Each week we meet a new local chef in our Three-Course Meal series. This week, Katherine Clapner, the woman responsible for making us crazy for Dude, Sweet Chocolate, explains how she paved her way to her little shop in Oak Cliff, which recently was named Best Devil’s Advocate and Best…
The Hotel St. Germain on Maple Avenue will host a Halloween brouhaha this weekend with a tarot card reading alongside a wine and amuse-bouche dinner served by Chef Chad Martin. What better place to channel your supernatural subconscious than 100-year-old Victorian mansion? The evening begins with a Black Widow Vodka…
Earlier today I caught up with Don Scarborough about his new place, Liquid Zoo at 6750 Abrams Road in Lake Highlands. Scarborough told us he’s serving up “burgers, a spicy chicken sandwich, home made chicken salad and pimento cheese sandwiches; and a fried bologna sandwich.” Intrigued, we asked him about…
Zio Cecio opens tonight for dinner at 4615 W. Lovers Lane. Chef Francesco Farris, formerly of Arcodoro/Pomodoro, is originally from Sardinia, and his new place is an “Italian affair with a Sardinian twist.” Mains include Mezzeluna Alla Fonduta Di Pistacchio, ravioli filled with seafood and ricotta in a pistachio cream…
With the Cards and Rams in town this weekend, we asked ourselves: “Who in our fabulous city is from St. Louis and could shed a little light on the food scene up there?” Perhaps, we thought, our most esteemed transplant from that so-called Gateway to the West, Hall of Famer…
In Part 1 of our interview with Chef Brad Albers of Eddie V’s, we talked about his time in a Swiss kitchen. In Part 2 he discussed the social-driven food scene in Dallas. Today we’ll learn about his passion for hunting and political refugees from Burma who are learning a…
When Casey Rapp ordered 1,750 kegs of beer for all the people he’ll have over for Saturday’s Rangers game, the problem, rather than getting all those kegs into place, was getting enough cups to hold all the suds. Rapp’s head has been spinning with this and other challenges. Fortunately, as…
Yesterday, in Part 1 of our interview with Chef Brad Albers, we learned about his band “It,” a tiny town in Switzerland and his new big boss. Today we talk more about the fickle Dallas food scene. Where do you eat when you’re not at Eddie V’s? I actually don’t…
In their super-neighborly way, Il Cane Rosso has invited local celebrity chefs to come over and play in their kitchen on Monday nights. “You cook, we’ll clean,” is about how the invite reads. To which the invitees have responded, “You just sit there and look pretty. I got this.” So,…
Chef Brad Albers is charged with keeping everyone fat and happy at Eddie V’s in Dallas, a job at which he seems to excel. Originally from Dallas, he attended the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco followed by an unplanned German-language immersion program in Switzerland, where he learned about French…
In a fuzzy confusion of city limit lines, Patty Shack Burgers sits at 510 East Avenue K, just off Hwy 360 in either Euless, Grand Prairie or Arlington. It depends on which site you look at. Tucked away in an obscure strip of stores behind an old restaurant, it’s not…
Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House has opened at 1154 Peavy Road, next to Good 2 Go Taco in East Dallas. Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling, who respectively own and manage Vickery Park on Henderson, have been working on this project for quite some time. The bar will offer an…
The not-so-new-anymore uptown sports bar, The Nodding Donkey is celebrating its one-year anniversary tomorrow with a free buffet from 4 to 7 p.m., drink specials and an appearance from their real-life mascot donkey, Willy. Penelope Carlton, in-house baker for The Nodding Donkey (and sister restaurant State and Allen), will even…
Officially, yesterday was National Boss Day. But for most of the working world, any day this week would work for excessive, strategic ass-kissing. If you forgot to get your boss that bottle of liquor, don’t sweat it. We’ve got you covered. Here, our five best ideas for a lunch worthy…
Recently we ran a little ditty about a few new eateries in central Arlington. In response, a couple of dive-savvy readers asked about the often-overlooked older bars in the area, all of which are just west of the Ballpark in Arlington and Cowboys Stadium. They’re perfect for avoiding the lackluster…
In part one of our three parter, Oddfellows Chef Brady Williams told us about his icy road to cooking, while part two covered his take on the Dallas food scene. Today we learn a little about how he runs things in his restaurants and end with a discussion on music,…
The first time I bought Dude, Sweet Chocolate’s “Crack in a Box,” it was on a whim and possibly because the name was amusing. Later that evening, as I polished off the last bite of the two large slabs that were inside the box, I had my “ah-ha!” moment: the…
In part one of our three-parter with Oddfellows’ Brady Williams, we tracked his course from hockey goalie to chef. Today: The Dallas restaurant scene. What do you like most about the Dallas restaurant scene? From the industry side, the people I gravitate to are really trying to change the food…
In part one of this week’s Three-Course Meal series we hear from chef Brady Williams of Oddfellows, who discusses his first job at a greasy-spoon diner, what his grandmother taught him about cooking and what lead him to Dallas after playing hockey. How old are you? I’m 25. When was…
Recently some businesses along Knox Street colluded, but not in a mafia-ish way, to “brand” their neighborhood, officially calling it “The Knox Public Improvement Project.” Catchy, isn’t it? To celebrate their new collaborative identity and goal of improving things, this loosely knit group of restaurants, retails shops and artsy places…
Carl’s Jr. seems extremely excited to be opening its 50th restaurant in Texas this Saturday at 550 W. I-30 in Garland. To commemorate the occasion they are deploying a food truck, which will hit this city over the next few days with free samples of burgers, fries and drinks. Below…
Since October is National Cheese Month, it’s fine time to “Meet the Cheeses” at Central Market, where, in addition to their standard vast collection, they’re hosting a few classes. For the industrious cheese devotee, Allison Hooper is in town to host a class this Thursday, October 13, from 6:30 to…
