There was no back-flipping chairman or electric-green squeeze bottle of Bobby Flay’s signature sauce, but Iron Chef (or Bravo’s Top Chef) food nerds got their fix of food competition with Chef SmackDown at the Le Cordon Bleu College for Culinary Arts on Sunday. The battle pitted Loft 610’s (and Top…
The About page of the Tumblr Bread People reads as follows: “Bread People is a site for looking at pictures of the Bread People.” Congratulations, you are now informed. It’s simple yes, but oh-so-hilarious if you have a moment for a punny Friday. Make the jump for a few of…
Certainly, Hector Trevino isn’t the only one who has used Facebook as a costume, but this version really has some class. If you look closely, you’ll notice Hector’s status update: “At the Halloween Block Party.” Brilliant.Of course, the Halloween Block Party on Cedar Springs (Taking it to the treats? Hey-o!)…
Bravo, Dallas, you had some amazing costumes this weekend. Not to sound like a pretentious dickhead, but going through the photos…we’re impressed. It’s no small feat to make a good costume for Halloween, and even more exciting when they’re great. Hell, we only saw a few Internet memes, and a…
Like bacon or dogs in Lobster costumes, Halloween has become epic on the Internet. Ok, we admit, we like a good candy list, but it’s getting harder and harder not to click on posts with titles like “Car vs. Pumpkin.” As you can see from the video some effing geniuses…
Dude, seriously, tacos. Andrea Grimes wrote a feature on the badassness of Fuel City, and we’re thinking, yeah, it’s damn good. Time for a photo update of the gas station/taco town? OK! Last week, Sara Kerens was down at Rusty Taco showing off their particular brand of street tacos in…
This was a nerd’s weekend: Between Rangers fans and blood-spattered zombies photos (I think there was some stormtroopers in there too?), our photographers Ray & Peter Lek and Roderick Pullum caught a wide spectrum of fandoms from the weekend’s events.Somewhere around the Trinity River, DJ Brett Johnson from Dallas was…
If you’re a feeler of the Illinoise, and you felt it at McFarlin Auditorium a couple of nights ago, then you know there’s more to Sufjan then a banjo and some folk songs. As Daniel Hopkins pointed out in his review of the performance, Sufjan’s new album, The Age of…
No, that’s not home insulation. It’s a London billboard made of 110kg of cheese which, according to Gizmodo, is completely lick-able. Modo reports that English food artist Prudence Staite used a surprisingly-low 10 types of cheese, and it took roughly eight days to make. Let’s hope a macaroni truck gently…
What are meat enthusiasts to wear on Halloween? PETA’s least favorite costume, as worn by Lady Gaga, was a little too visceral for the enjoyment of the modern public. We’re thinking bacon. It’s a clearer, more-loved synthetic choice than uncooked shards of beef hanging from your shoulders. Yes…why not bacon?…
Via EaterWe’d like to six-shoot that Nacho Whopper outta here.Dear Burger King, we’d like to request to live outside test markets. The fast food chain currently is testing its “Nacho Whopper” (comes in a double) in the Netherlands, and we couldn’t be happier. Keep that nacho thing away from us…
Street tacos, whether presented with an upscale twist or served fast and fresh, are becoming part of the cuisine code in Dallas. As a proportional response, we asked photographer Sara Kerens a few months ago to do a photographic study on the street tacos in Dallas. We liked the results…
Directing your attention away from the State Fair… The American Airlines Chef Challenge went down Tuesday, October 12 at the AT&T Plaza of the AAC. This was the deal: Competition started with 18 contestants, given 30 minutes to prepare a steak plate. Judges deliberated, selected five finalists, who prepared “Signature…
At Austin City Limits this year, dad rock was at its finest on Sunday night with the Eagles serving as the festival’s closers. We may have been exhausted (thanks a lot, allergies), but we definitely remember cheers from the opening riff to that “Hotel California” song. According to photos from…
A very special time is approaching, a time of warmth and family-gathering. It will be a time of great celebration under the crisp autumn leaves: The nationwide return of the McRib on November 2nd. For the first time in 16 years, the shaped-pork patty will be available at every McDonald’s…
We’re just hours away from the end of the ACL, but the number of good bands left to play in day three is staggering. Band of Horses and the Flaming Lips are up next–and bleeding into the sky here is Robert Earl Keen’s “The Road Goes On Forever.” Before those…
Day three and it’s starting to feel like Texas again. That is–the cool weather has vanished and it’s hot as hell balls again. Shirts are coming off in the crowd. No shirts is a good solution to the swelter, but some fans have been choosing the opposite. It’s mysterious. So,…
In about half-an-hour, the Temper Trap will cause pelvises to thrust, Monsters of Folk will be thirty minutes from their beastly (two hour) set, and in about an hour LCD Soundsystem will be plugging in. All that’s followed by M.I.A., Deadmau5, Matt and Kim and Muse. Holy F***. The marathon…
Pete just wrapped up ACL Day One good and tight, with a nice cheat sheet-break down of what went down. Meanwhile, the crowd keeps growing for day two, and with cell service that rivals Alaska during 30 Days of Night, innovation is key to keeping your party together. After the…
After the Strokes surprisingly brief (but crisp and solid as a big ol’ apple) set, a wave of dude bros and hipsters made their way back through through Zylker (or on to Sixth Street) to catch the end Phish . Which they had plenty of time to do, given the…
Cool-weathered Austin City Limits has finished day one. Night one, too, and there’s something in the air, aside from shoe dust and absurd amounts of pollen. What, you ask? Oh, well, it’s the lines that define generations. Friday night featured, on one hand, The Strokes breaking open City with their…
Of course, we’re just getting started down here at ACL. There is much more to come. Spoon, The Strokes, Ryan Bingham, Vampire Wekend and Phish are all on there way, and the sky’s clear as a bell. In the meantime–oh my, the crowd. While Pete was out there bringing-in-the-noise and…
