In the spirit of debate season, we’re trying to settle our grievances civilly: with scathing innuendo and name calling. The topic this time: Cake. Justin Bitner, City of Ate contributor: How did cake let things get so out of hand? It used to be so wonderfully two dimensional: cup or…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, and we’re no different. That’s why we built the above calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. Every week, we’ll do our best to keep you up-to-date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced…
If you’ve been trying to find Dallas’ best ‘za, an event slated September 29, will afford the opportunity to try three pizzaioli’s handiwork all in one shot. Côtes du Coeur Wine Society members get in for free; the rest of us have to shell out $20. The event benefits the…
In 1981, Oscar and Laura Sanchez opened their traditional Mexican seafood restaurant, La Calle Doce, in an old renovated house in Oak Cliff. Three decades and two more restaurants later, they will mark their 30th anniversary next week. I asked Laura — who whose father taught her the importance of…
Ben & Jerry’s announced its production of “Schweddy Balls” flavored ice cream today, “vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum” and flecked with big ol’ fudge balls. Sounds pretty tasty, actually. More importantly, it got us thinking, which we try to do sparingly: What other Saturday Night Live sketches…
The State Fair of Texas offers a millionty delicious fried food options, but if you’re vegan, food-wise you’re pretty much limited to sniffing second-hand funnel cake fumes.Well, fuck all that. It’s time vegans and vegetarians had a chance to join in the fun. And Jamey Scott, founder of DallasVegan.com, agrees…
Our favorite hippie ice cream makers from Vermont might have lost their minds, but they have not lost their sense of humor. Today they announced their new flavor: “Schweddy Balls.” According to B&J’s, the Saturday Night Live inspired dessert has “vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and is…
The Lakewood Bar and Grill announced a permanent closure via its Facebook page yesterday. According to a short post on their wall: I am sad to say that after 18 years of serving the Lakewood area the LBG is closed! Thank you to all the bands that played and for…
It would be quite the understatement to say that Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. has recovered from the roof collapse that shut down the brewery in February 2010. In fact, the rally of community support behind the brewery after the disaster and the resulting “To Thee” series it inspired has…
Sushi & Rice Express 8131 Forest Lane 214-575-7090 Other cars in the drive-through count: 0 Wet towels air-drying right next to the drive-through menu count: 50 Drive-throughs? Good. Sushi? Goooood. Put them together and you have Sushi & Rice Express. I slow-clap my chopsticks at you, Sushi & Rice Express,…
Weinberger’s Deli sits in downtown Grapevine, flanked by places that give off that special “tourist trap” vibe. Fancy passenger buses drive by wrapped in splashy advertisements for the Gaylord Texas and the local wineries, their hot exhaust smelling like vacation funds. So honestly, I went into Weinberger’s Deli on Main…
Sitting on a pine-hewn picnic bench with a cold beer in hand isn’t a bad place to be in these last days of summer. It’s even nicer when you’re flanked by a lovely lady. Tonight, it’s Luna by my side — a 5-year-old pitbull mix. There are lots of canines…
UPDATE: You guys are some creative bastards, but you wouldn’t last five minutes in the wild. Oh well. Under the parameters of this endeavor, you’d also be hammered. No better way to go. Anyway, using a random number generator, we’ve selected two winners: Jeremy Ash, who slays foes with “I…
My McKinney Avenue walk was more than just a bar crawl. I also checked an item off my list I’ve been avoiding. I could say that I’ve been waiting till September to enjoy the delicacy I enjoyed many times before, but really I’d been using the old rule as an…
A panicked reader asks this morning about the fate of his beloved Al’s Pizzeria on Northwest Highway, which opened in ’74 and is there no more. “Tried to order a pizza at my favorite NW Dallas joint on Monday — phone rang with no answer. Went by yesterday. They closed…
Native Texan Lisa Fain is living the quintessential food blogger dream. After five years of compiling recipes in CSS and HTML, her writings will appear on paper in hardback, available on Amazon and at other booksellers this September 13th. Fain has been a salve for displaced Texans, working up recipes…
Meet fried chicken skin, brought to your State Fair of Texas by Eat Crispies. It’s just chicken skin, battered and fried for your face. Eat Crispies co-owner Phuong Le (who owns the stand with her sister-in-law, uncle and cousin) says, “The fried chicken skin was what caught the attention of the State…
The MOOOOOOSE is dusting off the old cleats for one last tussle through the line. This time, however, he’ll be on the other side with the plastic gloves on asking if you’d like white or wheat bread. Daryl “Moose” Johnston is now part owner of a new sandwich shop (of…
Dallas is not, on the whole, a walkable city, but there are many strands that cater to pedestrians. As the heat subdued, I decided to see how foot-friendly McKinney Avenue was on this past sunny, Saturday afternoon. I started at Fitzhugh around noon and wandered south, checking in at several…
7-Eleven has a storied tradition of attempting foods that taste like other foods rather than just making the foods themselves edible. But this time around, your favorite gas station-grocery-movie-rental store hit a grand slam in synthetic flavor simulation. That’s right: I tried 7 Select Big Bite Hot Dog Flavored Potato…
It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown’s Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When: 3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khakis, skirts,…
Allan Weiss won the Best Taste title at this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards. How much media coverage did Weiss’ fried buffalo chicken in a flapjack get before the awards ceremony? Almost zero. Fried salsa and fried pineapple upside down cake were the favorites going into the competition, based solely…
