Tom Dozier Wins Farmers Branch Chili Cook Off With Wet Chili

Tom Dozier stood over the small stockpot with a glass lid and paused in anticipation. He’d been simmering the rusty red stew for three hours, but waited for a precise moment on his watch to carefully lift the lid. Several other chili-heads, myself included, leaned over the Coleman stove in…

A Sneak Peek Inside the New British Beverage Company

I’m kind of a sneaky bitch. I happen to work in the Quadrangle in Uptown (AKA The Quad — yep, I’m still trying to make that one happen), so as the British Beverage Company (or BBC) has been building out the gutted, cavernous remains of the former Hully and Mo,…

East Hampton Sandwich Company Has Some Stand Up Doughnuts

Remember the upscale doughnuts at Rosemont? Tracy Miller drops a dense batter in hot oil, resulting in pastries that resemble a sweet, fresh version of the cake doughnuts you buy in bags at the grocery store. The doughnuts at East Hampton Sandwich Company in Snider Plaza are served in a…

What I Learned on My Beer Vacation: Tales from Local Brewers

The Great American Beer Festival in Denver earlier this month drew 49,000 brew-lovers thirsty to sample more than 4,000 beers from 580 different brewers. A few Dallas brewers made the trip, including Deep Ellum Brewing Co., gold medal winner Peticolas and Chris Rigoulot, who will open Noble Rey Brewing Co…

Friday’s Lettuce Wrap Up: Now With Fresh Greens

Have you been outside today? While things may feel a little overcast over at the State Fair on account of Big Tex’s mishap, the rest of Dallas is bright and sunny with a cool, fall breeze. It’s time to kick off our weekends, but first there’s a week to wrap…

Prevention: Velvet Taco’s Ultimate Hangover Remedy

Everyone has their own hangover cure they love to gush about, but they all suck. Most involve a greasy meal, something hydrating, and if you’re lucky, a nap, but while they may temporarily cause the worst symptoms to abate for a short time, inevitably, you’re eventually right back where you…

Big Tex is Gone. There’s a Hole in Our Hearts.

On this day, we lost a fried hero. This morning, Big Tex caught on fire at the State Fair of Texas. Twitter lit up with jokes about as quickly as Tex did. I guess we all grieve differently. See also: Big Tex Burned Down Today at the State Fair Alice…

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Banned From Schools

Ah yes, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The snack with its own spicy cult of people with stained fingers and horrible breath is in the cross-hairs of school officials in several states, according to CBS News. The snack, with a reported one gazillion grams of saturated fat and a shit ton of…

More Of A Food Critic’s Absolute Worst Food Photography

If you’ve ever tried to snap a photo of your dinner plate in a dark dining room you know it can be difficult to make things look as delicious as they taste. For full reviews I have a professional photographer, but when I’m out and about on my own time,…

Five Questions for Chef Pyles of Stampede 66

I don’t know how else to say it, y’all. There’s been a veritable stampede of new celebuchef restaurants saddling up to compete for diners’ dollars in this town. McCallister’s FT 33, Tesar’s Spoon and now Pyles’ Stampede 66 are all as big of a deal as the famous chefs behind…

Kaurina’s Kulfi Is Awesome. Go Eat It

When the Singh family moved to Dallas in the ’80s, kulfi was hard to come by. If they wanted the frozen Indian dessert that’s similar to ice cream they had to make it themselves, a process that entailed boiling milk down until it was concentrated, adding flavorings and then freezing…