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Ask Willie D: Kids Today are Out of Line Because Adults are Spineless

Welcome to Ask Willie D, where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! LONG DISTANCE LOVE FADING Dear Willie D: I'm in a long-distance relationship with a good man, but the miles are starti ... More >>

Best Lady Alert

A Chat with the Matt Leff of The Dallas Winter Warmer Beer Festival

Tapping into the burgeoning local craft beer scene, The Dallas Winter Warmer is a one-day craft beer festival on December 15 featuring some local and national craft brewers. See also: - The Dallas Craft Beer Guide - Rise of the DFW Brew Today I spoke with the architect of this event, Matt Leff of ... More >>

A 'Stache, a Ginger and a Tesar: Top Chef: Seattle Features Three Badass Dallas Chefs

Every week, I will watch Top Chef. I will not recap the episodes scene-by scene, because that is dumb: if you wanted to watch it, you watched it already and you don't need me to tell you that there were opening credits, chefs got sweaty, and someone yelled "fuck" at food. If you want that kind of re ... More >>

Chef Daniele Puleo on Surfing Trends
While Staying True to Heart

Daniele Puleo​Chef Daniele Puleo and his fiancée are having dinner when we arrive at Daniele Osteria. When I called to let him know we're stuck in traffic, he tells me to take my time. "We'll go ahead and order," he says. I don't know who he's talking about at the time. But I am nervous to di ... More >>

Fifty Sixty's Sara Johannes Lands High in LA

Sara Johannes​While all the recent dining news has revolved around chef departures -- Pegasus News' Teresa Gubbins, who deserves some sort of spa treatment this weekend, scored a scoop trifecta with the revelations that Tiffany Derry, Sharon Hage and Dan Landsberg were all moving on -- our sis ... More >>

Lettuce Wrap Up: Puck Wolfgang! and Frozen Ghost Vodka

The Fair's left us...​As the State Fair roller coaster eases back into the station, the setting sun is casting a clichéd orange glow and Dallas bloggers are beginning to reminisce about what they wish they'd seen. Five Sixty initially wanted to see a gaggle of veterans in pressed khakis and past ... More >>

Chef Tell: Morgan "Straight Man From Texas" Wilson Wins

​Let's just say that last night on Top Chef Just Desserts, Dallas' Morgan Wilson made quite an impression. Good, bad, sweet, saucy and everything else in between. He was even bold enough to overshadow the super enthusiastic and over-confident Team Go Diva (Flamboyant Zac, aka Zamboyant, Yigit and ... More >>

Whitt's End: 10.15.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *There's probably some heart-over-head at work here, but I'm picking Rangers in 7. If Neftali Feliz doesn't blow a save and if the Rangers can avoid letting the Yankees' mystique force a mis ... More >>

Chef Richard Chamberlain: Boys Will Be
Boys Who Cook

Photos by Robert BostickRichard Chambelain​Luckily for steak-loving Dallas diners, chef Richard Chamberlain wasn't much interested in tilling the soil when he was a young man. Girls on the other hand -- well, them he liked. That's not exactly surprising for a 14-year-old boy -- Chamberlain's ... More >>

Come On, Get Happy! We've Found 50 Local Bars That Will Help You Do Just That.

Fab Four Friday

Harmony in Disharmony: Dish Serves Up High-End Cuisine for Low-End Budgets

​ Dallas has a reputation for being a little pretentious. Sorry to step on any toes here, but the city really appreciates fine dining, lavish shopping and upscale living. Most of the time, the ultra-chic lifestyle comes with a high price tag, but if you want to socialize like high society on a mid ... More >>

The Year/The Decade: Best Restaurants

Sara Kerens​Best restaurants...so many come to mind that we had to put the brakes on, set up criteria that would, for better or worse, help us whittle the list.Looking back on the past twelve months, it's not such a chore--not really. Stand-outs include Samar, Park, Lumi, Cadot, Bella and some oth ... More >>

The owners of Bolsa are at it again—launching another hot, new restaurant while keeping their demons in check.

Bella gives a little-known, talented chef a place to shine

10 Questions: Christopher Short

The crew of Bella. Guess which one is the chef?You may not know his name. Short shies away from cameras and microphones, after all. But only a few chefs have a longer resume, at least when it comes to cooking in Dallas.Bella, a brand new spot in the Quadrangle, is his first small kitchen. Through mu ... More >>

10 Questions: Our Favorite Answers Thus Far

Who knew Megan Henderson liked to suck down whipped cream, straight from the can?We began the 10 Questions series early in the new year, so it seems like a good time to pause and look back.Over the past few months, we've interviewed some interesting characters, including chefs, waiters, managers, ba ... More >>

Design for Big Dimes

The Revolving Doors of Dallas: February

Dan4th, via FlickrOur monthly wrap-up of  restaurant openings and closings around Dallas. See what's been canned, what's new and what's sizzling on the back-burner in local restaurant news. Entered Nick & Sam's Grill: a casual spin-off of Nick & Sam's Steakhouse recently opened in ... More >>

10 Questions: Wolfgang Puck

Just about everyone with an abiding interest in food knows the name Wolfgang Puck.The Austrian born superstar helped to usher in the era of celebrity chefs after he opened the Beverly Hills destination Spago in 1982. What followed was a series of media raves, television appearances and the creation ... More >>

A Tough Year for Local Restaurants Sputters to an End

Post-Makeover, Union Station's Reincarnated in Wolfgang Puck's Image

Patrick Michels Mayor Tom Leppert and City Council Member Sheffie Kadane tenderly declare Union Station open for business. After a $23-million renovation, Union Station is back in business downtown, this time as a Wolfgang Puck-catered feed lot for hungry Hyatt guests. The 93-year-old building has ... More >>

Repeatedly Redundant

Which dishes have been beaten to death?

Celebrity du Jour

Big-name chefs saturate an uncertain market

Something about Stephan

After 25 years in Dallas' restaurant jungle, Stephan Pyles has come out respected and rich. How does he stay so clean?

Hash Over

Elementary Watson; Mixed hash

God help him

Albert Brooks used to be funny; now, not even The Muse can help him

Cooking Up a Storm

Temperamental Dallas chef Avner Samuel is a genius in the kitchen, but he may have burned the one thing that matters most--his bridges

Top pie

Sal's offers excellent old-fashioned Amer-Italian pizza