A new year, another chance to set things right.It’s why some people announce personal goals this time of year, right? Few carry them through for the entire 12 months, however. In fact, only the easiest resolutions–add more flab, drink cheaper booze, exercise the credit cards–manage to hold our attention more…
We understand City of Ate is an, um, unusual blog.The Dallas market was already well-served, when we started up, by outlets breaking news tidbits, speculating on rumors, providing forums on topics of the day and such. So we conceived of a ‘magazine-style’ blog–a venue for recurring articles, some of which…
Village Burger Bar5700 Legacy Dr., Plano972-801-2772We love our chains, don’t we? Not the fast food giants, but those with a more original feel–Taco Diner, Houston’s, Mi Cocina and Village Burger Bar amongst them.What drives this popularity is a certain level of consistency. People know–hopefully–such places aren’t the best. But at…
Each week in ‘Knockers’ we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Sal’s Pizza2525 Wycliff (Dallas)214-522-1828Second location:5700 Legacy (Plano)972-943-8600Promised delivery time: 30 minutesActual delivery time: 27 minutesScoring Summary:Real ‘guy style’ ordering (an economy of words): 52No-nonsense, no-frills delivery: 25Reputation points: 20’Meat Lovers’ pizza only…
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly the Mobil Travel Guide, has named six Dallas restaurants to its four-star and five-star hospitality ratings for restaurants and hotels. According to the comprehensive rating system, which uses more than 750 standardized criteria (which is approximately 748 criteria more than Dude Food uses), Dallas is far…
Back in the spring of 2001, I sat with a group of friends in the dining room of Cuba Libra. Just about a year ago, I found myself at almost the same table, looking at a space less crowded but otherwise barely altered. Sometimes it seems nothing much has changed…
On my way to NorthPark mall (hyped for my favorite game of “Find a Good Parking Spot and Sit in It With My Car in Reverse While I Eat My Lunch and Ignore Your Honking,” which is sooooo much better during the holidays), I stopped by Taqueria La Paloma at…
That’s right, City of Ate is taking a couple days off to watch college football and maybe (just maybe) have one or two drinks.However you choose to celebrate the new year, have a great time and stay safe.We’ve resolved to become the number one foreign food blog in Bhutan in…
It’s almost time to pop the cork on your favorite bottle of bubbly (and surely anyone reading this column will know that beer is bubbly too). That means it’s time for Hophead’s contribution to City of Ate’s endless stream of Year In Review posts. While I may not have sampled…
From one decade to another, one year to another, one concept to another…Change is good, right? And so despite economic trials, the few announced restaurant closings in December are–in most cases–merely reworkings. That means some upscale fusion venues will become burger joints, some Greek places turn into global kitchens and…
Best restaurants…so many come to mind that we had to put the brakes on, set up criteria that would, for better or worse, help us whittle the list.Looking back on the past twelve months, it’s not such a chore–not really. Stand-outs include Samar, Park, Lumi, Cadot, Bella and some others…
The ‘Boys host the team without a cool nickname (like “Steel Curtain” or “Doomsday”) on Sunday afternoon. A final “fact” about the only city the Redcoats willingly gave back to George Washington…Eagles linebacker Will Witherspoon adores any rose wine or liquor, especially Franzia, Boone’s Farm and pink Champale.**Source: A guy…
Another year, another 10 to 15 pounds gained in pursuit of the best burgers, pizza and Tex-Mex I can find. Sure, I do it for you, dear readers, but mostly I do it for me. Culled from some 25 entries, here are my five favorite Dude Food moments of 2009.5…
In the early 2000s, we came to the State Fair of Texas with a doe-eyed, innocent kind of hunger. We’d get a corn dog, maybe a funnel cake or a fried candy bar. Ten years later, we emerged with bellies full of grease, and eyes opened to amazing new possibilities…
Some people are famous for being famous. No need to elaborate–you know their names, and you probably still shake you head over the source of their popularity.Well, it’s the same in food and nightlife: some places are popular for being popular.There’s no other way to explain it, really. A spot…
You know how it is–nothing to do in Dallas but eat, drink and shop. If only we had a signature bridge…We’ve always had Neiman Marcus for those who want to spend the credit and places like TJ Maxx for us who don’t. In the last ten years, however, food shopping…
My affair with our I-45 rival can be best described as a love/hate relationship, heavy on the hate. Past trips I’ve made to Houston consistently involved cursed adventures and unlucky mishaps with scars–yes actual scars–to prove it. From the time a two inch nail left a lifelong mark in my…
The ‘Boys host the silverwings on Sunday afternoon. Another “fact” about the the Main Sewer Line and its team…Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb insists his gazpacho be served piping hot.**Source: From the script of Rocky: The Final Years, where an aging boxer leaves the ring but is lured back into the…
A person’s selection of “favorite bar” may be even more personal than that of their favorite restaurant. Where someone chooses to drink, after all, says more about their appreciation of scene and the sort of people they wish to associate with–the Stella or Goose tastes about the same anywhere, for…
Probably should issue this caveat to start: Unless you’re speaking of Paris Hilton or Tex Cobb, the label of embarrassment implies the person in question possesses some talent.Nobody is perfect, of course. The Rolling Stones recorded Emotional Rescue, Babe Ruth lost half a season due to a “bellyache,” Tony Romo…
As you probably know by now, the decade comes to an end this week, and just about every restaurant or nightclub in town has some kind of New Year’s Eve celebration planned for Thursday night. But let’s say you’re thinking beer budget shindigs… First of all, sibling pubs The Old…
The ‘Boys host la fee verte on Sunday afternoon. A “fact” about the team from “foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia”:During road trips, the Eagles play Scrapple–a game where they identify bits of snout, intestine, ear, trotter and tail in their breakfast dish. The first to find something from the…
