Don’t forget that tonight, this here Dallas Observer presents Iron Fork, a culinary event showcasing local chefs and an opportunity to sample dishes from more than 30 area restaurants. A mixologist station, alongside wine, beer and cocktail samples, will also be available. The highlight of the evening is a chef…
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. Too often, bar snacks are relegated to frozen staples, dropped in…
Update: We’ve selected two winners based on funny: BeSly, who offed Paula Deen by stuffing her with icing using a CO2 charged ISI Gourmet Whip, and Tyler Kitchens, who takes issue with Giada’s pronunciation of LEE-MUN-CHELL-OH. If we can’t get a hold of them we’ll dial up some new winners…
Tomorrow night Dallas will gather at the Fashion Industry Gallery for the Observer’s second annual Iron Fork competition. While many will focus on the food and booze sampling, the backdrop for the event is a cooking competition between former Joule chef and reigning Iron Fork Champion Scott Romano, and Whiskey…
I just consumed my last meal, consisting of a deliciously bloody flat iron steak with Boursin cheese and caramelized onions cooked in bacon fat, topped off with a fried egg also cooked in bacon fat. I’m not being marched off to my execution, though — my fate is slightly less…
Planning a trip to Las Vegas soon where you’ll surely create your own version of The Hangover? Or have a nasty track record of hitting it hard the first night of vacation only to ruin subsequent days where even the smell of booze trips your gag reflex? (Rookie.) As our…
Dear Ms. Libertine (or is it Mr.?), Hi. You probably don’t me, but I know you pretty well. (At least I thought I did.) I’ve patronized you many times over the past four years, and consider you one of my Old Faithfuls for tasty bar food, especially on Tuesday nights…
Chefs For Farmers is an event in which 30 area chefs compete for attendees’ votes with a singular signature bite. The winning chef gets $2,500 toward his or her charity of choice. The event was created by Iris and Matt McCallister to support local farms, local ingredients and getting really…
Recently, Miller Lite announced a new innovation: the Punch Top Can. This NASA-astute device is designed to minimize “glug” and make for a “improved, smoother pour.” Which made Scott Gairdner, a writer / director over at Funny or Die, and I wonder: what the hell didn’t make the cut? We…
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 should try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Not every sandwich has to be a full-service gut bomb. Sometimes you…
Cinco de headache is close. You’ve got one more evening till you can spend the entirety of Saturday pummeling your liver with bad margaritas and shotgunned Miller Lites while eating your own weight in tortilla chips. Happy hour’s calling, but first we’ve got a week to wrap up. (And make…
Yesterday Saveur.com, the gourmet food, wine and travel magazine, announced its 2012 Best Food Blog Awards winners. Courtesy warning: perusing the finalists and winners could easily waste your entire day and create an insatiable need to spend excessive money at Central Market, as well as on travel around the world…
Banditos and Katy Trail Ice House are best friends now. The owners of each restaurant collaborated on a new Plano place that opened last week. It goes by the name of — wait for it — Bandito Tex-Mex Ice House. If you’ve been to both of the restaurants that spawn…
Gubbins over at Pegasus got all the sparkly details on a new a Alamo Drafthouse that the city of Richardson’s Planning Commission just approved. This Austin-based import will be the first in the Dallas area and will reside in an old Pep Boys in the Richardson Heights Shopping Center. 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 should try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Meddlesome Moth’s menu takes some careful navigation. The mussels are a safe…
A press release landed this afternoon attempting to clarify the disagreement between Ed Bailey and Lucky Campbell, co-owners of the Chesterfield. If you’ve been following the drama, Campbell was escorted out of his bar last week by police, and several employees were either fired or walked out under their own…
Pizza and beer go together like everything else and beer, so it’s easy to deduce that pizza and pitchers of beer are even better mates. It’s the American way, right? Fireside Pies sells a lot of both pizza and beer, and I finally ducked my head in the Henderson Avenue…
SideDish reported late yesterday on the ongoing saga at The Chesterfield, where majority owner Ed Bailey has continued his efforts to have bartender and minority owner Eddie “Lucky” Campbell removed from the premises, after an apparent dispute over how to run the business. Hearing that Campbell was standing his ground…
The other day I was trolling about Burleson when a new burger joint called SandBurgs (that’s sandwiches and burgers) caught my attention. I felt like something special was going on inside, and again, my instincts were spot on. SandBurgs, it turns out, chicken-fries bacon. Yes, they take thick slices of…
“It’s not my first choice, but it’s my first choice when my mother’s in town.” My friend issued those words when I asked her about Hattie’s, the subject of this week’s review. Hattie’s will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this fall. When researching the restaurant I asked tons of people what…
Last month was a busy one in the Dallas restaurant scene. Read on for the full slate of opening and closing restaurants, and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Driftwood (642 W. Davis): Oak Cliff is home…
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. NHS Tavern’s Cleaver and Block Burger has an unfair advantage over…
