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Rice and Wheat Delivers a Great Bowl of Pho in the Heart of Burgerland

By Kristy Yang
May 17, 2013

Timing has never been kind to me. So it was just my usual temporal bad luck that Rice and Wheat opened its doors for business last Thursday. After seven years of living next to the building that now houses this new Vietnamese/Thai/Sushi restaurant, I am bidding adieu not only to...
Falling In Love with Fall Fashion, Part Two: Bridget Boggess, Tootsies and Dress Marie

By Kristy Yang
Sep 19, 2011

After starting our fall fashion series off by interviewing Ken Downing, senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus stores (and recent guest star on the Rachel Zoe Project), we thought about how fall fashion trends would apply to us here in Dallas. We solicited the help of a...
Falling in Love with Fall Fashion, Part One: Ken Downing, Neiman Marcus

By Kristy Yang
Sep 13, 2011

As you gear up to stock your closets with the latest fall fashions, we here at the Mixmaster thought it might be helpful to get some sartorial advice from some experts who might know a thing or two. You'll see no matter who we asked, the consensus is that luxury...
Zenna: Cheap Sushi Makes Us Happy, but Tapas Prices Don't

By Kristy Yang
Sep 6, 2011

It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown's Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When: 3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khakis, skirts,...
Eno's Pizza Tavern: Good Pizza Deals Abound, If You Can Restrain Yourself

By Kristy Yang
Aug 5, 2011

Let Happy Eating guide you to some cheap eats as we highlight local restaurant happy-hour menus. This week we're in Oak Cliff nibbling on some wafer-thin pizzas at Eno's. Where: Eno's Pizza Tavern, 407 N. Bishop Ave. When: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday The Scene: Served throughout the restaurant, happy hour...
Mango's Noodle House: A Bit Pricey, but If You're Already in Farmers Branch...

By Kristy Yang
Aug 2, 2011

Mango's Noodle House is not my, nor your, parent's kind of pho place. The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs reverberating from the speakers tipped me off. The restaurant's contemporary décor matches the music, but the food isn't quite as progressive. That's not to say that the presentation isn't pretty; it's just that...
Go Moroccan at Medina Oven & Bar's Happy Hour

By Kristy Yang
Jul 29, 2011

Every week we highlight a different restaurant happy hour food menu. This week: The Moroccan happy-hour fare at Medina Oven and Bar. Where: Medina Oven and Bar, 2304 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75219 When: Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Scene: HH is available through the...
LA Burger: Korean, Mexican and American Food Make Grand Alliance in Irving

By Kristy Yang
Jul 25, 2011

After months of drooling over the hedonistically obscene images of burgers, tacos and other meat and carb pornography my friends had been sending me, I finally had the chance to check out the source of their obsession: LA Burger.Along with a whimsical selection of traditionally western burgers, the restaurant, from...
Saigon Block's Big Fish Story: You Want How Much?

By Kristy Yang
Jul 22, 2011

Three years have gone by since Saigon Block first opened to mass crowds, and although the hysteria has died down, it continues to be a must-go destination for fans of the restaurant's two most popular dishes: the indulgent seven courses of beef and the beastly baked whole catfish. The craze...
Pho is for Lovers? We Thought it Was Good for a Cold.

By Kristy Yang
Jul 19, 2011

Pho is for Lovers. I'm still on the fence about that name. Given the restaurant's location at Lovers Lane and Greenville Avenue, it's clever and cute. On the other hand, I normally associate pho with Vietnamese mothers, nasty rhinovirus infections and hangovers. Most people to whom I've spoken about this...
The Best and Worst of Oprah's Season 25: Behind the Scenes

By Kristy Yang
Jul 14, 2011

Lately, my evenings have been filled with DVR sessions of the Oprah Winfrey Network, and more specifically, with Season 25: Behind the Scenes, the reality program chronicling the backstage business of the mogul's final season of her syndicated talk show. I'm far from being an Oprah drone, but that is...
Five Asian Lunch Options to Add to Your Rotation

By Kristy Yang
Jul 13, 2011

The boyfriend recently was moved to a different position at work, one with a shorter lunch break. So we decided to check out some of the quicker and better Asian-restaurant lunch deals around the Dallas area. Along with our own personal lunch spots, I asked some friends to contribute their...
Pho Bang For Your Buck: The Search for Perfect Pho Heads Back to Garland

By Kristy Yang
Jul 11, 2011

Pho Bang and I have a sliding doors sort of relationship. My mom tells me I ate there with her as a permed tot, but of course I don't remember that. (The perm part is more of an intentional denial.) When I moved back to Dallas a few years ago,...
Walking the Wok at Asian-American's Birthplace

By Kristy Yang
Jul 8, 2011

(Here's part two of travelin' woman Kristy Yang's Walk the Really Long Wok from the Bay Area. Coming up shortly, something about Asian food closer to home. Check out last week's California Wok here.) San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia; established in the mid-1800s, it's also...
Cibus: Try the Half-off Pizza and Drink Specials, if You Can Find a Cool Seat

By Kristy Yang
Jul 5, 2011

Happy Eating brings you tips on the best deals on local restaurants' happy hour menus. Just like its North Park neighbor Kona Grill, Cibus has made some changes to its happy hour selections. Where: Cibus, 8687 N. Central Expressway, No. 1608 (in NorthPark Center mall). When: 4-7p.m. Monday-Friday and reverse...
Filipino Food: At Least One Reason to Envy California

By Kristy Yang
Jun 30, 2011

(Walk the Wok correspondent Kristy Yang has been taking some very long walks lately, so we thought we'd have her tell us about Asian food elsewhere. Presumably, City of Aters do step out of the In-N-Out line now and then and travel.) Any trip to the San Francisco Bay area...
Screen Door Eclectifies Southern Comfort

By Kristy Yang
Jun 29, 2011

Eclectic, per Merriam-Webster: Composed of elements drawn from various sources. At a menu-revamp unveiling last night, that is the word Screen Door's chef David McMillan used to describe the direction in which he was taking the restaurant. Steering an upscale Southern comfort menu into a globally influenced path may sound...
For the Yupster in You: Cheap Sushi at Kona Grill

By Kristy Yang
Jun 22, 2011

Happy Eating brings you details on happy hour food deals. This week and next, we're checking out all the several happy hour changes at North Park Mall, starting off with the immensely popular Kona Grill. Where: Kona Grill, 8687 N Central Expy # 1722 Dallas, TX 75225-4500 When: Monday-Friday 3-7p.m...
Chelsea Handler Delivers Comedy And Smackdown In Dallas On Saturday

By Kristy Yang
Jun 20, 2011

Chelsea Handler brought her filthy mouth and other naughty bits to Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie on Saturday. Joining Ms. Handler on the Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me tour were her eponymous show's regulars -- Brad Wollack, Josh Wolf, and Heather McDonald. The flame-haired and bespectacled Wollack opened up the...
Two Local Food Entreprenuers Level the Field Through Social Media

By Kristy Yang
Jun 17, 2011

It's undeniable that social networking has changed the landscape of food. How we eat, view and hear about food has been dramatically altered thanks to websites like Yelp, Twitter and Facebook. Only a few years ago, the process of marketing and discovering new foods and restaurants was reliant on a...
The Art of Cheap Eating at Happy Hour

By Kristy Yang
Jun 16, 2011

Happy Eating points you to the best happy hour food deals in Dallas. This week, we're stopping by Tei-An and Jorge's Tex-Mex Cafe to explore the offerings of One Arts Plaza's Happy Hour Tuesday. Where: One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh St. When: Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Tei-An and 5...
Sushi Star: Just a Happy Little Neighborhood Sushi Bar

By Kristy Yang
Jun 10, 2011

Happy Eating highlights restaurant happy hour food menus, pointing you to the best deals out there. This week, we're doing happy hour neighborhood restaurant-style at Sushi Star. Where: 5956 Royal Lane When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday The Scene: This is Preston Hollow's quiet neighborhood sushi restaurant, and the happy hour...