Quaker Steak and Lube just announced that three corporate-owned restaurants are set to open in Carrollton, Plano and North Dallas within the next year. Replete with gas station memorabilia and racecars suspended from ceilings, this 38-year old wing and burger restaurant that originated in Sharon, PA, started as a cook-your-own-steak…
Unquestionably Dallas’ most missed chef, Sharon Hage, is hosting a pop up dinner at The Garden Café, Saturday, June 23rd at 7:30 pm. Only 50 seats for this BYOB event. Garden Cafe says it best: Since the late fall of 2010 Dallas has been mourning the loss of York Street,…
Another local gem is national news. Just a few months after opening, Travel and Leisure magazine has selected The Foundry in north Oak Cliff as one of “America’s Best Outdoor Bars.” Assests of a good bar, according to T&L, are sun, cold drinks and a dash of atmosphere. Can’t argue…
Sigel’s has an interesting pre-Father’s Day event. We promise not to judge you if you leave immediately to snag a place in line. On Thursday from 6 to 8 the Sigel’s at 5757 Greenville Avenue is having a Maker’s Mark Bourbon Red dipping event and tasting. From Jasper at Sigel’s:…
Late last week SideDish reported that Margarita Ranch in Mockingbird Station (northeast corner of Central and Mockingbird) has called it quits and Herrera’s is moving in this fall. Margarita Ranch’s last day will be next Wednesday. They are, however, relocating to a new spot at McArthur and Royal in Los…
Today Chef Tre Wilcox of Marquee Grill is participating in a Google+ Hangout, which is a program designed by Zagat that brings foodies behind the scenes with top chefs around the country. Like this video of Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York. At 1…
The Sandbar Cantina and Grill at 317 Second Ave. in Deep Ellum will have a soft opening this weekend. They’re hosting the College Beach Volley Regional Championships on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. and some league play on Sunday. The guys behind Sandbar are a group of friends who have…
Wisely capitalizing on 45 million YouTube views of a nature video narrated by Randall, Red Mango has introduced a Honey Badger frozen yogurt. This new flavor, which is only being promoted through social media, is made with nonfat frozen yogurt and pure honey. To get a swirl, you simply stick…
Who doesn’t love a birthday party? One of Dallas’ favorite dive bars, The Windmill Lounge on Maple, turns 7 and is celebrating this Friday with some hoopla and a bit of free grub. Easy Slider food truck, which just earned a solid four tires from Reitz, will provide some nourishment…
Khanh Nguyen had a successful career as a local attorney when he decided to take a little time off, a sabbatical of sorts, between projects. During that time, he immersed himself in traditional Vietnamese cooking, spending months trying to perfect various recipes, mainly concentrating on pho, which is highly relevant…
To highlight regional specialties on its new Tour of America menu, Denny’s has launched a new “50 State Challenge.” The purpose of the challenge, which is managed through a Smartphone app, is to have customers check-in at Denny’s locations around the country while on their summer vacations. In return, customers…
Earlier this week, Nancy Luna, “Fast Food Maven” of the Orange County Register, reported that Irvine, California-based Taco Bell sold 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in ten weeks, which is the largest product launch in Taco Bell’s history. Introduced on March 8 of this year, the 100 million orange tacos…
Serious Pizza at 2807 Elm St. in Deep Ellum has gotten some play here before. Last summer Cheap Bastard couldn’t fit a large pizza in a Ford Escape, and we’ve also included them in a “Best of” here and there. Last week I had the good fortune to try the…
Twice in my life I thought I was going to die. Both times were on the Comal River in New Braunfels at the exact same place about 20 years apart. For those of you who haven’t been, along the river is what appears to be a completely docile 3-foot waterfall…
Rock and Roll Tacos, previoulsy just a food truck, has completed their non-hostile take over of the kitchen and dining room at La Grange in Deep Ellum. The owners of La Grange wanted out of the kitchen (admitedly not their specialty) and the owner of Rock and Roll Tacos wanted…
If you’ve always dreamed of owning your own restaurant, there can be some real financial advantages to starting with a food truck, primarily because the initial investment is a fraction of opening a restaurant. Open Forum recently looked at the costs and, depending on a city and space, brick and…
Two years ago Meri Dahlke and Michael Hickey jumped on the crazy train of bar ownership. They found an old building on a nice plot in the Bishops Arts District and decided to give it a go. Now, it’s just a matter of weeks now before they actually open Ten…
Dublin Bottling Works is celebrating its 121st birthday next Saturday, June 9, with “fanfare, music and a giant outdoor party in downtown Dublin.” I’m thinking this is a great road trip for the kids. You know, we always say we’re going to get them out to the country more –…
Chef Ryan Carbery was raised in a family of chefs four generations deep. As a teenager, Carbery worked for his uncle David Slay of ParkAve in Orange County and his aunt Lisa, who owns restaurants in his hometown of St. Louis. After culinary school in Chicago, Carbery eventually made his…
SideDish reported that Pho Colonial on Frankford Road closed its doors for good yesterday, which just opened a little over a year ago. Slow traffic seems to have been the culprit for the southern Vietnamese street food spot, even though recently Jose Ralat Maldonado with CBS listed it as one…
In our coverage here at City of Ate, we typically try to lean towards high-end foods and unique eateries (OK, on occasion). But, we also know crap sells, mainly because often we’re the ones buying it. And while our fast-food coverage usually highlights absurdity, sometimes it crosses into all-business territory…
Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration denied the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as “corn sugar,” a request they had made almost two years ago, arguing that sugar and HFCS were one in the same. The FDA reasoned the action would confuse consumers and…
