The Shell Shack in Uptown opened last week, in the spot where the hot-dog centric The Stand used to be. The Shell Shack specializes in piles of crustaceans. Bibs are highly suggested. This is the first Shell Shack, which is owned by a group of people that dabble in a…
If something about the city seemed different the past few days, well, that was because most, if not all, local brewers hopped over to the Mile High City for the annual Great American Beer Festival, which started last Thursday and lasted through Saturday. It’s the who’s who of American beer,…
Two great local chefs from two different restaurants and two breweries (one local, one not-so-much) are roasting whole pigs this month and pairing said pig with different beers. Tickets are on sale for both of them. You should strongly consider attending both, perhaps for a comparative essay. Following are the…
The new restaurant and bar Nickel And Rye, at 2523 McKinney Ave., smartly opens today to accommodate the throngs of TX/OU revelers who will hit Uptown at any moment. This “libations and hashery” spot is located in the old Uptown Bar and Grill space and is owned by the group…
If you’re a competitive-cooking-reality-TV enthusiast, you’re certainly familiar with Dallas’ own Tiffany Derry and Uno Immanivong, who have appeared on Top Chef and The Taste, respectively. The duo is tossing some dishes together for a dinner at Wine Poste next Thursday, October 17. See Also: – The Final Fork Fight…
The local chapter of Slow Food is having a fall fundraiser that you might want to go ahead and grab a ticket for. Coffee and Pie Oh My! is November 8 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Davis Street Espresso and will raise funds for the non-profit group that promotes…
Quenching a thirst in this city has never been so easy. Local craft beer is a booming industry, and an entire culture has risen atop that foamy head. The same group that pulled together the Big Texas Beer Fest and Untapped is throwing another party. This one is called Texas…
The famed Charlie Palmer checked out of boutique hotel The Joule recently, and today, CBD Provisions (1530 Main St.) opens as the hotel’s new anchor restaurant. CBD is owned by Consilient Hospitality, who also owns Hibiscus, Victor Tangos, The Porch, The Front Room at Hotel Lumen and multiple locations of…
Science is Awesome has a story about 11-year-old Michal Bodzianowski from Colorado, who recently won a competition sponsored by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education that will test the effects of zero gravity on brewing. There were a total of 744 science proposals submitted by almost 4,000…
In a paper published online for the American Journal of Medicine, it’s been discovered that chicken nuggets aren’t exactly what they’re portrayed to be — namely, chicken. See Also: The Chicken Nugget Bonanza You Never Asked For Titled “The Autopsy of Chicken Nuggets Reads ‘Chicken Little,'” Dr. Richard D. deShazo…
Origin Natural Food on McKinney Ave. is changing things up a bit just nine months after opening. Co-owner Jessica Myers says that the grab-and-go restaurant will expand the menu and transition into a full service kitchen and bar concept under the new banner of Origin Kitchen + Bar. See also:…
Daniel Kurzrock and Jordan Schwartz, two savvy economic majors at UCLA, wanted to find a way to repurpose the grains used in their home brews instead of throwing them in the dumpster or sending them to the cows). So the pair of hopheads partnered with several area breweries and invented…
Mexican Sugar is a new restaurant opening in The Shops at Legacy in Plano this November. Created and developed by the management group Fork It Over LLC, which also owns Whiskey Cake and Velvet Taco, this spot will focus on dishes from Central and South America, anchored Mexican food. Mexican…
It took years for Kari Gates to get a farmers market in Plano. After attending more council meetings than any farmer should have to deal with, the Plano native, who owns Spring Creek Organic Farms, finally got the all clear to open the Collin County Farmers Market at 3314 N…
Update: They sold out in 5 minutes. We told Alice to have it at AAC but no one ever listens to us. Tickets for Meat Fight went on sale at 10 a.m. this morning. The third annual event, with a guest-judging appearance from Nick Offerman, goes down at Four Corners…
While most of us are partial to the stories inside our beer bottles, sometimes what’s on the label is pretty interesting, too. So we surveyed a few craft breweries in North Texas to learn a little more about the stories behind their labels, starting with one of the most popular…
Hypnotic Donuts has a unique way of taking simple ideas and making them eccentric. Multiple cases in point include billboard signs, doughnut burgers, an eating contest that involves a dance with the devil and even a guerilla warfare fritter. See Also: Interview with James St. Peter of Hypnotic Donuts In…
Chef Nicole Gossling has been bringing farms to tables for several years in Dallas. The vegetarian from Carrollton attended culinary school in San Francisco, but she landed a job as a corporate trainer at BJ’s Brewhouse, where she spent her days training people on the fine science of preparing food…
On Sunday evening as most people in the universe were watching a chemist rig a gun in his trunk, the West End Pub was preparing for its very own finale. After 25 years of business in the West End, the self-described “neighborhood pub without a neighborhood” shut the doors for…
Meat Fight is an annual celebration of meat, meat, and meat that raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). The event started just three years ago as a back yard barbecue, then graduated to a bigger space that would allow for more meat for more meatheads last year…
James St. Peter is the hippie and creator behind Dallas’ very own Hypnotic Donuts. His dream of making doughnuts started out with Spanish-based baking lessons in the wee hours of the morning, then grew to selling doughnuts from the back of a Ford Expedition, and eventually led to a retail…
If you’re ready to be hardcore convinced that our food system is going to pot, you’ll want to head over to the Texas Theater this weekend to enjoy the new feature-length documentary GMO OMG. The film is based on director Jeremy Seifert’s search for real food. When he can’t find…
