If we considered all the Dallas restaurants that Jeana Johnson, Colleen O’Hare and Norm Grimm have worked in and made a connect-the-dot style map, it would be an overly complicated, yet highly impressive sketch of “six degrees of Kevin Bacon.” I bet Bacon really is in there at some point…
So, how does one prepare to eat over 20 hot dogs in five minutes? Two 45-minute psycho runs on an empty stomach, is always a good start. Alex Perez is semi-pro. The “Moose,” as he’s known to be called by maternity ward nurses (he was a big baby), is the…
This Friday, October 12, world champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will judge an amateur competitive Hofmann’s Hot Dog eating contest at the State Fair. The challenge takes place on the Chevy Main Stage at 4 p.m. The first place winner will receive $1,000, second place $500 and third $250. Kobayashi…
Chiladas Fresh Mex Grill is slated to open in Plano at 6145 Windhaven parkway this Thursday, October 11. Chiladas takes the fresh and healthy approach to Mexican food; they say they know exactly where all the produce comes from, even down to the plot of land on the farm. Their…
The new Studio Movie Grill at Spring Valley opens this Friday with $1 movie tickets all weekend, October 12 – 14. And, if you bring a canned food for the North Texas Food Bank, you’ll get in free – it’s the “Cans Film Festival.” This new SMG theatre at 13933…
The Red River Rivalry is this Weekend. What’s that mean? Well, a lot of bars are going to be packed with people you don’t know wearing burnt orange or maroon. And boots. If you get hungry, head over to Main Street Garden (1920 Main Street) at 5:30 on Friday for…
I like Whitehall Exchange in Oak Cliff. The inside has a subtle New Orleans vibe imparted by owner Cretia Drydale, who also owns Cretia’s Bakery across the street, and has spent a good amount of time in NOLA. When I’ve visit that spot at 550 N. Bishop, there’s always a…
Sigh, Reddit. You certainly are two kinds of crazy. Yesterday NewlyConvertedFan posted on Reddit: “A dove slammed into my house, breaking its neck. So I grilled it.” He even documented it on his personal website, which appropriately enough is called Nose to Tail at Home. So, this wasn’t merely a…
Today is National Fluffernutter Day. I know you didn’t know. That’s why I’m here: to impart random, sometimes questionable, food news upon your docile soul. So, a fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow spread. (Did you just do a gag reflex?) So, of course this has…
The Village Baking Company “Boulangerie” (which is a fancy French way of saying it’s a fancy French bakery) has opened a new retail storefront at 5531 E. University in what used to be a Whole Foods bakery. Inside, this small bakery has a whiff of quaint charm and looks like…
Earlier this week, I got a tip from a commenter that another hot dog restaurant is opening soon: Jerry’s Wood-Fired Dogs from Orange County, California. See Also: – Hofmann’s Hot Dog Restaurant – The Bowery’s Bogus Dogs Today I talked to the franchise owner Joe Corcoran, who is originally from…
Now, throw some brisket, pico and Doritos on top of that, and we’re ready for some baseball! Casey Rapp with Delaware North Sportservice, which provides concessions and catering for the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, released a new playoff concession menu this afternoon. It’s available at tonights game, and hopefully subsequent…
A few weeks ago Scott got emotional about all the different flavored vodkas out there and even had some ideas for a few flavors of his own. We convinced him not to quit his day job for a life in Siberia distilling vodka; but, fortunately, there are others out there…
Kevin Sprague started roasting his own coffee beans as a hobby almost ten years ago when his wife, Marta, gave him a small tabletop roaster. His hobby eventually turned into Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters and now their small-batch artisanal coffee is served at several restaurants (Sissy’s and Bryan Street Tavern)…
GRIP Mediterranean Grill has opened in the Preston Center at 6030 Luther Lane (a few doors down from Hopdoddy) as a fast-casual pita wrap in the same vein of Chipotle. Like, exactly the same vein. If you tested the DNA, it’d be the same, just taste and smell different. The…
Brad Friedman with the Cedars Food Park has decided to cancel the weekly Thursday food truck events at Dallas Heritage Village, effective immediately. Instead he’s going to focus on building the Friday night events, making them bigger and better, and hosting other large-scale and “pop-up” events at the park. “Our…
Earlier this year we reported that the Zaccanelli Food Group, who includes Frank Zaccanelli, Phil Romano and Roger Staubach, purchased the Syracuse, New York-based Hofmann Sausage Company. See also: – Hofmann Sausage is Bringing Snappy Grillers to Dallas – Shepard Fairey Caught In the Act Hofmann has been making wieners…
A great personal debacle has been resolved. See, the courtyard at Chicken Scratch is one of the hippest, coolest, I-wanna-have-a-beer-there-with-ALL-my-friends places in the city. But problem is, and please judge me on this, I don’t really like fried chicken. Roasted chicken is OK, but I still rarely go out of…
Recently a link was posted on Reddit about the “largest item on any menu in the world” and it linked to a Wikipedia page that read like this: “a whole stuffed camel is a culinary delicacy composed of a medium-sized camel stuffed with a sheep or a lamb stuffed with…
This weekend is the 4th annual Rib Rub and Run (say that three times fast) in downtown Rockwall. In addition to a 5K and 10K race, there’s a rib cook-off and a People’s Choice Award for chicken wings. Perhaps even more enticing – AVA, Bin 303 and Fatted Calf are…
Tomorrow morning, Ruthie’s Rolling Café is going to roll on up to the Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center to hand out free breakfast sandwiches. The occasion is Dallas resident and SMU alums Robin Bagwell’s 50th birthday. Sounds random, right? Exactly. “We have a Random Snack of Kindness program,” says Robin…
This morning the Texas Worm Ranch, which in addition to wrangling worms, grows some downright gawgeous produce, posted this fresh bounty of late-summer vegetables and herbs to its Facebook page, with this message: Peppers, okra, eggplant, basil … this is what’s coming out of our garden and to you at…
