The finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards have been announced, and we’re on a mission to tell you a little bit about each and every fried contestant (plus that walking taco one. Which isn’t fried. We’re not sure why. Pretty sure it’s a taco salad in a Doritos® bag,…
Yep. That’s what happens when you fry biscuits and gravy. Zable, who announced his latest creation last week, just sent us this picture of the fried biscuits and gravy he’ll be serving up at this year’s State Fair of Texas. Mmmm. Just look at them biscuits. State Fair of Texas cometh,…
The State Fair of Texas happens but once a year. It’s the largest state fair in the country. And that means there are a million bazillion food options to choose from when you get there. Let us all appreciate the seriousness of making the most of this most-glorious of food…
Jasper Russo is an ambitious man. Not three days after his inaugural DFW Food Truck Festival he’s announced a sequel. Saturday, November 12th Sigel’s will host the DFW Winter Food Truck Festival, at the same location as this past weekend’s event. Will he be ready? His setup is far from…
You hear that? It’s your heart saying, “Aww crap.” The State Fair of Texas announced its eight finalists for the 2011 Big Tex Choice Awards and once again, this contest is offering up a delicious-sounding group of fried awful-for-you.Ready to stand in line for some deep-fried Texas salsa, fried bubblegum…
Standing at the stoplight where North Bishop Avenue meets Davis, the center of the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff, Gloria’s, Cafe Brazil and Lockhart’s Smokehouse are all a stone’s throw away, assuming you have a pocket full of stones and decent aim. Just one block south is Tillman’s, Oddfellows…
And then we received a tweet from @WhatWeAte that made us go out and buy a fryer:…
It’s been almost a year and a half since Amanda Ahern’s telephone rang early one March morning, prompting her to turn on the television and witness the fire that would burn her mother’s Greenville Avenue restaurant to the ground. Ahern drove to Mom’s house to deliver the news, and spent…
The Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in central Arlington, about 2 miles west of the Ballpark, is testing a new Tower of Beer, which holds 100 ounces of brew in a tall clear cistern. Outfitted with a chill bar in the bottom to keep it cold and a simple pour spout, this…
MesoMaya is settling into its new digs at Preston and Forest. Chef Nico Sanches (formerly of Hibicus) is serving up a menu of modern Mexican cuisine with a side of adventure. Traditional regional dishes, like Pozole de Puerco, are included alongside the standard hits like street tacos and enchiladas. A…
Gentrification continues its march along Fitzhugh pushing eastward and leaving Red Fork Tavern and now Strangeways in its wake. The new bar, dubbed a “pub without the Irish theme to it” in a recent Pegusus article, was opened by sibling owners Eric and Erica Sanchez, who sought to create a…
The latest D Magazine hit news stands last week with much anticipation in the food world, after editors hyped the cover story on Commissary chef John Tesar as a story about Dallas’ “most hated chef.” Before I started, the Observer wrote a pretty nasty review of Tesar’s latest addition to…
Rumor has it that Ojos Locos at 10230 Technology Blvd. E. in Dallas was built solely because of the World Cup and that its owners recouped their start-up costs in record time. Keen on finding out about the buzz (albeit a little late to the party), City of Ate headed…
The Dallas Morning News, that gray thing that piles up on your old neighbor’s lawn when she’s on vacation, was loaded with food coverage over the weekend, including a story that identified the city’s “food deserts” — areas without adequate grocery shopping options for residents. That term, “food desert,” was…
Three words: Dallas. Chocolate. Conference. Just the thought of all that chocolate got me ready to get busy eating. Then I got busy lying down. And I was sweaty. But it’s not what you think. We’ve all heard of the meat sweats, but Saturday afternoon, at the Dallas Chocolate Conference…
See more photos of the DFW Food Truck Festival at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. The scene was the parking lot outside Sigel’s at Greenville Avenue just north of Lovers Lane. The characters: Nammi, Ruthie’s, Enticed, Jack’s Chowhound, 3 Men and a Taco, Gandolfo’s, Mr. Cool, Trailercakes and The Bomb Fried Pies. Not since…
ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons will be at the grand opening of a new Sam’s Club Liquor Store on September 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. to promote his new Pura Vida Tequila. In addition to signing bottles, a Les Paul guitar autographed by Rev. Gibbons will be given away…
This week in blogs, we ate raw chicken while Fat Hos tried out UNT’s vegan options, Nancy Nichols reminded us why she doesn’t like Hanna Raskin, and two Dallas reality stars got eliminated. Now our reality fame is up to Most Eligible Dallas, making for a very dismal week, indeed…
Cars in the drive-through: 5 Times I wished I’d just ordered multiple maltshakes: 500 My recent Dallas cheap restaurant quest: find the perfect combo restaurant. I’m not looking for fusion. I’m looking for a combo. Like Cool & Hot Taco, where you can get tacos as well as a million…
The Meddlesome Moth will hold a special dinner featuring the Lips of Faith Brewery on September 12. But what caught my eye was the title bestowed upon Colorado-based Belgium Brewery’s Lauren Salazar, who’s hosting the event. She’s dubbed a “Sensory Specialist,” and she spoke to me by cell phone while…
The Texas State Fair is a little more than a month away, and already deep-fry chatter abounds. Yesterday Alice Laussade listed eight ideas that push the fryer-busting envelope (that post has been updated with a dream that came true), and commenters continue to chime in with their own fat-laden recommendations…
The first DFW Food Truck Festival has generated quite a buzz. Organizer Jasper Russo says blogs covering the event have driven a surge of customers to his website. The RSVP page he usually uses to gauge interest in his tasting events received a spike in traffic, and some 400 food-truck…
