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 could drive all the way out to Richardson and buy…
Our very own Alice Laussade was just named Best Columnist by D Magazine, which is good because Alice had planned to do some very weird things had she been snubbed this year. The cultural section of the glossy’s annual Best of Big D issue names other arts and life bests,…
Without a doubt the most interesting part of any Korean meal is the banchan, a number sides that come to the table in tiny individual bowls to be eaten on their own, or used to compliment grilled meats and other dishes. The only problem: they tend to hit your table…
Start Restaurant at 4814 Greenville, neighbor to Desporados Mexican Restaurant, is a new upscale fast-casual restaurant set to open the first week of August. The concept is healthy food, made with pure ingredients, quickly. So you can hit the drive- thru, and feel good about it afterwards. Some menu items…
Food and Wine took some time this week to evaluate our great nation’s best barbeque cities in a feature titled “Best BBQ Cities.” First noticeable local on the list is Tim Love. Standing next to a grill, right? No, in a Hellman’s mayo commercial. What the heck is the deal…
Louisiana native David Anthony Temple (aka Chef DAT), a pioneer of sorts of for the local pop up dinner scene, has been hosting his Underground Dinners since January of 2009. He grew up cooking with his family, but honed his skills (both in terms of cooking and ingredients) while working…
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. The obsession borders on unhealthy. Sour cream enchiladas were new to…
In the kitchen of Omi Korean Grill and Bar, three old women start each workday at 7 a.m. They chop savoy cabbage into large bite-sized chunks and mix them with salt, water, fish sauce and chili pepper, filling several massive 20-gallon plastic buckets. After a day, the mixture foams and…
No, you’re not a loser if you move back in with Mom and Dad. It’s sweet. Really. Sometimes we all need a little help to get us from one exciting adventure to the next. And KFC evidently thinks it can provide for some pretty funny stories. So KFC has partnered…
Recently I was reading the book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, about Mexico’s Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyons who have an amazing ability to run extreme long distances. In the book McDougall describes the pre-run concoction of choice for the Tarahumara, which is made from chia seeds. A…
I recently mentioned to a friend that I was on a quest to hunt down the best spicy foods in Dallas, and he implored me to visit Alligator Cafe to try their Voodoo sauce, mentioning that they’d appeared on Food Network’s Heat Seekers in January. (That’s the show where my…
The gentrification of Fitzhugh Avenue continues: A sign bearing the name Pastazios New York Pizza has just popped up at 2519 Fitzhugh, just east of Central Expressway and right next to late-night pho spot Dalat. There’s already a Pastazios in the mixed residential and retail development at Addison Circle that…
See also: *The Cheap Bastard’s take on La Banqueta (and butt crack). Out front of La Banqueta three panhandlers sat in the sun. One asked me for change, while another cleaned his fingernails with the corner of a scratch-off lottery card. The third sat silently and gazed out towards Bryan…
Last week after the All-Star Game, Kansas City barbecue got the full hash tag treatment from visiting sports writers. I just so happened to be in KC this weekend and, based on Twitter-sphere, recommendations from friends and an editor, I told my hosts I had visit to Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ…
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. Maple and Motor gets a lot of attention for their burgers…
While Deep Ellum has enjoyed a resurgence in restaurants and bars over the years, Fair Park has remained pretty sleepy. Fallout Lounge failed and Pizza Lounge and Meridian Room cater to local residents but are not much of a draw for visitors. Craft and Growler (3601 Parry Ave.), however, looks…
I spy with my little eye more evidence of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop taking over the world. This time we’re way out west in Decatur’s downtown square. “What the crap is Decatur?” you ask. Decatur is a charming, small town about 30 minutes west of Denton on Highway 380….or 4 hours…
Restaurant week reservations opened yesterday morning. A closely guarded list of participants was posted on CBS Dallas Fort Worth’s website and OpenTable began processing reservations for the promotion. The number of restaurants participating is about the same as last year. The length of time each offers the deal (restaurants can…
With Belgium’s Independence Day falling on Saturday, retailers and pubs specializing in good beer are celebrating all week with specials on Belgian beers, starting last night and running through Saturday — though the celebration runs through next week with the Libertine Bar’s Belgian Beer Dinner Tuesday the 24th. Other Belgian-inspired…
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. While I wait on my petition to have Off-Site Kitchen rebranded…
You know the Fiat commercial with the hot Italian woman in the black dress who dribbles froth on her chest while scolding a flustered simpleton? Well, maybe that was a teaser of other sorts. According to Autoblog, the new Fiat 500L is going to have the first ever in-car coffee…
See also: *Carbone’s: Jimmy’s for the 1 Percent Burrata. Say it again. Roll the “Rs” this time. Giada-style. Ooh yeah, that’s the stuff. Burrata is kind of like mozzarella, in the same way Moët & Chandon is kind of like André. Burrata is like mozzarella except that instead of being…
