More than any other “normal” food we’ve paired with wine thus far in this series, fish sticks scared the bejeezus out of the experts.”God,” mutters Jim Fleming of Sigel’s Elite, shaking his head. “Oh, man,” exclaims Majestic’s Scott Loudder at the thought. “You come up with some odd ones.”But when…
Let’s get one thing straight: Tex-Mex has never pretended to represent Mexican cuisine in its entirety. In fact, according to Robb Walsh, author of The Tex-Mex Cookbook, the genre was developed by Euro-American descendants and Hispanics living in Texas (Tejanos)–and was designed to be marketed to gringos. This week, my…
Dallas just got a new coffee house, and it’s a jewel. Well, more like an irritating piece of grit that someone molded into a jewel. The Pearl Cup Espresso Bar & Coffee Shop, the latest on the local independent java scene, opened this month on the still renovating side of…
First we all knew him as executive chef of Parigi. Four years ago he decided to open his own place, the self-styled Salum.Tucked into that in-between ground–kind of Uptown, but near enough to Highland Park–it remains a destination for those who know. And he probably doesn’t mind occupying such uncertain…
“I don’t know what lactose intolerance is, but this sure feels like it.” (Pat Johnson–not a famous person, but my administrative assistant years ago at a PBS station, probably muttered while she was transcribing one of my interview tapes. Not a new quote, I know–nor a statement of great import…but still…
Rockfish5331 East Mockingbird Lane, #160214-823-8444Dude Factor: 9, or “Tin Cup”, on a scale of 1 (Message in a Bottle) to 10 (Bull Durham). Sure, I love me some mom and pop independent joints, especially if they serve up some grub quality grub. But sometimes a dude just wants a little…
We’re not sure if this belongs under food news or stupid criminals, but someone took a drink of something, so I’m gonna run with it.Props to Busted Coverage for directing us to this story that gives a whole new appreciation for the Yellow 5 in Mountain Dew. Two high school…
Are you wearing purple and green? Eaten your yearly quota of King Cake? Avoided choking on the plastic baby this time? I forget what it is you do for a string of plastic beads… Time for those Mardi Gras festivities is running out. But, there’s still one night left to…
For a few years he worked quietly and efficiently in one of the city’s noisiest environments. But Egerton helped to build one of Dallas’ best bartending teams.It’s not always a fun job, slinging drinks for guests packed ten deep waving for your attention. Yet he and his crew at Candleroom…
“The president calls Bill ‘the crustmaster,’ because he’s a big pie guy.” (First Lady Michelle Obama introducing a group of culinary students to White House pastry chef Bill Yosses. Apparently W isn’t the only president who deals out nicknames to staff members. At least Obama didn’t stoop to “Turd Blossom.”…
See our slideshow for more photos from the contest.Vegan breakfast has never been as hard-core as it was in Oak Cliff yesterday at Spiral Diner’s pancake-eating showdown, held in honor of the Dallas location’s one-year anniversary.The contest drew a full table of eaters, including a few who work at Spiral…
For an unkempt, boxy little joint to last thirty plus years on a gentrified avenue…well, it must be some sort of local record for longevity. But S & D Oyster Company is so old they quote the long lost Dallas Times Herald on their website.Just how have they managed more…
LA Gourmet Pizza/Diningin.com2709 McKinney Ave.214-981-9337Promised delivery time: 1:15Actual delivery time: 1:29The ScoreGetting the “L.A.” theme for Oscar night: 10Online ordering convenience: 9Promising pizza names like “Meat Land”: 20Boldness of a small-town Kentucky-based pizza chain with Hollywood aspirations: 9Putting the word “gourmet” in their name: -5Minutes between first bite and onset…
Bartenders will tell you that floor space in any of the city’s up-market lounges is tantamount to real estate.Well, they might not say “tantamount” and “real estate,” but they recognize the value of a prime bar spot, high-visibility table, dark corner or bit of ground in between–value that wavers according…
The days of vegetarian’s blah reputation is fading fast. No longer are veggie lovers limited to greens and sides when they eat at mainstream restaurants. And now chef Anthony Bombaci of Nana in the Hilton Anatole (2201 Stemmons Freeway) has done his part to stamp out those pitiful “rabbit food”…
Before he came to Dallas from San Francisco, Moschetti had never worked in a hotel restaurant.But he handled duties in the Crescent Court, opened Hotel ZaZa’s Dragonfly–and built it into an institution–and now keeps the Warwick Melrose’s Landmark Restaurant running at five star level. His resume also includes a stint…
“When you order a recall and don’t get a response, you’ve got to do something to protect the public.” (Doug McBride of the Texas Department of State Health Services, noting that the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Plainview had not responded to an order to recall all products shipped…
The Meyerson Symphony Center hosted the finest soup line in town this afternoon, at the 10th annual Empty Bowls event . More than 1,300 guests satisfied their appetites and helped raise $143,860 for the North Texas Food Bank’s hunger relief efforts. With 21 food vendors on hand, lunch options included…
Some wag in some diner some years ago posted a clever reminder for guests: “Tipping is not a city in China”–which may have seemed funny, oh, about once.Nowadays China owns a good chunk of American debt, as well as the power to let us topple into the economic dunking pool…if…
Organic is everywhere these days–and we don’t mean in restaurants. If you attend Organic Day at Northaven Gardens tomorrow (Feb.21,) you can find it in your own backyard. Literally. At the garden center, Patti Moreno, aka. the Garden Girl, sustainable living expert and host of Garden Girl TV, will fill…
He is, in every sense of the word, The Man.Well, that attribution is probably only true for those of us sharing far too much zeal for nightlife, but still…No one is better than this bleary-eyed Dallas Morning News icon at zeroing in on a scene, distilling it into words and making it all…
“There were no vegetarian restaurants in Akron. Plus I wanted to do something to help destroy the mall culture of downtown.” (Chrissie Hynde, who some of us–well, at least one–consider the most beautiful woman in the world, on the opening of her first restaurant. The VegiTerranean is, as you guessed,…
