A leader of the North American Elk Breeders Association says the newest addition to Fuddruckers’ menu could help push elk meat into the mainstream. The burger chain this summer introduced Fudds Exotics, a line of sandwiches made from meat that didn’t come from cows. The first entry in the series,…

Starbucks has joined the growing list of chains intent on bowdlerizing adult beverage traditions, suggesting today that flavored coffee’s a good substitute for alcohol. Earlier this week, City of Ate chronicled the new low-cal cocktail trend, a backlash to drinks made with super sugary mixes. Rather than return to classic…

Cooperative weather has put plenty of grapes on Texas vines, and wineries are now recruiting volunteers to help pick them. In a stratagem with shades of Tom Sawyer, small wineries annually appeal to connoisseurs to join them for harvesting. As Jeanette Raines of Bernhardt Winery in Plantersville concedes, if agritourists…

When I waitressed at a country club where the manager didn’t approve of us servers disparaging any dish, my stock response to customers who asked about a notoriously bad entree was a cheery “People order it!” I always figured guests understood what my honest non-endorsement meant. But in this age…

A recent University of Texas at Dallas release that was ostensibly about T-shirts raises an interesting food issue: Explaining why he’d decided to display 300 commemorative T-shirts in a university building, Dean J. Michael Coleman said, “Free food and free T-shirts are the common denominators of most events planned for…

Since none of the 334 questions that form the skeleton of Wes Marshall’s incredibly useful and straightforward new wine guide directly address the Dallas scene, City of Ate this morning hit the one-time Observer music writer with a critical 335th query: What’s the biggest problem with local wine lists? “I…

It’s been a big week for Il Cane Rosso. Not only did the mobile oven’s pizza pie make our very own list of Dallas’ 100 Best Dishes, owner Jay Jerrier was featured on the nation’s leading pizza blog. Adam Kuban’s Slice, one of the first and most-admired online chronicles of…

Like most writers who eat for a living, I don’t have any food hang-ups. In the last few weeks, I’ve happily devoured duck tongue, pig uterus, blood sausage, egg-topped pizza, beef hearts and goose intestine. I know many eaters are considerably more particular about what they put on their plates…

Margaritas are supposed to signify the pinnacle of lazy summer good-timing, but bartenders say drinkers are increasingly worrying about the cocktail’s caloric content. Weighing in at more than 700 calories, the traditional tequila concoction’s become a favorite bogeyman for women’s magazines and nutritionists, who point out a margarita made from…

A co-founder of the Eat Green DFW blog says it’s too early to tell whether the recent cancellation of the weekly market at Mockingbird Station means there aren’t enough local producers available to meet the growing demand for farmer-sold food. “I think the jury’s still out on that,” Brian Cummings…

An upcoming Dallas fundraiser for Slow Food USA has struck some local food advocates as slightly out-of-step with Slow Food principles. The Slow Food movement, launched by industrial food-opponent Carlo Patrini in 1986, prizes the planet’s biodiversity and unique edible cultures. According to Slow Food USA’s mission statement, the nonprofit…

Heaven help you if you have your heart set on learning the recipe for Crusty Crabby Patties: A mere three seats remain for Central Market’s Spongebob Squarepants Supper class next Monday. But there’s still plenty of room at the table for food lovers not between the ages of 5 and…

Joel Harloff, who headed the kitchen at Dali until the popular One Arts Plaza wine bar closed last week, has been named executive chef of The Green Room in Deep Ellum. “Joel was on our wish list, but not necessarily our short list,” managing partner Taylor Allday says in a…

I blatantly stole the idea to visit Lion City Chinese Café in Plano from the online events calendar for the Dallas Ethnic Restaurants meet-up group, which sounds like a fairly brilliant eating club. According to the organizer’s description, the restaurant is “the real deal transplant of Singapore style street food,…

One of Dallas’ oldest restaurants has found a very modern way to promote its pizzas and pastas. Campisi’s recently contracted with Brad Williamson, who bills himself as The Virtual Biographer, to create an online identity for restaurant founder Joe Campisi, who died in 1990. To the surprise of some longtime…

Serious bartenders may sneer at vodka, but there’s plenty of the spirit distilled in Texas – and an enterprising Houston blogger is asking the public to determine which brand’s the best. Seven companies are slated to participate in the Texas Vodka Throwdown in Houston on July 10, including Tito’s, Savvy,…

City of Ater Steven Doyle sends word that Dali Wine Bar in One Arts Plaza is closed, though we don’t know for how long. I couldn’t reach anyone at Dali, which we said had the city’s best wine list in last year’s Best of Dallas awards, so I swung by…

Milk and Honey Jerusalem Market and Grill 420 N. Coit Road, Richardson 972-404-0704 Try: The falafel sandwich Don’t try: Thinking too hard about what makes the girlie mags kosher I went to Milk and Honey because I heard the Richardson café put pickles and French fries in its falafel sandwiches,…

Anyone who reads about food knows what they should eat. And they probably have a pretty good sense of what they could eat, if they had plenty of money and an elastic gut. But there’s remarkably little food journalism devoted to what people actually eat when the nutritionists, tastemakers and…