Last week the good folks with the Untapped Festival released the official beer list for their combo indie music and craft beer event next Saturday in Fort Worth. There were a few surprises from local breweries on the list, like an American barley wine style ale from Deep Ellum Brewing…
There is so much good stuff on CoA this week I’m having trouble figuring out how to wrap it all up. We’re going to need some grade A, organic jumbo lettuce leaves to get this all taken care of, but I promise it’s worth it. Have a look for yourself…
Every time I see a Kickstarter or similar Internet based financial campaign for a food business, I raise an eyebrow. For one, I don’t understand why people want to invest in a business with no model for return. Sure, some of the better campaigns award nifty incentives for their donors,…
Did you get your fill at the Big Texas Beer Fest last weekend down at Fair Park? Nah, us neither. While it was a delicious beer event, it really just teased our hophead tendencies. So, fantastic news! The Paste Untapped Festival is next weekend, April 20, in Fort Worth. Even…
I’ve been talking to a lot of farmers market types as of late. A recent interview with Tyler Horne, who’s responsible for a small family of markets in Houston, illuminated the issue of the farmers market tourist. Sure, lots of us go to the markets on the weekends and pick…
Michael Snider’s motivation to help is really a simple story. When Hurricane Katrina barreled over Louisiana and squeezed more rain out of the whirlpool of clouds than the land knew what to do with, Snider wanted to help. He wasn’t picky about how, but he had to do something. “I…
On the off chance that you’re one of those NASCAR types, you should know there’s some interesting new menu items that will be available at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Joel Pena, the executive chef at the race track is planning on doling out some serious bacon abuse. Cotton…
I love small, family owned restaurants. You do too. The quaint dining rooms and original menus make for lasting memories while affordable prices make it possible to return again and again. Here are some of the best mom and pop restaurants in Dallas. See Also: – The Nine Best Tex-Mex…
Jack Perkins’ new BBQstaurant, Slow Bone, will (“hopefully”) be open this Tuesday. I pretended not to know how time works and I went for lunch today. It worked for me once. Pretty sure it won’t work again. But, we can all enjoy the results. Behold: the meats and other food-and-beverage-type…
Dallas chefs Nicole Van Camp and David Anthony Temple (DAT) are two free spirits who regularly host private dinners in the Deep Ellum area, chef DAT under the name Underground Dinner and chef Nicole as the Secret Supper Club. In both cases, their dinners are a hodgepodge of couples and…
The Slow Food movement was initially founded by Italian Carlo Petrini in the mid-1980s as a way to counteract our “fast” culture, which, among many other things, affected the way we eat. Now Slow Food is a global (yet very local) interest group that advocates for sustainable food. In a…
Have you checked out Bowl and Barrel yet? The upscale boutique bowling alley got a lot of attention when it opened late last year. Sharon Hage is responsible for the menu some of the resulting dishes are very good. See also: Watch Your Wallet At Bowl & Barrel Just take…
There’s something democratizing about the sport of bowling. Even though pros travel the world, earn sponsorships and win thousands of dollars, it’s still considered a common man’s sport. Bowling is the stuff of beer bellies and Camels, polyester shirts and leather shoes lightly freshened with a spritz of Claire’s Disinfectant…
It’s nasty out. This doesn’t feel like spring at all. But the one thing I’ve learned in the time I’ve spent in Texas is that warm (and sometimes stifling) weather is often just a day away. Take advantage while you can and use this cold dreary day to indulge the…
Live thoroughbred racing returns to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie this Thursday when the ponies take their post positions at 6:35 p.m. for the first race of the year. Since last season the racetrack has spent $11 million on improvements, including a remodel of Silks Dining Terraces on the…
Do you follow @blackswansaloon on Twitter or Instagram?Gabe Sanchez, the drink maker behind Deep Ellum’s most popular bar, Black Swan Saloon, may be one of the best ways to stay on top of the neighborhood’s restaurant news. When Tanoshi Ramen put their permit application up in their window, Sanchez was…
More than two hours in to the second iteration of Big Texas Beer Fest, I ran into organizer Chad Montgomery and asked him what beers he’d had so far that really impressed him. The answer shocked me: He hadn’t had a sip yet, he was so busy. Montgomery’s dedication to…
Thursday, April 11 The We Over Me Farm at Paul Quinn College is hosting its annual Community Cooks dinner this Thursday. Some of Dallas’ best chefs will be serving at the event, including Chad Houser, Jeff Harris of Bolsa, Jason Maddy of Oak and Matt McCallister of FT33. Tickets are…
Pearl Cup Coffee in Richardson at II Creeks shopping center is now open (2701 Custer Parkway, Ste. 917). This is the third spot for one of Dallas’ favorite locally owned coffee shops; other locations are the original at 1900 Henderson Ave. and 750 N. Paul Street downtown. Tuesday was their…
We’re living in the golden age of Texas beer. Seriously, we are — there are craft breweries popping up all around the state, our major cities are seeing growler-filling shops opening up and giving us the chance to take home brews that aren’t available in bottle or cans, and we’re…
Ever hear of Swallow Magazine? Probably not. They’ve only published two issues in the last three years. Still they’ve won a few awards for their in-depth, geographic specific food coverage. (Issue one covered the Scandanavian food scene; issue two, the Trans-Siberian railway.) I have yet to read a copy, but…
I’m reminded of the dot com internet boom every time I see the announcement of a new burger restaurant cropping up somewhere in Dallas. As Internet stocks exploded, pundits listed myriad reasons why traditional valuation methods did not apply to these new companies that had no revenue but were still…
