In part two of our continuing three-part chef’s series we asked chef John Tesar a few questions while we visited with him at Dallas Fish Market. Chef Tesar was more than happy to discuss the birth of his son, Kim Pierce’s secret spot and Anthony Bourdain’s drinking habits. Tomorrow we…
Ask 20 people in Dallas, “Where’s the best pizza in town?” and you’ll get at least 20 different answers. And most of those places charge ridiculously outrageous prices for a slice. Apparently, people think that in order to make good pizza in D-Town they have to charge hooker blow jay…
Back when dinner meant a tough cut of meat and a plain starchy vegetable, nobody expected their entrées to entertain them. For amusement, centuries of high-style eaters looked to jugglers, jousters, fiddling minstrels, brassy big bands and swanky torch singers—not their plates. But in this age of farmstead chevre, it’s…
Business etiquette books typically advise job seekers to take their cues from their interviewers, but a new study suggests that dictum doesn’t apply when alcohol’s involved. According to a study released today by the University of Michigan, job candidates seen holding a frosty beer mug or glass of wine during…
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 Windmill Lounge, 5320 Maple Ave., 214-265-9105When: 4 to 7 p.m…
India Pale Ales, or IPAs, have become a favorite beer style for craft brewers looking to experiment with flavors. The beers, which originated in Great Britain in the late 18th century for shipping to India, are defined by their elevated hop levels, making them especially popular with hop-happy West Coast…
It’s not just students who feel rushed to finish their summer reading lists in the last few weeks of August: Adult readers who’ve lugged the same books back and forth from the pool are hurrying their way through the novels and memoirs they had every intention of reading this season…
As a restaurant critic who works to remain anonymous, I generally don’t care what restaurant servers call me, so long as they don’t call me Hanna. But the range of pet names I’ve heard over the last few weeks in some very fancy restaurants got me thinking about how servers…
With the crush of talented wizards working magic in Dallas kitchens, it pays to know just who is behind the saute pan at your favorite eatery. To help you keep track, City of Ate brings you Three-Course Meal, a three-part chat with some of the best, most inventive chefs in…
Chefs are notorious for yapping on about the pleasures of farm-fresh vegetables – and then opening a bag of something for dinner. The rigors of restaurant work and human nature lead even the most fearsome food snobs to occasionally indulge in mass-produced, highly-artificial, uber-preserved snacks. Here, a list of five…
The principles guiding classical yoga practice are pretty clear on the topic of recreational alcohol use: Basically, the Sanskrit texts say “don’t go there.” But yoga studios are increasingly incorporating food and drink into their programming, and this weekend provides an opportunity for them to do so with gusto. The…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, 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…
This morning the Food Network posted a simple and absurd tweet on its Twitter stream (@FoodNetwork): “What taco is tops?” This tweet can be construed as an assumption that the fascination with tacos is a fleeting trend. Furthermore, the update is clearly tied to their new show, The Great Food…
An upcoming barbecue contest in Oak Cliff may be among the first nationwide to demand its entrants use sustainable, grass-fed meat. Teams participating in the September 11-12 competition will receive beef brisket, pork ribs, whole chicken or homemade sausage suitable for smoking from Urban Acres, a co-op that partners with…
The sign’s up for Kenny’s Italian Kitchen, the newest entry in chef Kenny Bowers’ collection of casual eateries. According to Brian Williamson, manager of Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill, the Addison restaurant should be open by November. “It’s still a work in progress,” he says. “We’re just happy we got the…
Dallas could have been a fried pie town. Simon Hubig, who put his name on the pies that define grab-and-go sweetness in New Orleans, opened his first bakery in Fort Worth during the First World War. But Hubig’s bakery failed, becoming one of the first great DFW fried pie ventures…
Well, besides being the hottest month of the year, August is also National Sandwich Month. That’s 31 days honoring the carbo-loaded food item and the sandwich artists (that includes us) who make them. We figured we would share a few local restaurants where City of Aters might enjoy commemorating the…
Hard to remember the last time the temperature was less than 100 degrees. Aside from holing up in our air-conditioned house and jacking up our utility bill, we’re starting to think there are no other means of keeping cool. But Twisted Root Burger Co. has given us another way of…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, 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…
Last week, I had the pleasure of being proven wrong. For the majority of my food-seeking life, I’ve had an aversion to Asian restaurants of the fusion variety. Deep Ellum’s Lemongrass restaurant rocked my prejudice to the core. Wanting to find a satisfying Asian meal without having to drive outside…
The Green Room, the Deep Ellum legend that’s back in business as of this afternoon, has put quail eggs and halibut cheeks on its elegant opening menu. According to a press release, executive chef Joel Harloff’s menu features “modern American cuisine with European influences that will change regularly, not just…
When friends and loved ones offer unsolicited praise for something, usually a movie, a dismissing hand is usually a sufficient reaction to get them off my back. This week, however, they sucker-punched my weak spot: tacos. “Did you hear about Taco Bell’s new ‘street tacos’?” “When the hell are you…
