Photos by Andrea Grimes and Man O’ The HourHattie’s Bloody Mary, homemade.Sprawling mega-churches dot our fair, smooth-plained Dallas landscape, so you’d think you’d see more of the blessed and baptized while out to Sunday brunch, this clearly being Our Lord and Savior’s municipality of choice and all. But they’re hard…
All right, folks, it’s that time of the year again for die-hard college football fans to take over Fair Park with their crimson red or burnt orange-painted bodies. Yes, it’s Texas/OU weekend. We’re sure there’s about gazillion watch parties from which fans can choose to watch the Red River…
There really is no shortage of incredible burgers in this town. We gave Angry Dog our Best Of Dallas nod for their always juicy, shredded cheese-topped hamburger–knowing full well the worthy contestants in the mix. Let’s just say, it was a difficult decision. With Wingfield’s, Plano’s Holy Grail, The Grape…
To celebrate Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, available this week, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
It’s obvious what we’re eating. But with so many local restaurants playing the banchan-and-bulgogi game, it’s a bit harder to figure out where we ate this particular marinated rib eye. Here’s a hint: The tabletop grill is coal-fired. Have at it, barbecue fans…
To celebrate Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, available this week, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
At last, a way to feel virtuous while stuffing your gullet with chili cheese fries and “Triple Dippers” at Chili’s restaurants. On Monday, September 27, the 25-year-old burger chain will donate 100 percent of its profits for the day to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s leading…
Diners who’ve doted on the salmon-topped deviled eggs at Neighborhood Services Bar & Grill have had no way of knowing the smoked fish came from TJ’s Seafood Market — a situation TJ’s owner Jon Alexis aims to change. As Alexis announced in a comment appended to Leslie Brenner’s latest restaurant…
The temptation to rend clumps of facial hair as a response to a child’s incessant “whys” is much like the reaction to being left hungry after a large meal. However, a little one’s unbridled curiosity is difficult not to appreciate. Had I been able to ingest the trompa (lips) and…
Whether you like Maple & Motor’s cantankerous Jack Perkins not, you must admit the man makes a great burger. Today we move into the kitchen and take a look at how this ballyhooed burger is created. Perkins was willing to reveal some of his innermost secrets on burger-making, which starts…
Evan ClintonAre they functional? Depends how many drinks you’ve had. 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: The Double…
Self-portrait by Eugène Delacroix, who apparently came back from the dead to enter and win a beer-naming contest.Thanks to all the commenters for the fun beer ideas from yesterday’s Libertine Oktoberfest Beer Dinner contest. Some sounded tasty, some sounded disgusting and some had us laughing out loud. Here are a…
I predicted in the premiere episode recap of Top Chef Just Desserts (because, like Gail Simmons, we must always refer to it as Top Chef Just Desserts and nothing other than Top Chef Just Desserts) that Princess Dexter (Seth) and Zamboyant (Zac) would prove to be powerful allies and/or enemies…
To celebrate Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, available this week, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Photo by Elaine LinerLalani Amin makes juice. Lots of juice. Fresh juice from Louisiana-grown sugarcane mixed with fresh-squeezed lime and kiwi, a cold, green kiss of a juice that tastes just sweet enough to be a treat instead of a health drink (though it is). Amin also makes falooda, a…
Central Market this week kicked off its Celebrate Brewtopia festival, a 12-day celebration of suds featuring cooking classes, dinners and free in-store samplings. But Seth Stewart, beer and wine manager for the Central Market in Plano, says a few beer lovers may shirk at participating. That’s because many beer drinkers…
Winemakers trying to woo Americans more comfortable with cola than Cabernet tend to lard their labels with extraordinarily user-friendly language: “The perfect wine for afternoons spent with friends,” a description might read. “Enjoy with hamburgers or pizza.” The problem is not every wine is an ideal match for pizza. Pizza…
Last night, the cast of Top Chef D.C. came back together to rehash the season with judges Gail Simmons, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Eric Ripert and producer/consummate reunion host Andy Cohen. A lot was discussed — some interesting and some not so much — so I’m breaking down the best of…
Yesterday, Three-Course meal profiled Jack Perkins, who grills up one of the city’s most popular hamburgers at Maple & Motor. Today, Perkins gives his thoughts on foodies, good and bad burgers and the best wine to pair with a patty. Friday, he demonstrates how a Maple & Motor burger is…
If you’re planning on packing on a few extra pounds of fat and grease this weekend, odds are you’re headed to the state fair. But up in Lewisville Saturday afternoon, a chosen few iron-stomached meat warriors will down more tamales in 12 minutes than some folks will eat in their…
Raising Cane’s (multiple locations) www.raisingcanes.com Dude Factor: 7, or House’s cane, on a scale of 1 (Michael P. Fay) to 10 (Caine). We had never darkened the door at a Raising Cane’s until the new Greenville Avenue location opened, tempting us with its promise of “chicken fingers” on the sign…
Stephan Pyles wants your cheap ass to feel fancy. That must be why he opened Samar in the middle of downtown, put a buncha hookahs out front, hired hosts in suits who insist on opening the door for you and did a million other things so that when you look…
