Khanh Nguyen had a successful career as a local attorney when he decided to take a little time off, a sabbatical of sorts, between projects. During that time, he immersed himself in traditional Vietnamese cooking, spending months trying to perfect various recipes, mainly concentrating on pho, which is highly relevant…
To highlight regional specialties on its new Tour of America menu, Denny’s has launched a new “50 State Challenge.” The purpose of the challenge, which is managed through a Smartphone app, is to have customers check-in at Denny’s locations around the country while on their summer vacations. In return, customers…
Earlier this week, Nancy Luna, “Fast Food Maven” of the Orange County Register, reported that Irvine, California-based Taco Bell sold 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in ten weeks, which is the largest product launch in Taco Bell’s history. Introduced on March 8 of this year, the 100 million orange tacos…
Serious Pizza at 2807 Elm St. in Deep Ellum has gotten some play here before. Last summer Cheap Bastard couldn’t fit a large pizza in a Ford Escape, and we’ve also included them in a “Best of” here and there. Last week I had the good fortune to try the…
Twice in my life I thought I was going to die. Both times were on the Comal River in New Braunfels at the exact same place about 20 years apart. For those of you who haven’t been, along the river is what appears to be a completely docile 3-foot waterfall…
Rock and Roll Tacos, previoulsy just a food truck, has completed their non-hostile take over of the kitchen and dining room at La Grange in Deep Ellum. The owners of La Grange wanted out of the kitchen (admitedly not their specialty) and the owner of Rock and Roll Tacos wanted…
If you’ve always dreamed of owning your own restaurant, there can be some real financial advantages to starting with a food truck, primarily because the initial investment is a fraction of opening a restaurant. Open Forum recently looked at the costs and, depending on a city and space, brick and…
Two years ago Meri Dahlke and Michael Hickey jumped on the crazy train of bar ownership. They found an old building on a nice plot in the Bishops Arts District and decided to give it a go. Now, it’s just a matter of weeks now before they actually open Ten…
Dublin Bottling Works is celebrating its 121st birthday next Saturday, June 9, with “fanfare, music and a giant outdoor party in downtown Dublin.” I’m thinking this is a great road trip for the kids. You know, we always say we’re going to get them out to the country more –…
Chef Ryan Carbery was raised in a family of chefs four generations deep. As a teenager, Carbery worked for his uncle David Slay of ParkAve in Orange County and his aunt Lisa, who owns restaurants in his hometown of St. Louis. After culinary school in Chicago, Carbery eventually made his…
SideDish reported that Pho Colonial on Frankford Road closed its doors for good yesterday, which just opened a little over a year ago. Slow traffic seems to have been the culprit for the southern Vietnamese street food spot, even though recently Jose Ralat Maldonado with CBS listed it as one…
In our coverage here at City of Ate, we typically try to lean towards high-end foods and unique eateries (OK, on occasion). But, we also know crap sells, mainly because often we’re the ones buying it. And while our fast-food coverage usually highlights absurdity, sometimes it crosses into all-business territory…
Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration denied the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as “corn sugar,” a request they had made almost two years ago, arguing that sugar and HFCS were one in the same. The FDA reasoned the action would confuse consumers and…
Meatingplace is a trade publication for, you guessed it, the meat industry. NPR reported last week that the magazine’s most recent cover screamed in bright pink “SLIMED,” followed by the subhead “What the hell happened.” In her article, April Fulton at NPR outlined what four editors of Meatingplace contend caused…
Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife Priscilla Chan are spending some time in Rome on their honeymoon, during which they are expected to purchase both Rome and patent for pasta. Yesterday The Telegraph out of London reported that the newlyweds had lunch at Nonna Betta, a kosher restaurant in Rome’s…
Bailey’s Berry Patch in Sadler, Texas, has experienced quite a few ups and downs the past year or so. Even before last summer’s drought killed 65 percent of their bushes, in early spring one tall dark cloud sauntered over the farm and pummeled the delicate crop like a school-yard bully,…
Tomato Pie Pizza recently opened at 11661 Preston Road, on the southwest corner of Preston and Forest, just down the sidewalk from Panera Bread. Owner Ryan Noles relocated, along with a few family members, from the Midwest to test his St. Louis-style family-owned joint in the metroplex. The thin crust…
Earlier this week Kinky Friedman was in town at Sigel’s promoting his new Man in Black line of tequila. Jasper Russo (with Sigel’s) sent me the picture above, and I sent him back a few questions for Kinky, since they were so chummy and all. Seven people and two days…
We tracked down a few Dallas chefs to get a little insight on how a Memorial Day cookout in their backyard might look, taste and smell. From grills and smokers to favorite cuts of meat, plus some tips for the novice, let their words serve as inspiration as grilling season…
Looking for something different to grill over the upcoming America-grill-fest weekend? Hufpo found these Cupcakewurst, which would surely be a show stopper. Made with the same casing used to pack real animal sausage, chocolate batter is piped in, sort of the same way one would fill a water balloon, tied…
State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) recently founded a new state caucus aimed at enhancing, protecting and serving the needs of the Texas local food movement. Called the Farm-to-Table Caucus, it’s reportedly the nation’s first caucus designed specifically to support the local food movement. The aim of the bi-partisan caucus is…
The Grape’s sous chef, Danyele McPherson, sat down with us last week to chat about the life as a sous. Let’s just jump right in. How did you initially get into cooking? Well, I went to normal college – got a degree at North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked…
