It’s been more than a year since news first came out that Grape chef-owner Brian Luscher planned to open an eponymous restaurant in East Dallas. In July of last year, Luscher announced that he’d signed a lease on a building that previously housed a corner store on Gaston Avenue. Luscher…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Have you checked out ¡C. Señor! yet? The tiny sandwich shop…
Figure out how to blow $30,000 at a dive bar: That was the direction of my editor, as he instant-messaged me a link to Leslie Brenner’s recent story in FD Luxe, headlined, “Restaurant critic Leslie Brenner blows the cost of a small Mercedes on the most expensive meal in Dallas.”…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. While everyone else is focusing on the brand new TJ’s in…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Stephan Pyles’ San Salvaje might be the most interesting restaurant in…
Want to get out of the house for the big game but don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for tickets only to watch the Cowboys lose on Jerry’s massive super-screen? You could go to a sports bar like Gavin suggests in his list of Dallas’ best sports bars, but…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Remember the Reuben sandwich way back at No. 61? I touted…
It was hardly in good taste, considering even the most relaxed interpretations of the Japanese tradition. Izakayas are where businessmen hole up after work, sometimes spending hours nibbling on grilled skewers of meat and snacks, and washing away the day’s stress sipping sake and beer. It’s not the sort of…
CBC (Cold Beer Company) opened in Deep Ellum over the weekend, serving up a mix of casual pub grub and (of course) plenty of cold beer. Keeping a good mix of local craft beers on tap is hardly a differentiator in Dallas these days, but CBC does have some change-ups…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I was sitting at the bar of Oak Cliff’s Stock and…
Looking at the new menu at Urban Acres, it’s hard not to scratch your head about a $12 deli sandwich. A lot is expected of any lunch that crosses the $10 mark, especially considering how much food you can get for $1.99 at most fast food places. But a closer…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. This might be the most absurd, gratuitous, over-the-top dish on this…
A few weeks back, I was at a party where I didn’t know many people and it got out that I was a food critic. This discovery usually leads to a lengthy interrogation regarding my weight — “Why aren’t you fat?” — but these guys were actually pretty cool. We…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Based on the output from the kitchen of Cock and Bull,…
I’ve always been a bit of an irregular sweet eater, but when I do eat dessert I do my best to make the act one of extreme decadence. I have a favorite recipe for a chocolate cake that serves 12, but I think it’s best when it’s cut to serve…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I remember the exact moment I came to the realization that…
Picture this: Two serious Tex-Mex fans are talking about the state of refried beans in Dallas over a couple of Tecates at whatever bar. These are some real enchilada heads, ruminating on the days when singular families owned El Fenix and El Chico. “Remember when Mi Cocina was actually good?”…
If you’ve driven down Lower Greenville Avenue lately, you might have noticed the Muscle Maker Grill, a restaurant that quietly slid into the old Company Café spot. A bright red sign announcing the place was recently illuminated, and the “EST. 1995” caught my eye. It turns out the casual restaurant…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. You could argue that the grilled cheese sandwich was fine enough…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Plenty of restaurants offer a collection of seasoned, cured and preserved…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. I had my first “custom cocktail” about four years ago. I was at new bar in D.C. called The Passenger,…
Dear Steel City Pops, First, I want you to know I love you. On a hot day, one of your fruity pops is the pinnacle of refreshment; I can’t eat it fast enough. An avocado pop, with its creamy tang, would be a treat no matter the weather, and I’m…
