The Bowery on McKinney, in the charming old house that used to be Lumi, had a low-key opening this weekend. This upscale hot dog restaurant is the brainchild of three blossoming restaurateurs: Richard and Tiffanee Ellman of Oak and John Paul Valverde, part owner of Campo. For all involved, it’s…
Wendy’s is really excited about the remodel of some of its restaurants, and we’re certainly happy for them. They’re calling it a “completely updated dining experience.” This Monday, July 23, they’re even throwing a little party at their redesigned Farmers Branch location (4169 LBJ Freeway) and the namesake Wendy will…
Dan Cathy, president and COO of Chick-fil-A, recently was a guest on an Atlanta-area radio talk show, where he denounced gay marriage, again, saying: “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what…
Start Restaurant at 4814 Greenville, neighbor to Desporados Mexican Restaurant, is a new upscale fast-casual restaurant set to open the first week of August. The concept is healthy food, made with pure ingredients, quickly. So you can hit the drive- thru, and feel good about it afterwards. Some menu items…
Food and Wine took some time this week to evaluate our great nation’s best barbeque cities in a feature titled “Best BBQ Cities.” First noticeable local on the list is Tim Love. Standing next to a grill, right? No, in a Hellman’s mayo commercial. What the heck is the deal…
Louisiana native David Anthony Temple (aka Chef DAT), a pioneer of sorts of for the local pop up dinner scene, has been hosting his Underground Dinners since January of 2009. He grew up cooking with his family, but honed his skills (both in terms of cooking and ingredients) while working…
No, you’re not a loser if you move back in with Mom and Dad. It’s sweet. Really. Sometimes we all need a little help to get us from one exciting adventure to the next. And KFC evidently thinks it can provide for some pretty funny stories. So KFC has partnered…
Recently I was reading the book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, about Mexico’s Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyons who have an amazing ability to run extreme long distances. In the book McDougall describes the pre-run concoction of choice for the Tarahumara, which is made from chia seeds. A…
Last week after the All-Star Game, Kansas City barbecue got the full hash tag treatment from visiting sports writers. I just so happened to be in KC this weekend and, based on Twitter-sphere, recommendations from friends and an editor, I told my hosts I had visit to Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ…
You know the Fiat commercial with the hot Italian woman in the black dress who dribbles froth on her chest while scolding a flustered simpleton? Well, maybe that was a teaser of other sorts. According to Autoblog, the new Fiat 500L is going to have the first ever in-car coffee…
Today is officially the first day to make reservations for KRLD Restaurant Week, which begins in mid-August. Scott Reitz will have a full run down on the restaurants participating this year soon. In the meantime, today if you make a $25 purchase at any of the five DFW Central Market…
See also: *Best Food Orgasm – 2006 President Ronald Reagan designated every third Sunday during the month of July as National Ice Cream Day. If you’re a true ‘Merican, you’ll follow the orders of our beloved Dutch and have a scoop or three. We have a list of a few…
Dallas native Claudine Martyn is the regional governor of Slow Food USA for Texas and Oklahoma. Per their website, “Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is part of a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members in over 150 countries, which…
Chef Stephan Pyles’ new restaurant Stampede 66, which will be at Park 17 in Uptown (1717 McKinney Ave., northwest corner of Akard Street), is expected to open in early October. Chef Jon Thompson of Samar has been anointed executive chef. The concept: “Think modern Texas with a casual, creative and…
Strawn’s Eat Shop first opened in Shreveport in 1944 as a diner serving home-style burgers, fried chicken and strawberry ice-box pie. The latter has garnered national recognition and a slew of salivating fans from far and wide. I didn’t know about the pie hoopla of Shreveport until I got an…
News this morning from Goghee To Go, maker of Korean barbeque tacos at 2222 Inwood Road, is that the small drive through spot is now closed, but will open in a larger spot soon. The Goghee on Inwood was about as unassuming as a Korean-Mexican fusion taco place could be…
Men’s Health posted a poll yesterday on the Manliest Restaurant in America, where you’re all invited to cast your vote for restaurants in nine different categories. As always, with bated breath (and a knowing swagger), we had to see if there were any Texas restaurants. There better be, amIright? Because…
Recently the entire town of Bethel, Alaska, which has only a Subway as the lone-fast food restaurant, was tricked into thinking they were going to get a Taco Bell. Signs were posted around town and word spread quickly in the small town of about 6,000. Then, after the hoax was…
We’ve been down this road to Crazyville before. Jim Schutze wanted to nuke it. That made Scott Reitz mad. At first. But then he came around too. Now, this fine morning the Dallas Farmers Market Stakeholders Association posted this to their Facebook page: “Question: How close is too close for…
Searching for photos of amazing ballpark food is like a self-inflicted wound. At the end of it all, I’m overwhelmed with the pain I’ve caused myself. Thanks to everyone’s inclination to take pictures of food they eat, here’s an ode to great ballpark food. (With one caveat: no hotdogs. That’s…
Back in March, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Markets announced the purchase of Sunflower Farmers Markets. They officially closed on the deal about a month ago and now Sprouts-labeled products are beginning to trickle onto the shelves of the Sunflower at 1800 N. Henderson Ave. Eventually all the Sunflower stores will be…
Green Grocer, a Chicago-based specialty-grocer, announced today it’s opening a second location (and first outside of Chicago) at 3614 Greenville Ave. The 4,000-square-foot retail space is five blocks south of Mockingbird Lane across from Café Izmir. Green Grocer is a one-stop specialty market for everyday grocery goods and locally produced,…
