To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 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. If you’ve ever smelled jerk chicken smoking away on the grill,…
Recently a few of us at the Observer gathered with the task of testing pizza-dipping sauces from five major chains. As we often do around here, we like to embrace food shame and, if the stars align, maybe discover a hidden gastronomic gem. Not everyone was up for this particular…
The new English Premier League season kicks off this weekend, and what better excuse can there possibly be for getting down to a bar, drinking the cheapest beer you can find and joining in some incoherent chanting/possibly having a bar fight? The time difference might make for some early drinking…
Dallas has plenty of seafood restaurants, but I have a hard time settling in at any of them. They’re either too fancy and weird, like the Dallas Fish Market and Oceanaire, or they’re too scrappy and dump all of their dishes in a deep frier. What we need is something…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 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. My chicken sandwich list is weeks old, but I’m still on…
I recently caught up with Michael Peticolas, owner of Peticolas Brewing Company, after a private tour for a one-on-one chat. Here’s what he had to say … You just finished up with a private tour. Talk about your tours; what type of experience are you trying to create? My tours…
This morning, Torchy’s Tacos on SMU Blvd (at Greenville) officially opened and the first 100 people in line at 7:00 a.m. received free breakfast tacos. With the new semester about to start, we all feel better knowing that some students will be well fed. Although, it may add a bit…
Each week I’m tasked with finding someone willing to allow me to interview them for a culinary-oriented profile on this here fine blog. The premise calls for someone who has anything to do with food in Dallas, and even that last part can be negotiable on occasion. Chefs, bar tenders,…
Shortly after you take your seat at Rosemont, Deep Ellum’s newest breakfast, lunch and brunch spot by Local’s chef and owner Tracy Miller, you’re presented with a small porcelain-white bowl that could just as easily land on a snack table in a preschool. Miller chose this as the first food…
Each Thursday in August the folks at Downtown Dallas Inc. (DDI) are hosting pop-up happy hours at different parks in downtown. Last Thursday they met at Pegasus Plaza. The idea is to bring more exposure to downtown parks and, hopefully, business to surrounding restaurants and shops. DDI reveals the location…
If you need an indication that Rosemont, the subject of this week’s review is still finding its footing, just look at the plain, gray facade. There’s no sign indicating the small, stand-alone building houses a restaurant. The only reason people know Tracy Miller’s latest is open for business is word…
Guy Fieri likes lots of stuff. He likes tattoos. He likes yelling. And he really likes thumbs-upping. As opposed to McKayla Maroney, who is not easily impressed, we’re pretty sure Guy walks around this life constantly impressed. And for this reason, we have created a Guy Is Impressed tumblr…
I feel like I’m not the novice I used to be with these reviews. When I started out I didn’t know what brisket was, what heavenly planet barbecue sauce had descended from, why I could just suddenly order meat by the pound now (and why I’d never been able to…
For this episode of The Box, we took our box of crap to Dallas Lockhart Smokehouse. Spoiler alert: It ended well. The Challenge: Create two delicious dishes using each of the ridiculous ingredients in The Box. You must smoke five of the nine ingredients, and each dish must include at…
Local donut pioneer, Hypnotic Donuts, is hosting an inaugural “Beat the Heat – World’s Spiciest Donut” eating contest, Saturday, August 25 at 1:00 p.m. at their store at 9007 Garland Road. Mocking the oppressive summer heat, this “progressive” contest starts with a regular donut then, as each is eaten, the…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 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. Before dining at Pepper Smash, the comic-book-themed-cocktail-den-restaurant-monster way up in Plano,…
See also: *Dispatch from The Cedars Food Park Event on Saturday (Spoiler Alert: They Nailed It) The Cedars Food Park at Dallas Heritage Village (1515 S. Harwood St.) is holding its first recurring Thursday night event this week. After an inspiring initial offering a few weeks ago, they’re ready to…
Turn the house speakers all the way up and let Julia Child, with her blessed chocolate-loving soul and gracious spirit, invade every nook and cranny of your chalet. As HufPo reported, in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday on August 15, PBS Digital Studios made a Julia…
Wondering about the true carbon footprint of that cauliflower? (Yeah, I stole that from a commercial. But, it’s funny! Love Gallagher!) Does that weird slime around your organic baby carrots taste and feel like something from a chemical plant? Feel bamboozled at the farmers’ market? (Feel like this is an…
New data on obesity is out, and according to some really smart people, we’re all still fat. Unfortunately, it’s hard to say if the problem is getting better or worse because the CDC established a new method for analyzing the data, and thus a new baseline, making comparisons with previous…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 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. Every time I’ve cooked with kaffir lime leaves, I’ve purchased big,…
So, I’m late to the game and for that, I apologize. I’ll try harder. Promise. Last week, looking for something new to add to the weekday lunch line-up, a Hot Pockets “Limited Edition” box caught my eye — even though it appears to have hit the market months ago. I…
