Whether you prefer romaine or radicchio, it’s a sad week to wrap here at City of Ate. Dr Pepper is dead — the real stuff not the corporate crap — and coverage has been popping up all over the internets. Leslie Minora talked to a few local businesses about the…
A truckload of jalapeño peppers was seized in Pharr, Texas, this Thursday, according to a Customs and Border Patrol news release. The alleged marijuana from this seizure has an estimated street value of approximately $3,162,530. CBP officers seized the narcotics and the tractor-trailer. The peppers stand accused of attempting to…
Chefs for Farmers, a Dallas based group who celebrate small, local farms, is having some fun on their facebook page to promote their annual event.They asked Brian Luscher from the Grape to come up with a random question for fellow participant Stephan Pyles. Luscher asked: Your hard work as a…
Remember this guy? Look at him, dimpling a dough round with the sharp corner of a drywall knife. Leslie Minora found his tiny bakery in Plano while researching Iraqi immigration, and I’m still thinking about him. Leslie returned from the trip with a bag full of freshly baked bread. The…
Chick-fil-A is rolling out a new Kid’s Meal, according to a recent news release, aimed at fighting childhood obesity and promoting good nutrition. Comprised of grilled chicken nuggets, low-fat milk and fruit, either in a cup for finger-eating, or pureed in a bag for squeezing, the meals tally just over…
Dallas’ favorite Hispanic pizza restaurant is featured in February’s issue of Success magazine, which features President Guillermo Estrada and his tips for successfully courting the Hispanic dining community. Estrada attributes the restaurant’s success to an intimate understanding of the various markets the chain operates in. “The Cuban is a different…
It’s the New Year. Maybe one of your resolutions is to save a little scratch. But just because food is cheap doesn’t mean it’s good. Here are six spots we think do a good job of offering up the cheap eats, including this year’s winner for Best Half-Priced Food. Get…
The words Texas and spice invoke plenty of connotations food-wise — beef, heat, chili and smoke all come to mind. There are lots of ways to dice the terms, but if you say Texas Spice, it’s likely to bring to mind big and bold flavors. Farm-to-table and locavorism, meanwhile, aren’t…
I’m staring at a perfectly seared and large piece of red fish, with crisp skin and flaky white flesh, trying to figure out what went wrong with Texas Spice. It’s a decent plate, if a little ham-handed. The fish sits on a bed of black-bean and avocado purees, both heaped…
A new website has been making the rounds for the past few weeks. Created by Coolagraphy, a creative consultancy dedicated to cool, wherethefuckshouldIgofordrinks uses your zip code or internet geolocation to offer up random watering holes with a side of salty banter. It’s fun for about seven seconds. Using Dallas…
I have been chasing a corn dog for six months. I offer this as a testament to my growing insanity. Maybe not six, exactly. I can’t remember the first time I went to the Lakewood Landing, that neighborhood’s beloved dive, but I remember Nick Rallo mentioning my white whale. We’d…
Cuquita’s doesn’t look like much from the outside. Just another strip mall Mexican place, right? I paid the restaurant a visit the other day on the recommendation of a friend. I wanted an excuse to eat outside the loop, and Cuquita’s, on Josey Lane in Farmer’s Branch, promised traditional garb…
Ed. note: Along with our booze correspondent, food critic Scott Reitz is trying his mouth at going meatless on Mondays. They’ll occasionally relay their experiences. So far Scott sucks at it. It sounded soooooooo easy. Drop meat on Mondays — it’ll help save the world and shit. And it’s only…
Hostess, the Irving-based maker of beloved school-lunch snacks like the Twinkie and the Ho-Ho, is in financial trouble, according to the Wall Street Journal. A source tells the paper that the processed food giant will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as this week. Hostess also owes more…
Eric Asimov, the interim New York Times restaurant critic sandwiched between Sam Sifton and his permanent replacement Pete Wells, published a story last week about his short tenure as a critical diner. Asimov reviewed restaurants before becoming a full-time wine columnist in 2004. His column compared dining during his first…
What a weird weekend in football. While I’m glad New Orleans trumped Detroit (what do people in D-town eat besides sadness?), I’m devastated by Pittsburgh’s loss to Denver, another town whose culinary culture is difficult to define. What Would Tebow Cook? Pittsburgh, however, gave rise to the glory that is…
I tried to muster my most serious face, looking the waitress at Bangkok City, the Thai place on Bryan Street, straight in the eye. “Native Thai spicy, please.” I’d ordered the crispy duck, a roasted half bird, fried until crisp and served with chili peppers onions and crunchy fried basil…
Well. Here we go. Hope your tree and other decorations are taken down and put away. The “New Year” is quickly becoming the plain old month of January. We’ve got a lot of eating to do. And we’re starting with burgers. Alice Laussade and I both tackled Stackhouse this week…
Editor’s note: If you’re thinking this item looks familiar, it is. I was talking with Rallo about how today’s weather demanded an outdoor lunch, and like idiots we sat there for five minutes trying to think of good patios. Then we realized that we run a web site that exists…
A new book, profiled recently in the New York Times, promises to get some chatter. In it, Simon Doonan, the author of Gay Men Don’t Get Fat, uses gay and straight descriptions to classify food. Fried chips, for instance? Not gay. Baked chips? So gay. Macarons: completely queer. Cheesecake: absolutely…
A video posted on the Chesterfield’s Facebook page is causing a mini stir for owner Eddie Campbell. The video, hosted on something called BoomMedia.TV, depicts the bartender/owner in a reality-TV-short-teaser kind of thing about the opening of the The Chesterfield. Facebook fans started calling the bar asking when the show…
The Magazine of the American Library Association has been compiling information for prospective attendees to its Midwinter Meeting, hosted here in Dallas at the end of January. The most interesting tidbit the head librarians have offered on their blog? A dining list for librarians, by librarians. Ever wanted to know…
