Anne and Johnny Jones started Latte Da Dairy in 2005 with five acres of land and a wild cheese-making dream. Anne, a veterinarian by trade, bought just two goats to get started and named them Serenity and Rosemary. But, no kidding, things have really changed in eight years. On April…
Update, 4/19: We accidentally jumped the gun a bit when we said below that the raw milk bill was on its way to the House floor for debate. Actually, first it has to make a stop in the Calendars Committee to get placed on the calendar to be debated on…
The Original Pancake House has teamed up with Medical City, Carter BloodCare and RunOn! for a blood drive in support of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Straight from the release: What: The Original Pancake House is teaming up with Medical City, Carter BloodCare and RunOn! to show support for Boston…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Pinterest will kill your soul. Pinterest is select-league baseball for 9-year olds. You think it’s just a silly game, but you’re wrong. This is life: It’s real and it hurts. Don’t you dare come to this game and pick dandelions in…
Wednesday, April 17 Heads up, hopheads. The founders of Founders Brewing Co., Dave Engbers and Michael Stevens, will be at The Common Table around 5:30ish. There will be $15 flights of Founders that include Centennial IPA, Red’s Rye PA, Dirty Bastard and KBS. From their FB page, “38 flights available…
Total bummer about American Airline’s computer glitch out at D/FW Airport. The bad news is your stuck in the awkward space between nowhere and home (or, even worse, vacation!). The good news is, you have some food and beverage options to pass the time. Funny thing about the airport bubble,…
The fancy-pants gourmet food and travel magazine, Saveur, has recently nominated a Dallas-based blog In Sock Monkey Slippers for a food blog award. Meredith Steele is the one in funny socks. She started cooking when she traded in her craft as a graphic-designer to be a stay-at-home-mom. The transition left…
Cheese week in Dallas just wouldn’t be a real cheese week if it didn’t include the mozzarella queen-bee Paula Lambert. Several decades ago while studying Italian in Perugia, Italy, Lambert, who is originally from Fort Worth, fell in love with fresh mozzarella. While in Italy, she came up with the…
Fort Worth-based Firestone and Robertson Distilling Co. won double gold medals and Best in Class in the category of American Craft Whiskey for their TX blended whiskey at the 13th Annual World Spirits Competition in San Francisco recently, where more than 1,407 spirits were poured from 63 countries in 85…
Last week the good folks with the Untapped Festival released the official beer list for their combo indie music and craft beer event next Saturday in Fort Worth. There were a few surprises from local breweries on the list, like an American barley wine style ale from Deep Ellum Brewing…
Did you get your fill at the Big Texas Beer Fest last weekend down at Fair Park? Nah, us neither. While it was a delicious beer event, it really just teased our hophead tendencies. So, fantastic news! The Paste Untapped Festival is next weekend, April 20, in Fort Worth. Even…
Michael Snider’s motivation to help is really a simple story. When Hurricane Katrina barreled over Louisiana and squeezed more rain out of the whirlpool of clouds than the land knew what to do with, Snider wanted to help. He wasn’t picky about how, but he had to do something. “I…
Dallas chefs Nicole Van Camp and David Anthony Temple (DAT) are two free spirits who regularly host private dinners in the Deep Ellum area, chef DAT under the name Underground Dinner and chef Nicole as the Secret Supper Club. In both cases, their dinners are a hodgepodge of couples and…
The Slow Food movement was initially founded by Italian Carlo Petrini in the mid-1980s as a way to counteract our “fast” culture, which, among many other things, affected the way we eat. Now Slow Food is a global (yet very local) interest group that advocates for sustainable food. In a…
Live thoroughbred racing returns to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie this Thursday when the ponies take their post positions at 6:35 p.m. for the first race of the year. Since last season the racetrack has spent $11 million on improvements, including a remodel of Silks Dining Terraces on the…
Thursday, April 11 The We Over Me Farm at Paul Quinn College is hosting its annual Community Cooks dinner this Thursday. Some of Dallas’ best chefs will be serving at the event, including Chad Houser, Jeff Harris of Bolsa, Jason Maddy of Oak and Matt McCallister of FT33. Tickets are…
Pearl Cup Coffee in Richardson at II Creeks shopping center is now open (2701 Custer Parkway, Ste. 917). This is the third spot for one of Dallas’ favorite locally owned coffee shops; other locations are the original at 1900 Henderson Ave. and 750 N. Paul Street downtown. Tuesday was their…
The ninth annual Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party is this Sunday, April 21, at the Glass Cactus at the Gaylord Texan. You’ll need to get on your fancy-pants for this event, since you’ll be mingling with some football players, Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and some of Dallas’…
Haystack Burgers & Barely is moving into the Richardson Heights Shopping Center, just a couple doors down from the Alamo Drafthouse that is currently under construction. Owned and operated by Richardson locals Kevin and Jenny Glavan, along with Rob and Christine Wondoloski, Haystack will open in mid-April. It will have…
Modern Farmer, a new quarterly print magazine that will hit the stands on April 15, has just recently launched an online site. The publication and site aims to cover a wide breadth of issues like the farm-to-plate movement, sustainability, global food issues, farming, chicken coops, legislation and, occasionally, photos of…
Arlington has added a few amenities that might coordinate well with pre- or post-game Rangers activities. We’re building off this list we created last year with a couple new spots that add a little character to central Arlington — if used car lots weren’t enough character in the first place…
Each week (or thereabout) we ask a local chef three burning questions about his or her favorite culinary reads, food shames and best (or worst) meals. This week, we hear from Boss Lady and Pitmaster, Diane and Justin Fourton of Pecan Lodge. 1. What are your three favorite cookbooks? The…
