Craft is the Forrest Gump of Dallas restaurants. Not that the sophisticated space on the W Hotel’s ground floor is in any way slow or befuddled by events, just undeterred by economic reality over the past few years, moving steadily through the chaos as if with blinders on. Think of…
So, we’re off for Thanksgiving. Hope to see you back here on Monday.Have a great holiday…
If barley be wanting to make into maltWe must be content and think it no fault For we can make liquor to sweeten our lipsOf pumpkins and parsnips and walnut-tree chips. –Anonymous colonist, 1630Though some dispute the story, many beer lovers cling to the legend that the Pilgrims landed at…
>Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Until recent years, when words like ‘fresh,’ ‘local’ and ‘slow foods’ crept into our vocabularies, we were all pretty well satisfied with canned cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. The real stuff is just too…
Tomorrow we celebrate the time a bunch of dour workaholics with buckled shoes sat down to eat a quiet dinner of thanksgiving with the native peoples. We all know we’d really rather party with that other famous group of European settlers down in Jamestown.Yeah, they teach the exploits of Captain…
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Growing up, the most magical place in the world was not Six Flags, Playland Park, or Disney World. Nope, not even the State Fair of Texas. You see, the place near and dear to every…
The ‘Boys host the silver and black on Thanksgiving. A final “fact” about the city that keeps Detroit off the bottom of the ‘best places to live’ list before we turn our attention to New York…Raiders owner Al Davis stays alive by eating a bizarre diet of puppies, spotted owls…
J J Fish & Chicken2332 W. Ledbetter Dr.214-337-1111Dude Factor: 10, or Muddy the Mudskipper, on a scale of 1 (the vegetarian shark in Shark Tale) to 10Until I got my receipt, I didn’t know what this place was called. But the name–typeset as one J-shaped fish, a smaller straight fish…
In Pho From Home we seek out the variety of pho–authentic, Texified, good and bad–available in restaurants, starting in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and winding all the way around the Dallas area. This time, we wrap up our excursion through Vietnam. Next week, we begin our tour…
If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I’m so damn warped.Even in tough economic times, working Americans take fewer vacation days than any other people on earth–although I believe this oft-cited bit of information ignores farmers eking out a living on the Sahara’s fringes and…
The ‘Boys host the team from the wrong side of the bay on Thanksgiving. Another “fact” about the witless rabble…When traveling, the Raiders go to restaurants as a team–not as a show of unity, but because only defensive lineman Desmond Bryant, a Harvard grad, knows how to read.**Source: The Raiders…
When it comes to movie holidays, Thanksgiving usually takes a back seat to that overplayed holiday in December. The one with the elves. The one that rhymes with “isthmus.” (Sort of.) But why the second-class status, Thanksgiving? The holiday’s got all the same potential for family chaos, waxing moral on…
It has been a difficult year so far, at least for many people. We’ve dealt with a media blitz over Sarah Clampett’s new book, a couple of bozos named Jon and Kate, the continuing presence of Oprah…oh, and that economy thing.Still, there are many things to be thankful for this…
Each week in ‘Knockers’ we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Oliver’s Eatery 4727 Frankford Rd972-818-5445Promised Delivery Time: 25 minutes Actual Delivery Time: 15 minutes Scoring Summary:Speed Racer type delivery: 40 Extra crackers for chili: 20 Falling in love over the phone: 15…
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn’t turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available…
The ‘Boys host the godless, mother-hating horde from the bay area on Thanksgiving. Something you may not know about the Raiders’ home town…Although people immediately think of Napa Valley, Oakland has an even more impressive wine-making tradition. Labels such as Thunderbird, Night Train and MD 20/20 all owe their popularity…
Yeah, there’s that Charlie Brown deal. But it’s nowhere near as popular as the Great Pumpkin bit or the famous Christmas episode. Daffy Duck did a couple of nice skits, but that was a long time ago.Halloween and Christmas get all the good specials. All Thanksgiving ends up with is…
Well, I’m running a bit behind with this, largely because Kristy Yang just came in from Vietnam with a bottle of…of…what the hell am I drinking?It’s been a busy week on the blog, too. A number of comments worthy of mention–and several deserving of a decent prize. So we had…
In the classic film Northwest Passage, Spencer Tracy plays the legendary Robert Rogers. For those who didn’t waste a portion of their youth reading about the French and Indian War, Rogers commanded a band of soldiers who wore green uniforms and fought “Indian style” in the woods of New York.The…
Next week, we find out more about Oakland. For now, one final peek inside the beltway:The ‘Boys host the NFL’s answer to the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Another fact about the team whose mascot wore a bonnet…The Redskins earned the nickname “Hogs” not for their eating habits, as many believe,…
Last week, Pyramid’s Haywire Hefeweizen proved a tad, shall we say, underwhelming. This week seemed a perfect opportunity to try a couple of macro-brewed attempts at craft-brew styles, just to put things in perspective. After all, if a relatively small outfit like Pyramid can’t get the wheat-beer style right, surely…
It’s hard to believe that just over a year ago, I sat at a patio table at the Double-Wide with Jen as we got trashed on Hurritangs and I lost my camera. Oh, memories. Sweet, sweet memories. Well, since then, my girl drinkers and I (and a few boys thrown…
