The ‘Boys host a tribe of rednecks–or something close–on Sunday. An important fact about the beltway…FedEx Field, home of the Redskins, has vomitoriums installed in each individual luxury box, as well as one for the masses. It is the only NFL stadium with this feature.**Source: A guy named Lou…
Smoke is—and isn’t—what you think it is. There’s barbecue all right, just as the name implies: brisket, ribs, even pulled pork. Chef Tim Byres spent the better part of this summer on the road in a rebuilt VW bus. He clattered around the Mississippi delta, over the hills of Tennessee…
Just glancing through posts and comments I’ve learned that only douche bags go to The Porch, which is not surprising, given that Henderson Avenue is populated by them. So are the restaurants of Uptown. The suburbs? Full of douches. Maybe not North Richland Hil…no, that must have a share of…
Such a week–people congratulating us, berating us, questioning the sexual orientation of those who post and comment, and pausing with us to praise shit on a shingle. Wouldn’t have it any other way.A good prize this week would have been some bottles of that Texas whisky. Unfortunately we couldn’t rightly…
Chip Tate and Stephen Germer for some reason decided the time was right for a craft Texas whiskey to hit the market. So they formed Balcones Distillery and set up along I-35, just south of Waco, amongst fields of heather and weathered peat bogs soaked by clear mountain springs…no, that…
Next week, look for a taste of D.C. But for now:The ‘Boys travel to America’s ice fishing capital on Sunday afternoon. Another “fact” about the land where people really need four-wheel drive…Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers owned a popular restaurant that sold American caviar–until health inspectors pointed out that, while black,…
There’s always some confusion when non-Texans first encounter chicken fried steak. As former president Bush–the one with a measurable IQ, otherwise known as H.W.–admitted in a 1989 address, “I didn’t know if chicken fried steak was a chicken fried like a steak or a steak that tasted like a chicken.”Of…
The ‘Boys travel to the land of Hamm’s Beer on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the only city in the NFL without tourists…Packers receiver Donald Driver went missing for several days after a snipe hunt. He survived in the woods by eating what he thought were cheese…
Defining a dive is never easy. It’s open to debate, for example, whether a dive bar should serve more than bags of chips or bowls of stale nuts.Therefore, creating this list involved a bit of craftsmanship. We decided to exclude taquerias, barbecue joints and established Mexican destinations such as Ojeda’s…
Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.It’s funny what foods frighten the wine experts.When I began calling around about this week’s pairing, I expected nods to certain reds that go well with chocolate. But the guy at Dallas Fine…
To the men of the 504th regiment, 82nd Airborne–“the Devils in Baggy Pants”–who crossed the Waal in Holland and battled Panzers in the Ardennes. My uncle ‘Highlee’ fought with them. And to Marines of the American Legation Guard, Peking, colloquially known as “the North China Marines” who never had the…
The ‘Boys travel to Spittletown on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the team founded by a guy named Curly…Fans of the Packers celebrate their deep and lasting affinity for Canada and all things Canadian by wearing wedges of Brie Vaudreuil, Pied-de-Vent or Fetard on their heads.**Source: An…
If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I’m so damn warped.My first wife’s clan would gather at least once a year in the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as Columbus, Nebraska.Yes, first wife–for some reason my firm belief that life revolves around televised sports, X-Box…
The ‘Boys travel to southern Canada on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the town that Favre built, then abandoned…A doctor in Green Bay came up with the ‘don’t eat the yellow snow’ warning following the famous Ice Bowl game, when many of Vince Lombardi’s players became serious…
A year ago we launched City of Ate–an event of such importance we forgot completely about the anniversary, which was last week.In announcing he could no longer remain anonymous, Houston Press critic Robb Walsh mentioned that he was no longer a restaurant reviewer. The expectation that news, notes, observations and…
Crandall Cotton Gin1500 E. Hwy. 175, Crandall972-427-3883You know you’re pulling into a special restaurant when the motorcycle parking section is labeled “Hog Pen.” But Crandall Cotton Gin has reason to push such quaint crap–and, to their credit, there are no “chile today and hot tamale” signs around. The restaurant occupies…
The ‘Boys travel to the frozen tundra on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand the land of unhappy cows a little better…Although Wisconsin is known for its cheeses, the Packers were actually named for the state’s booming chocolate candy industry.**Source: A guy we know assures of of this because he…
Apparently the week’s most stunning revelation had something to do with Houston Press critic Robb Walsh dropping his anonymity. Now, I’ve never met him and I don’t have much time to check out restaurant stories beyond those written in or about Dallas. But I already knew his face. I just…
Sorry–it’s getting on in the afternoon. I should have started this sooner, but I’ve been working out some statistics.See, last week one of our dozen or so readers, TLS, failed to make our list of non-winners. She then vowed to sprinkle her comments with the word “cougar” until she reached…
Generally when people sit down to discuss whisky, the conversation settles around the single malts of Islay, Speyside or the rare and unique brands from Campbeltown. But the overwhelming majority of scotch whisky sold around the world consists of blends–up to 50 different malts making up a single bottle. Indeed,…
The ‘Boys venture into this series of dismal, dimly lit exits along I-95 on Sunday night. To help us all to know the King of Prussia mall city a little better…A recent government study cited Philadelphia as the city with America’s highest rate of alcoholism. In a footnote, this same…
Tre Wilcox shrugs off the name recognition gained through appearances on some of television’s most popular cooking shows. “My window has passed,” he insists. “I don’t say ‘I’m Tre from Top Chef’—I’m just here at Loft 610.” But the waitstaff is almost giddy over the restaurant’s new hire. Before launching…
