Food & Drink

If you’d planned to drink free wine at Sigel’s tasting event this afternoon, or meet up with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples at the Walmart near Cowboys Stadium, forget it: Those events have been canceled in deference to the weather. A number of local restaurants and coffee shops are also sitting…

Green Papaya on Oak Lawn was the first restaurant I ate at when I moved to Dallas nine years ago. My dad had driven with me to Dallas only to find out my apartment wasn’t ready yet, so he suggested we stay the night at the Melrose Hotel because it…

Debates regarding the quality of smoked meat in Dallas will be temporarily settled tomorrow when 10 of the state’s leading pit masters descend upon the House of Blues to cater the Super Bowl party for credentialed media. Participating barbecue joints include Snow’s, Franklin BBQ, Black’s BBBQ and Meyer’s Smokehouse. Drew…

Each week, Happy Eating will highlight a different restaurant happy hour food menu, keeping you informed of what deals are out there. This week we try out the happy hour bar food selections at Gordon Biersch. Where: Gordon Biersch When: Monday-Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Reverse Happy Hour 9-11 p.m., all day…

Oak Cliff, you are one lucky neighborhood. Not only are you all buzz-worthy and such with regard to the Super Bowl, you recently were on the receiving end of Monica’s Aca Y Alla enchiladic expansion, “BEE,” and I hear what they lack in restaurant names that aren’t patently embarrassing, they…

I tasted a fantastic array of bracing and exhilarating hot sauces last week at ZestFest, but since I did my sampling as a judge for the Fiery Food Challenge, I wasn’t privy to the names or brands of any of the products I tried. So this weekend I returned to…

Let’s pretend you’re a big spender who can’t score tickets to the Super Bowl. What do you do with all that cash next week? You could blow it all on one awesome party, perhaps the Leather & Laces event at Hotel Zaza or a night at The Lodge, but we…

Dallas is going to see more than an infestation of football fans this week. In honor of the big game, groups are putting their best philanthropy out there. The Event: Leading Ladies Spectacular The Cause: Genesis Women’s Shelter This year, the Leading Ladies’ philanthropy spilled over into two nights. February…

It was touch-and-go for a while, but it seems like In-N-Out Burger may finally be sprouting in North Texas. While we continue to wait patiently, Dallas is whipping itself into a Super Bowl frenzy. Read on. City of Ate Even in the middle of winter, Brownstone still turns out stunningly…

While local restaurants are rushing to acquaint Dallas area eaters with the finer points of Primanti Bros.-style sandwiches, Green Bay cuisine is getting considerably less attention from Super Bowl-minded eateries. Sherlock’s Baker St. Pub in Arlington is the latest restaurant to Pittsburgh-fy its menu, making its Steeler visitors — including…

On Wednesday, we gave you the goods on Nicola Calamari, executive chef at La Fiorentina. Yesterday, we asked Calamari to finish a few sentences for us. Today, he shares a recipe for pasta with clams. The recipe follows after the jump…

Dallas has one successful, visible, commercial urban farm. It also has thousands of parking lots. But apparently that ratio’s not sufficiently skewed for some tastes. Tom Spicer of Spiceman’s FM 1410 today told his e-mail list that his landlord’s considering paving over his backyard garden, which has helped keep the…

February 6, you could get together with a bunch of friends to eat wings and yell at the Super Bowl on Fox. Or, you could not. If you’re anti-Super Bowl, here’s a list of five other shows you could watch, plus ideas for some crowd-pleasing coordinating appetizers. Animal Planet: Puppy…

I’m proud to be a member of a community of food writers that care about working conditions in food processing factories, the availability of fruits and vegetables in impoverished neighborhoods and the ethics of eating meat. But I’m ashamed of my profession when my so-called colleagues sink to reporting on…

Foodies were all aflutter when news broke that Goghee To Go, a Korean-Mexican fusion taquería, was opening in Dallas proper. While I was excited as well, I was disappointed by the lack of perspective. Goghee was heralded as a pioneer in the area, proving once again that only when it…

Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Club Dada, 2720 Elm St.When: Starting today, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday…

Certainly you’ve heard about that brilliant slice of highway robbery that allows football fans to pay $200 dollars to loiter outside Cowboys Stadium and squint at a big screen. For those more interested in a Super Bowl experience than clinging onto a couple hundred dollars and the final shreds of…

Diners may feel lost in Artin’s Grill’s cavernous interior. Service can be spotty, and the building’s configuration is such that there are precious few windows to allow for viewing of the Bellagio-style fountains. Nevertheless, the food is quite solid and there is an attractive wine list and an equally attractive…

As I teased in last week’s Pho from Home post, this week we’re visiting Lemongrass’ kitchen with owner Khoa Nguyen where he’ll teach us how to make their popular banh xeo. Banh xeo, or Vietnamese crepe, is known to be delicious but notoriously greasy. While Lemongrass’ version is still quite…