Food & Drink

Reikyu Sushi5321 E. Mockingbird Lane214-823-3772Has there ever been a craze as pervasive as sushi? America’s passion for raw fish began to build sometime in the very early 80s, which means it’s closing in on 40 years. That tops disco fever by 34 years. Our bitterness toward Japan for that faux…

i Fratelli Pizza 6109A Greenville Ave. 214-891-0600 Promised delivery time: 45 minutes Actual delivery time: 40 minutes The ScoreSincere and easy ordering process uncharacteristic of most pizza joints in my neck of the woods: 15 Altering their flagship menu item’s ingredients without question because my wife doesn’t like bell-peppers and…

Recently there appeared on the pages of dallasfood.org a discussion of the city’s confined culinary geography. Some people, as you all know, rarely deign to travel outside the loop because enough exists within the circular strip of asphalt to satisfy their needs. Quite a few, however, go a little further,…

As with other holidays, local restaurants are going all out with special St. Patrick’s Day offerings for their customers on Tuesday. Urban Taco may not be the obvious choice for St. Patrick’s Day revelry, but it’s throwing its hat into the green ring for its lucky customers, serving a special…

As most of you know, highly respected restaurateur Matt Martinez, Jr. died Friday evening. More from the Dallas Morning News…

After 14 years on the Food Network and a small shelf full of cookbooks bearing his name, Florence is a true celebrity chef. But now he makes baby food. Yes, the man People called the “sexiest chef alive,” host of Food 911, How to Boil Water and now Tyler’s Ultimate…

“It’s a for-profit business, not a community event. It’s a bar mitzvah out of control.” (Neighborhood activist/curmudgeon Avi Adelman complaining before Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade down Greenville Avenue. Not sure what part of “saint” he misunderstood…although he is right, the party can get a little on the fun side…

Just in time for your weekend, we’re dragging you all the way back to last Monday to revisit the best stuff you missed while you were doing whatever it is you do in your spare time. We’re not asking. So each week, we’ll round up the highlights from City of…

When times get tough, people need comfort food. But with BPA in soda cans, blood thickening energy drinks and stroke-inducing alcohol, what can we safely eat to feel guilty and gluttonous at the same time? Answer: Foie gras. Nothing says “comfort” like an overfed liver. The downside? It’s damn expensive…

For his review this week, Dave went old-school with a visit to Marlo’s House, where they do a fine job with poutine, pierogies, and other Pennsylvania Dutch favorites. Owner Mark Petryk’s nonstop puns, well, they’re a little less expert.To really get a feel for the atmosphere at Marlo’s House, it’s…

Last evening we ended up at Nick & Sam’s Grill for happy hour, largely because we heard a certain prominent DWI lawyer would be there and, well, we need friends in that particular occupation.Just a precaution, mind you–but a wise one.As a new place, the junior Nick & Sam’s can…

We’re not sure what we did before Natsumi. One of the first responders to Dallas’ need for fancy yet natural fro-yo has kept us in “healthi” cold treats for one year now. And we couldn’t be more grateful. It even earned our “Best Ice Cream” designation in the 2008 Best…

The owner of Scardello Artisan Cheese on Oak Lawn used to be just your average film and video production person.In fact, he spent 15 years shooting and editing corporate video. But the Dalhart native always loved good food and–in particular–good cheese. In between projects he studied the history of cheese,…

“What I’m trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods.” (David Walker, a British doctor, explaining his motion asking Parliament to introduce a tax on chocolate and products containing chocolate as a way to curb obesity. His proposal would have funneled revenue from…

More photos in our slideshow here.Dale Rassett is a unique kind of trucker, crisscrossing the Southern U.S. with his mobile wine bottling operation in tow. Hoist up the back trailer door, load the empty wine bottles onto the conveyor belt, and in a minute or two they’ll come back out…

Who doesn’t love a good theme restaurant? Maybe it’s just the clever new names–rainforest burgers and such–for geezerly menu items, but you can’t deny those little extras. From a giant race car above the bar to the chance to sit next to one of Madonna’s sweat-stained concert outfits, concepts often…

Taverna3210 Armstrong Ave.214-520-9933You can imagine Europe from a table inside Taverna, especially on a dim and sputtering March evening. The drafty windows, the clicking of rain, the homey clutter–it’s like you’ve drifted somehow into an old world cafe…until Uptown boy walks in.He saw fit to cradle designer sunglasses above the…

Kathleen Ellington of Kathleen’s Sky Diner After 21 years in the restaurant business, Kathleen Ellington can spot a trend. The energetic redhead behind Kathleen’s Sky Diner knows what’s coming, what’s going and what’s here to stay…at least for a little while. That’s why she and her husband Robert overhauled their…

Sure, we’re feeling a little green. St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and we have some celebrating to do. But we’re also feeling green in a much more environmentally-friendly way, too.Although there’s plenty of organic material left behind after the Greenville Avenue parade…But that’s not what we’re talking…

How cool would it be to peddle beer? To sample it as part of your job?Well, Harrell is responsible for Saint Arnold’s, at least in this part of Texas. She holds tastings for lucky bar patrons, trots out seasonal brews for experts and pub owners and such. It’s the life…

“The good news for the restaurant industry is that consumers typically get hungry about every four to five hours, generally three times a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.” (Bob Derrington, securities analyst with Morgan Keegan & Co., on the ability of restaurants to weather nasty little…