There are a few things here that are weird, like: William Shatner. The dingle-dangler. William Shatner singing about a dingle-dangler. That scary pot of boiling grease over a fire. Then, finally, this video was produced by an insurance company, which isn’t something we typically promote. But, there are a few…
More news from local snack food makers: Frito-Lay, has created a spin off of their iconic Cracker Jack snack, called “Cracker Jack’d.” While still in development phase, a picture has been released that shows at least five different varieties of this new snack, including cheddar BBQ, PB & Chocolate, Salted…
According to a statement released this morning at Hostessstrike.info, the Irving-based maker of the iconic Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Ho’s and Sno Balls has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts and will wind down all operations then soon have a giant fire sale. See also: Hostess Is Shutting…
Sweet Potato with Torched Marshmallows from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams on Vimeo. Today I found this on the Urban Acres blog. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream is out of Ohio and specializes in hipster ice cream. Urban Acres currently has the Sweet Potato with Torched Marshmallows, Dark Chocolate Peppermint and Boozy…
Walmart has launched a new online program that delivers unique, artisan and sometimes organic food to customers’ doorsteps. From the press release: “For only $7 a month, including tax and shipping, subscribers receive a gift box at their doorstep filled with five to eight hand-picked taster samples ranging from healthy…
I’m an ideological sympathizer of the Slow Food movement (if I attach myself too closely, you’ll all call me out on that dollar menu burger post from last week). Never-the-less, that’s why we have Slow Food movement: to remind us (me) to tap my breaks (in the drive-thru), take a…
Amber West started slinging drinks at Central 214 in February. Before then she worked at a few bars around town, but really for all her life West had a mind towards spirits, though not always the alcoholic kind. Her approach to tending bar leans more toward balancing the good with…
The Nutella Breakfast Tour hits Dallas this Thursday through Monday, each day at a different location – primarily college campuses. The idea of a Nutella food truck surely incites a small amount of excited panic, as it should. But, it’s not clear what Nutella is offering other than small free…
For all you hopheads and general revelers looking for something to celebrate, if you have the wit, we have a deal for you. This weekend the Deep Ellum Brewing Co. is having its first birthday party, which we know you’re all like “Oh, that guy is always throwing himself parties.”…
1. Channeling Sam Sifton. The former New York Times restaurant critic is on a roll. In addition to a career in food writing and 25 years of cooking holiday dinners, he twice manned the Thanksgiving Help Line at the Times, where he guided overwhelmed (drunk) hosts through frozen birds and…
Les Bon Temps (my key board doesn’t allow me to explain the phonetics in French, but in Texas we’d say “Lay-bon-ton”) opened across from Shed 2 in the Farmer’s Market this past summer. Chef Patricia Killingsworth, originally from Mississippi, previously owned a local catering and personal chef business, PK’s Main…
As craft beer continues to make frothy headway, one on-going debate is whether it’s better to package the brew in cans or bottles. (Imagine the tragedy if we ran out of things to debate.) There are several benefits to canning beer, like lower costs and ease of storage and handling…
Teresa Gets-it-Done Gubbins at Culture Map once again pulled a coup on Dallas restaurant scoop by breaking official intraweb news this morning of a second Il Cane Rosso location. Yes, a second red dog pizza parlor, with another custom-made Stefano Ferrara oven, which has already been delivered. Jay Jerrier’s new…
We just got word from one of the organizers of the White Rock Lake Festival that the concert and food truck event scheduled this weekend has been called off an account of the high winds, proving my theory that “wind blows.” In his own words: I’m sorry to say but…
The City of Ate has spent the past week parsing and pummeling through the Dallas burger scene. We can all personally attest to the wide girth of our coverage, which includes buns, off-the-beaten-path burgers, Korean burgers, smackdowns and more. See Also: Burger Week But, if we’re really going to discuss…
Someone’s running a boondoggle over at the White Rock Local Market. They’re hosting a pie contest at the “everything market” this Saturday and have called on any-and-all home bakers to fetch their most-prized from-scratch pies for a little judging. Brilliant plan, WRLM. They bake the pies and you eat them…
There’s another craft brewery in the works in the (far) North Texas area. 903 Brewers recently signed papers for a brand spanking new (to them) building in Sherman (1820 S. Elm St.), which they will transform into a brewery. Founder Jeremy Roberts and wife Natalie have been home brewing for…
“Beer drinkers, this is the most important week of your life.” So goes the tag line for Dallas Beer Week, which runs from this Saturday to November 17. (Beer weeks actually have eight days, no explanation needed). The goal of Dallas Beer Week (DBW) is to orchestrate a massive craft-beer…
Bolla at the Stoneleigh Hotel has been replaced with T/X, a chic Texas-inspired restaurant and bar. The menu is upscale on-the-range, sort of like wearing Wranglers and a white button down with pearl snaps, with a pair of ostrich skin boots. All with lots of starch. Some headliners include lobster…
The bun of a hamburger is what draws me in. In terms of burger dynamics, it’s your workhorse, a testament to the amount of love in the burger-maker’s labor. A slather of soft butter followed by a soft sizzle on a well-seasoned grill can resuscitate even a languid bun. Delicate…
Dallas Beer Week gets tapped this Thursday and lasts for a solid eight days of sudsy celebrations. All you need to do is get your fancy beer-drinking pants out of the cleaners then just drink local beer everywhere. The goals, aspirations and, most important, calendar for the city-wide drink-off can…
OK team, huddle ’round and take a knee. We realize we cover a lot of topics pertaining to burgers, beer and tacos here at the City of Ate. And that’s all fun and games until someone gets an eye poked out. And by that we mean jabbed in the eye…
