If you haven’t been to Monica’s Nueva Cocina, the subject of this week’s review, you should probably get around to it soon. Not that you have to hurry. Monica’s been cooking up restaurants in Dallas for more than two decades now, and something tells me her latest offering will be…
Jack’s Southern Comfort Food recently opened and owner Scott Jones has delivered on his promise of from-scratch biscuits topped with a pinch of Southern hospitality. Stepping into this corner spot along Lower Greenville Avenue (1905 Greenville) reminded me of quaint restaurant on a Main Street in a small town, replete…
Qariah Lebanese Restaurant and Lounge is coming soon to 1811 Greenville Ave. Per their Facebook page, a grand opening is slated for October 22. The menu includes everything one would imagine a Lebanese restaurant would offer: baba ghannouj, hummus, falafel, pies, shawarma, kabab, lamb and much more. All sounds good…
Last week we received an email about food porn addiction, which was really just an effort to promote the book Eating Mindfully by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy. D. Usually we discard these things, but we thought it’d be sooooo freaking hilarious to ask sly porn questions! Then we’d all laugh…
If you visit Monica’s Nueva Cocina, chances are you’ll meet the famous Monica Greene. The 57-year-old restaurateur works the room like a pro, dropping in on every table to ask how things are and staying for some time if the customers are the slightest bit engaging. She’s enthusiastic when discussing…
Leslie Brenner laid down the gauntlet today publishing a blog post that promises to inflame an entire state. “Queso is awful,” writes Brenner saying she’s ready to come out of the queso closet. She goes on to defend queso fundido, which often makes use of higher quality cheese, but that…
An employee of Lockhart Smokehouse was arrested early this morning for threatening police officers with a knife after they responded to a complaint called in by an unnamed witness. If you want details on the incident involving Kenneth Gonzaba check out this write-up on Unfair Park. A reporter for The…
After a rocky start that included a dramatic chef shuffle and an opening date scoot, things are up and moving at Ziziki’s-owned THE GREEK in One Arts Plaza. Just this past weekend, there was a shakeup: Chef Richard Silva made an abrupt exit. Chef Taylor Kearney (of Boulevardier and Charlie…
The 3rd annual Texas State Veggie Fair is this Sunday, October 21, at Reverchon Park (3505 Maple Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be lots foods samples, vendors, music and art – all in the name of a plant-based diet. Not to be shown up by other…
BuzzFeed recently expanded its repertoire to include a site dedicated to food, and one of its first bacon features (we anticipate many) is “11 Ways to Cook Bacon That Will Probably Kill You.” They beat bacon not to “within an inch of its life,” but rather they beat it so…
In case you haven’t heard, tomorrow night, Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House in East Dallas will celebrate one year of burgers, beer and good friends with “awesome” drink specials and live music performances. Before the rare, special and/or craft beer starts flowing, we thought you might like to know…
Tu-Lu’s Gluten Free Bakery is opening a second Dallas location in the West Village Shopping Center this Thursday. Owner and baker Tully Phillips is originally from Memphis and graduated from SMU. After completing culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, Philips moved to New York City, where she interned…
A new restaurant, Victoria’s Mexican Grill, will be opening soon in two-story house at 607 Willomet Ave., just down from Norma’s Café. The house is undergoing a remodel right now, including new doors and windows. Wrap-around patios both upstairs and downstairs look like they have a lot of potential, and…
The Londoner in Uptown needs to borrow an Aston Martin for a James Bond “Skyfall” party on November 9th. Per their Facebook post, they promise it will be in good hands. It’s a roll-out-the-red-carpet, black-tie event. Nary a crazy shenanigan to be seen! The owner even gets to be their…
This is the hardest smackdown I’ve undertaken so far. Freebirds’ Texas-based burrito bomb versus the longstanding American favorite Chipotle. See Also: Lobster Roll Smack Down: Rex’s Versus Sea Breeze Chili Dog Smackdown: Angry Dog Versus St. Pete’s…
If you’re more of a Diners Drive-ins and Dives basher than a Guy Fieri fan, and Man Versus Food turns your stomach, you might get a kick out of The Onion’s latest video series. Porkin’ Across America parodies the shows that have developed a cult like following as devoted fans…
This Meatless Monday started off like every other Meatless Monday, with a silent panic growing more powerful as the clock ticks down to 12. Breakfast on Meatless Monday is easy, mostly because it’s Monday, I’m usually running late for work and I haven’t (yet) discovered a meat-based cereal. I’m looking…
Buzz-restaurant FT33 opened its enormous glass doors to Dallas’ 1 percent (and $30,000 millionaires) this past Saturday. The 80-seat restaurant, tucked between retailers in what can only be described as a glorified strip mall, has been eagerly awaited by Dallas’ foodie community since chef Matt McCallister’s departure from Campo…
Corned beef and other forms of brisket may be the greatest form of deli meat to grace two pieces of bread. When that brisket is lovingly handcrafted, brined, braised, smoked and sliced on-site, it transcends typical bar food to become something otherworldly. Here are five handcrafted sandwiches derived from brisket…
My expectations for this event were high. I was anticipating rivalry, clashes, fury, rib-flinging and to see at least one football. Instead I turned up to a semi-deserted park, with only one tent serving ribs, several big smokers along the sides, and a Rusty Taco doing better business than the…
Pour House Dallas at 1300 West Davis Street in Oak Cliff finally got their liquor license, even though they technically opened back in September and were BYOB. That’s all situated now. “PhD” is a spinoff of Eric Tschetter’s Pour House on West 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth. Half the…
I’ve learned a few things from competitive eaters lately. There’s some interesting psychology at play in the sport, which arise from two opposite camps: some take a certain laissez-fair approach, while others embrace the masochism for all its worth. See Also: Interview with Kobayashi Makes sense, right? It’s either: “I’m…
