See also: *Candy Corn: The Worst Halloween Candy in the History of Ever Buzzfeed is reporting, brace for it, that Monday, September 10, will be the day the twist-off cookies officially jump the shark: Nabisco will debut candy corn-flavored flavored Oreos. So often you’ve sunk the crispy cookie into milk…
Another north Texas Trader Joe’s opening, this time in Plano, at Preston Towne Crossing. Please try not to wet yourself. Suffice it to say, no matter how much you love Two-Buck Chuck and Cookie Butter, one Trader Joe’s location begets another (and another and another), all of which are pretty…
See also: *Jon Alexis of TJ’s Seafood Market on Expansion, The Fishing Industry and Lobsters that Need a New Home Jon Alexis of TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market is pitching his tent in East Dallas this weekend for another impromptu fish market at Urbano Café. Jimmy’s Food Store, Tom Spicer’s garden…
Next week Dos Equis is hijacking the Nammi food truck for a little tryst through the most interesting streets of Dallas as part of a larger national event. The “adventurous tasting journey through the lens of local favorites” will provide truly interesting food. The Dos Equis Mobile Food Truck Academy…
The Untapped Festival is coming up Saturday, but the September suds-swilling saturnalias don’t end there. The Observer is throwing its BrewFest the following weekend, 7 to 10 p.m. (with 6 p.m. entrance for VIPs) Saturday, September 15, in the Downtown Dallas Arts District. Check out these screen grabs (didn’t feel…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. You can get breakfast burritos all over Dallas but the only…
It’s hard to not love a good dive. The Goat. Lee Harvey’s. But sometimes a woman must “spend time with [her] fools,” or be one, even if that means they’ve dragged her out of the warm solace of trusted neighborhood haunts into the sweeping unknown of fedoras and ascots. With…
Did you ever think it would be totally awesome to have your very own fire truck and instead holding water, it held beer? And that you could drive your shiny big red truck around town and throw the most amazing parties, cementing the fact that you are the coolest guy…
At last, August has left us, bringing us that much closer to the promise of cooler weather. Someday soon, we hope. In the meantime, the month brought Dallas several new restaurants and wilted a few others. Read on for the full list of openings and closings and be sure to…
Lowest Greenville will have a new spot for home cooking soon. Dallas restaurateur Scott Jones, who was previously behind Café Italia and the Screen Door is set to open Jack’s Southern Comfort Food at at 1905 Greenville Ave. (the old Dulce and Ali Baba) in early October. After a long…
With school back in session, many kids will tell exciting stories about “what they did this summer.” And while Underground dinner chef David (DAT) Temple might not look like a third grader with his fuzzy beard, he’s as giddy as one and can’t wait to tell everyone about his summer…
Last November when I was a newly branded food critic, running around Dallas trying to figure out who had the best chips and salsa, Alice Laussade sent me an invite to a backyard barbecue. She called it “Meat Fight,” and while no punches were thrown, a fierce battle ensued as…
The scent of allspice-infused meat roasting over smoking coals of pimento wood is the sort of thing food writers attempt to turn into poetry, but capturing the aroma adequately is like trying to grasp the air that carries the fragrance. Smoky, earthy and full of spice like Christmas, with a…
Strauss Marketing, the Public Relations firm that represents Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar released an announcement today detailing a new lunch service that will begin September 18. The release describes pickled gulf shrimp, herb poached snapper and a New Orleans-style muffaletta but it neglects to mention who will be cooking…
Extreme Pizza has really great deals on a slice of pizza, you know, if you’re a Cowboys fan. Over on Dallas’ Reddit page, user Brett_Knows_Best, perhaps on his way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza day, posted this shot before tonight’s game versus the New York Giants. Seems pretty fair…
Does anybody else feel like pizza is diet food after all the deep-fried fair fare we’ve been geeking out about lately? In an effort to get people talking about their favorites on National Cheese Pizza Day, the Daily Meal just published a list of “America’s 35 Best Pizzas,” which is…
OK, did any of you just hear that? Kris Boyd, host of Think on NPR, just had hunter, writer and host of MeatEater on the Sportsman Channel, Steven Rinella, on her show during the 1 o’clock hour to discuss his new book Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an…
I am, for lack of better words, an addict. When I think about jerk chicken, endorphins surge, synapses fire and memories from my past play themselves again so clearly they might be in high definition. I fell in love with with the technique when a college trip took me to…
Eddie Cervantes, the man behind Primo’s, recently opened E Bar (1901 N. Haskell Ave.). The new Tex-Mex restaurant and bar, located on one-way Haskell just past Dolly Python, has been open for nearly three weeks now but is still undergoing minor construction (the front sign and curtains are on their…
See Also: *Emporium Pie Photos Emporium Pies is now open at 314 North Bishop St. in a charming 1930’s Victorian bungalow. Megan Wilkes and Mary Ganutt closed on this property back in April and have been busy making this place their new pie home. This weekend they had a quiet…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Latkes? The first random thought that bloomed from my subconscious was…
Round ’em up, we have some of the best deals and treats this city’s food and drink industries have to offer. From a meet and greet with one of the city’s best craft brewers to food for fashionistas and an indie rock/indie beer extravaganza, here’s where it’s happening in food…
