Each week, Alice “Cheap Bastard” Laussade scours the city for good, cheap lunches. Well, most weeks. Many weeks. OK, she does whatever she damn well please when she freakin’ feels like it. (We don’t argue. The woman carries a shiv. Rumor has it, she’s on parole.) This week, she felt…
Chefs Colleen O’Hare and Jeana Johnson have built a solid reputation with Good 2 Go Taco, their upscale taquería in East Dallas where customers can indulge in brisket tacos while bathing in the rich smell of freshly roasted Cultivar Coffee. Brooke Humphries and Brianna Larson have a bit of a…
While dining at Acme F&B, the subject of this week’s review, I couldn’t help but notice the polished staff. Maybe they stood out against all the rusting metal worked into the design of the dining room, but I had a feeling it had more to do with a management team…
Everyone’s dreams have come true. Well, at least everyone who works, likes sandwiches and booze or is breathing. According to the Huff and one billion other webby sources, Manhattan restaurant Salumé is serving alcohol-infused paninis. That’s right, boozy sammiches. And these aren’t Subway Cold Cut Combos dipped in Natty Light…
You may have caught this via the tele on an episode of ABC’s Shark Tank, but it absolutely deserves repeating. Because its bacon. And we can never have enough bacon coverage. Wake N’ Bacon is a giant pig-head alarm clock that cooks bacon. With this bedside contraption, you can wake-up…
Central Market has dusted off their huge black roasters for their 17th Annual Hatch Chile Festival. The scent of the sweet, acidic, charred peppers will waft through the air, as the Foodies roast the peppers in front of stores and wipe their sweaty foreheads with bandanas. Good times. Can’t believe…
Drew Huerter is the 28-year-old head brewer at Dallas’ own Deep Ellum Brewing Company. How can such a young tyke have the burly discernment necessary for a proper brewer, you ask? Well actually, he has a long history in the business. Twenty-eight years, as a matter of fact. His mom…
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. I took my first bite, and tried to figure out why…
Soon, there will be another player in the Dallas sausage market. Brian Luscher is headed to White Rock Local Market every other weekend to peddle “South of Chicago” style red hots. The wieners will be available to purchase after they spend some time intimate time in Ms. Verna, Luscher’s popular…
Lakewood Brewing tapped its first two beers for the public this past weekend to an enthusiastic crowd at Goodfriend. A bartender told me it was the burger restaurant’s busiest day since it opened last year. Even last night the staff seemed especially giddy about the brew. Lakewood Brewing’s Rock Ryder…
Barbecue isn’t just a dinner food. Oh no. It’s a round the clock affair (although my mooted chain of restaurants Brisket for Breakfast is yet to take off). Many lunch-only barbecue venues exist around Dallas, and what nicer midpoint to the working day is there than an injection of hot…
Not to be out done by French Laundry’s sauteed fillet of Atlantic hake, or Noma’s tartar and sorrel with juniper and tarragon, or Carl’s Jr’s Big Carl, Japan Wendy’s has added a burger with lobster. And a lobster sandwich topped with caviar. Each is about $16 (US), and can be…
See also: Dallas, Meet JoJo, Uptown’s Newest Resaturant and Bar That Has Just Broken Ground JoJo is a new pan-Mediterranean restaurant currently under construction at 2626 Howell Street in Uptown. The team at JoJo is allowing us to track their progress to get a better perspective on what it takes…
Remember the other day we were arguing about the insanity of living in a landlocked area at the edge of the desert when the Earth offers billions of miles of beautiful beaches? Don’t fact check “billions,” but the point is, damn, it’s hot. And dry. Native plants are saying, “Fuck…
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. Don’t look for this dish on the menu of Pollo Campero…
We have a conundrum on our hands. Denton’s taco state has long been ruled by the incredible flavors of the Taco Lady (1101 E. McKinney St.). Actually, I think the full, legal name is Taco Lady Behind the Laundromat. Of course, this is no jab at our beloved taco eatery;…
Anthony Bourdain’s final season of No Reservations kicks off September, 3. The season opens in Austin with Dallas’ very own Daniel Vaughn guiding the popular chef/author/traveler through the smoky motions at Franklin Barbecue. News of Vaughn’s appearance on the show leaked after the Texas barbecue sherpa announced a book deal…
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. Remember that paper bag of mini doughnuts you bought from the…
Going meatless to rid your colon of pounds of rotting red meat? Good choice. Going meatless is (apparently) an excellent way to keep your cholesterol in check and probably avoid the cancer. So good choice, citizen, way to take charge of your health. You also may want to avoid Denton’s…
The McDonald’s sponsorship at this year’s London Olympic games and their subsequent massive Olympic Park restaurant has been one of the most hotly contested issues. Well, other than that whole fencing debacle and, of course, who the hell decided the trampoline is an event but baseball isn’t? Regardless, McDonalds speaks…
So now for something completely ridiculous. Rudolph Foods, maker of fine pork rinds apparently loved by truck drivers the world over, has created a video submission contest. The prize? $1500. The task? Create a video about how much you love pork rinds, Duck Tape and … your truck. From the…
RestaurantNews.com reported last week that Mark Cuban has invested in Find Me Gluten Free, a restaurant search and review app for iPhone and Android users. He stumbled upon this latest venture by way of Naked Pizza, a national chain that serves up healthy pizza on gluten-free crust, which Cuban is…
