With 2011 slowly tumbling out of sight in our rear view mirror, it’s time to take one more glance back at some of the best bread fillers of the past 12 months. Here are the Top Five ‘Wich Trials Sandwiches of yesteryear (in a very particular order): 5. Granny’s Sunday…
December welcomed a handful of highly anticipated restaurants, with Bolsa Mercado setting up shop just a few doors down from Bolsa, the design District’s Oak opening its doors and the Galleria welcoming Townhouse Kitchen and Bar. Read on for the full opening and closing slate, and be sure to share…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Eno’s Pizza Tavern Sandwich: Gotham Kitchen ($6) Bread: House-baked roll lightly buttered and toasted Toppings: House-made Italian beef, hot peppers, pickled vegetables, spicy broth…
Oak opened recently in the Design District, just across the street from the Meddlesome Moth. Owners Tommy DeAlano and Richard Ellman hired Plan B (Bolsa, Cedars Social) to create a beautiful, relaxed and upscale space with a menu for the refined foodie. Executive Chef Jason Maddy has worked around the…
In weekly interviews with chefs, a standard question is about their favorite under-radar dining spots. This week Chef Brent Hammer at Hibiscus told me about B.B. Bop Rice Bowls on Greenville. In addition to being tasty, he lauded it as “in-and-out in 10 minutes for less than ten bucks.” Since…
On Thursday afternoon, a blackboard out front of Avila’s Mexican Restaurant boasted — in bright pink and blue chalk — an enchilada lunch special. After being seated, and having chips and salsa thrust at me, I nearly ordered the enchiladas, but was swayed when I noticed another chalk board in…
Every week I try to find a lunch in Dallas that’s less than ten bucks. (Of course, empty parking lots, barred windows, cash only and misspelled menu items are always a plus.) Not every meal I discover is delicious, but they’re all memorable. Here were my five most memorable Cheap…
Francesco Farris needed a break. After 18 years working at his brother Efisio’s side, he was ready to strike out on his own. “I think I grew up,” he told me the other day, after I’d made a few visits to his new little Italian restaurant. “I think it was…
Yesterday I paid a visit to Rich Rogers, owner of Scardello Artisan Cheese, to talk Parm. The shop sells the cheese from a whole wheel they purchase every other month or so. When a new wheel arrives, Rogers gets excited. His wife Karen gets excited. Parmigiano Reggiano is after all,…
Happy belated birthday, sweet infant Jesus! Now that all that trimming the tree and wrapping presents is over, all Santa’s cookies have been eaten, and all the stores are ready to mark down all the stuff you just bought by 60 percent, we can look ahead to the dawning of…
Imagine walking into a restaurant to the sounds of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” Now imagine walking into a restaurant to the sounds of Lady Gaga’s latest hit. Were they the same places? Of course not. Which is why it may behoove Townhouse Kitchen + Bar at the…
The Easy Slider food truck hits the streets in Big D today for their first lunch service. Co-owners Miley Holmes and Caroline Perini worked together at the House of Blues and decided to cash it in and put it all down a bright blue food truck and sell small sandwiches…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she’s at home with the other renegades at El Rincon de Villa, 6867 Greenville Ave., 214-891-9954. Number of people eating lunch when I was there: 10 Parking…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Tortas La Hechizera Sandwich: El Pambazo ($5.69) Bread: Bolillo well-soaked in scarlet enchilada sauce Toppings: Chorizo, fried potatoes, queso fresco, crema and lettuce The…
On a brisk December evening, Highland Park Village is awash in light. Tiny white bulbs blanket every branch and every twig of every tree along the sidewalks, illuminating the high-end shops and storefronts in their golden glow. The scene’s almost akin to the Griswolds’ family Christmas, there are so many…
Spec’s newest liquor-and-everything emporium opened this past weekend at Walnut Hill and Central. It’s hard to describe this spot because there’s just so much going on. You know how we do everything bigger in Texas? Ya, that. And I’m not sure how I feel about it yet. I like my…
The last weeks of December always serve as an inflection point: We spend 1/4 of our time reflecting on the past year and 1/4 of our time resolving to make the next year a little better. The other half we spend getting fat and drunk. (After all, it’s easier to…
Whenever I think of Mexican breakfast I default to breakfast tacos. But after a while they can get routine, and it feels like the cultural significance is diluted when you can get a breakfast taco practically anywhere. Mexicans have a storied history and an innate adoration of good food. It’s…
I love eating lunch out. I like long, luxurious mid-day meals with wine and a course or three, with coffee for dessert. But who’s got time for that? I admit, now that I eat for a living I indulge myself way more often than I used to, but deadlines are…
You may have heard of this whole Meatless Monday thing. It’s a simple idea: to abstain from eating meat for just one day a week. It’s not a radically new concept; the term was coined during WWI as a slogan (along with “Wheat-Free Wednesdays”) to encourage voluntary rationing of staple…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she’s full of sugar at Sweet Sue Diner, 3813 Bird St., 469-734-1864. At least, we think it was sugar. Something beginning with an “S” anyhow. Other times…
In 1985 Andrea Pedraza found herself in need of a little extra cash when a friend told her about a new chocolate shop that had just opened and was hiring. Going to the interview, Pedraza was hopeful, but didn’t think working in a chocolate shop was realistic. Three weeks later,…
