So, what to do. The banks are closed, the kids are out of school and some of us may feel compelled to celebrate the day with a little tip o’ the hat to a president. Like the first or the 16th, who both happen to have birthdays this month. Or…
Thursday evening The Hardline spent a segment tossing around ideas for a cooking show. Sure it has nothing to do with sports, but that’s nothing new for you P1s out there. Mike Rhyner brought to the table a cooking show based on headlights. Yes, headlights. Particularly on a sufficiently breasted…
As you surely know, ’tis the weekend before Fat Tuesday. Gluttony will run rampant in the streets as we, and everyone in New Orleans, prepare for 40 days of sacrifice that begin on Ash Wednesday. (Or maybe you focus on just the gluttony part? That’s cool, too.) On Sunday, Poor…
Rachel Stone at the Lakewood Advocate got the scoop on three new retail outlets at BLVD, the new luxury apartment complex at SMU Boulevard and Greenville Avenue that offers, among many of its amenities, valet trash service, a “sparkling pool and sundeck,” and 712 square feet of luxury living for…
The Tootie Pie Company will soon open a gourmet café at 5944 Royal Lane, on the southwest corner of Preston and Royal. Their sign is already on the marquee to tease us all. And from peaking inside the windows, it’s clear the build-out is slowly taking shape. For a little…
The new Central Market at Preston and Royal is now open, offering just about all the amenities of the other four local Central Markets but in half the space. Here’s a party tip: don’t fight the one-way serpentine flow. Once you decide to get in, you’re in. And focus. If…
Short of earning a Ph.D in bio-tech science, making sense of genetically modified (GM) or engineered (GE) ingredients in America’s food chain is almost impossible. Primarily because by law GM foods aren’t required to be labeled as such. So you literally need that degree along with a boatload of data…
Side Dish reported on Valentine’s Day that Nana, the restaurant in the Hilton Anatole, will close in June and reopen in September as a steakhouse. Yes. A steakhouse. Chef Anthony Bombaci has been promoted within the company, and the new chef has yet to be named. The place is also…
Chef Braden Wages of Malai Thai in the West Village is originally from upstate New York. He and his wife, Yasmin, who is from Weatherfod, met while in school at Cornell. Running a restaurant was a long-term dream for both of them. But the concept for that place was based…
Know what’s better than a pop-up restaurant? A pie pop-up, of course. Per Good Space and Go Oak Cliff, this weekend, during the Mardi Gras celebration in the Bishop Arts District, Emporium Pies will be doing a trial run of sorts. They’re interested in investing in a little real estate…
The Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (TOFGA), a non-profit educational organization that “supports farmers, ranchers and gardeners who grow food and fiber in a sustainable manner,” arrives this week for its annual conference, at the Mesquite Convention Center, February 17 through 19…
Chef Tim Byres, Chris Jeffers and Chris Zielke, co-owners of Smoke, have seen fit to transform the spacious old Jack’s Backyard spot to a beer garden called The Foundry and a chicken stand called Chicken Scratch. The latter isn’t open just quite yet, but the former — the drinking part…
Eating out on Valentine’s Day is like the fun house at a traveling carnival — all smoke and mirrors and unmet expectations. The bar is set too high, the pressure to perform too much, and in the end everyone feels duped. Yet every year when it rolls back through town,…
A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular…
Marie Tedei created Eden’s Organic Garden Center and CSA farm for several reasons. One was self-fulfilling: She’s a studied horticulturist and has a passion for living clean and healthy off the land. But the primary reason was to have a place where the local community and farmers can create a…
Johnny’s Pizza House has opened its first North Texas location in Addison, at the northwest corner of Belt Line and Midway. Johnny’s is originally out of Monroe, Louisiana, where they have a fairly devout following. Their thick crusts are loaded with gooey cheese, and piling on the toppings is encouraged…
Out on the eastern edge of Dallas yesterday, I punched my location into my Dive-Burger Finder App and Bell’s Better Burger popped up. Bless those satellites orbiting the Earth finding burgers for me. Bell’s Better Burger, at 2610 Peachtree Road in Mesquite, is strictly a drive-in. There are two large…
Tom Vincent of Texas Coffee School takes the business of grinding beans to a new level. And, yes, he actually has a school in Arlington. But he also regularly holds class at places like Oddfellows and The Original Pancake House in Addison. He got into the brew business several years…
In 1981, Laura and Oscar Sanchez opened La Calle Doce in small house in Oak Cliff. Now, more than 30 years later, with the recent addition of a new bar and patio, it stands as a staple for Mexican seafood in Dallas. Raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Laura’s father instilled in…
The first bit of news here is that Gloria’s is expanding its Salvadorian food empire yet again. The restaurant’s website confirms they are scheduled to open their first place in Houston this spring, which would make 14 altogether, including one in Austin. The second bit of news is that, according…
Central Market’s annual chocolate festival starts today and lasts through February 14. Some of the best chocolatiers from around the world will make appearances over the next few days and, as always, there are some interesting back stories. If you can fight through the crowds, don’t take lightly the opportunity…
Yes, it’s another post about Il Cane Rosso. Yes, I’m conflicted about the amount of real estate devoted to the Deep Ellum pizza maker. But this time it’s about a badass catcher, so it’s a must. Dallas Morning News sports writer Evan Grant recently bellied up to the pizza bar…
