Neighborhood Services was the subject of this week’s Dish in good ol’ print by Merritt Martin. Check out the full pictorial coverage of Neighborhood’s fantastic (literally) cocktails and photogenic burgers in Sara Kerens’ slideshow. …
White Chocolate Berry Cake Demonstrated by Cara Vasquez of Bread Winners We recently decided that Appetite for Instruction needs more sweets in its life. Sure, we’ve dabbled here and there over the past year in the baking department, but not enough to satisfy our City of Aters who suffer from…
The waiter sets down the photogenic plate of pollo con mole in front of me, and I behold once again the earthy, lavalike chocolate morass, oozing like primordial mud. The aroma wafts through my nostrils, and I quickly grab a forkful and savor its many-noted symphony of flavors, a hint…
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…
A loosened tie. Rolled-up shirtsleeves. Ditching heels for flats. Friendly banter during the ballgame or an “I’ll get the next one.” Any beer commercial can extol the virtues of expressing your real self after a hard day working for someone else, but that’s all posturing…and the fake slaps on the…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: National Sports Lounge (music warning), 3606 Greenville Ave., 214-887-9500When: 3 p.m. to…
Celebrated local chef Tim Byres is en route to New York City as we speak with a hell of a carry-on: dinner for 80, plus booze. Executive chef of the Belmont Hotel’s posh barbecue outfit Smoke, Byres will cook a sold-out $165/plate dinner this Friday night for the Beard Foundation,…
Delectably creamy, nutty and decidedly vegan, the simple plate of hummus has taken its place on mainstream plates across the globe. And why not, the dish is relatively low in fat and calories, and serves our need for detoxifying agents. This is a bonus after a 3-day bender. Nutrition aside,…
It seems like things are finally looking up for the beloved Maple Avenue restaurant Avila’s. After getting off to a rocky start (OK, a very dramatic start) in 2010, the Mexican restaurant is finally reopening today. The press release we received states “an internal face lift will greet customers when…
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…
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…
Burger Girl4444 McKinney Ave.214-253-2666Dude Factor: 10, or Pulp Fiction, on a scale of 1, Fast Food Nation, to 10.When we drove by the old La Cubanita on McKinney and noticed a new burger joint in its place a few weeks ago, we were skeptical but intrigued. After all, it’s not…
There must be a hundred food items on the planet with marketing plans targeted at men. Some are diverse and creative, and others are just plain sexual pandering. We’re guessing there’s a boardroom somewhere filled with high-powered marketing Mad Men hatching some “perfect” look to grab male attention for their…
When my friend, Rona, moved to Dallas, she asked me where she could find her native Filipino food. I had no idea. In my defense, when I asked my Manila-born boyfriend the same question, he didn’t know of any restaurants in Dallas that served Filipino food either. Figuring as how…
About two weeks back, Roasted was knee-deep in a mostly interesting coffee-biz conversation between an area coffee roaster and the owner of a local coffee shop when the two started talking about the coffee at Dunkin Donuts. And that’s when a realization of apparently epically embarrassing proportions sunk in: Roasted…
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…
Nationally recognized cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann, fondly recognized as “The Cheese Lady” was dressed in her ironic moo-moo for a cheddar carving in Rockwall Saturday at a local Tom Thumb. The Rockwall Yellow Jackets High School logo was constructed out of a 150 pound cheddar wheel giant. As an added…
We Texans love our food hot and spicy, so it’s somewhat surprising that we haven’t taken to Indian cuisine as much as some other ethnic dishes as sushi or Kung Pao chicken. But on further reflection, we are probably overwhelmed by the staggering parade of unfamiliar dishes with hard-to-pronounce names…
Chef Kent Rathbun and the Taste of the NFL are partnering up again with a new event called Taste of the NFL Dinner series. This will be a string of culinary events leading up to next year’s Super Bowl XLV and the annual Taste of the NFL’s Party with a…
Lots of people equate lavender with soaps, sachets and lotions. And that’s fair. So much of the reason lavender is even popular is due to its fragrance — which is soft, fresh and somehow, purple.But me, well, this Girl Drink Drunk likes my lavender like I like spiked ice tea…
This year’s Cinco de Mattito’s party featured a mechanical bull, a live band that played “Smooth” at least twice in 20 minutes, and the first annual Bob Armstrong queso eating contest. The storied dip, a mix of queso, ground beef, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo, was served up…
Promised Delivery Time: 40 Minutes Actual Delivery Time: 22 minutes Scoring Summary: Beat the clock delivery speed: 20 Easy order taking: 20 Amazing take-away sandwiches: 30 Vast menu choices: 10 Total: 80 It has been a rough week within the confines of the City of Ate. From the beer soaked…
