Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. The Dallas Morning News has definitively ranked…
Two highly important pieces of information for you: 1) May 12 is Mother’s Day. Get it tattooed on your forehead. 2) Spoon Bar & Kitchen will open for lunch and brunch on Sunday, May 12. If you want to win Mother’s Day, consider hooking up The One Who Made You…
We asked you which National Food Month should be May’s Official National Food Month, and your answer was loud and clear. While you made jokes in the comments section about wanting Asparagus Month to win, your votes said something much, much meatier. In the least shocking food news in the…
If you’re gonna do drug or booze stuff this weekend, do it in Houston, where Burger King is now offering burger delivery. Houstonites can order a Delivery Deal that’s 10 cheeseburgers and 20 chicken nuggets. Delivery hours are 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day. And that’s great. For Houston…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. You were innocently watching crappy reality television…
I’m currently building a baby, and I realize that in addition to the gift of life, I’ve got this awesome placenta that’s brewing in me, too. I’m told I have some choices to make about what I want to do with it when it, uh, comes out of the smoker…
OK, this national food holiday thing is officially out of control. The Internet tells us that May has 10 different National Food Month options for you to choose from, actually including: National Asparagus Month National Barbecue Month National Salad Month National Salsa Month National Strawberry Month National Mediterranean Diet Month…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. Dearest Lady Mosquito: Apparently your mosquito pools…
Jeana Johnson and Colleen O’Hare are opening a new Vietnamese restaurant named Mot Hai Ba tonight. I don’t know the days of the week very well, so I checked it out last night, before they were open. So, take a look, drool, and drive your mopeds there tonight. Behold: A…
If I were Actual Cheese, I’d be super annoyed by all the cheese poseurs in the grocery store these days. I bet Actual Cheese looks at Cheez Whiz in exactly the same way a 60 year-old dude from Austin looks at all the college kids who moved to Austin last…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. Dearest Bic For Her … I heard…
So, Eater Dallas asked Hypnotic Donuts to invent a burger that they’d serve for Eater’s Burger Week. Awesome. The photo above is a picture of the burger that Hypnotic invented. Here’s a description of it, straight from Eater: Hypnotic Donuts: The ‘Minimum Wage’ burger is a half-pound patty infused with…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. Your friends are throwing a baby shower…
Jack Perkins’ new BBQstaurant, Slow Bone, will (“hopefully”) be open this Tuesday. I pretended not to know how time works and I went for lunch today. It worked for me once. Pretty sure it won’t work again. But, we can all enjoy the results. Behold: the meats and other food-and-beverage-type…
You don’t walk into Henry’s Ice Cream in Plano by accident. Plano is far. You’re here on purpose. On a mission. And because you made the pilgrimage all the way out here, your expectations are stupid high. Your toddler stares at neon signage of Henry’s Ice Cream and thinks to…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. As you walk up to the magic…
Welcome to the return of City of Ate’s The Box. Somehow, we got Spoon Bar & Kitchen’s The Mr. Chef John Tesar to agree to take our The Box challenge. We even got Cafe Momentum’s The Mr. Chef Chad Houser to help us pack The Box with the perfect, high-quality…
I’ve been dreaming about this day. The day when fried food and reality TV finally make a TV show baby. And it’s finally freaking here, people. Yesterday, I received an email from one of my most reliable deep-fried connections (yes, I have connections in the deep-fried world, and I’m absolutely…
The Great State Fair of Texas has chosen not to renew Bill Bragg’s contract. You might know him as BIG TEX’S FREAKING VOICE. They say they’re going to find a new Big Tex voice to go with the new Big Tex. I say no. No, this. No auditions. No new…
When I opened up this cookbook at Christmas, this was the recipe that had to be made. I waited for the right moment, then I tried it out. There are no photos of the results, because the results were eaten too quickly. I assure you, this bacon is amazing. It’s…
Welcome to Alice Column, in which Alice Laussade writes stories about things on (roughly) the same day of (roughly) every week, making it (roughly) a column. Got an idea for a column? Start your own blog and write it up, you lazy shit. Lots of people have lots of questions…
I bought something from A Pea In The Pod recently, because I’m making a person and I need making-a-person clothes. When you check out at the register at this place, before they let you pay for their super expensive clothing, they ask you a shit ton of questions that may…
