A week-long soft opening is the way to go when you want to draw in the crowds, at least that’s what State & Allen Lounge owners Jonathan Calabrese and Anthony Winkler bet on — and won — with their the new Texas-themed sports bar, The Nodding Donkey. At the corner…
Kenny’s Wood-Fired Grill customers are vodka drinkers. They drink vodka shots, vodka martinis and vodka dessert drinks made with butterscotch schnapps. That’s why the restaurant has installed two frozen Grey Goose taps, and why there’ll be another Grey Goose tap in the bar at Kenny’s Italian Kitchen, opening next month…
Rock stars—real rock stars, not the earnest unsigned musicians who always remember to fold up their friends’ sofa beds and invite their parents to their CD release parties—are unrepentant egoists. They’d rather curse than converse, rather wear meat than cotton. They love themselves dearly, and are devoted to making sure…
While I was on Harry Hines rug shopping (no, that’s not a euphemism), I discovered El Paisa. Its menu is simple: just tacos, burritos, nachos and quesadillas. More important, the food is cheap as hell. We’re talking $1.40 per taco. They’ve got indoor seating, but I hit up the drive-thru…
This week’s special Avery events at the Libertine Bar, The Common Table and the Meddlesome Moth are putting a special emphasis on the Colorado brewery’s Salvation Belgian-style golden ale. The Libertine and Common Table have already offered up food pairings especially made to go with the beer, and the Moth…
Via EaterWe’d like to six-shoot that Nacho Whopper outta here.Dear Burger King, we’d like to request to live outside test markets. The fast food chain currently is testing its “Nacho Whopper” (comes in a double) in the Netherlands, and we couldn’t be happier. Keep that nacho thing away from us…
SamarThe accompanying text for Esquire’s much-hyped list of best new restaurants is finally online, which means eaters can now follow author John Mariani’s logic for anointing Samar a top 10 stand-out (He was apparently smitten with the patio, hookah selection and “women in painted-on blue jeans who proved just about…
Halloween is so passé. It’s nothing more than Christmas, a commercial boon for cheap decorations, terrible eats and overdone getup far removed from its cultural and religious foundations. What people, especially those with an unending love for Mexican food, should celebrate is Día de los Muertos, or the Mexican Day…
Pizza Patron’s newest product is distressing some franchisees, who fear the frozen pizza line will cut into their sales. “I’d say a number of them are concerned,” concedes brand director Andrew Gamm. “But it’s a great opportunity for the brand.” Pizza Patron frozen pizzas are now available in El Rancho…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Lakewood Landing, 5818 Live Oak St., 214-823-2410When: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m…
One of my best friends recently emigrated from Vietnam to the United States. He was born in Ho Chi Minh City, spent all 30 years of his life there and is a proud Vietnamese, but when I last spoke to him, he said something that surprised me. What he said…
As Nancy Nichols reported over at Sidedish yesterday, superstar bartender Jason Kosmas has mixed his last drink at Neighborhood Services Tavern. Kosmas hasn’t yet returned my call, but he didn’t hint at the reason for his departure when I spoke to him last week. Asked whether he was planning to…
Remember when Big Bird knew Snuffaluffagus was real, but nobody on Sesame Street believed him? That’s essentially the dilemma facing Jenna Fagnan, president of Tequila Avión. Jenna Fagnan not only has to persuade drinkers to try her tequila: She has to convince them the brand exists outside of Entourage, the…
Arguments over the most contentious ingredient in Caesar salad have lately centered on which type of anchovies chefs ought to use. “If it was my preference, it would be white anchovies,” says Jackie Glauberman, who’s chairing this weekend’s 19th annual Caesar Salad Competition, a celebrity chef event sponsored by the…
Local restaurants are continuing to try to capitalize on the Rangers’ success, with the first burger named for a ballplayer becoming available at lunchtime today. Scotty P’s Hamburgers’ Cliff Lee burger features a mound of jalapenos and jalapeno jack cheese, in honor of the star pitcher’s “on fire” performance. According…
Wine from Pittsburgh? Surely you jest. After all, Pittsburgh is Steel City, known for its dominating football teams, brawling blue-collar identity and Primanti’s, a famous hangout where the cooks are known to stuff French fries inside their burgers. Of course you would want to wash down such robust fare with…
Street tacos, whether presented with an upscale twist or served fast and fresh, are becoming part of the cuisine code in Dallas. As a proportional response, we asked photographer Sara Kerens a few months ago to do a photographic study on the street tacos in Dallas. We liked the results…
The official numbers are in for Dallas’ first-ever Carrotmob, a reverse boycott in which participants patronize a restaurant that pledges to spend a certain percentage of its one-night sales on energy efficiency upgrades. According to organizer Tajana Mesic, more than 300 people ate at LaGrange in Deep Ellum last Wednesday…
Restaurant bent on doing good could just donate food to local non-profits. But what’s the fun in that? Various Dallas eateries have dreamed up more creative ways to help their community: Read on for details of this week’s charitable happenings…
Three of Dallas’ best beer joints are teaming up to offer the rarest beers available from one of Colorado’s finest breweries all week, beginning with a food pairing at The Libertine featuring Avery Salvation and continuing with pairings and tappings of Avery’s Demons, Trinity and Dictators series at the Meddlesome…
Editor’s Note: Since we’re not especially scholastic at City of Ate, we recruited our intern Brooke Nottingham (who’s probably a whiz with a highlighter and page marker flags) to attend a few local cooking classes. Her occasional series of reports begins today with a cheese class at Central Market. Fortunately,…
Hookah buzz has filled local food blogs since Stephen Pyles brought Samar to Dallas, cementing a trend already adopted by eateries including Al Amir, Kush Mediterranean Grill & bar and Urban Café & Bar. Yet most restaurant reviewers have kept their focus on the food, perhaps pausing to note how…
