It’s the holidays. A time filled with magic and wonder — a time when wishes are granted. A time when getting completely blackout drunk is socially acceptable and everyone’s nice to grocery store cashiers. Any other time of year, people would call you creepy if you waited in line for…
Last week, I had some underwhelming chicken at Pope’s. Since then, my fried-chicken stomach has been super pissed. After almost a week of letting FCS relentlessly hurl unkind words at me (including, but not limited to, “Jeggings are awesome!” and “Scarlett Johansson is a talented actress!”), it was time to…
‘Tis the season to get fat on Black Forest crinkle cookies. They’re chocolatey. They’re cherry-y. These Black Forest crinkle cookies will blow your face off with deliciousness. They taste like brownies, look like cookies and are rolled in enough powdered sugar to give you an instant holiday sugar rush. If…
Hey drunkards! Let’s all move to Boulder. Sure, it’s super cold in Colorado (because, for some reason, that state acknowledges that winter is a season) but they have one awesome thing we haven’t got: Hangover Helpers. We heard about these guys while listening to the Edge this morning and didn’t…
I heard Pope’s Fried Chicken was a rundown, super-sketchy chicken place near Carroll Avenue that even some grown men are openly afraid of approaching. You had me at “Pope’s.” The guy is super angry old and he’s pretty busy being the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, but the pope…
I steered clear of Piggie Pies for the longest time because of its location and name. Something about a place called Piggie Pies that’s in the same shopping center as a Condoms To Go made me question what it was that Piggie Pies might be serving up for lunch. And…
Looking for some fresh takes on Thanksgiving stuffing, we recently came across the concept of tamale stuffing. Basically, you crumble up a bunch of tamales, add some tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese and seasoning, shove inside a turkey and bake. Win!! The coolest part about this is that by making tamales…
Thanksgiving is about spending time with the family. It’s about giving thanks. And sure, eating turkey and stuffing is great, but Thanksgiving has always been missing that one key item that every epic party needs: Jell-O shots. Luckily, Sandra Lee, of Food Network Semi-Homemade Cooking fame and the creative mind…
The Varsity Grill recently opened in the same spot that used to be Coach’s Burgers. Other than the name change, the decor looks exactly the same. Even the menu is similar. Seems to me opening a sports-themed burger restaurant in the same place that a sports-themed burger restaurant recently tanked…
This Wednesday, Central Market Cooking School (5750 E. Lovers Lane) offers a hands-on Take Home Holiday Side Dishes class that will send each participant home with four to six servings of each of these basic, but badass-sounding items: cornbread dressing, cranberry chutney, gouda mashed potatoes, creamed spinach and sweet potato…
Sfuzzi (Don’t try to pronounce it sober. It’s a drunk word.) is now open at the location that used to be Split Peas Soup Cafe. (I know, you’re thinking, “You mean that didn’t last?? I can’t believe all those drunk, single teenagers and sleazy, married-but-not-wearing-the-ring dongs decided not to spend…
Tip: Don’t create a Facebook fan page unless you’re pretty sure you have fans. Apparently, Cooks Source magazine was all, “Let’s create a Facebook fan page!” And now, they seem to be finding out that people like making fun of them waaay more than they like the magazine. We particularly…
Thanksgiving’s coming up, and that means a whole table full of traditional sides and desserts that only the adults at the table really seem to enjoy. It’s true: Thanksgiving dinner is like Old Man Food Heaven. Disagree? That’s probably because you’re super old in Thanksgiving years. Take our What’s Your…
When I heard that Screen Door had just opened a cash-only food cart called Squeals On Wheels that offers a variety of meat-plus-bread combinations (pork sandwiches, hot dogs, brisket sandwiches) for under 10 bucks, after blurting out, “Fuck this PTA meeting!” I headed straight for One Arts Plaza. My inner…
This Sunday, Chef Tre Wilcox (who you might remember as that buff badass from season three of Top Chef) will face off in an Iron Chef-style competition against Chef Ed Mendoza (an instructor at Le Cordon Bleu). A secret ingredient will be unveiled and both chefs will have one hour…
For my birthday this year, I received a wonderful gift: Professor Phardtpounders Colon Cleaner. That’s the kind of hot sauce packaging that makes you laugh, but also makes you a little nervous — and if you’re me, a lot excited. Colon Cleaner is a mustard-based hot sauce (great on a…
Scarrots. Apparently, they’re not a joke. I heard of them recently and thought that my friend was just making up some cutesy word for carrots. But, Scarrots really exist. Turns out, “A Bunch of Carrot Farmers” (led by Bolthouse Farms) are trying to trick kids into eating carrots this Halloween…
When I pulled into Reyes Mexican Restaurant, there were six cops walking out and another three walking in. I sat in the car for a second wondering if major shit just went down at this place, or if some major shit was just about to go down. Either way, my…
The Beginning of November, Post Halloween, Candy Coma Recovery Days–people have a lot of different names for November 1 and 2. But none sound as cool as Dia de los Muertos, the traditional Mexican holiday celebrating the memory of loved ones who’ve passed away. At 7 p.m. Saturday, bust out…
While I was on Harry Hines rug shopping (no, that’s not a euphemism), I discovered El Paisa. Its menu is simple: just tacos, burritos, nachos and quesadillas. More important, the food is cheap as hell. We’re talking $1.40 per taco. They’ve got indoor seating, but I hit up the drive-thru…
See a solo exhibit of 31 paintings by surrealist Cliff Snell III Monday at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N 5th St. in Garland. Known for his “distinctive swirling nature paintings,” Snell became uber popular with the cool kids this year by opening a Facebook fan page. He currently has…
There’s always that one house in the neighborhood that rocks the effin’ ween out of Halloween. The house that every kid is excited about. That house that has such good candy, it inspires adults to pimp out their not-even-eating-solid-foods-yet infants. So, how do you become the best Halloween candy-havin’ house…
