Yesterday Robert Wilonsky over at the Dallas Morning News (that feels like putting a shoe on the wrong foot) reported on a fast-tracked code issue aimed at easing restrictions on Dallas microbreweries. As it stands now, these small independent brewers are relegated to “heavy industrial” zones and in order to…
The James Beard Foundation on Monday announced its finalists for its highly coveted culinary awards, and included in the category for Best Chef in the Southwest was Bruno Davaillon of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. Originally from Loire Valley in France, Davaillon joined the Mansion in 2009 after a globetrotting…
Originally from Akron, Ohio, Patrick Stark, chef at Sundown at Granada, enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America fresh out of high school at 17 years of age, partially because he just wanted the get the hell outta town. He’s worked throughout the United States, a few spots in Europe…
Recently I found myself at the register of a Pinkberry with a pretty swirl of coconut frozen yogurt topped off with a load of sticker shock. “It’s just one small,” I said upon seeing the price, gesturing behind me that I was alone and wondering how many swirls she just…
As we’ve mentioned before, the White Rock Local Market is a great place to buy local produce from local farmers, which might sound locally redundant but unfortunately it isn’t always. This community-inspired market is held the second and fourth Saturdays at the Green Spot, at 702 North Buckner Blvd. This…
With St. Patty’s Day behind us and spring break in the books, summer is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get serious about our curvy figures. One of the worst offenders to the best of all diet plans is alcohol. Not only for the calories within each…
Jay Jerrier, owner of Il Cane Rosso, put it best: “Santo Merda!” (Holy Shit!) It’s not too often that the best pizza shop in town offers up its authentic Neapolitan red-brick pizza oven to one of the best chefs in the city. A chef whose restaurant takes reservations a month…
I was down near Austin over the weekend (not for SXSW) and decided to check out the South Congress food truck park, to get a little sense of what may happen in Dallas by 2027. The food truck park is a testament to the best weirdness of Austin, as demonstrated…
Mark Cuban has caused me to completely rediscover St. Patrick’s Day. Gratuitous party-givers with no strings attached plays well into the whole theme of “friendliest day of the year.” So I tracked down my favorite Irish lass, Theresa Magee, earlier this week to have her show me how to make…
Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Feargal McKinney came to the U.S. after college to see the sights and do a bit of traveling. After some time in New York City, he took the scenic route to California and stopped in Dallas to visit a friend and essentially never left — partially…
Via the Dallas Business Journal, the Asian supermarket chain H Mart has signed a lease for a 70,000+ square foot facility in the Parker Town Centre in Plano. This will be their second local store – the other is on Old Denton Road in Carrollton. H Mart is garnered a…
News out of Cowtown via the Star-Tele is that Blue Mesa Grill is planning on opening a new restaurant at Lincoln Square just west of the Ballpark in Arlington this fall, to capitalize on sports traffic in the area. President Jim Baron said the new Blue Mesa Grill in Arlington…
Be Patient from elliott munoz on Vimeo. Bolsa Mercado was burgalarized over the weekend. The restaurant caught the perp on a security camera. And what did they do with the tape? They put music over the footage and made a funny video out of it. Surely at some point before…
Since we can’t all load up for the beach this spring break, we’ve compiled a list of a foodie-inspired road trips. Maybe you have a day off and just want to get out of town for a bit, to drive aimlessly (or pointedly for ribs) on old back roads and…
When Frank and Ann Todora opened the Parkit Market 50 years ago at the corner of Greenville Avenue and University, it was mostly surrounded by pastures. Greenville was a small, two-lane road and what is now Central Expressway was even smaller. There was one lone power line running down Greenville,…
The White Rock Local Market springs back to life this weekend after hibernating for our quasi-winter. If you’re looking for fresh, local produce and culinary goods of all kinds, where you can literally put names to faces, this is possibly the best place in the city to do so. “White…
This Saturday, March 10, Sigel’s at 3209 N. Fitzhugh St. is hosting TexasFest, a thirst-quenching celebration of Texas craft beer, spirits and wine from 1-4 p.m. Reps from about 20 different Texas breweries, distilleries and wineries will all be there with samples and smart answers to your all your burning…
Yesterday when my Greenling box arrived, it had a little surprise, which they randomly throw in every now and then. Among the turnips, beets and kale was a small container of Three Happy Cows caramel milk spread, or as it’s commonly known in these parts (because it rolls off the…
See that “repurposed wood” wall back there? It’s awesome, right? I love those. In front of it is Will Ferrell, who was at Sundown at Granada Wednesday promoting his new film, Casa de Mi Padre, which opens March 16. Word from the lucky few that were invited to the junket…
Eater Dallas posted a fascinating story of what happens when a highly irate burger guy uses Twitter to release his anger. He really should try a different method, like what we used to tell my coach in high school, “In with the good air [inhale], out the bad air [exhale].”…
In a press release, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack added, “… our MyPlate symbol is a simple reminder to think before we eat.” The USDA has teamed up with more than 6,000 MyPlate Community and National Strategic Partners in this effort, and they are all committed to promoting the 2010 Dietary…
Walking towards the back of Marquee to interview Tre Wilcox, I spot him having a rather intense conversation with a guy in a suit about the menu. I grab a seat in a plush booth and wait. No more than a minute later he starts to walk over, but gets…
