Food & Drink

Not sure if you guys heard, but this year City of Ate picked up a nomination from the James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards for Group Food Blog, and I was nominated in the Humor category for a feature story we did on fried hamsters. Awesome! We City of Aters were…

It’s official, In-N-Out Burger has announced that they’ll be opening its doors, and drive-thru windows, to the public at both the Frisco and Allen locations this Wednesday. The grand unveiling of the California burger joint is set to commence Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., but according to Carl Van Fleet, the…

If you pay much attention to this blog and its accompanying newspaper, you’ve noticed that we’ve yet to fill the oft-sneezed-upon shoes of Hanna Raskin, our former food critic and lead blogger, who’s now doing those things in Seattle, where apparently even allergens think it rains too much. Well, we’re…

It sounds like soft shell crabs and In-N-Out are finally coming to Dallas, so it’s been a good week in Dallas food blogs. Read on. City of Ate Kristy Yang has some mixed feelings about Il Cane Rosso. She was disappointed to find the homemade pasty was gummy and bland…

It may risk a certain level of blasphemy, or more likely be a “duh” revelation, to say Paula Deen is one of food television’s most grating on-screen presences. This is, perhaps, a politically incorrect conclusion to draw, given the travails she’s faced throughout her somewhat soap-operatic life — a personal…

Better find a stand-in for Chinese takeout if you liked Hunan Express at 2025 Cedar Springs Road in Uptown…at least temporarily. The 13-year-old Chinese delivery and takeout restaurant has shut its doors. But its owners posted a sign in the window encouraging loyal customers to send an email message here…

She boned someone, got super fat, made your whole body from scratch and then successfully shot you out of her lady parts. And to thank your mother for all that, you give her a Hallmark card and call it even? No. No, you do not. You’re an adult now. It’s…

There was no sense of surprise when I read that Frito-Lay was releasing a Tapatio-flavored version of their Doritos chips, based on the popular hot sauce. (They’re also rolling out Tapatio Fritos and Ruffles.) The R&D team at the Plano-based snack company is always tinkering with taste buds. A former…

The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff threw its second Supper Club last night, inviting local hungry people to sample the culinary stylings of Kelly Hightower, recently announced as the new chef for something called Wild Salsa. The monthly event, which is sponsored by this very blog, opened with an apps…

In part one and two of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Patton Robertson, executive chef at Five-Sixty, and his thoughts on the national food scene and the Dallas dining scene, respectively. Today we give you the five rules you have to follow if you…

The small bodega, trading in beer and candy, on Gaston Avenue had been opened for 10 months before a kitchen was set up in the back of the shop. That’s when business began to pick up for Big E’s Food and Beverage, sparsely decorated with beer and soda memorabilia, signs,…

Quittin’ time gives you the lowdown on local happy hours. Where: Barbara’s Pavilion, 325 Centre St. When: 4-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, What: $3 domestics and wells Why: Because it’s just like Cheers, where everybody knows your stage name, and Ted Danson lip syncs Lady Gaga in drag. Barbara’s Pavilion…

It’s a little bit sexist to assume that your mother is yearning for a kitchen gadget this Mother’s Day. It’s also a bit forward of us to assume that’s what you’re planning on getting her. Not that a gadget gift doesn’t have hit potential — kitchen goodies last longer than…

The wedge of dragon fruit tilted the cocktail placed on the table. And it was annoying. The drink, one of the beverages offered at a tequila cocktail competition this weekend, was lip-smacking good without it. It was gratuitous window dressing and it required instructions from the bartender about the best…

The Dallas Morning News’ Leslie Brenner reported this week that the long-awaited In-N-Out Burgers near Frisco and Allen, the California chain’s first foray into the DFW area, is set to open next week. But what about those of us who consider Frisco a bit too near the edge of civilization…

A year ago today, Mattito’s in Uptown burst onto the local competitive eating scene with its first ever Bob Armstrong queso eating contest — a five-minute race to down as much of the famous mix of cheese, ground beef, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo as possible.Last year, Teresa…

In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Patton Robertson, executive chef at Five-Sixty and his thoughts on the national food scene. In today’s second installment, the chef shares his views on what the Dallas dining scene looks like from 560 feet in…

Today, we celebrate the victory of Mexican armed forces over the French. The event is usually honored with copious amounts of sour margaritas and bad Tex-Mex food. Take, for example, the Bob Armstrong Queso-eating contest at Mattito’s Uptown. Not all must be sour day-glo beverages and paperweight pabulum in Dallas…