Oh, what’s that? You wanted to know how Go Fish’s Tiffany Derry fared on last night’s Season premiere of Top Chef D.C.? Wish I could tell you.Derry was just off-screen for most of the show following her introduction. But, at least she did get the first intro. The show opened with her…
Nothing gets me on my bike faster than the words “boudin stand.” So when I heard a Lafayette transplant had opened a shop around Duncansville, I filled my water bottle and went — after first charting a course that would allow me to dip a bit deeper into Dallas’ culinary…
In the months Jay Jerrier has been operating his guerrilla-style restaurant out of Chocolate Angel, located at Preston and Forest in North Dallas, he knew there would come a day when he would stretch his own wings and venture off for himself to take his love child, Cane Rosso, to…
This week’s Dish by Hanna Rasking pits Avila’s recent updates to the freshly opened Mextopia. It’s a guacamole battle to the finish. See more of how Avila’s Tex-Mex challenges Mextopia’s in Sara Kerens’ slideshow…
Fromage Blanc and Strawberry Confiture Demonstrated by Brian Luscher of The Grape You might know The Grape from its Texas Monthly fame for having the number one burger in Texas (which caused its burger sales to skyrocket, of course). Maybe you know the bistro from attending one of its wine…
In a state with a rich farming history and a hyperactive sense of place, it’s mind-boggling that it’s taken so long for the support of local food production to take a firm grip on our urban centers, where many fine-dining establishments take their cues from far-flung metropolises otherwise derided by…
Yelp, the reader review website that’s currently fighting a class action lawsuit from retailers and restaurateurs (the plaintiffs claim the company strong-armed them into buying ads in exchange for deleting negative reviews), has recruited 15 Dallas restaurants for its upcoming Yelp Eats! Week. Participating restaurants will offer a $25 app,…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Welcome to Sushi World. Bring your camera, notify your next of kin and prepare to gorge on raw fish while being completely weirded out. The sign outside Sushi World that reads “open 24 hours” was what dragged me through the doors. I figure, if this place is good at lunchtime,…
Shakespearean plays and American high schools wouldn’t be the same without the requisite set of identical twins. At my alma mater, we shared the halls with a pair of long-haired sisters who could be distinguished only by the French teacher, who swore that they parlez-ed with different accents. The rest…
Sweet tea vodka has its detractors, but few can make a better case against the typically artificial-tasting drink than a tea manufacturer. “You look on the backs of the bottles; they use high-fructose corn syrup, caramel coloring, red dye number five and rotgut vodka, pardon my French,” says Clayton Christopher,…
OK, so we’re all really stoked about the start of Top Chef, D.C. tonight. Even Bravo producer and Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen is venturing into fanboy-level excitement, as proven by his repeated tweets on the subject today. (So cute. Love that guy.)Glad to have some Dallas representation…
From the “trivial things newcomers notice” file: It’s ridiculously easy to find strawberry Fanta in Dallas. I always grouped strawberry Fanta with those esoteric soft drinks that take a good Internet tip and a full gas tank to find, but in Dallas, strawberry Fanta’s everywhere — including in my building’s…
Houston’s in Preston Center is now officially Hillstone, a name change that executive general manager Francis Luttmer reports has provoked some worried inquiries from longtime customers. “Their concern is we’re going to take away their favorite dish,” Luttmer says. “We’re telling them ‘No, relax. We’re not taking anything away’.” Instead,…
We have been down this road before. You know — the road of questionable food origins and, more important, what we consider to be the authoritative version of whatever it is we are eating. Be it a cheeseburger, a pizza or a soupy dumpling, we all have thoughts on what…
La Paisanita Tacqueria 2505 Inwood Road 214-351-3232 Dude Factor: 9, or a Ford Ranchero, on a scale of 1 (Ford Fiesta) to 10 (Chevy El Camino) There are, give or take, 98 taquerias lining Maple Avenue between the Observer offices at Oak Lawn and La Paisanita’s taco shack in a…
Driving down McKinney Avenue, past Idle Rich and Black Friar, is a familar site for Dallas residents : a bustling Sfuzzi patio. Once a Dallas chain back in the nineties, Sfuzzi reopened its doors for a soft opening May 1 (continuing with full lunch and dinner the past two weeks,…
Georgia’s Farmers Market 916 E. 15th St., Plano 972-516-4765 Try: East Texas peaches Don’t try: apple cobbler in a jar When I heard there was a farmers market in Plano, I was like, “Oh, you mean Sprouts?” And Plano looked at me all shocked (because her botox-ed face is stuck…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
The menu here is as eclectic as the décor, and the brunch crowd is always a mile thick. If you’re here for lunch, try a classic like the turkey club or a three-egg omelet. For the more adventurous, there’s a rotating menu of specials like this week’s Asian chicken tender…
As if hot weather and surly drivers weren’t incentive enough, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is giving folks another reason to travel by two wheels this month. The Greek Café and Beckley BrewHouse have both joined the list of local eateries offering discounts to pedaling patrons. Diners who cycle to Greek…
The Libertine Bar may have earned last year’s Best Bar Food award with Rosanne Dileo heading the kitchen, but owner Simon McDonald is trying to look at her departure to LaGrange as an opportunity. Matt Reddick, formerly of Nonna, starts work tomorrow.”The big thing is that he’s trained at culinary…
