Mextopia Brings Home the Bacon

Let Happy Hour help quench your thirst by pointing you to some of the city’s best drinking deals. Where: Mextopia, 2104 Greenville Ave. When: 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday What: $3 house margaritas, $2 Tecate Light, Firemans #4, $2.75 domestic bottles Why: Because we like cheap booze and love bacon…

The Bizarre that is Ms. Mazar

This may sound superficial, but I’ll say it anyway: Debi Mazar is not thin. The near washed-up actress has got some desirable curves goin’ on. Awkward segue alert: But those Latvian-origin hips are about the most substantial part of her show, Extra Virgin, arguably the most bereft-of-worth show mounted by…

Picture Show: Burgers Across Texas

Last week, we joined forces with the Fellowship of the Village Voice Media Ring to bring a epic slideshow of burgers across the country. There were some surprises: the peanut-butter slathered monstrosity from City Pages, and (my god!) the grilled cheese flanked burger in Phoenix. Working with the Houston Press,…

Lettuce Wrap Up: Of Miami BBQ Sucks, Douche-bars, and Magnums

There was plenty still going on with In-N-Out and food trucks this week, but I think we all need some time off. Instead, Dallas blogs have soda-and-burger paintings, fighting words about sous-vide and sweaters, and Miami spurting some nonsense. Read on. City of Ate Jenny Block had a beautiful time…

Irving Shouts Freebirds: A New Location and A Sneak Peek

Freebirds World Burrito, you know, the other ‘FB’ you love besides Facebook, is bringing its “hippie-inspired burrito concept that originated in Santa Barbara, CA” to Irving, TX. Jason Daniel, Director of Operations for Freebirds, along with his team, is working hard to bring restaurant #49 to 7601 N. MacArthur, Suite…

Miami BBQ Sucks: The Top Five Tweets

Yesterday morning, the Miami New Times published a piece about hometown barbecue. In the piece, they state that Miami smokes Dallas in barbecue. And basketball. After a passing out from white-hot rage, writer Alice Laussade woke and wrote up a response. Among other things, Alice called for the Miami New…

Jack Daniel’s Whiskey & Cola: Sucks

Last time I was mixing myself a Jack & Coke, I was so frustrated with the difficulty of the task. I mean, you have find a glass, open a can of Coke aaand a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey all by yourself. Then you have to pour all that in…

Take Heart, Butter-Cream Lovers, a New Law Could Set You Free

It’s a beautiful thing when elected legislative officials take cues from their constituents and act on them. That’s how state government functions, right? People need or want a change in regard to a particular issue, so they start calling their senators or representatives, who then draw up the plans, debate…

Mario Sabino’s Off-Menu Pork Tamales Guaranteed to Please

A few years back, Mario Alfano and Sabino Valle took the old Casa Blanca space on Lemmon Ave. and transformed it into Mario Sabino’s Mexican & Salvadoran Restaurant. Upon entering the first set of doors, we were greeted by a giant dry-erase board that read “Try our new strawberry swirl…

Happy Hour Prices Let You Test the Waters at Ocean Prime

Let Happy Eating point you to the best happy hour food menus around. This week, we’re getting our fancy on for considerably less at Ocean Prime. Where: Ocean Prime, 2101 Cedar Springs Road When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m Monday-Friday The Scene: Highbrow happy hour would describe it best. It’s definitely not…

La Hacienda Ranch: Where the Frozen Margs Roam

Driving up to La Hacienda Ranch with my mom, all its theme-y ranchified decor made me think for a second that I might be walking into a strip club. I figured, what the hell—there’s nothing like horking down a cheese enchilada with the woman who birthed you while someone sanitizes…

Dragonfly: It’s a Beautiful Meal

“In here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is beautiful!” The line from Cabaret pops into my head as we drive up to impeccably manicured Hotel ZaZa, home to Dragonfly restaurant. The valets appear out of nowhere and graciously help us from the car. “We’re here…

Chef Erron Star Depew: It’s OK When She Slices at TopGolf

Erron Star Depew is the chef at the new TopGolf location in Allen. Yes, you heard me right. Chef. TopGolf. Allen. Just because folks are swinging clubs doesn’t mean they don’t want to eat well too. At least that’s what Depew figured when she created the groovy menu that includes…

Don’t Pass the Grey Poupon: One Man’s Journey Through Mustard

For as long as I have had functioning taste buds, mustard has never really been my thing. What I’m saying is: I haven’t given mustard a full-blown, balls-to the-wall chance in several years. Maybe it’s because I have persuaded myself I loathe it and forevermore want nothing to do with…

Supper Club! Smoke Chef Tim Byres Sends Along His Menu

Supper Club at the Kessler, (presented by City of Ate)our dinner series that features local chefs whipping up bad ass food alongside local tunes, is happening soon (June 8 y’all.) This month’s chef is Tim Byres of Smoke. Oh yes, we’re excited too. Chef Byres will prepare a four-course meal…

A Dead Chicken Can Still Cluck

First things first: This story does not end with me killing and dismembering a chicken, although that was my goal when I signed up for a poultry-processing workshop. Unfortunately, watching the demonstration bird meet its maker caused the following symptoms: cold sweat, field of vision darkening around the edges, seeing…