Texans will all remember this year in food news, as it marked three special occasions (so far). First, D Magazine’s announcement that west-coast based In-N-Out Burger will grace us with a Garland location. Secondly, as Unfair Park reported via QSR Magazine this morning, the shotgun-like expansion of Dickey’s across the…
The hardest question I’ve been asked since I moved here last week has come from friends back in North Carolina: What’s Dallas like? Having seen little of the city beyond my apartment, my office and Ikea, I honestly had no idea. So Friday I decided to get educated by pedaling…
As many of our Internet-savvy readers have figured out by now, Andrea Grimes is back at ye ol’ Dallas Observer. After less than a week back on the beat, Grimes and I had enjoyed way more than one alcoholic beverage together — holy effers, someone alert the Dallas Marketing Group!…
Strawberries. Who doesn’t love the bright red fruit that pairs well with champagne, can be used to make a milkshake, and goes great with almost any breakfast dish? You’d have to be mad not to love the strawberry.Or allergic. Arcodoro & Pomodoro agrees with us because they are hosting their…
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…
The Dallas Marketing Group has released a study wherein their findings reveal the tragic and seedy underbelly of local nightlife: more and more women are out there drinking, and–wait for it–they are having fun while doing it.But please, don’t worry. With just a little infantilizing hand-wringing and old-fashioned sexism, you…
Delivery Time: 45 Minutes (No Time Quoted) Having To Go Outside To Direct Delivery Man: Minus Five Points Extensive Array Of Offerings And Pizza Toppings: 30 Points Small Pizza A Little Too Small For The Price: Minus Five Points Finally Putting Enough Sauce On A Pizza: 30 Points Use Of…
This week’s Dish Extra covers Cedars Mediterranean Mezza. The baklava seemed inviting to writer Jenny Block…see for yourself in Sara Kerens slideshow…
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…
Thanks to my generous in-laws, Lady Hophead and I headed to the Meddlesome Moth Monday night to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. Her mother and stepdad offered to take us to a much fancier restaurant, but we felt the Moth, with one of the best beer selections in Dallas, was…
Crab Pierogi with Saffron Jus Demonstrated by Chef J Chastain of The 2nd Floor We decided to visit CoA friend and AFI regular guest Chef J Chastain of The 2nd Floor restaurant for this week’s Appetite for Instruction. If you remember he’s demonstrated the kabocha squash risotto and also, 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…
Dairy-ette 9785 Ferguson Road (214) 327-9983 Dude Factor: 9 (or Bodacious), on a scale of 1 (Ferdinand the Bull) to 10 (Bevo).After a long weekend soaking up culture down in Ennis, and sun out at the FOE pool, yesterday’s return to traffic, cubicle walls and that car alarm that keeps…
Baja is filled with great valleys, big sand and surf, rich volcanic soil, and even richer cuisine. It’s also the home of Tecate beer and the ever popular fish taco. Although you can find what might be defined loosely as a fish taco throughout the pescado-loving world, and certainly in…
Cedars Mediterranean Mezza. It sounded so romantic. I could imagine it immediately. A cozy, crowded room filled with loud voices and even louder music. People laughing and toasting. “Opa!” Glasses of ouzo clinking and plates shared among tables. Mezze or mezza-style meals, like tapas, small plates with rich aromatic foods…
Burger Girl is a “breastaurant”—ya know, like Hooters and Twin Peaks, where the waitstaff all have giant Tetons and they bend over the table and serve you lunch with a side of face herp. So, knowing that there would be scantily clad women at this place and drooly, sweaty cavemen…
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: Adair’s Saloon, 2624 Commerce St., 214-939-9900.When: Happy hour 11 a.m. to…
Rebecca Sharpless was at Farmers Branch Historical Park last night ostensibly to hold forth on “Southern women’s cooking accomplishments,” but the TCU professor lingered longest on a food that few Southerners of either gender are still making from scratch.”Do any of you fry chicken anymore?,” Sharpless asked the two dozen…
It’s a dangerous world out there. Some of these foods are scary; some create tooth, skin or jaw damage. We’re not talking about the unhealthy monstrosities in the fast-food world or the trans-fat-laden chain-restaurant menus. For the purposes of this list, we’re picking a choice bunch of oversized and overstuffed…
Hi, I’m Hanna, and I’ll be your restaurant critic.Sorry to have kept you waiting. I got caught in the weeds back in Asheville, where I was obligated to file a few last barbecue columns and produce a bike fashion show before I could head down the mountain.But you’re not interested…
Not everybody had a Memorial Day spent reveling in work-free, care-free bliss; for many of us the holiday was pretty close to the same ol’ daily grind. And, not naming names, but a handful of us showed up at Observer HQ on Monday. By noon, Roasted had already finished off…
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…
