Last week, my boyfriend Tim at the Daily Meal (we’ve actually never met) sent me an email (went to spam box first) about an Ultimate BBQ Road Trip. His greeting started with “Exciting news … ” about their “explicitly mouthwatering lineup of Barbecue restaurants across the southern United States…” I…
Last year I milled around the State Fair looking for food that wasn’t fried. This year I found some of the people responsible for my favorite foods (as well as some other interesting characters) and asked them about the fair through their eyes. First up is Isaac Rousso, who’s well…
On a rainy Saturday, what could be better than sitting down with a freshly baked empanada filled with cheese, honey and figs? This past Saturday I found out. The answer is nothing. Nothing is better than that. I added pajama pants and a mug of hot chocolate, both of which…
Ready for opening weekend at the State Fair? Or perhaps you’re headed to Greek Fest instead to smash plates and drink Fix beer. Either way there’s plenty of excuses to kick back with a cold brew this weekend, but before we get started, I’ve got a week to wrap up…
I hope you haven’t packed your shorts for the summer yet. The weather for opening day at the State Fair of Texas is hot and muggy with a fine aerosol of crisp and clean frying oil. I zipped over to Fair Park today to find the winner of this year’s…
FOX is prepping for season 4 of MasterChef and will hold a casting call in Dallas on October 27, which means you have about one month to do whatever you think necessary to get TV game-ready. The concept of MasterChef is to find the country’s best home cook. They start…
Today is National Drink Beer Day, apparently, and I’m sure you were looking for an excuse to knock back a cold one. It’s a shame it’s not National Drink Beers day, but what can we do. Please limit yourself to one. While I’m sure the rest of Dallas is busy…
This is a bad bad list, people. Nasty. Men’s Health has published a list of the top 20 Worst Foods in America. Usually it’s fun to look at gut bombs, but after cruising through this list you’ll want to brush your teeth and wash your face. The list is part…
If you’ve been using Oak’s lunch service as a cost effective means to explore Jason Maddy’s cooking, you have two more weeks to get your fix. A spokesperson for the restaurant says that lunch service in the Design District’s fanciest restaurant will end October, 12. Maddy’s desire to focus more…
Dallas-based Brinker International has joined a growing list of restaurants that have pledged to improve conditions for pigs in their supply chain. The group owns Chili’s, which is responsible for 1,500 casual restaurants known for their baby back ribs. The new policy also applies to Maggiano’s and Romano’s Macaroni grill,…
News of a pending bacon shortage is taking over the Internet. According to the thread, high corn prices pushed English pig farmers to slaughter more of their sows. The reduced herds threatened future bacon supplies and promised to drive prices sky high, or worse, temporarily remove bacon from the meat…
Monday was the Big Tex erection at the State Fair of Texas. The erection lasted about three hours, so it’s safe to say that this 60-year old Texan is most definitely on Cialis. A ton of photographers were there, taking pictures of the event. I took a moment to ask…
Boulevardier is the new French bistro-inspired restaurant in Oak Cliff, which is a collaboration of Veritas owners Brooks and Bradley Anderson and chefs Randall Copeland and Nathan Tate of Ava in Rockwall. This spot opened on the last day of July and nary a negative word has been cast against…
Until last week, all of Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s beer was only available on tap at bars or in kegs. But, a few months ago they scored a good deal on a bottling system and we can all now enjoy a local brew on our local couch in front of…
It’s here! Fried Christmas!!! That delicious waft of funnel cake + corny dog + world’s biggest Frito pie + horse-ish ladyman stank you’ll get when you walk through the turnstiles at the fair is gonna hit you like a Lisa Frank double food rainbow. And you will love it. The…
A news story on US News suggests that fast food could actually be good for your health, but before you run off to McDonald’s and pound a double Filet-O-Fish with fries and a large Coke, super-sized, you should read the fine print. The article describes a generic “Sharon’s” choice to…
CraveDFW posted a story yesterday that Uchi, the sushi restaurant in Austin that’s earned considerable national attention, would be opening a location in Dallas in six to eight months. The writer was told the news by an unnamed manager after dining in the restaurant. Eater confirmed the story with a…
Founder Kevin Carr plans to have Community Beer Company open in November, joining the ever-swelling ranks of Dallas and Dallas-area breweries that were little more than dreams just a couple of years ago. Deep Ellum, Lakewood, Peticolas and FireWheel brewing companies are already established and available in bars (and lately…
It’s here! Fried Christmas!!! That delicious waft of funnel cake + corny dog + world’s biggest Frito pie + horse-ish ladyman stank you’ll get when you walk through the turnstiles at the fair is gonna hit you like a Lisa Frank double food rainbow. And you will love it. See…
Democracy and drinking. (Insert a long, hard, exhausted sigh.) I’m not going to connect all the dots with how much our democracy is tied to drinking, going all the way back to George and Martha’s home brew. Just trust me, for the love of God trust me, being a good…
Cliff Payne has had nearly a year to bask in barbecue glory. Last October the pitmaster from Cousin’s Bar-B-Q took home the title in the Texas Oklahoma Red River Barbecue Shootout. Payne beat out Leo’s BBQ of Oklahoma in an annual event hosted by the DRG Concepts in Main Street…
The Serrallés family has been producing rum in Puerto Rico since family patriarch Don Serrallés imported a copper still from France and made his first batch in 1865. Almost 150 years later, the Serrallés family continues to produce the Don Q line of rums at their family distillery, Destilería Serrallés…
