Each week in ‘Knockers’ we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Tuk Tuk Asian Cuisine 1520 Elm St., #115214-749-1538Promised delivery time: 30 minutes Actual delivery time: 11 (!) minutes The ScoreNeighbor from the apartment upstairs brings food, and it’s exactly what I want:…
Who knew a bar would combine uptown chic with beer belching?Public House in Denton ain’t no ordinary cocktail adventure. Inside you’ll find a mix of sophistication with booze, beer and more beer. Set up like a restaurant, with tables resting throughout and the bar smack dab in the middle of…
Three different festivals this weekend will highlight cuisine from around the world: Greece, Thailand, and, perhaps most foreign of all, Uptown. The Dallas Greek Food Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (13555 Hillcrest Road) showcases Greek culture in general, with music, games and activities for students and children. Coffee…
Last Friday I was sitting at Cretia’s, eating dinner and watching a crew set up for live entertainment. The space is small enough for amplified music to drown nearby conversation. Crank it up, the restaurant could obliterate all form of interaction. One of the guys even suggested moving a dinner…
Pepperidge Farm sent two boxes of crackers to my office. Wilonsky saw them and ran over to Jimmy’s, returning with some cured meat and a hunk of cheese. My desk is now covered by crumbs, two empty boxes, white wrapping paper of the kind you find at, oh, an Italian…
Ah, the drink before dinner.Yes, I’m guilty of slamming…I mean sipping…a martini or two while waiting for a table. But my behavior changes when I’m traveling through Europe. Instead of gin, I’ll order sherry or vermouth, perhaps a Campari or Dubonnet. Why I approach a meal differently has to do…
Raise your hand if you’re sick to death of the big ol’ fuss over “cougars.” Really, what’s so morbidly fascinating about a woman of a certain age who likes to get her freak on? Forty is the new 20 after all, right? All things being equal, we hope to hell…
This week, Dave seeks out a bigger slice of the pie, with a trip to Eno’s Pizza Tavern.For the full Eno’s experience, though, take a stroll through the dining room, kitchen and bar, and have a very brief encounter with the pizza oven’s open flame, in this week’s Dish slideshow…
Vermont brewing company Magic Hat has a fall sampler that is making its way to Texas beer stores, which according to the company marks the arrival of the brewer’s full line of beers in the state. Magic Hat is best known for its apricot-infused #9 (which got a nice little…
Because Mexico celebrated their declaration of independence one day this week–and independence day another (and again in the spring, if you count Cinco de Mayo, as some do)–we decided to join in the festivities.You know, by eating tacos.Al pastor is one of those beautiful fusions of foreign tradition and local…
What kind of food do people usually associate with a college town? Fast food joints and rundown bars serving cheap beer and gooey, greasy cheese fries–also cheap–come to mind.But in their late teens, some of the Baby Boom generation turned to granola. And the current round of college age Americans…
Mi Pueblo8010 Bedford-Euless Rd.Richland Hills817-605-3434There’s a reason no one ventures to the mid-cities unless forced to–at least from downtown Dallas. Whether you take Tom Landry or the Airport Freeway, whether it’s rush hour or sometime in the slack hours after lunch, traffic will bog down.Something about curves, exit ramps and…
Back when I first went veg, I was living in some douchey apartment in Addison. The place itself was fine, but I couldn’t stand all those McFestivals the town of Addison would hold right outside of my building. I remember fighting crowds just to get into the parking garage, then…
Recipe Demonstrated by Micah Horton of The Pearl Cup Talk about overnight success. Carlene Saelg and Rita Davis’ Pearl Cup Espresso Bar opened seven months ago on Henderson Ave. and buzzed its way to the top of the local indie coffee food chain faster than you can say “you have…
It’s no secret I’ve been A&E Obsessed with gas station taquerias recently. And you know what that means: Exposure therapy! (To clarify, “exposure therapy” doesn’t mean I striptease to Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” at convenience stores. It does, however, mean that I get to eat a lot of salsa.) So, when…
For some reason I can’t get over the root beer float at Eno’s. I know it’s not a difficult thing to make—unless, of course, you follow my old method of plunging ice cream into a mug of root beer and watching it fizz and boil over the rim. I know…
Seattle has ballpark sushi, San Francisco spawned a garlic fry renaissance, and the world can thank St. Louis’ Gateway Grizzlies for the Krispy Kreme burger. But there was a time when Dallas ran on the cutting edge of sports food innovation this town invented ballpark nachos, while the rest of…
Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.At some point we must outgrow milk and cookies.So as adults, what do we resort to? Coffee and cookies? I guess if we want to be adult in the Sam Spade sense of…
I found this release in my inbox. It begins: “I wanted to share information for a new project lead by Chef Mario Batali and/or Country Music superstar Martina McBride called Share the Table. It is near and dear to their hearts.”The and/or part is truly touching. Shows just how committed…
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Eggs, tortilla strips, onions, chiles, and cheese. Or bread, oil & vinegar, spinach, alfalfa, and….licorice flavoring?? Believe it or not, these are some of the raw ingredients of two classic versions of that breakfast staple,…
“In Naples, a pizza maker is kinda like a rock star.” It’s been a year since Jay Jerrier, co-owner of Campania in Southlake, fired up a mobile oven and took his show on the road. Now Cane Rosso gourmet pizza catering is one of the hottest tickets in town. As…
Each week the Dude Food guys assess the ‘masculinity’ of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating…Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 229 N. U.S. 67, Cedar HillDude Factor: 5, or Boy Wonder, on a scale of 1 (Robin Ventura) to 10 (Robin…
