At Cane Rosso, Tryouts for a Mike Napoli Pizza

Yes, it’s another post about Il Cane Rosso. Yes, I’m conflicted about the amount of real estate devoted to the Deep Ellum pizza maker. But this time it’s about a badass catcher, so it’s a must. Dallas Morning News sports writer Evan Grant recently bellied up to the pizza bar…

Rush Patisserie’s Croissant Deals Brunch Another Blow

Back in August, I posted about the perils of brunch and proclaimed breakfast the superior morning meal. I’d just had a croissant at Zaguan Bakery and thought the black coffee and newspaper culture of the breakfast crowd was infinitely more appealing than the mimosa-drenched brunch set. The croissant I had…

How To Order Sushi Like A Champ At Yutaka

When I stumbled into Yutaka on Friday night without a reservation and was told I’d have to wait an hour to sit at the sushi bar, I wasn’t disappointed. I left my name at the stand and walked two doors down to Sharaku, the Izakaya owned by the same folks…

Oak in the Design District is Open for Lunch

The new Oak at 1628 Oak Lawn in the Design District, which was previously only open for dinner, announced today that they are now open for lunch. For starters the lunch menu includes hummus, foie gras and celery root and apple soup. For sandwiches they have a lamb bacon BLT,…

Conquering That Veggie Box Over Super Bowl Weekend

As previously mentioned, last Wednesday evening I received my first box of local, organic veggies and fruits from Greenling. Problem was, I was a little skeptic at being able to work through the whole box over the weekend, particularly with requisite lard-laced Super Bowl festivities planned. Then Scott Reitz called…

Mumtaz’s Indian Lunch Buffet Was Built for Meatless Monday

Weary of soy protein and veggie burgers from Meatless Mondays gone by, I had set my sights this go around on exotic flavors and spices. My search for bargain vegetarian nirvana took me to Mumtaz, an Indian restaurant located in a generic Richardson strip mall at Campbell and Central. I’m…

Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials Starring Food

This year, like most years, the multi-million-dollar-slinging advertising competition known as the Super Bowl was largely dominated by those in the motor vehicle category. But if you were paying close attention, somewhere between the David Beckham ogling, flipping back and forth from the Super Bowl to the Puppy Bowl and…

Where Michelle Obama Should Eat in Dallas

The First Lady is headed to Dallas next week. A news release posted to the White House press page details the schedule for Michelle Obama’s three-day trip, which will celebrate the anniversary of her Let’s Move! initiative. She’ll spend Thursday evening and Friday morning in the DFW area, meeting with…

Prepping For The Super Bowl: This Week In Dallas Eats

This Sunday, Americans will eat more food than on any other day, with the exception of Thanksgiving. On Super Bowl Sunday we shamefully watch others with the sports skills we wish we had, and use excessive amounts of food to comfort ourselves for our own lack of stamina and hand-eye…

Introducing The Nooner at Jonathon’s Oak Cliff

Jonathon Erdeljac is trying to kill you, according to some recent activity on his Facebook page. The chef behind Jonathon’s Oak Cliff posted this picture and dropped the following to clarify the train wreck: I call it “Tha’ Nooner” 1/2# patty, ham, Swiss, bacon, American, tomato, mayo, and a fried…