Yes, yes it’s free Slurpee day at 7-Eleven stores across the country. The promotion has whipped area munchkins into a fervor. I had to battle my way to the machine to secure my own (sugar-free mango because I’m trying to care about myself) and the free, small-sized cups were flying…
We heard that Lockhart Smokehouse will be opening a new location in Plano soon. This made us very excited. So, we had to ask Jill and Jeff Bergus the most important, journalisty questions about their new place. Here are those serious questions, plus their serious answers, plus artist’s renderings of…
It is in no way clever, but the headline was effective: SAUSAGEFEST CELEBRATES MANLY MEATS. They even put it in all caps. The FAN is having a phallus-themed meat party, and I’m taking the bait. I’ll leave the jokes to you guys in the comments, but here are the details…
Just south of UTA on Cooper in Arlington is a new-ish small strip mall that houses about four or five different businesses. Two are restaurants, which might offer the most diverse range of food options of any strip mall in the county. One is a place called Viet-Italia, which, yes,…
Last Friday, 44,232 Rangers fans (along with a few Astros holdouts) gathered in the great Ballpark in Arlington for a little summer -time baseball. The seats were hot as the sun slowly sank behind home plate. Hotdogs were toted around like carry-on luggage and cold drinks flowed. In the second…
When I interviewed Alberto Neri for my review of La Banqueta, I pressed the popular taquero for his meat source, which he eventually divulged. Halfway through my second interview he slipped me a business card. Taqueria Y Carniceria Guanajuato, it said. There was a picture of a cow on the…
So you want to open a taco stand? Then you should talk to Philippe Martinez, whose Taqueria y Carniceria Guanajuato supplies many restaurants in Dallas with their animal parts. His new location on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of Harry Hines Boulevard, opened four months ago, but before that he…
The last time I checked in on the Chesterfield was back in January. I’d heard things were amiss at the popular bar and stopped in to order a drink. I requested a Sazerac and the bartender admitted he had no clue how to make one. That wasn’t a great sign…
Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to some of the noted U.S. ports of call. During my tiny tours, I’ve tried to pay attention to the various food environs, making stops in Chicago, Boston, DC and New York City. The latter of those shined light…
If you wonder why you rarely see broccoli at your local farmers market an article in The New York Times will shed some clues. Broccoli doesn’t take well to heat, and has a hard time growing anywhere outside of California, let alone in sweltering Texas. That’s why Thomas Bjorkman, a…
A few weeks ago NPR ran a highly scandalous and under-researched piece called “The Tragedy of the Piña Colada” and for once we didn’t feel bad for not pledging and thought, “There’s finally something that NPR just doesn’t get.” Now, while making love in the dunes on the cape might…
I realize that some of us are getting a wee bit tired of crowd sourcing campaigns, but this one is something we should all enthusiastically throw some weight behind. Local co-op and grocer Urban Acres is leasing a new space at the corner of Beckley Avenue and Greenbriar Lane and…
Entering Pakpao was refreshing, and I’m not just talking about the fresh lychee juice I ordered. The space is light and warm (probably due to an entire wall of windows along its side), and the staff is friendly, if almost too knowledgeable…
It’s summer. It’s hot. If you must be outside, you should be hydrating. And by “hydrating,” I mean “drinking beers.” If you’ve lived through any summers at all in Dallas, you know that all that mandatory hydration can get expensive if you’ve got yourself a craft beer habit. For this…
Dino Santonicola’s official title is “Master Pizzaiolo,” a degree of sorts that he started when he got his first job at a pizza restaurant down the street from his house in the Spanish Quarter of Naples, Italy. He’s certified as a Verace Pizzaiolo Napoletano, which literally translates to true Napoltano…
Yesterday I found a great Indian spot in Lewisville near Vista Ridge Mall, Indigo Indian Bistro (500 East Roundgrove Road). I arrived a little after 2 p.m. and wasn’t sure if the buffet was still going and since I needed to get it to go I was generally confused on…
Last May, Jason Maddy left Oak. His departure was quick and remained unreported until Crave DFW broke the news. Then the rest of the Dallas fooderati went ape shit. No specific reason has been given for the departure, but co-owner Tiffanee Ellman confirms today that Maddy was terminated. Since Maddy…
Ah, the backyard farm. The image is becoming increasingly common as urban farming methods are popularized, turnkey chicken coops are marketed and many romance eggs pulled from nests while they’re still warm. The problem is, chickens don’t raise eggs forever, and there is a lot more to farming than prancing…
You know there is something special going on by just looking at a canalé. The crust is a rich mahogany and it shimmers a bit in the sunlight that pours through Village Baking Co.’s large windows. It’s tacky but not sticky and clings to the paper it sits on. It’s…
Kim Martin and Laurie Bostic of Barking Cat Farm are an open book. They will tell you anything you want to know about what they are growing, how they are growing it and how it’s going. They also believe that if you don’t like a vegetable, you probably haven’t sautéed…
It’s always a good day for pie. If you haven’t pied much lately, then you’ve got some catching up to do. No worries about maintaining your curvy figure: It’s the peak of summer, which means you’ll sweat off those calories simply walking to your car. Ebony and Ivory at Emporium…
While many take summer vacations to all-inclusive resorts, last week we pointed the family covered wagon to an incredibly sleepy fishing village near East Matagorda Bay. Since we were out of arm’s reach of convenient fast food — the nearest drive-thru being a half-hour drive — I (jokingly) told the…
