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  An Ode to the Kolaches (Klobasneks) at Jarams Donuts

  June 26 at 4 a.m.

  We’re moving like chess pieces. The summer heat is heavy as iron, even in the morning; we’re sweating through our masks as the line spills onto the sidewalk in front of Jarams Donuts in East Dallas. Each of us seems ready to face the new challenges that come with grabbing...

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  To Brunch or Not to Brunch? If You Do, Try Zaguán.

  June 25 at 4 a.m.

  There has been some talk about how the restaurant industry might look when we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic: Maybe QR menus should stay. What will happen to fine dining? Perhaps being able to purchase alcohol to-go from a restaurant could stick around. It’s entirely possible that months ago,...

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  Kouign-Amann Day, a Retrospective

  June 24 at 4 a.m.

  The tipping point happened in a parking lot just off the Dallas North Tollway, while I was sitting in my car. The sun had only put in a few hours' work that day and was casting a golden yolk haze inside my Honda. I was holding a kouign-amann (pronounced "queen...

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  Panaderia Tejupilco Is a Reason to Wake Up in the Morning

  June 18 at 4 a.m.

  So working from home might have some of us sleeping in a bit. After all, you can wake up and roll straight to your computer to work, if you’re fortunate enough. If running on a trail isn’t getting you up earlier, or you don’t have a kiddo or spouse requiring...

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  Breakfast Sandwich Throwdown: Wendy’s vs. Whataburger

  April 21 at 4 a.m.

  Wendy’s has breakfast now. I suspect many people have probably gone most of their lives unclear on whether Wendy’s has breakfast. But they didn't before, and now they do. Former World Series champion Aubrey Huff tells me we’ll all be dead inside three weeks, so I wanted to give the...

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  Frozen Croissants Are Driving Business at Bisous Bisous in Uptown

  April 10 at 4 a.m.

  Back when I drove to an office to work, every so often I’d take a different route that would take me to West Village in Uptown. I could run in, get a good cup of coffee and an almond croissant that would start my day off just right. Bisous Bisous...