with a Charity Favorite; Tom Colicchio May Return

Chef Jeff Harris' cavatelli, version 1.0, before it was dressed up with duck and foie gras.​Charitable contributions aren't the only good thing emerging from the bushel of culinary benefits being held this month. Chef Jeff Harris last weekend created a duck cavetelli with Swiss chard and foie ... More >>

Undaunted by the Darkness of Black Friday, Food Bloggers Keep On Blogging About the Holidays

​Listen, I love Thanksgiving. I love Christmas. I've never get more excited than I do during the holidays. It's just that I hate Black Friday. Last year I worked two jobs. 7 a.m. found me selling candles at Yankee Candle when there was no one there to buy them. Then at noon I switched over t ... More >>

Chef Tell: All Stars Is All Drama

www.bravotv.com​After the bigotry in the rear-view mirror that made Dallas' involvement with Top Chef Just Desserts not so sweet, last night's debut of Top Chef All Stars was so very freakin' awesome. There was drama, there was silliness, there was attitude, there was skill, there was fright...and ... More >>

Jeff Harris Takes His Craft Elsewhere as Tom Colicchio Calls Up Tim Bevins to Run Kitchen

Photo by Robert BostickJeff Harris, back when he worked at Craft, like, a few weeks ago​Just three months ago we ran that three-parter about Jeff Harris, executive chef at Tom Colicchio's Craft at the W in Victory Park. But Craft sends word this afternoon that Harris has departed, leaving in charg ... More >>

Before His Super Bowl Return, Tom Colicchio Talks About Changes in Kitchen at Craft Dallas

Bravo​Tom Colicchio just called to talk about today's announcement that Jeff Harris is leaving Craft's kitchen to open a restaurant on Fitzhugh. Colicchio, who still controls Craft following that reworking of his deal with Hillwood in the spring of '09, made the decision himself to hire Tim Bevi ... More >>

Chef Tell: There's Sum-thing Wrong With Dim Judges

​A little housekeeping first, yes? We were relieved from Top Chef All Stars blogging duties during the holidays, but not relieved by the elimination that occurred: Spike, cute and surly Spike, was sent packing after Jamie bailed on competing once again and left him to flounder in the last episode, ... More >>

The Week in Food: Lots of Lists,
Plus Some Cabbage for Roughage

​ Dallas blogs spent the week wrapping up 2010 in a series of lists and predicting food trends for 2011. City of Ate Hanna Raskin feels diminutive in the face of a face-sized bland chicken breast at Kenny's Italian Kitchen. Alice Laussade edits four-letter words out of her vocabulary to de ... More >>

Hungry on DART's Green Line? Here's a Big Honkin' List That Might Help

​It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... More >>

Tired of Cowboy Chow? Try the Short Rib & Shishito Pepper Hash At Craft.

​If you're in town for the Big Game and want to know if Big D features anything other than barbecue and chicken-fried steak, head down the Dart Green Line to superstar national chef Tom Colicchio's Craft and enjoy an elegant brunch, featuring Short Rib and Shishito Pepper Hash. Served with two ... More >>

Six Letdowns at the James Beard Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards

Bite us, Jimmy.​Not sure if you guys heard, but this year City of Ate picked up a nomination from the James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards for Group Food Blog, and I was nominated in the Humor category for a feature story we did on fried hamsters. Awesome! We City of Aters were so excited, ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas is Official; Emeril Lagasse and Hugh Acheson Will Judge

Emeril: Top Chef's new jurist.​Official word just came from Bravo: The next season of Top Chef will be set in Texas. You already knew that if you've been following any number of blogs, including City of Ate, where we broke the story that the state will shell out an estimated $400,000 to see ... More >>

Searching For Consistency at Craft Dallas

At the W, Tom Colicchio's kitchen has undergone four chef changes since it opened in 2006.

Top Chef Texas Recap: Highlights, Superlatives, and the Three Best Dishes

Top Chef Texas "Booyeah bitches!"​Last night at La Grange, City of Aters had good beer, better tacos, and an hour of fantastic television on an enormous projector screen. It was the first City of Ate Top Chef Texas viewing party, and watching the show with a beer in hand, a selection of $2 tac ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas Cost Taxpayers $200K More Than First Reported, Thanks to San Antonio

​We've been telling you since the summer about the estimated $400,000 the Texas governor's office agreed to pay the producers in exchange for them promoting the state's brand in the ongoing, Texas-centric season of Top Chef. Last we checked in, the producers, a California company called Magica ... More >>

Compared To Reality Crap Filming Around Town, TNT's New Dallas May Not Be So Bad

​We've been telling you since the summer about the estimated $400,000 the Texas governor's office agreed to pay the producers in exchange for them promoting the state's brand in the ongoing, Texas-centric season of Top Chef. Last we checked in, the producers, a California company called Magica ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas Does Dallas at a Fancy Schmancy Highland Park Dinner Party

via BravoThe winning dish: Paul Qui's Fried Brussels Sprouts with Grilled Prosciutto​ Socioeconomically speaking, Dallas has a pretty damn diverse food scene. The Big D is chock-full of $1 taco stands (if you're of the financial status to seek them rather than pass with blinders), $2 slightly ... More >>