Food geeks who are interested in how Pittsburgh’s hot Italian sausage stacks up against northern Wisconsin’s bratwurst can get in the Super Bowl mood at Malarkey’s Tavern, the only Steelers-themed bar in the area. Mike Quinn and Stephen Brady opened the north Dallas bar in 2009, a decision the Pittsburgh…
It’s probably unfair to show up in winter at a restaurant that touts its fresh, seasonal cuisine. Diners who rushed to eat at Brownstone when it opened last summer were feted with Mother Nature’s version of a ticker-tape parade: The kitchen all but pelted them with kernels of Silver Queen…
Love knows no season, but a new show at Cohn Drennan Contemporary is a pretty good warm-up for the most romantic of all months. The Dallas Design District gallery is showcasing three sets of couples who work in the arts, including Cohn and Cathy Drennan, who’ve befriended many other artists…
The film version of Sunday in New York, a vintage 1960s comedy about a 22-year old virgin who’s itching to find a mate without sacrificing her sterling reputation, is credited with launching Jane Fonda’s career. Rover Dramawerks’ Kelsey Kruse is no doubt hoping her company’s production in Plano will do…
The NFL Experience, the interactive football theme park that comes to the Dallas Convention Center tomorrow, has a hot dog of its own — and it’s unclear whether any other venue would want it. To honor Texas, concessionaire Centerplate has concocted the NFLX Superdog, described as “an all-beef hot dog…
A few viewers questioned Richard Blais’ decision on last week’s edition of Top Chef: All Stars to serve a tuna dish in a silver tin, but experts say restaurant goers should get used to more creative plating techniques. “You’re trying to create a memorable dish, and part of that is…
The scene this weekend at Einstein Brothers Bagels on Lemmon Avenue — the only grab-and-go bagel shop within easy reach of downtown and uptown, since the location in the AT&T Building keeps weekday-only hours — was distressing. As on most Sunday mornings, people waiting to place orders clogged the vestibule,…
John Tesar’s new restaurant in One Arts Plaza will feature the area’s first keg wine program, an innovation the busy chef says is in keeping with his vision for The Commissary. Wine on tap, catching on at wine bars elsewhere, is currently available locally only at Central Market, but Tesar…
Dallas’ thriving craft cocktail scene will soon have a downtown outpost, courtesy of local celebrity barkeeps Michael Martensen and Eddie “Lucky” Campbell. The pair has begun renovations on the Main Street space previously occupied by Dr. Bell’s BBQ in the 1400 block of Main Street. While the cocktail bar is…
Jeff Harris, who until recently served as executive chef at a restaurant known primarily for its proteins, is quoted as a squash expert in this month’s issue of Garden & Gun. The Southern lifestyle magazine turned to Harris, late of Craft, to help readers decipher the mysteries of wringing rich…
A medical emergency this morning at a judging session for the Fiery Food Challenge, the spicy food contest held in conjunction with ZestFest, served as a visceral reminder of how much heat capsaicin extract packs — and raised questions about whether the chemical should be allowed in competition. The owner…
If attendees at Foodways’ Texas first-ever Dallas event at Smoke tonight are able to rouse themselves from their chairs after feasting on Tim Byres’ lengthy menu of gumbo, roasted oysters, raw oysters, grilled shrimp and fried fish, they can compete to shuck the most oysters in one minute – and…
Just one month after opening, a new sports bar has terminated its partnership with pizzaoulo Jay Jerrier. As first reported by The Feast, Brackets has replaced Jerrier’s Napoletana-style pies with the thicker-crust pizzas its comment card-completing customers prefer. The restaurant’s also expanded its toppings menu, so ping pong players can…
Oscar nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, and if the Academy gets the least bit cutesy, I’ll have hours and hours of movie-watching ahead of me. For more than a decade, I’ve made a ritual of seeing every nominated film in every category: I was probably the only person as…
Dallas is about to get scrutinized by one of the nation’s leading dining critics. In a call put out via Twitter this morning, the New York Times’ chief restaurant critic Sam Sifton announced he was “Heading to Dallas” to “figure it out for those heading to Texas for Super Bowl.”…
Three days after The Green Room was supposed to reopen with a “new menu and new wine list,” the Deep Ellum restaurant remains closed and publicists are mum on future plans. The restaurant hasn’t changed an outgoing voice mail message promising a January 18 relaunch and soliciting requests for reservations…
The third public meeting for the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan, billed as an opportunity to review the first full draft of the document City Council will see this spring, was as much pep rally as policy session. The map unveiled last night has been tweaked to incorporate citizen suggestions, so…
The “to” in farm-to-table will get plenty of attention at an upcoming conference hosted by the Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association The theme of the group’s annual three-day conference, scheduled to start on January 28 in Killeen, is “Texas Farms Direct.” As the website explains it, “the conference will…
Downtown restaurants hoping to rent out their private dining rooms for Super Bowl viewing parties and pre-game festivities — Morton’s The Steakhouse sends word its boardroom’s still up for grabs, and it “can seat up to 70 guests at one time!” — will have additional competition from pop-up venues. Don…
A scaled-back version of the House of Blues’ gospel brunch, which was mothballed in August, is set to return to the West End restaurant next month. According to featured performer Lady Diamond, who starred in the weekly hallelujah-and-hash show until January 2010, “Gospel Sunday” will be a monthly event starting…
Well, maybe you don’t want to eat this exactly: Hollow crawfish shells and dirty napkins make for a pretty lousy meal. But you definitely do want to eat what would have shown up in the “before” picture if I’d had the willpower to reach for my phone before digging into…
Crossroads Diner is located just off the corner of Walnut Hill Road and Central Expressway, which, in the world’s compendium of crossroads, is a pretty prosaic intersection. People come here to catch the train, not negotiate with Satan. But the new restaurant’s name isn’t just a geographic reference: Chef-owner Tom…
