I’m thinking the cool and damp weather warrants a pot of hearty braised lamb shanks and lots and lots of red wine. Or maybe I’ll get around to making my first pot of chili since moving to Texas — anything to counter the clouds and mist that looks down-right Xanax-inducing…
I once had a delicate morning beverage made with the water strained from the pulp of summer tomatoes, vodka infused with rosemary and a hint of citrus. The drink was crystal clear with a faint rosy hue, and it tasted like a fresh garden tinged with the warm burn of…
Jack Perkins’ Maple and Motor burger mecca will be closed for lunch next Thursday. A recent post to the restaurant’s Facebook page has scarce details about the closure: We will be closed for lunch Dec 8. I’ll tell you why later. The why becomes clearer when you show at his…
The New York Times published an article about pig wings yesterday — a morsel derived from the small fibula bone in a pig’s hind shank. The cut, formerly left attached to a ham, has received new attention after the marketing attempts of a few pork producers have spun the pork…
Dust off those lederhosens, fraulines. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first Christkindl Market this year December 8 though 11, just north of The Ballpark on a closed-off section of Road to Six Flags. Marking the 60th anniversary of the partnership between Arlington and her sister city, Bad…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she rolls the dice at Royal Wok, 2560 Royal Lane, 972-488-8282, and doesn’t crap out. At least not right away. Massage parlors nearby count: 18 Waterfall mural…
November was a busy month for restaurant owners in Dallas, with several spots opening and a few closing their doors. Read on for the full slate, and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Del Frisco’s Grille (3232…
Dennis Wehrmann, brewmaster at McKinney’s 2011 Best of Dallas®-winning Franconia Brewing Company, hasn’t given up on bottling. His targeted late-summer or early-fall starting time passed, but bottling is still in the works for the company, he says. And with the decision to hand distribution duties over to Ben E. Keith,…
Socioeconomically speaking, Dallas has a pretty damn diverse food scene. The Big D is chock-full of $1 taco stands (if you’re of the financial status to seek them rather than pass with blinders), $2 slightly fancier tacos found at many bars (LaGrange’s are tasty), barbecue shacks out the wazoo (hey,…
Back in August, I wrote about RedFork’s snout to tail plate, and lamented the lack of offal on Ryan Carbery’s menu. The chef told me a head cheese terrine was received with mixed reviews; customers were more likely to order it when he called the charcuterie a pork pate. Shame…
Dallas girl Lindsey Cook is in a tight race with Mary Edwards from California as the fan favorite in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight — a fight that could mean a nice influx of cash for the Deep Ellum Urban Gardens. In case you missed it, through a contest at…
Advent calendars are cool. They help you remember the current date, sometimes they have chocolate in them and they help you count down to Christmas Day (which is known to be one of the greatest holidays ever). This Advent calendar is obviously way better than those other ones, though, because…
In Happy Endings, foodbitch goes on the hunt for Dallas’ unsung and unsurpassed desserts. Today: the ice creams at La Duni. La Duni may be famous for its intensely beautiful and equally delicious cakes, but, at least for me, the restaurant’s simple, homemade ice cream is where it’s at. Recently,…
Shopping during a lunch break is a great way to whittle down that holiday gift list. To help make your multi-tasking hour even more fruitful, the Shops at Park Lane will have Food Truck Fridays every Friday in December from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The line-up includes 3 Men…
Got home late Monday night and saw the following post on Facebook from the chocolate wizards at Dude, Sweet: After breaking the sound barrier on I-35, I arrived at Dude, Sweet and desperately asked: “Are there any bacon fat cookies left?” There were. Checking out, the Dude, Sweet worker referred…
Eric Brandt, executive chef of Highland Park’s Bistro 31, never attended culinary school. Instead, the self-taught chef ditched his computer science degree to study directly with top-end toques. He worked under Fabio Trabocchi at the celebrated Maestro, a posh Italian restaurant in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The restaurant, known…
Rolling Stone, NME, and other outlets have reported that zit-laden superstars Hanson are preparing to market their own beer early next year. Cleverly titled Mmmhop, the IPA promises to bring bitter beer face to horny teenage girls all over the country. The band thinks the move is a logical extension…
In this week’s paper I tackle Bistro 31, the new Highland Park restaurant by Lombdardi Family Concepts. While researching the story, I spent time reading about Bistro 31 and the other restaurants in the group on well designed websites for each location. One line on Bistro 31’s website stood out:…
Supporting local farmers, ranchers, chef-driven restaurants or family-run anything is all good. But honestly? It’s a beat down schlepping across all of North Texas collecting stuff from different spots. The farmer’s market, Urban Acres, the cheese place, the wine place, the butcher, and what about milk? Is Braum’s local enough?…
Samuel Adams and Weihenstephan’s collaboration Infinium, marketed (and priced) as a Champagne alternative, is back for the holidays. The limited-edition beer, which will be available next Friday at Central Market and likely other stores specializing in beer, is now in its second year of trying to lure in drinkers looking…
Chad Fitzgerald owns Cake Guys, a cakery with locations in both Dallas and Duncanville. He’s also a constant on season two of TLC’s Next Great Baker, which premiered Monday night. (Fitzgerald was part of the night’s winning team). The next day, we got with Chad and talked to him about…
While interviewing Tracy Miller for last week’s review, the chef at Local told me a little about her new, still unnamed venture, slated for a storefront at 2912 Elm, two doors down from the fine-dining spot she opened in 2003. Miller is still working out the menu details, but the…
