White Rock Coffee Finally Opens
New Express Location

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…

The Great Gordita Grapple: La Marketa Cafe vs Chitos

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…

Oak Cliff Gastropub Nova Opens, Softly

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,…

El Atoron’s Got Huge Tortas and A Winning Personality

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…

Pho Que Huong: Not Quite as Comforting
As Food from Home

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…

LA Gourmet Pizza: God Bless ‘Em

LA Gourmet Pizza 2709 McKinney Ave. 214-981-9337 Quoted time: 40-45 minutes Actual arrival time: 30 minutes Extensive menu: 20 Lots of cool toppings: 20 Out of certain toppings: -5 Very nice phone and delivery guys: 15 Pears: 5 Whole-wheat crust option. Cool. : 15 Whole-wheat crust execution: -5 Tasty salad…

Kids Like It Hot and Spicy. No, Not That, You Perv.

Spicy foods, much like bikinis and personal cell phones, aren’t just for adults anymore. Young children are increasingly demanding school lunches dabbed with jalapenos and chipotle peppers; dishes on display at the School Nutrition Association conference in town this week included green chili pork and curried chicken. “It’s a crazy…

KRLD Restaurant Week: Love It Or Hate It?

KRLD Restaurant Week is hungrily awaited every August by members of the Dallas dining community. For $35 per person, people can dine like royalty on three courses in fine establishments where the entrees themselves sometimes cost more than that. Some friends of mine even suggest that they would rather spend…

100 Favorite Dishes: Carne Asada Plate
At Taqueria El Fuego

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…

Domino’s Slims Down Pizza for Schools. Yes, Our Culture is Dying.

No matter how many talented chefs Michelle Obama invites to the White House, or how many vegetable costumes Jamie Oliver dons, it seems unlikely school nutritionists will ever be able to strike pizza from their cafeteria menus. “You can’t stop buying pizza for kids,” says Sherry Brokenberry, food service supervisor…

Taste of Dallas: Hot and Soggy, but Still the Hungry Came

Organizers are calling this past weekend “Taste of Dallas” an overwhelming success, despite heavy rain on Friday that depressed attendance and aggravated vendors. While official numbers won’t be available for days, spokesperson Suzanne Gentry Slodin characterized the turnout as “amazing,” citing the 200 people who lined up for an 11…

Restaurant Week: Better Make Those Reservations Quickly

Today’s the official start day of KRLD Restaurant Week’s reservation season, a surprisingly meaningless date to some of DFW’s most serious gourmands. Although the list of 132 participating restaurants was officially unveiled today, prospective diners who accessed the list through the Open Table online reservation system this weekend discovered all…

Farmers Markets: Class Divisions
Among the Heirloom Tomatoes

Dropped by the Green Spot neighborhood farmers market Saturday morning on the parking lot at the Green Spot gas station and store on North Buckner Boulevard at Northcliff Drive on the east side of White Rock Lake. It was sort of Bedouin — a gathering of tents, stalls and tables…

Green House Truck Test Drives a New Menu

We’ve oohed and ahhed over Green House Truck before. Now, Michael Siegel and Ben Hutchinson, the owner-chef team behind Dallas’ high-end food truck, will be offering a new menu for at least the next few weeks. “In developing the menu, the same founding principles still apply — a focus on…