My graduate degree, like most, hasn’t been good for much. But today — and, I strongly suspect, today only — it qualifies me to expertly parse the most attention-getting exchange of the Elana Kagan confirmation hearings. When Lindsay Graham yesterday pressed Elana Kagan to recall where she was last Christmas,…
Independence Day is coming up and you’re in charge of bringing dessert to the office potluck, the familyfest or the epic drinkathon with your friends. Screw making a flag cake. Instead, assert your right to pursue happiness — lazy = happy in our book — and bring one of these…
Just in time for July Fourth, Bull’s-Eye is flexing its regional barbecue know-how with a new quartet of sauces designed to honor the nation’s most celebrated smoked pork traditions. The sauces are basically arguments in a bottle: No mass-produced sauce is likely to please purists in Memphis, Kansas City, Texas…
It’s difficult to dine at Yung Kee BBQ and not think about its rival just down the street, the more popular First Chinese BBQ. This doesn’t mean I didn’t discover some gems at Yung Kee. The restaurant has its share of worthy mentions, but atmosphere isn’t one of them. While…
Well, we wish we could say the month of June was a great one with some long-awaited restaurants finally making their debut, but as they were coming, others were going. As we said hello to the Torchy’s, we were forced to say goodbye to Cafe Madrid in the Bishop Arts…
Where: Milo Butterfingers, 5645 SMU Blvd., 214-368-9212When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, with additional discounts all day Monday through WednesdayWhat: Various discounts from 25 cents to $1 off drinks during happy hour, plus $6 pitchers all day Monday, $2 wells all day Tuesday and $2 pints all day…
The black-and-white sign went up in the window of 2638 Elm St. in Deep Ellum last week — “Anvil Pub coming soon.” Hey, guess what, there’s an anvil on it. And the word “pub,” which should verily perk up the ears of fellow East Dallasites clamoring for our very own…
With the heat index regularly topping 100 degrees these days, we’ve been on the lookout for relief from the oppressive sun. We’re always game for brunch or cocktails on a patio, especially if we can bring Fido along. And since Fido loves the shade as much as we do, we’ve…
If you thought KFC’s Double Down was an extraordinary feat of fast-food salaciousness, the stuff of wet dreams — like suffering a fatal heart attack mid coitus — then we have one for you. KFC is following up the Double Down with the Doublicious sandwich (now with bread!), according to…
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…
i Fratelli Pizza 2208 Dallas Parkway 972-608-8833 Promised Delivery Time: 30 minutes Actual Delivery Time: 26 minutes The Score No delivery fee or fuel surcharge: 10 points Polite, professional order-taker: 15 points No online ordering: -5 points Delivering sooner than promised: 20 Points Consistently good quality from expanding local chain:…
The Place at Perry’s is inviting guests to join its servers for its weekly distributor-led wine tasting sessions, designed to orient the staff to the uptown restaurant’s revamped wine list. Of the 150 wines on The Place’s new list, operations director Devin Cox estimates more than two-thirds have never before…
Flavors From Afar 6712 Snider Plaza 214-696-2327 Try: Conte Pucci Della Genga extra virgin olive oil (now 50 percent off) Don’t try: leaving without taste-testing something We were out of extra virgin olive oil. (No, I don’t mean E.V.O.O. I will never abbreviate that shit. You say, “E.V.O.O.,” I deliver…
“No state is completely guilt-free when it comes to dishes with sky-high fat content,” scolds the intro to Health.com’s new state-by-state compilation of the nation’s fattiest foods. Problem is, the fat content for the corn dog selected to represent Texas stands at a modest 19 grams, which is pretty measly…
Blaine Iler and Ben Hurt, the local entrepreneurs behind Impact Granola, planned to stage two tastings of their charitable cereal at Eatzi’s last weekend. But samplers were so enthusiastic on Saturday that the pair didn’t have any bags to bring back the next day. “Half of the people who tried…
Food lovers, many of whom aren’t inclined to get worked up about disallowed goals, have saved their World Cup-related outrage for an act of culinary one-upmanship that unfolded last week in Arizona. Cameron Selogie, owner of a Mediterranean bistro in Mesa, thought it would be a good idea to put…
Situated near Dallas Market Center, this hotel restaurant offers Southwest cuisine to hungry professionals and business travelers. A recent lunch of grilled salmon was almost too pretty to eat, and the creamy risotto, served in a grilled poblano, is almost as comforting as a cashmere sweater. Another clue will come…
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…
Yes, It’s A Grind Coffee House is a real coffee franchise and not just a fake coffee shop where the drones on Weeds grab their morning cup to go. But, until this morning, Roasted had yet to visit the It’s A Grind in Deep Ellum. Despite having heard from friends…
The one-named Wyland, whose renderings of marine life have graced postage stamps and 737 jets, is diving into the culinary world with a sustainable seafood restaurant in Fairview. Wyland’s Ocean Blue, an eatery-slash-gallery, is opening tonight with a menu that hews to a scientifically vetted sustainable seafood advisory list. That…
Something new’s in store for the highly decorated Aurora, but chef Avner Samuel is refusing to reveal what the changes entail. “We will announce something next week,” Samuel says when asked for specifics. Samuel confirmed he’s in the midst of lease negotiations, but wouldn’t say whether he’s planning to relocate…
Brunch is filled with marvelous B’s. Let the alliteration begin — bacon, biscuits, Benedict, baked goods, and naturally, the king of all B’s: booze and its highest incarnation, the Bloody Mary. Brunch is the only meal of the day where no one looks sideways at you when you’re on your…
