Teiichi Sakurai of Tei-An to Open Fish Market at Sylvan | Thirty

Sylvan | Thirty, a mixed-use culinary and shopping development under construction in north Oak Cliff announced this morning that award-winning local chef and restaurateur, Teiichi Sakuri, has signed a lease for fresh fish market at the development. From the release, the yet-to-be-named fish market will connected with organic grocer, Cox…

Rita’s Italian Ice Ice Baby

Rita’s Italian Ice, or Rita’s Water Ice, or as the corporate website put its, Rita’s Ice-Custard-Happiness, is a quickly growing frozen treats franchise out of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, (near Philly). In addition to their many names, they also have many many many combos. One can have a straight Rita’s ice (think…

Embracing Gluttony: The Hot Mess at Pecan Lodge

We’ve decided to take a look at a few of Dallas’ most glutton-friendly dishes and do something you probably really don’t want us to: count calories. Total buzzkill? No. More like “smart calorie allocation.” So, let’s get smart. Say you have 2,000 calories, more or less, at your disposal everyday;…

Mike Huckabee Calls for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day

Citing “intolerant bigotry from the left,” former Arkansas governor and candidate in the 2008 republican presidential primaries, Mike Huckabee, has called for a “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” on August 1. Last week we reported on Chick-fil-A’s president Dan Cathy’s interview where he condemned same-sex marriage. From Huckabee’s Facebook page:…

Houston-based Becks Prime to Open at Forest and Preston Soon

Houston-based Becks Prime Restaurant is opening its first Dallas location at 5931 Forest Lane (at Preston) soon. The Thrillist reports that pending the city’s approval, the restaurant’s cooks could be flipping burgers as soon as this week. The first Becks opened on Kirby Drive in Houston in1985, serving fancy burgers…