Supporting local farmers, ranchers, chef-driven restaurants or family-run anything is all good. But honestly? It’s a beat down schlepping across all of North Texas collecting stuff from different spots. The farmer’s market, Urban Acres, the cheese place, the wine place, the butcher, and what about milk? Is Braum’s local enough?…

Growing up in Amarillo, Mat Nugent’s mom was, in today’s lingo, a “foodie.” She taught classes in French cooking, hosted parties to display her culinary skills and, of course, watched Julia Child. Her interest rubbed off on son Mat, who split his TV time between cartoons and cooking shows. So…

News broke yesterday that Sol’s Nieto Mexican Grill at Mockingbird and Abrams closed. Gubbins got the scoop from manager Blanca Perez: “The landlords refused to make any kind of deal with us, so there is nothing we can do. After 10 years, it’s heart-breaking for us to go down this…

UPDATE: On November 29, the North Texas Food Bank received an $800 check from the organizers of Tomato Battle. More updated details are in Gubbins’ article. Back in October we told you about the Tomato Battle, a new event that featured people throwing old tomatoes at each other. Seemed like…

In college I had to take a communications class, which involved giving a persuasive speech. Luckily, I don’t remember mine. But, I’ll never forget the girl who persuaded us not to eat chicken. It worked. She did a standing ovation-worthy physical interpretation of a chicken with all the alterations to…

I approach Thanksgiving with the full intent of it being a colossal eating event. Sleeves rolled up, I slide all my chips across the table and sit back with an air of indifference. Let’s do this. It made me wonder, how much damage can we do in one day? So,…

Occasionally we identify interesting local folks who are as obsessed with food and restaurants as we are, and share some of their thoughts on Dallas’ dining scene and food in general. This is one of those occasions. What food reminds you of your childhood? Soft pretzels! I’m originally from St…

We all have our favorite dish at Thanksgiving. Maybe it’s sweet potato casserole, cheesy mashed potatoes, Jello salad or cornbread dressing. No matter that crazy great-aunt Melba came up with the recipe 47 years ago; if it’s not on the table when the bird is served, then just call the…

We’ve gobbled about birds and various local sides. But bread is a category all unto itself. Clothes make the man, you say? Well, bread can make or break the feast. We’ve covered the issue extensively here and there. Whether to cradle meat for a sandwich or wipe a plate clean…

Occasionally we identify interesting local folks who are as obsessed with food and restaurants as we are, and share some of their thoughts on Dallas’ dining scene and food in general. This is one of those occasions. Barbara Sudweeks is the Associate Principal Viola player in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra…

We’ve already talked turkey. Now, let us not delegate lesser attention to the other elements of a proper Thanksgiving feast, many of which you nary have to travel far to find. There are, in fact, many ways to bring a local farm, wine-maker, cheese crafter, coffee roaster and ice-cream churner…

Queen of entertaining and stock maven Martha Stewart will be at the Williams-Sonoma store at Northpark Center today at 1 p.m. to sign copies of her new cookbook, Martha’s Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations. Per the store website: “Space is limited to the first 500 ticketed customers. (…) Martha will…

Blu Cloud Lounge and Restaurant opened for lunch this week at 2604 Main Street in Deep Ellum, with chef Kenneth Wilson at the helm. “He is southern Louisiana cook,” says Blue Cloud rep Samuel Jackson. “And has been in the industry for about 20 years. He specializes in southern fusion…

Chef Matt McCallister worked his way up from line cook to executive chef at Stephan Pyles in Dallas, then took off around the country to stage at other top restaurants: Daniel in New York City, McCrady’s in South Carolina and Alinea in Chicago. Now he’s opening a new restaurant in…

There’s going to be a cornucopia of happiness at the Sigel’s in Addison this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Not only will there be the usual United Nations gathering of comedians that make up the staff at Sigel’s, but they’re also throwing Dude, Sweet Chocolate’s Katherine Clapner into the…

As an avid runner and cook, Lindsey Cook of Dallas loves to create healthy dishes, like her quinoa and turkey stuffed bell peppers. Easy, versatile and full of deliciousness, Cook was so smitten with the recipe that she entered it in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight contest. From there, the…

This weekend we loaded up the wagon for a trip to Rhineland Farm, just a few miles south of Glen Rose, to pick up a heritage turkey for Thanksgiving. The Rebstocks raise chickens, quail, goats, sheep and guinea fowl; there’s also a hen raising a duckling (their granddaughter found a…

We recently noticed a TABC notice for an application to sell liquor in the window of an empty spot in Cityville off Lemon, and it carried a familiar restaurant name: Kathleen’s Sky Diner, a staple on Lovers Lane near the Tollway. We figured they were looking to expand their pie-and-diner-food…