Mystery Meat: What's Food Network Saying About Dallas Now?

The rap on Dallas is that it's a meat and potatoes town, a reputation that seems likely to be cemented by a new Food Network show. The Food Network will be in Dallas next month to film Meat and Potatoes, a new show slated for the cable network's fall schedule...

By Hanna Raskin

June 18, 2010

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The rap on Dallas is that it's a meat and potatoes town, a reputation that seems likely to be cemented by a new Food Network show.

The Food Network will be in Dallas next month to film Meat and Potatoes, a new show slated for the cable network's fall schedule. A Food Network spokesperson wouldn't comment on the content of the series, but it's probably fair to assume it involves meat. And, maybe, potatoes.

Hanna Raskin

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