In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Kent Rathbun, owner and executive chef of Jasper’s. In part two, we asked Rathbun to complete our thoughts for us. In today’s final installment he shares a finger-licking good recipe for spicy lamb meatballs. The…
As December comes to a close, it seems all is well, or at least better, as many highly anticipated restaurants made their debuts. David Uygur was back in the kitchen, plus a New York deli and the latest Lombardi venture both opened. We were expecting few restaurants to shutter since,…
Mi Tierra Latin Fusion Restaurant , a Puerto Rican-Latin American restaurant in Arlington is set to shutter December 31 (that would be tomorrow) tweeted Bud Kennedy, columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, last week. The family-owned eatery housed in a bungalow is one of two establishments (that we know of)…
Tacos have always been big in Dallas. From the real estate mogul and socialite to the day laborer and college co-ed, everyone loves a taco, has an opinion about tacos and is a staunch defender of his or her favorite. In 2010, however, tacos really took off. The gourmet/specialty brand…
Food writer Josh Ozersky – who this year covered the locavore movement, coined the word lardcore and found himself at the center of a journalistic ethics firestorm – yesterday told Eater the biggest dining surprise of 2010 was “how great the food was in Dallas,” a city he previously believed…
The burger industry publication, Burger Business, has named Twisted Root Burger Co. as one of 11 “burger chains to watch in 2011,” a designation the Dallas-based chain’s owner doesn’t dispute. Reached by phone this morning, Jason Boso said he was out late last night celebrating the hiring of his friend…
State and Allen Lounge’s pulled BBQ pork sandwich has been around for a while, so why is it deserving of an “Eat This” mention right now? Because even though this sandwich has forever been on the Uptown hangout’s menu, it’s reemerging to its previous greatness after having been on the…
While a new culinary nutrition textbook is geared toward chefs working in professional kitchens, a co-author says the book’s advice would be equally appropriate for amateurs charting new diet plans for 2011. “Moderation and variety is the key,” says Cathy Powers, a former Culinary Institute of America associate dean and…
Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Kent Rathbun, owner and Executive Chef of Jasper’s Gourmet Backyard Cuisine. Today, we asked Rathbun to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his gourmet backyard recipes. My friends say I’m… a workaholic. My momma told me… work hard…
Another Texas vodka has reached the Dallas market, although an owner of Rebecca Creek Distillery says his spirits company won’t confine itself to vodka for long. “These are the first two products,” Brian Lowrance says of Enchanted Rock vodka and a single malt barley whiskey set for release next year…
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s is the triathlon of Where To Eat for food blogs. Bloggers have every cuisine covered, from salty duck to eggnog ice cream. On the upside, this should be the last round of Where to Eats until February. Between lists, post-Christmas foodies are reviewing 2010 and…
The locals here either have a thing for rice and beans – or an underdeveloped habit of using Allmenus.com to order food for delivery. The website recently released its city-by-city tally of the foods ordered most frequently in 2010. According to its calculations, eaters in Seattle tend to dine in…
On Interstate 35 between Dallas and Waco, I hadn’t tried any non-chain restaurants beyond the kolache heaven that is the Czech Stop. But the last few drives to Austin put me in a barbecue mood, so I stopped at a couple places you should know about if you find yourself…
With a few days still remaining in December, it’s probably too soon to accurately assess how 2010 will be recalled in the annals of Dallas food. And as someone who spent the first half of the year living in North Carolina, I’m surely not the obvious candidate to hold forth…
Sometimes, all a person needs is a simple fix of decent fare to keep him or her going– nourishing fare that satisfies with little found fault. Service with a smile adds further enjoyment. That’s what I found at Taquería La Paloma in the Lakeside Village shopping center and apartment complex…
This week, I’m looking back on 2010 with a couple of lists. First, I’ll share my 10 favorite beers of the year. They’re not my top 10 of all time, but rather 10 brews I tried (and in many cases, subjected to the Hophead Ranking System) this year and really…
Kent Rathbun’s résumé is too extensive to quickly gloss over. Like most chefs, Rathbun started his career as an apprentice working at La Bonne Auberge, a five-star French restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri. Rathbun then moved on to work in the kitchens of Mr. B’s in New Orleans, American Restaurant…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Tejano Mexican Restaurant, 110 W. Davis St., 214-943-8610When: 11 a.m. to 6…
We’re optimistic that 2011 is going to be the year: The year we discipline ourselves to stop eating just before we feel full; the year we take walks instead of naps after lunch; and the year we admit that not every day is a reason to celebrate (Hey, it’s Thesaurus…
Still don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve yet? You’ve only got three days left to plan the big night or risk spending Friday night ordering from Papa John’s. On Monday, we gave you our top picks for NYE dining, and today we’ve got suggestions for where you can still…
Tonight marks the second time the Detroit Red Wings have come to town since acquiring center Mike Modano, so the Free Press’ beat writer last night seized the opportunity to check out the restaurant Modano left behind. Helene St. James veered from sports reporting to food criticism on her blog…
Texas could be on the cutting edge of the rarified swine trend.The New York Times this morning devoted 50 column inches to the little-known Mangalitsa, positing the zaftig Hungarian breed might be the “next It Hog in the great American pig-out.” (The story in the Dining section wasn’t the first…
