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: Gennarino’s Neapolitan Food Truck The Sandwich: Granny’s Sunday Gravy ($5) Bread: Warm hoagie Toppings: Turkey meatballs, bracioli, pork loin, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato sauce The…
With Thanksgiving just 15 days away, there are choices to make. How many pies? How much PBR? Fresh or frozen turkey? An option that is becoming increasingly popular is the locally-raised “Heritage turkey,” which must meet several criteria laid out by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC). First, they have…
Everyone’s got the right to make their own decisions when it comes to food choices, so why not take the opportunity to show all your vegetarian friends that you made the right one by eating Dallas’ most hedonistic protein dishes? Don’t just eat meat but gorge on all the delicious…
Texas Pecan trees have taken a punch. The USDA predicts our state’s trees will collectively produce 40 millions pounds of pecans this year, which is 30 million pounds less than the 2010 crop. The Sunnyvale Pecan orchard east of Dallas is closed for the season. And today I spoke with…
Just before Halloween, food critic did something terrible. He posted about delicious Dallas pizza. Jerk. Ever since his post, we’ve been experiencing wake-suddenly-at-night dreams of crusty, bubbly cheese over crunchy crust. Cheese nightmares, you could call them. Cheese-mares. Anyway, we figured the only thing that could stop the nightmares would…
Dallas’ food has gotten attention from all corners of the internet recently. Food and Wine put together a slideshow that compiles the country’s 30 best renditions of fried chicken. Local favorite Bubba’s Cooks Country is listed among the nation’s greatest fried birds. The restaurant submitted a fried chicken shot so…
This Sunday marks a fine opportunity to get a taste of Dallas’ best restaurants without slipping into a calorie-induced coma. At the 3rd Annual CliffFest, from noon to 6 in the Bishop Arts District, local restaurants will serve smaller portions of their food in the $5 range. So far the…
We’re still waiting to see whether a judge thinks we’re entitled to more details on how the producers of Top Chef will spend the estimated $400,000-plus the state paid to see its brand integrated into the show, which the show has thus far accomplished with lots of boots, Texas flags,…
The Sigel’s Winter Food Truck Festival grew out of its pants before it even got them on. The store’s first festival was on a brilliant August day and drew over 2,000 people, all of whom risked melting into the pavement just for a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich. Given the anticipated…
It’s Saturday morning, 2:30 a.m., and after a night of partying at Sfuzzi you find yourself on your couch, more stoned than a Snoop Dogg’s bus driver, and in desperate need of a candy bar. Who you gonna call? P-Nutty’s Snack Delivery Service. The new Dallas-based home-delivery company recently launched…
We told you to go; I hope you listened. Diwali Mela festivities went off at the Cotton Bowl over the weekend during a beautifully crisp fall evening. Golf carts shuttled Mela-goers from the Fair Park DART station to the west side of the stadium, where the smell of curry powder…
Chef Kyle McClelland, a veteran of the Manhattan culinary scene, has moved to Dallas to take over the kitchen at The Cedars Social, the popular bar-restaurant near the Southside on Lamar complex, the restaurant announced today. The French Culinary Institute graduate grew up in New England and was raised on…
In Happy Endings, foodbitch goes on the hunt for Dallas’ unsung and unsurpassed desserts. Today: the coconut cream pie at Malai. After finishing off a delicate salmon dish at Malai, our incredibly perky waitress convinced me to try the coconut cream pie. She swore everybody loved it. Everybody whom she…
Have you been outside much today? While the weather was nippy this morning, the sun has warmed things up, resulting in some seriously beautiful fall weather. As soon as I get out of here I’m going to grab a thick jacket and engage in some excessive patio drinking. But before…
McDonald’s is closing out its second week of McRib season, giving the Atlantic a hook to ponder the evils of its pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The article points out that in the midst of Smithfield’s increased welfare practices intended to ensure livestock are treated humanely, the Humane Society of the…
On a tip from a friend, I recently visited Tortas Las Tortugas in Oak Cliff. In a building that might have once been a Dairy Queen, this very friendly and sharply run establishment is mostly void of the standard Tex-Mex fare found in Dallas. Instead they specialize in hearty Mexican…
In part one of our interview with Chef David McMillan of the Screen Door, we learned about his childhood in Berkeley, California and early his penchant for Chinese food. In part two we discussed the Dallas food scene. Today we hear some good Navy stories. After high school, why did…
A story that ran in the New York Times this week detailed the resurgence of artisanal butchery in New York City. I couldn’t read it and not think about Rudolph’s Market in Deep Ellum. While the new young butchers are fancying up an old world craft, Rudolph’s has been breaking…
After the first Houston Beer Week last year, Houstonians Cathy Clark Rascoe and husband Jay Rascoe (aka Guns and Tacos) decided Dallas needed its own week to celebrate craft beer as well, as we first told you back in February. Since then, the events planned for Dallas Beer Week, November…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she checked out the Mama Faye’s, 2933 Commerce St. They serve meat, lots of dead animal flesh, which Alice loves so much, we’re starting to worry she’s…
Stackhouse Burgers on Gaston opened this week in a refurbished house near Baylor, with James Rose formerly of Bob’s Chop House at the helm. In addition to juicy burgers, one of the standout features of this new place is the amazing view of downtown Dallas from the upstairs treetop patio…
I’ve been looking for Dallas’ best Reuben for some time now, my hunt guided by some specific criteria. The brisket has to be brined in-house and slowly simmered to a tender temperature. The meat should hold together when sliced without shredding or falling apart. The dressing should have character –…
