Hear that? It’s the sound of thousands of peoples’ livers collectively breathing a sigh of relief. A boozy whirlwind of a weekend concluded last night with the Craft Cocktails Texas wrap-up party at The People’s Last Stand in Mockingbird Station. The rum flowed like a river as drinkers enjoyed delightfully…
Each year as the third Sunday in June approaches, I get a little wistful. My parents split up many years ago, as parents so often do these days, around the time I discovered Boone’s Farm and fruit punch-flavored Zima. (Remember that stuff? I’m still convinced teenage girls were their target…
Surely it’s difficult to convince your spouse that it’s a good idea to quit your day job to distill whiskey. Considering that’s exactly what Leonard Firestone and Troy Robertson did, they must be really good talkers. In a salvaged Prohibition-era warehouse south of downtown Fort Worth, they’re filling barrels and…
If you’ve ever sipped a $12 cocktail in Dallas, you’ve likely sampled the handiwork of Jason Kosmas. When we last caught up with him, he was boozing it up as the beverage director at Marquee Grill, but he’s also done time at Neighborhood Services and Bolsa and lent his expertise…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s why we built this calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. This week we added specials at Aw Shucks, Truluck’s, Dave & Buster’s, Monica’s Aca y Alla and Goff’s Hamburgers. We’ll do our…
Everyone’s favorite booze-soaked, chain-smoking, adultery-laden television series is about to disappear until 2013; yes, Mad Men’s season five finale airs this Sunday on AMC. (If you need to catch up, the first few seasons are on Netflix. You’re welcome.) But there’s no reason that your thirst for Old Fashioneds and…
Now that the greyhoundy tequila tasting is postponed to next Thursday, I’m sure you’re all wondering where you can get your premium spirit this weekend. The answer, if you have cash money to spend, is at Abacus…
Update: This event has been postponed until next Thursday, June 14, because of weather. Tequila and dogs. They go together like wine and olives. Not particularly well. Except, of course, when you’re drinking tequila for an organization that supports four-legged friends. You can do just that at Maximo Cocina Mexicana…
Summer is just about upon us, and with it lighter session beers, wheats and wits. And while those can be complex, satisfying brews, it’s still nice to take the occasional break from them for richer (and more alcoholic) choices. Or maybe that’s just my too-tolerant liver talking. A few events…
Have you had the pleasure of viewing the new Jägermeister television ad? No? Allow me to set the scene for you. The setting is some unknown snowy landscape; the wind howls as we spot the signature Jäger deer in the distance. A dude who may or may not be a…
There are a lot of things that irritate me about clubs (long lines in the girls’ bathroom, aggressively flirty dudes in Tapout tees), but the thing I hate the most is shitty, expensive drinks. Fourteen dollars for a poorly mixed gin and tonic made with well liquor that’s guaranteed to…
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind,” Humphrey Bogart once said. His wise words are printed on the menu at Tate’s, a craft cocktail outpost housed in an old Victorian house on Mckinney Avenue that opened last December, and where I found myself in…
The 2nd annual Margarita Meltdown goes down Sunday from 3 to 10 in the Bishop Arts District. Local bartenders will compete head-to-head for the title of Best Margarita while hundreds of people get sloshed sampling the entries and eat tacos. If you can’t wait for Sunday, more than 20 restaurants…
I’m pretty sure there is a holiday honoring some sort of food product every single day, with overlapping weeks and months to celebrate others. They reach a saturation point at which I tune them all out. But American Craft Beer Week, which began yesterday and runs through Sunday, is an…
My first encounter with a session beer involved power tools. I was working on a kitchen project, and a both a reciprocating and circular saw were strewn about my front yard. The sun was beating down on me and my tools, and a friend dropped by with a case of…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, and we’re no different. That’s why we built the above calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. Every week, we’ll do our best to keep you up-to-date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced…
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I’m trying not to obsess, but it seems like every day feels a little warmer than the last. The climbing mercury is making me want to grab onto the last days of spring and hang on as tightly as I can. And there’s other signs of the season slipping away…
Summer is close. Maybe it’s already here. And as the air thickens and becomes heavy, finding places to have a drink that aren’t dark and super conditioned caves becomes more and more of a challenge. In my perfect life, I’d have a small house, somewhere in Oak Cliff or East…
Dear Ms. Libertine (or is it Mr.?), Hi. You probably don’t me, but I know you pretty well. (At least I thought I did.) I’ve patronized you many times over the past four years, and consider you one of my Old Faithfuls for tasty bar food, especially on Tuesday nights…
SideDish reported late yesterday on the ongoing saga at The Chesterfield, where majority owner Ed Bailey has continued his efforts to have bartender and minority owner Eddie “Lucky” Campbell removed from the premises, after an apparent dispute over how to run the business. Hearing that Campbell was standing his ground…
As the curb says, “watch your step” when entering the front door at Mason Bar; the sudden step up could be potentially lethal for tipsy girls in heels. Inside, a couple occupies stools at one end of the bar, and save for them it’s empty — just a quiet Monday night…
