What have you done, Oak Cliff? About 55 steps from the front door of Stock and Barrel, wherein lies a burger so mighty it should come with the Gladiator soundtrack, is the little food hut ¡C. Señor!. With the warmed concrete tables, the faded paint job and the cold Topo…
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…
In Happy Endings, we travel the part of the globe that says “Dallas” in search of great desserts and great places to eat them. When a restaurant names itself after one of its desserts, you don’t ask questions — you just order it. Especially when it involves the words “whiskey”…
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…
In the world of food, there are few skills more complicated than producing excellent chocolate. The United States may not have the chocolate-making reputation of, say, France or Belgium, but there are plenty of chocolatiers across the country who have been trying to elevate the American palate. Even though most…
Proof + Pantry, located in One Arts Plaza, in the space that once housed The Greek and before that The Commissary, is now open. The highly anticipated restaurant is the product of Michael Martensen, the barman previously behind The Cedars Social and Smyth, and his business partner Driftwood co-founder Sal…
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…
American football. It’s a real thing. You know it, I know it. We’ve all seen it. The thrills, the spills, the very precise numbering on the field. There was a time when Dallas was America’s center for said thrills and spills. Now it is but a hollow shell of football,…
[jump] Take a quick jaunt up to University Drive near TWU and you’ll find Burger Time Machine, which makes the best burger in Denton. That’s kind of surprising, considering it’s in a shack stuffed with movie posters and arcade games straight out of 1989. But somehow, Burger Time Machine hits…
In “Shigging,” we ask barbecue experts to give us some specifics about how they smoke their meats. In the spirit of barbecue secretiveness and competitiveness, they’re allowed to lie once. This week I’m changing things up a little from the regular pit master path, and I’m asking Chef Brian C…
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…
The 10th Big Tex Choice Awards were held inside the Tower Building at the State Fair of Texas this year. Unlike in previous years, there was a huge crowd; usually it’s just the finalists, the judges, their families, and media, but the State Fair sold tickets to the public to…
This post marks the end of Drinking Week here at City of Ate, where we spent the week drooling over Dallas’ best cocktails, learning the secrets of the cocktail-making trade, professing our love for simple, classic drinks and our disdain for the opposite. Now, everything hurts. So we asked some…
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…
Even though he’s spent the last seven years shaking up some of the city’s best craft cocktails, Proof + Pantry’s Michael Martensen is a man of pretty simple tastes. As Martensen mentioned in our interview earlier this week, the most important part of going to a bar is more about…
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 always wanted to go to Cocktails Dancing (6521 Abrams Road). On Abrams Road, right next door to a…
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,…
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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…
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. There comes a time in every person’s life when you realize you love Miller High Life. When you understand it,…
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…
