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  Plano’s ‘Conveyor Belt Hot Pot’ Doesn’t Work as Advertised, but It’s Still Delicious

  July 23 at 4 a.m.

  We had many questions about Chubby Cattle, a Plano restaurant that boasts “conveyor belt-based hot pot.” How does conveyor belt hot pot work? Does the broth come in a little train tanker car? Do meat platters arrive in a cascade of tiny little dishes rolling along the belt? Is it true, as...

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  All American: The Greatest Sandwiches in the ’Burbs Are at Patina Green

  July 19 at 4 a.m.

  Sandwiches are Kaci and Robert Lyford’s second business. Their first was roving the state and country with buckets of paint. He’d been a chef since pre-Y2K, a graduate of ye olde culinary school, and, somehow, they ended up with an interior painting business. A few things happened next that sent...

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  Budget Bites: Liberty Burger’s Baby Bella Won’t Break the Bank, Just Your Diet

  July 18 at 4 a.m.

  Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in DFW, because being on a budget doesn't mean you can't eat out. Onion rings have always been an acceptable substitute for fries, and over the years, onion rings on a burger have easily become...

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  This Weekend: Pizza, Peaches, a Little ‘French-ish’ and More; July 18-21

  July 17 at 4 a.m.

  To celebrate its 11th anniversary, Eno’s Pizza Tavern has an 11-day throwback menu through Sunday, July 21. It opened July 11, 2008, and to commemorate the date, the team came together to develop a menu that brings back some all-time favorites. These include a pantry pub boy sandwich (chicken salad...

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  Mille Lire’s Summer Pastas Are an Overlooked Gem in Oak Lawn

  July 15 at 4 a.m.

  This has been a bad month for Mille Lire, Oak Lawn’s criminally underrated Italian restaurant. On June 30, co-owner Brian Ellard, wife Ornella and her two teenage children were killed in an airplane crash in Addison. The restaurant kept its doors open after the tragedy and Ellard’s co-owner and brother-in-law,...

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  20 Years Later, Breakfast Burritos and Chiles Rellenos Will Make Your Head Spin at Cookie’s in McKinney

  July 12 at 4 a.m.

  The construction team shovels crumbles of scalding hot asphalt into a divot in East Louisiana Street. Just past old downtown McKinney, Cookie’s Mexican Food’s lights are on, despite the street being carved up, and the open sign is askew in the window. Their access, the road near the main thoroughfare,...