Tales of the Cocktail might be four months away, but Dallas-area mixologists are already well into planning for the event. Each year New Orleans hosts the event, which draws from an international base of cocktail enthusiasts who gather to talk booze, cross-pollinate creative ideas and get bombed. I talked to…
Last week, we asked Neighborhood Services Tavern mixologist Craig Cottier to use the ingredients in our The Box (shown below) to make us three St. Patrick’s Day-appropriate drinks that don’t taste like Hulk splooge. Yep. Somewhere in those drinks is a russet potato, mint jelly and weird, carbonated melon drink…
Alex Nham travels the globe, mainly the part with Dallas on it, in search of new places to eat breakfast. Acting on a tip from fellow blogger Justin Bitner, this week I ventured out to Hypnotic Donuts — but not for the donuts. To say that this wacky donut shop’s…
After last week’s vegan pho fiasco, I wasn’t too jazzed about another meatless meal, but reading Scott’s V-Spot review inspired me, and I was encouraged to seek out tasty vegetarian options once again. El Padrino means “godfather”, and that awesome name was enough to get me to stop here rather…
What a week, with the rats and the meatless eating and Alice being Alice and all. I’m about to find a spacious patio, order a beer and a burger and kick off my weekend, but before I go, there’s a week to wrap up — I’m going with mesclun. This…
February was a busy month in the Dallas food scene. The highly anticipated Off-site Kitchen finally opened its doors, along with a handful of other eateries. Read on for the full opening and closing slate and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section…
Years ago, when Matt McCallister was still working at Stephan Pyles, he would visit farms looking for new local products to source. Often his treks would conjure up something interesting, and he’d relay the stories to his wife, Iris. “Matt would meet these farmers,” Iris said, “and then tell me…
With the deadline for this weekly blog post quickly approaching (and then passing — sorry, editor) and a very minimal amount of cash in my pocket after paying rent, I did what any responsible booze blogger would do: I went to the corner store by my apartment and purchased a…
Durian [Door-ee-uhn]: This larger-than-life fruit of the Malaysian tree can weigh up to 10 pounds, has a brownish-green semihard shell covered with thick spikes and is slightly larger than a football. So starts the durian entree in my trusty Food Lovers Companion. The book goes on to describe this notorious…
CampO Modern Country Bistro is officially serving brunch on weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The European- and Latin American- inspired menu harkens to a few classics in both food and booze. Brunch mains include a Croque-Monsieur 1910, tortas (photo below) and house-cured mortadella served with poached egg. Sides…
Early this week, NBC 5 DFW reported that hundreds of Dallas restaurants have not been evaluated by city inspectors. The story cited an understaffed department, mismanagement and budget concerns for the failure. Specifically, 241 restaurants that fall in the inspection department’s jurisdiction have not been checked out for more than…
There has been an steady stream of new food trucks in the DFW area recently. And it seems the scene is, for the most part, taking shape. Last weekend both Dallas and Fort Worth hosted food truck parks or parties and customers kept the meals on wheels busy. A few…
A handful of people were scattered throughout Uptown’s newest watering hole, Tate’s, on Tuesday night. Bartender, JW was busy whipping up Sazeracs (he puts on an impressive show, misting each glass with absinthe, then torching it with his handheld blow torch). The bar was, and still is, celebrating Yelp’s drink…
Last night was the final episode of Top Chef Tex-Anada, and it played out like a culinary version of the walk-off scene in Zoolander set to symphony music — a fierce and almost perfectly orchestrated parade of dishes, as we have come to expect from the two remaining chefs. Paul…
This week, the Cheap Bastard goes in search of tacos but finds balls instead at The Stand, 2916 McKinney Ave., 855-557-8263. Very open-minded of her. Khakis-and-a-tie count: 6 Number of guys who walked in and said, “Ha. Sign says, ‘Parking in rear.'”: 5 The other day, I decided to finally…
On Tuesday we reported that Chop House Burger opened on Main Street in Dallas. The first comment on the post asked if this spot was related to Chop House Burgers in Arlington and went on to congratulate them on expansion. Soon after clarifying that these two places with almost identical…
Delia Pisarro is a meat eater. She’s also a business woman. So when she opened Pure, her small Greenville Avenue Cafe in 2003, it wasn’t for her love of coconuts and kale. It was because she saw an opportunity. “Nobody else was doing it,” Pisarro says. On the coasts, sure:…
A woman drove her car into Jimmy’s Food Store Wednesday afternoon, crushing two tables, smashing a few bar chairs and tearing a hole into the side of the the Italian deli. While nobody was hurt, customers were enjoying a meal at an adjacent table in the same dining area. I…
This weekend I celebrated my birthday at brunch. I’m not much of a bruncher, but there I was at Canne Rosso, a glass of water in hand listening to my waitress offer me a choice of mimosa, Bloody Mary or michelada. Hearing the great beer cocktail mentioned immediately brightened my…
[jump] [page] [page] These are 16 random photos from my iPhone that took me about two minutes to select and drag to my desktop. It took only two minutes because probably 20 percent of my food photos are of either a burger or a Reuben. I didn’t include Cubans, chicken…
Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Chef David Trubenbach got his first job at an IHOP when he was 17 as a way to save money for a car. However, it turned out to be the beginning of culinary career. After high school he enrolled at Johnson and Wales and from there…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Off-Site Kitchen Sandwich: Brough Ham Fleetwood ($5.95) Bread: Toasted bun imported from Village Baking Co. less than a mile away Toppings: Tavern ham, slow-roasted…
