The folks at Chick-fil-A (multiple locations) are giving away free food, and you don’t have to dress like a cow or make online reservations, though you do have to jump through one hoop to score this deal. Head to any location tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and request…
If you were a child of the ’80s, you might have spent some time watching men in tights on your tube television. You don’t have to be ashamed to admit a childhood fascination with wrestling stars Hulk Hogan, Jake “The Snake” Roberts or Randy “Macho Man” Savage. These muscular, excessively…
Think plastic is fantastic? If you’re a fan of Tupperware, the popular line of plastic storage containers and serving pieces, you’ve probably attended one of those legendary Tupperware parties and bought your fair share of pastel cake carriers and bowls with snap-on lids. Tupperware is still cool, and now you’re…
One hundred seventy-five years ago today, a convention of elected delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence, officially establishing the Republic of Texas. Sure, we’re no longer an independent nation, but being a kick-ass state is just as cool. Celebrate Texas Independence Day at both Norma’s…
Fat Tuesday is next week, but you can do some training for the gluttonous holiday today at IHOP (multiple locations). Today is National Pancake Day, and guests will receive a free short stack of flapjacks at participating locations. The folks at IHOP ask that in exchange for the free fluffy…
The weather may have given Dallas the finger right before the Super Bowl, but some high-profile restaurants, including The Cedars Social and Lockhart Smokehouse, were able to open in spite of ice, snow and Steelers fans. In January, we found out that Metro Diner will be closing its Gaston Avenue…
There’s three reasons to love March–basketball, boobs, and beads, and this weekend you can get a taste of Mardi Gras and March Madness, plus experience a Sunday school gathering that’s more like a house party. So let’s get down to the business of partying and hash over this weekend’s best…
The days of mint juleps and long Sunday lunches have faded into history, and despite the objections of Paula Deen, refined Southern cuisine offers more than the deep-fried options of years past. Martha Hall Foose’s cookbook, Screen Doors and Sweet Tea, encourages cooks to modernize Southern favorites without sacrificing flavor…
Need dinner plans? Three-course meals can be quite expensive, but if you have $30, check out the new “Pick Your Plates” tasting menu at Central 214 (5680 North Central Expressway). Naughty Chef Blythe Beck’s menu includes new entrée options in addition to favorites like chicken and waffles and diver scallops…
If you didn’t get a chance to celebrate National Drink Wine Day last Friday, then you have another chance to have an extra happy happy hour today. Yes, folks, it’s time to for another national day of drinking — National Margarita Day — so raise your salt-rimmed glasses in honor…
Some may argue that a Bloody Mary or a little hair of the dog is the best cure for a nasty hangover, but a cup of black coffee and a dozen or so doughnuts always seem to do the trick for us. Serious hangovers call for serious doughnuts, and the…
If you live for drafting your fantasy football team or completing your March Madness bracket, then you’re going to want to be at Brackets (5300 E. Mockingbird Lane) this week for their first-ever beer bracket showdown. Tonight, order your favorite pint and you may secure it a spot in the…
There is one holiday that make us so giddy that it’s hard for us to get any sleep the night before, and it doesn’t involve a fat man in a red suit getting stuck in the chimney. Today is National Drink Wine Day, the one day we can actually claim…
We don’t like to brag, but we can throw some pretty awesome parties. From St. Patrick’s Day festivities to the Music Awards, our events are always memorable, even if you had too many Jell-O shots and passed out in a stranger’s yard on the M Streets. Tonight we’re throwing a…
Four years ago, Stephen Colbert and Ben & Jerry’s teamed up to create a new ice cream flavor, Americone Dream, and today the flavor is available at all Ben & Jerry’s locations. Today you can get two-for-one scoops of Americone Dream, vanilla ice cream blended with caramel and bits of…
Fellows, has procrastination gotten the better of you? If you still haven’t made dinner plans for tonight, then we hate to tell you that it’s come to this. As a last resort, take your girlfriend (if you can still call her that tomorrow) to Hooters (multiple locations) for a Valentine’s…
Hey single fellows, got big plans for this weekend? If not, then we’re here to save you from a weekend (and Monday) that will be dominated by four-course candlelit dinners, pink champagne, and annoying Hallmark cards that play crappy songs like “Walking on Sunshine.” And as much as you might…
Long before Kim Cattrall portrayed vixen Samantha on Sex and the City, there was Blanche Devereaux, the senior siren whose voracious appetite for men made viewers tune in weekly. It’s been two decades since smartass Dorothy Zbornak, flirtatious Blanche Devereaux, naive Rose Nylund and wisecracking Sophia Petrillo first appeared on…
It’s hard not to be envious of kids on Valentine’s Day when all they have to do is pass out store-bought cards and chalky candy hearts to classmates. You, however, are not going to win any points with your Valentine with gifts like stale candy or a Spider-Man card, but…
If you’ve got a special someone to wine and dine on Valentine’s Day, chances are you’re going to be spending quite a bit of cash on flowers, chocolates or whatever you think it takes to get laid. But you don’t necessarily have to spend a lot to show your love–not…
Visitors here for the Super Bowl are probably feeling right at home this week because of the weather, but you’ll feel even more welcomed this weekend when every bar and restaurant in North Texas will cater to Steelers and Packers fans. Whether you’re an out-of-towner looking to celebrate with your…
There’s no shortage of athletes in town for the Super Bowl, but not all of them are hosting booze-filled soirees at posh hotels. Shaquille O’Neal, the-basketball-star-turned-movie-star-turned-rapper-turned-regular-ol’-basketball-star-again, won’t be tossing any bottles of champagne your way, but he does want to make you laugh, even at his expense. That’s why he’s…
