A new pop-up restaurant in New York City is taking advantage of Northerners’ recent interest in Texas barbecue. The annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, which typically includes at least one Texas pitmaster, and Hill County Barbecue Market have helped introduce brisket and sausage to New Yorkers’ ‘cue vocabulary. But…
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…
Second Floor Westin Galleria 13340 Dallas Parkway 972-450-9278 The menu at the Westin Galleria restaurant Second Floor, developed by Dallas’ Bijoux executive chef Scott Gottlich and overseen daily by chef J. Chastain, has a clean and simple appeal that uses fresh, local ingredients dashed with house-made charcuterie to create simple…
Dallas diners aren’t sake drinkers. So says Yutaka Sushi Bistro’s Yutaka Yamato, who’s rejiggering his Sharaku Sake Lounge to better accommodate local tastes. “I tried to sell sake because it’s a Japanese restaurant, but it doesn’t work well,” Yamato says. “A lot of people don’t know about sake. They drink…
Just as the hot summer months inevitably result in a spike in crime stats, something about the July heat must make people get the urge to collectively rise up against their oppressors. Not only is our own country’s independence celebrated in July, but the French (and Oak Cliff bikos) celebrate…
The Southern Foodways Alliance, an 800-member organization that’s stimulated serious scholarly discussion of barbecue and pinto beans; produced dozens of movies on edible topics ranging from Sazeracs to pig ear sandwiches; rebuilt a New Orleans fried chicken shack devastated by Hurricane Katrina; and collected hundreds of oral histories from oystermen,…
As you can see in our slideshow, Go Oak Cliff and Alliance Francaise De Dallas celebrated Bastille Day yesterday with a Francophile street festival featuring crepes, wine, a mussel cook-off, French maid obstacle course, the French bocce-like yard game petanque — and an estimated crowd of 1,500, triple the organizers’…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week did its best to dampen summer fun by linking salsa to food poisoning. According to the much-quoted press release, one out of every 25 cases of foodborne illnesses picked up at restaurants originates in a bowl of salsa or guacamole…
Carl’s Jr., in its infinite wisdom, has developed a foot-long cheeseburger. Like Burger King’s BK Shots, this is another burger innovation beyond the limits of imagination. Clearly, human minds will be puzzling over this long-food-meat and bun invention for some time. While scientists dabble in supernatural wonder, we’d like to…
Franklin Barbecue 3421 N. I-35, Austin 512-653-1187 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday (or until sold out) All the food trailers on South Congress Avenue in Austin are awesome and delicious and all, but they’ve become super touristy. We love the food, but there’s something too squeaky-clean about the shiny Airstreams…
This week’s Dish column covers Los Cabos: the Mexican that all you Oklahomianians love. You can read Hanna Raskin’s full breakdown of the ritzy, downright sexy Mexican food (and see if she enjoyed it’s steamy qualities) her writeup Los Cabos: Okie-Mex is About What You’d Expect.. See more of Los Cabos’…
Now that the 2010 KRLD Restaurant Week list of participating establishments has been officially released, reservations and plans are busily being made all over Dallas. This year’s list includes a staggering 130 participants, and it seems that there are fewer places not choosing to participate than in year’s past. This…
Apparently, some of this Top Chef season’s chefs have enough time on their hands they can give motivational talks. At least that’s what super-confident Angelo likes to do with young Tamesha. Less-bitchy Kelly called him a Tony Robbins impersonator. I call him creepy.And while the beginning of the show examined…
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…
By far the easiest part of my job is rounding up dining companions. No matter how forcefully I emphasize the rigors of a review dinner—there’s no ordering what someone else at the table has already claimed or bogarting a dish, even if you were the one to find the world’s…
Driving down Northwest Highway, I saw the sign that says, “Donuts, Subs, Bagels,” and underneath, on the marquee, it says, “Chicken.” Bitch, I ain’t no chicken! I ordered the BLT (super standard, nothin’ fancy about it), plus fries (steak fries = win) and a drink (A Diet Pepsi that exploded…
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: The Common Table, 2917 Fairmount St., 214-880-7414When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m…
Roasted’s been following the progress of White Rock Coffee’s new kiosk at the northeast corner of Abrams Road and Mockingbird Lane for a while now. After all, the beans have been out of the bag since the beginning of the year. Though the new satellite location’s grand opening festivities still…
I am stepping out on a culinary limb today and pronouncing the end to all things taco. Well, not really. The taco is a delicious canvass for enjoying various meats and vegetables, and I think it has had a pretty good run, especially in these parts lately. Along with beer…
Last night, as Rob Shearer at Go Oak Cliff reported, North Oak Cliff added yet another restaurant to its roster as Nova, at the former location of Kavala (1417 W. Davis St.), had its soft opening. Our hopes were high for the self-proclaimed gastropub, as the owners include Robert Ramirez,…
Taqueria El Atoron 2023 Henderson Ave. 214-887-8846 Dude Factor: 7, or Jolly Green Giant, on a scale of 1 (My Giant) to 10 (Andre the Giant) Searching for my second Sunday greaseball last weekend, I was in the midst of one of those precipitous hunger spirals — in which you’re…
I haven’t written a Pho From Home in some time, as I’ve been reserving it for when the cold temperatures return. Last week, however, I found myself in the odd position of craving pho in the middle of the Texas summer. After botching a job interview in Las Colinas, I…
