Boy, that was a doozy. Nothing like stuffing yourself in a closet with five other people plus a dog to put apple pie and mopping floors in perspective. (Of the former: Life’s short and I should eat more; of the latter: extremely overrated when your house is about to get…

The line started 10 feet away from a table in the back of the store, snaked around long rows of wine, out the front doors, all the way to the back of the building, then past another building and into a parking lot, which was so jam-packed with cars tow…

Madrid was a little lighter this past weekend and Dallas a little fuller as chef Sergi Arola of Spain traveled here to dispense his passion for food, music, Harley Davidsons and life in general. Through Central Market’s Passporte España event, Arola hosted three cooking classes locally and one in San…

I’m a huge fan of ballpark food. In my fantasy world where I inherent a fortune from an obscure king of a remote island in which I am somehow unknowingly the sole survivor of the royal lineage, I travel to ballparks across the United States to try out the grub…

It is on like Donkey Kong! Don’t get too crazy about this, kids, but Arby’s has just unleashed a throw-down with Subway. I am so on this. See, they are both promoting their seasonal chicken salad sandwiches. And now Arby’s has an official “Chicken Salad Taste-off” on its website where…

The first concert I went to without a parent was the Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, at the Summit in Houston, circa 1986. I was 11 and my brother was 16. We had floor seats, and I remember it being a crazy show. Afterward, we walked to a hotel across…

So, two guys are sitting at a bar — one is a priest, the other is a carpenter. A guy in a starched shirt hands them each a shot of rum, which they drink… This past Wednesday, DonQ Rum hosted a little event at The Cedars Social to find Dallas’…

I love me some Beyoncé. Her video for “Single Ladies” is mesmerizing. Kanye was right — it should have won Female Video of the Year (even though it went on to win Video of the Year). Beyoncé has this ease in her style — she’s like Sporty Spice the Exotic…

Well, everyone played nice. There were no incidents of belligerence to report. No picket lines were formed. No stones were thrown. Instead Dallas Cowboys players and coaches joined local chefs on Sunday night at the Glass Cactus in Grapevine for the Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party…

Recently I took the chickens out to Denny’s to try their new Maple Bacon Sundae. When I was a kid I went to Denny’s on occasion, but in the past 15 years I think I’ve been twice, and I had no idea what I’d been missing. From customers to the…

Shama lama ding dong! It’s Passover time again. North Texas Jewish families who are preparing for the holiday, which begins Monday at sundown, will sit down for a ceremonial Seder dinner that is full of symbolism. Unfortunately for many, that means jarred gefilte. These spam-like fish balls are the Thanksgiving…

Remember the last scene of Casablanca in which Rick and Renault come together in the end for the good of humanity then walk off into the fog contemplating “…the beginning of a beautiful friendship”? Well, that’s basically what’s happening between the NFL owners and players this weekend at the Glass…

For years I hated Starbucks. I sensed they were plotting a world takeover starting with the invention of their own sizing scheme, which to this day I refuse to adhere to (it’s a small not a tall). I would accuse anyone who drank their coffee as a co-conspirator and kept…

Today in Buffalo, New York, it’s 37 degrees. There’s snow on the ground, and more is expected tonight. Who cares, right? Well, Arron Wight does. He’s from Buffalo and came to Texas for opening day at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington with his uncle Steve Greis, who lives in Dallas. So,…