And now we look ahead…Maybe you want to get back to an old favorite you’ve ignored for awhile. Perhaps you want to try everything on Samar’s menu. Could be you’d prefer to say ‘forget it’ and spend more time cooking at home.We, of course, plan to drink more. It’s our…
This is our final working Friday of the year. The decade, too, I guess.Yep–taking the 25th and 1st off. The 24th and 31st, too. We’re gonna lounge around at home, drink quite a bit and pass out on that futon we hope to buy at Target if we managed to…
You’re sitting in a place and time thinking it could never get more interesting.Recall, for example, the start-up dating service for good-looking people only. Can’t remember the name, but they evaluated your photo and decided whether or not you could join. The idea seems mean-spirited, but in the mid-00s–with the…
You leave any era with some regret. It can’t be helped, really, for there are moments that pass and places that disappear. The vibe inside Sense when it first opened, before crowds moved elsewhere, that brief period of silliness when places from Paris Vendome to Nana began serving Kobe burgers,…
The ‘Boys travel to the Mighty Mississip on Saturday night. Next week we take another look at Washington. For today, a final “fact” about Leveetown and it’s team…Because he is allergic to nutria, Saints running back Reggie Bush dines on faux nutria at team meals. Although it’s smaller and less…
While last week’s Hophead focused on just a very few of the great Christmas beers available this time of year, this week’s is a more general look at winter seasonal beers along with beers that are well suited to drinking by the fireplace or in a warm pub escaping the…
This week Dave gets to know Stephan Pyles all over again, with a visit to Samar, his new Pan-Mediterranean-Indian spot on Ross.For more photos from inside Pyles’ latest endeavor, please consult this week’s Dish slideshow, shot, as ever, by Sara Kerens…
In thinking–and please understand that term in the spirit in which it’s intended–through the past many years, we began to realize that life in the 2000s was a lot of fun…assuming you weren’t, say, in the military, a friend of Bernie Madoff, an employee of an American company, or a…
Every year and every era is subject to fads that seem to pop up out of nowhere and–eventually–fizzle into memory. In the 80s, for instance, there was a short-lived Ethiopian food craze.This is true in every aspect of life (some of us remember 1977 as the year of tube socks)–and…
Recipe Demonstrated by Chef J Chastain of The 2nd Floor Bistro The year and, well, decade are coming to a close for us. It’s time to stock up on confetti, silly New Year’s hats and horns and of course, lots of Champagne to give this year a proper farewell. In…
The ‘Boys travel to the bayou on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the Dolphin wannabes…Saints offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb consumes up to 30,000 calories per day. As a result, his man-boobs are so spectacular he has 48 pounds of Mardi Gras beads in his collection–from last year alone.**Source: A krewe…
A friend tells me that when she dined at Samar, the waiter was forced to reach around and serve wine from the wrong side—an act for which he apologized in advance. For those who aren’t quite sure what I’m talking about, in formal settings waitstaff are supposed to approach each…
When I visited Pizza by Marco (serving Dallas since 1956, much like the Granny Hooker who almost ran me over trying to park in front of Celebrity Bakery next door. “My word! Is that Soupy Sales? I love Celeb Bakery ’cause ahm ollllld! And hookery!”), I was excited to find…
Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Yes, it’s the season when newspapers, magazines and blogs come up with as many ways as possible to mention eggnog, wassail and fruitcake.Can’t be helped, really. This is the only time of year…
Everyone’s heard the doorstop joke, as well as the one about a single fruitcake being regifted over the centuries. Yes, and if you blast through the outer layer, you find strata that would fascinate geologists.And they are ancient. Some say the Roman legions carried fruitcake as a daily ration…which perhaps…
Westfork is our series exploring the dining culture of Fort Worth and its surroundings.I know a gal–for anonymity’s sake we’ll call her “Martha”–who finished her holiday shopping and baking and wrapping weeks ago. My hatred for her perfection burns with the fury of a thousand suns. I–like 95% of the…
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.As the song says, deep in December it’s nice to remember…Every Labor Day, the tiny town of Hatch, New Mexico springs to life with the Hatch Valley Chile Festival. Thousands of Chileheads from all across…
The ‘Boys travel to the French Quarter’s suburbs on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the “who dat” town…While preparing the frying pan after a successful day of fishing in Katrina’s floodwaters, George W. Bush cut open a fish and found old rings inscribed “Most Valuable Saint.”**Source: An internal memo from…
Taqueria La Palomamultiple locationsDude Factor: 8, or company Christmas party, on a scale of 1 (kids’ birthday party) to 10 (bachelor party)My first trip to Taqueria La Paloma was mostly the result of accident and misfortune. I’d just attended a baby-centric event where the “food” consisted of things like cupcakes…
As we near the end of 2009, it’s time to take a look back at all the content we produced for all of you and highlight some of the more memorable, distinctive or popular items. Obviously, this is par for the course this time of year, but allow me to…
Nobody I’ve ever known shared my enthusiasm for this treat. Hell, most had never even heard of it.And, to be honest, I really don’t blame those who grew up in an urban environment or downwind from some industrial plant. But we lived in a small college town–and way back when…
If you don’t mind, I am straying off course this week. Thank you, in advance, for indulging me. If you’re frustrated that I have yet to visit your preferred pho burb of Garland, Carrolton, or Haltom City, please remember that this is a long-term weekly blog about one very specific…
