Since Sharon Hage closed York Street more than two years ago, there have been few opportunities to taste her cooking. Sure, she has designed menus for restaurants and bars across Dallas, but she’s not actually in the kitchen cooking at any of these places. The only ways to taste Hage’s…
This week in Dallas dining, Les Dames d’Escoffier host their annual fundraising event, Dr. Suess gets a birthday brunch and several local brewers invite you out to imbibe in local beer. Wednesday, February 27 If you’ve ever wondered what all the beers from Deep Ellum Brewing Co. look like lined…
Today marks the arrival of our new and improved Dallas Observer app, your pocket guide to the city and direct line to our always fair-and-balanced take on things. It features: – Event listings and concert calendars searchable by date, artist, neighborhood, venue or genre – Restaurant listings searchable by cuisine…
A local chapter of the Institute for Responsible Technology is working to educate local consumers about the potential risks of consuming genetically modified foods. Named the The Prometheus Project, the group seeks to shine light on foods that are currently unlabeled in grocery stores while building momentum to pressure the…
If you watched tonight’s The Taste, featuring Dallas’ own Uno Immanivong, then you know that — spoiler alert — she was eliminated. If you didn’t catch the episode, you missed some testicle pokes and quite a bit of drinking. You missed oxtail (my favorite of all the offals) and pig’s…
Last week we told you about the City Council review of the plan for the redevelopment of the Dallas Farmers Market. Tanya Ragan, the president of the Farmers Market Stakeholder’s Association views that presentation as a big success. According to Ragan support at the meeting was so robust some attendees…
In January we all learned that former Top Chef contestant, Tiffany Derry, excused herself from the cooking duties at Private | Social. It appears the restaurant owners used Derry’s departure as an opportunity for a bit of reinvention. This trendy spot on McKinney Avenue has tweaked its name, hired a…
Yesterday Anthony Bourdain hosted a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), which is an online Q&A with little editing or interference and just a few guidelines for etiquette, which are primarily enforced through a voting system. In general, anyone can lob a question and usually the answers are pretty candid. But,…
They’re here. I’m sure you’ve seen them. Colorful rectangular boxes touting Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Samoas and more are taking over households all over America as we speak. Three boxes made their way into my kitchen, and last night while sitting on my couch I was horrified to discover that an…
On Friday, when we wrote about a bill introduced by Dallas state Senator John Carona that would prohibit breweries from earning money by selling distribution rights to wholesalers — undercutting an important source of revenue for the state’s fledgling craft breweries — his office jumped into our comments section with…
Update: Each location of Mama’s Daughters’ Diner will be closed this Wednesday to mark Norma’s Passing. The location on Royal Lane will remain open. Services will be held Wednesday, February 27th at the Prestonwood Baptist Church at 1 p.m. For more information check out the restaurant’s Facebook page. Original Post…..
The Mediterranean diet was bolstered by a study recently released by the New England Journal of Medicine. The report concludes not only that a diet based on olive oil, nuts and fish can prevent cardiovascular disease but that it’s more effective than the previously recommended low-fat diet. See also: -Restore…
In the never-ending race to kick the fast food scene up infinite notches, Jack in the Box recently debuted their Hot Mess Burger ($3.99). Before we get a fingertip into this thing, let’s put this out there. In Dallas, there is one true Hot Mess. It’s at Pecan Lodge. It’s…
The LOT (7530 E. Grand Ave.), located off the Santa Fe Trail in the enormous space that once housed the Backyard Beach Bar, opens its doors to the public today. The East Dallas restaurant and beer garden is the product of some serious teamwork; restauranteur John McBride (El Fenix), food…
Twisted Root Burger Co. has been running a burger “special” for the month of February. Called the “If This is Wrong… I don’t Want to be Right,” it comes with a half-pound beef patty topped cheddar cheese, a fried egg and two strips of bacon all between two glazed doughnuts…
When I was sitting at the bar at Lucia, slurping down exceptional hand-made pasta dressed in a creamy sea urchin sauce and garnished with salty, toasted breadcrumbs, I asked chef David Uygur where he got the uni. The chef gave me a sort of surprised and sarcastic look as he…
As yet another week draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about your food-related weekend plans. Looks like we might have some nice grilling weather in our future, but before you scrub the rust off your grill grates, we have a week to wrap up. This week I…
Recently we wrote about four bills Republican state Senator Kevin Eltife of Tyler introduced that would open new revenue opportunities for craft breweries around the state. As the law stands now, Texas requires a clear separation between those who make, distribute and retail beer in Texas. None of those three…
This Saturday and Sunday is the Jewish holiday of Purim. What’s Purim? The short answer, “Jewish Halloween” is also the wrong answer. But there are costumes involved as well as a lot of drinking, so it’s easy to see where folks could get confused. So real quick: Purim is the…
Last week Mountain Dew announced a new breakfast drink, KickStart, and through a website offered free samples. Brown dropped mine off yesterday afternoon. Mountain Dew has been dabbling in the breakfast business recently. Recall last year, Taco Bell tested Mountain Dew A.M., which was a mix of orange juice and…
If you’re a margarita purist you’ll undoubtedly mark today’s holiday with freshly squeezed citrus and a bottle of your finest pure agave. While I’m firm devote of the au naturel camp, my editor has informed me that not everyone wants to spend their time sifting seeds out of their fruit…
This weekend’s ” target=”_blank”>New York Times Magazine has a long piece on the science of processed-food addiction. It’s the most fascinating piece of food journalism I’ve encountered in some time, and a must-read for anyone who has ever grabbed a bag of potato chips. (That would be all of you.)…
