Dallas has another gastropub headed its way. According to its website and a Facebook page, the Mad Tavern promises a concept featuring 32 different beers on tap, 100 different beers in the bar, loads of TVs for loads of sports and an August 26 open date. Its arrival has me…
I had a milkshake with lunch the other day. I didn’t feel too bad about it, even if I have been bitching about my build lately. I look sort of like a centaur these days, only instead of man’s torso on a horse’s hindquarters I have a famished African child’s…
August 14, Pecan Lodge Catering and Lockhart Smokehouse will hold a fundraiser to benefit the family of Lt. Shannon Stone, the 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter who died July 7 after falling from the outfield stands at a Texas Rangers game in Arlington. There are $30 tickets are still available for the event,…
This week in local food news, Alton Brown had a few things to say about salt, Decanter closed but Rohst opened, and we turned Nick’s dashboard into an oven. City of Ate/Observer In his maiden Observer review voyage, Scott Reitz checks out Mesa and finds the restaurant more soulful than…
I’m wrapping up my second week in Dallas. It’s been a little booze-y, I’ll admit. I’ve been dipping in and out of every bar and pub that grabs my eye, an attempt to find something that I fear might elude me. Certainly as long as I keep things framed as…
Oh, Aters. Twenty-nine days of bliss have passed us by and we haven’t lead you to a single wiener. We haven’t photographed one tubesteak, nor have we grilled a single frankfurter. July is hot dog month and we haven’t offered the slightest coverage. We’ve let you down. We’ve let down…
Last minute invitations often result in accidental food discoveries. Last night a friend asked me to join her for dinner, which turned out to be the “soft opening” of a new restaurant in her downtown neighborhood. As City of Ate reported back in January, the creator of Steel is bringing…
“Have you ever tried a pickle back?” I knew I was in for a long night as soon as I heard the question. We’d just strolled into the Double Wide to let off a little steam. Pickle backs (or pickle shots), for the uninitiated, refer to the pairing of whiskey…
Every week we highlight a different restaurant happy hour food menu. This week: The Moroccan happy-hour fare at Medina Oven and Bar. Where: Medina Oven and Bar, 2304 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75219 When: Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Scene: HH is available through the…
Tuesday night, sometime after 10. Charlie Papaceno, sporting vintage specs, was working the bar of the Windmill Lounge, a little dive on Maple. A couple huddled in the corner, and two more pairs sat at the bar. It was my first time. I saw Brooklyn lager on tap and I…
With its gargoyle logos and its cocky slogans and beer names, not to mention its intensely bitter IPAs, Stone Brewing Co. — which celebrated its 15th anniversary Tuesday — may try to maintain a bad-ass image. But a couple of new collaborations coming out this summer show that they’re really…
Tired of spending $10 for a mediocre lunch? Let the Cheap Bastard show you how to spend way less for something better, every Thursday on City of Ate and in the Dallas Observer. This week: Gandolfo’s New York Deli Food Truck. Minutes I waited for food: 3 Times the guy…
It’s a hard and fast rule of scenesterism, regardless of which sect you belong to: No matter how far you live from the ocean, stylish sushi must be in your dining rotation. Whether it’s Deep Ellum hipsters, Uptown collar-poppers (they still do that, right?) or people who are trendy simply…
Driving through the Design District totally lost (except for the fact that I knew I was in the Design District because of the signs on every tree, lamppost and fire hydrant that label the area as such; you’d think that of all places, the Design District would know that less…
Veracruz, a thin and wrinkly shaped state on the Gulf, wasn’t the most loved state in Mexico. The Spanish used the region as a gateway to the New World, trouncing local tribes in search of gold. But they also brought along olives, capers, almonds and other treasures from home, imprinting…
Some balls. A brand new food critic, strolling into town from far away, daring to review a Mexican restaurant in his debut? Even worse: I hail from up north, where most restaurants serve bastardized Tex-Mex produced by industrious El Salvadorians. But Mesa fell into my lap and ended up being…
Sunday was National Tequila Day, a time to celebrate a drink that has often gotten a bad rap — at least among high-minded drinkers who disdain slushy, sugary, kiddie cocktails or knocking back a shot off a stranger’s torso. And don’t get us started about the hangovers. Please. (Must have…
For several weeks now, as Top Chef crews have bounced around the state shooting next season’s Texas-centric version of the popular Bravo reality show, journalists and food bloggers have wondered: How much, if anything, did the state pay for the show to spotlight our state’s culinary scene? The answer, according…
Wednesday is Arts and Life and Style Day at the nation’s newspapers, which, believe it or not, still contain no small amount of interesting food news. Our Wednesday Feed highlights the best of it. Tim Carman at The Washington Post illuminates the faltered economy may not be so stagnant –…
Last week, using your wisdom as my guide, I set out to discover Dallas’ most authentic Buffalo-style chicken wings. And it worked. You lead me to Bryan Street, and Bryan Street led me to saucy contentment. So this week, dear Aters, a new mission, should your lunchtime hunger pangs choose…
After 24 straight days of 100-plus degree temperatures, there seems no way to escape the vile clutches of a sweat bath the instant you leave the house. Fortunately, City of Ate has found some places to bring your core temperature down from scalding. So before you rush out to the…
I’m still new to Dallas, but I’m not new to Restaurant Week. Most cities indulge a version of the pimped out dining orgy. In the past I’ve heard some complaints about the promotion. Some think the $30 price tag provides a lame, watered-down version of high-class dining. They complain that…
