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  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Dear Food Diary: I Hate You

    Maybe they should include simple check boxes for Slim Jims and Doritos.​It's hard to find people who agree with me here, but food diaries are worthless. A food diary is a log of everything you ate, where and who you ate it with and what you were feeling as you ate it, (Everyone who jots down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    The Heart Attack Grill is Open, and It's Even More Terrible Than We Imagined

    All photos by Jenny Block The 1 pound Double Bypass burger...for $9.24. For $1.85: 8 more bacon slices!​A neon sign hangs in the window of a new Dallas burger shop. "Taste worth dying for," it reads. The neon in the window confirms your suspicion that some less-than-subtle gimmickry is at play: "O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    The Fresh Diet: Like a Private Chef for the Healthy

    The Fresh Diet's Yosef Schwartz.​It's always been a secret dream of mine to have my own private chef. I imagine I can't be alone in that wish. The next best thing, of course, would be to have fresh, yummy meals delivered each day, which is why I was very interested to learn that The Fresh Diet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Football Jargon For Dummies Foodies

    ​For me, Sunday is just going to be, well, Sunday. I don't expect to ingest any more French onion dip than I usually do. I don't have an extraordinary amount of money riding on the Super Bowl. I'm not even completely sure who's playing. The Cowboys? Is that not right? Are you sure? It's in Dallas? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    For Local Food Bloggers, It's A Holiday Wrap

    ​Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's is the triathlon of Where To Eat for food blogs. Bloggers have every cuisine covered, from salty duck to eggnog ice cream. On the upside, this should be the last round of Where to Eats until February. Between lists, post-Christmas foodies are reviewing 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Turnips, Happy Meals and Tainted Eggs: The Year's 10 Biggest National Food Stories

    ​Food lovers must talk with their mouths full, since there was plenty of discussion of many, many food-related topics in 2010. But a few national stories struck us as most important. Let us know what you think. 1. The food safety bill The massive food safety bill had been left for dead when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Restaurant Week: Better Make Those Reservations Quickly

    ​Today's the official start day of KRLD Restaurant Week's reservation season, a surprisingly meaningless date to some of DFW's most serious gourmands. Although the list of 132 participating restaurants was officially unveiled today, prospective diners who accessed the list through the Open Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Taj Mahal Imports: East Meets West, and the West is Very Happy

    ​ Editor's note: Take a tour of the area's specialty and/or strange markets with our own beloved Basket Case, Alice Laussade. Taj Mahal Imports 26 Richardson Heights Center (Richardson) 972-644.1329 Try: Bombay Kitchen Masala Chickpeas from the snack aisle Don't try: Heinz Salad Cream from t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Tuesday's Unverified Fact About Philadelphia

    Weight Watchers​The 'Boys host the silverwings on Sunday afternoon. Another "fact" about the the Main Sewer Line and its team...Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb insists his gazpacho be served piping hot.**Source: From the script of Rocky: The Final Years, where an aging boxer leaves the ring but ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Lose It Live

    Weight Watchers​The 'Boys host the silverwings on Sunday afternoon. Another "fact" about the the Main Sewer Line and its team...Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb insists his gazpacho be served piping hot.**Source: From the script of Rocky: The Final Years, where an aging boxer leaves the ring but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Top 10 Foods To Fry For Next Year's State Fair

    Patrick MichelsBecause even with garlic sauce on one side and grape topping on the other, this fried butter love affair can only last so long.​Every year, vendors on the state fair circuit push the limits of fried excess: chicken fried bacon, deep fried peanut butter cups and, of course, this year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Soy Milk

    ​Truth be told, not all soy milks are created equal. I still remember my first experience drinking a brand purchased from a bio-shop in Spain that almost resulted in me losing my lunch...or breakfast, as it were. Granted, I was very much a fan of dairy at the time. But I'm willing to bet my exp ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 19, 2009

    Stay Hungry, Live Longer: the Science Behind the Calorie Restriction Diet

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    The Typing Chef

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2008

    Last Night: The Cure at American Airlines Center

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Calendar

    February 7, 2008

    Hanging With Dr. Cooper

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2006

    If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2006

    Monkey Hate Weight Loss

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2006

    Read This Post or We'll Shoot Your Dog

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

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    February 26, 2004

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