A lot has changed since 1867. However, one practice left totally unaffected by the changin’ times is the 144-year-old phenomena of putting on a big, floppy, over-the-top hat and gambling on beefed-up horses with silly names running around a track. With the Belmont Stakes—the third and final leg of the…
The good people at the Belmont Hotel support the arts, they really do. Every six weeks, the Belmont selects a new artist from around the region to serve as artist-in-residence at the ritzy North Oak Cliff hotspot. From there, the hotel’s lobby, bar and select hallways transform into a top-notch…
Do y’ever do something nice just for the sake of doing something nice? No? Well luckily, the good people at Lower Greenville’s Café Brazil do, as today, they’ll be treating any and all patrons to a FREE entrée from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that glorious nine-hour stretch, guests…
For as long as I have had functioning taste buds, mustard has never really been my thing. What I’m saying is: I haven’t given mustard a full-blown, balls-to the-wall chance in several years. Maybe it’s because I have persuaded myself I loathe it and forevermore want nothing to do with…
Supper Club at the Kessler, (presented by City of Ate)our dinner series that features local chefs whipping up bad ass food alongside local tunes, is happening soon (June 8 y’all.) This month’s chef is Tim Byres of Smoke. Oh yes, we’re excited too. Chef Byres will prepare a four-course meal…
Every couple’a months, a truly transcendental holiday comes along. One that crosses religious and cultural boundaries, makes us take a firm step back, and realize just how thankful we all should be — for merlot. And chardonnay. And pinot noir and Franzia and, hell, even Boone’s Farm — whatever your…
In 1964, Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters hopped into a brightly painted bus and traveled eastward in a hallucinogen-inspired stupor with the hopes of expanding their perceptions of reality. This Saturday, in a slightly less psychedelic but far more delicious bus trip, Dallas’ Scardello Artisan Cheese will…
