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  Chef Nathan Tate Literally Has Beef with Hillside Tavern

  June 5 at 4 a.m.

  It was nearly 60 years ago when his grandfather established the family ranch. Chef Nathan Tate grew up on the farm, about 40 minutes outside Dallas in Rockwall County, and jetted after college. His brother Evan Tate runs the farm these days, and you can sample the flavors of the...

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  Good to Go: Charco Broiler Serves a Burger The Way It Wants

  May 27 at 4 a.m.

  The giant steer sits atop the roof, towering over Jefferson Boulevard. The notable fixture's not far from where, in Normal Times, we could sit at El Ranchito for Chorizo y Menudo (the monthly political event, not just the plates of food). But now we don’t, and if we’re going into...

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  A Taste of Dallas: A Love Letter to Chip’s from Up North

  May 11 at 4 a.m.

  Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger, please accept this humble love letter from a Texas kid dumb enough to move to Seattle: I miss you, big guy. Living in Seattle, there are a few things I’ve come to realize. I won’t bore you with details on what the Mexican food is like,...

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  8 Years After Launching a Food Truck, Easy Slider Is On-Wheels-Only in the Crisis

  April 20 at 4 a.m.

  Thursday afternoon, Caroline Perini is vacuum-sealing raw bacon. Air-tight packs of bacon are not a typical part of Easy Slider’s operations — she’d spend the average Thursday midday in her brick-and-mortar spot cycling down from the lunch rush and worrying about the beer cooler holding its icy temperatures. That was,...

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  Good to Go: When You Can’t Be There for the Landing’s Corn Dogs, Zoom Is the Next Best Thing

  April 13 at 4 a.m.

  Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. A few weeks ago, I heard a phrase on Sam Sanders’ NPR podcast: Instead of only thinking about “social distancing,” consider “distant socializing.” Hence, Zoom happy hours, the...

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  The Long-Standing Community Spot That Is Crown Grocery and Deli

  March 10 at 4 a.m.

  Sometimes when I'm feeling adventurous, I’ll pull out my phone and drop a word in Google Maps, like "burger," curious to see what the algorithms want me to discover. Last week, that math/science/Big Brother code knew me better than I know myself. Crown Grocery and Deli popped up. And it...