Gustav Stickley, the furniture manufacturer and spirited salesman who helped translate the European Arts and Crafts movement for American homes, had definite ideas about dining rooms. Like his fellow Arts & Crafts practitioners, Stickley had little patience for the fussy, ornate table settings and baroque food that Fannie Farmer’s contemporaries…
Whiskey Cake, the impressively thought-out pub by the Tollway in Plano, was designed for drinkers who don’t laugh when their bartenders spritz their cocktails with atomized oils and diners who don’t berate their servers when they learn their lukewarm tomato soup isn’t eligible for a quick nuke, because the kitchen…
Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson has been making the rounds this week, sharing his winery’s TwentyFour Cabernet Sauvignon with Dallas drinkers. Woodson’s already appeared at Ocean Prime, Veritas and Kenichi. Celebrity wines aren’t unusual: Martha Stewart, Lil Jon, Peggy Fleming and Vince Neil are among the many stars who’ve…
The reliably stupendous sales of pizza on Super Bowl Sunday have inspired makers of pie accoutrements to intercept some of the action. Tabasco sauce has made an annual habit of piggybacking on the pizza industry’s holiday, running radio ads reminding consumers how much a drop of pepper sauce improves a…
Fans of bubble tea consider their favorite beverage an everyday drink, but a local purveyor’s seizing the opportunity provided by the Chinese New Year to expose more potential customers to the trendy tea. Chill Bubble Tea, a Chicago-based company with four locations nationwide, is partnering with the Crow Collection of…
In what could amount to the grandest bit of reverse psychology ever marshaled to sell a soft drink, Dr Pepper has selected the slogan for its new 10-calorie soda. Dr Pepper Ten will be marketed with the tag line: “Dr Pepper Ten: It’s Not for Women.” According to a company…
Dallas eaters who live downtown may be the unintended beneficiaries of this weekend’s anticipated Super Bowl hubbub. While many downtown lunch spots typically shut down for the weekend, at least one sandwich shop has announced plans to stay open this Saturday. For the first time ever, Jason’s Deli on Main…
The mess of wintry weather that roared through Dallas this week couldn’t have been worse timed for Billy McDonald, the legendary pit master whose Deep Ellum joint made the highlight reel of New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s four-day DFW eating tour. In a story outlining area eats, Sifton…
A few milestones loom large in the sports world, so rare is the chance of their reoccurring. High on that list is the successful athlete-owned restaurant: Larry Bird, Johnny Unitas, George Brett and Dwyane Wade are among the many, many talented sports stars who couldn’t make a go of steak…
A few befuddled wine writers, trying to untangle the mystery of why more drinkers don’t demand Madeira, have posited the fortified wine’s been done in by a storied past. They wonder if tales of Benjamin Franklin knocking back bottles while negotiating the purchase of cannons to fend off Redcoats have…
Cold Stone Creamery execs are perhaps the only people celebrating today’s wintry weather, perfectly timed to coincide with the nationwide rollout of its first-ever heated desserts. “It’s in our favor that it’s such a cold day,” says Veronica Graves, clarifying the chain’s not to blame for the record snowfalls and…
It feels like the wrong day to be talking about burns, but — on the off-chance the thought of scalded skin might help you feel temporarily toasty — City of Ate today presents five favorite restaurant kitchen remedies for the burns that result from grabbing a too-hot skillet handle or…
Thousands of credentialed sports writers, photographers and television reporters thronged the House of Blues last night for the Super Bowl host committee’s “Welcome to Texas” smoked meat bonanza, but I wish a few local restaurant owners who have the gall to charge $20 for a dry chicken breast or stick…
Snowy, sleety weather calls for cassoulets and shepherd’s pies. But unless you’ve already stocked your pantry, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to throw together an impromptu blizzard menu: Risking the streets to buy a duck leg seems silly, which is why perfectly good stay-at-home, cooking days end up wasted on…
If you’d planned to drink free wine at Sigel’s tasting event this afternoon, or meet up with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples at the Walmart near Cowboys Stadium, forget it: Those events have been canceled in deference to the weather. A number of local restaurants and coffee shops are also sitting…
To the Dodge Ram driver who was futilely spinning his wheels on the Woodall Rodgers Freeway exit ramp this morning; the Lexus driver who locked her brakes and whirled her car across Maple Avenue; and the Ford 150 driver who couldn’t find the traction he needed to turn on to…
Debates regarding the quality of smoked meat in Dallas will be temporarily settled tomorrow when 10 of the state’s leading pit masters descend upon the House of Blues to cater the Super Bowl party for credentialed media. Participating barbecue joints include Snow’s, Franklin BBQ, Black’s BBBQ and Meyer’s Smokehouse. Drew…
“Dallas, huh?” a Michigander friend asked me upon hearing I’d moved here. “Bet you don’t get much sushi.” Actually, I corrected him, there’s extraordinary sushi here. Sushi’s the perfect fit for Dallas, a city with a bustling airport, a growing Asian and Asian-American population and an affection for high price…
I tasted a fantastic array of bracing and exhilarating hot sauces last week at ZestFest, but since I did my sampling as a judge for the Fiery Food Challenge, I wasn’t privy to the names or brands of any of the products I tried. So this weekend I returned to…
While local restaurants are rushing to acquaint Dallas area eaters with the finer points of Primanti Bros.-style sandwiches, Green Bay cuisine is getting considerably less attention from Super Bowl-minded eateries. Sherlock’s Baker St. Pub in Arlington is the latest restaurant to Pittsburgh-fy its menu, making its Steeler visitors — including…
Dallas has one successful, visible, commercial urban farm. It also has thousands of parking lots. But apparently that ratio’s not sufficiently skewed for some tastes. Tom Spicer of Spiceman’s FM 1410 today told his e-mail list that his landlord’s considering paving over his backyard garden, which has helped keep the…
I’m proud to be a member of a community of food writers that care about working conditions in food processing factories, the availability of fruits and vegetables in impoverished neighborhoods and the ethics of eating meat. But I’m ashamed of my profession when my so-called colleagues sink to reporting on…
