How does Dallas rank as a food city? I ask because the Washington Post published an article this week in which Mark H. Furstenberg bitches for two pages about his city’s food scene, which I typically regard as pretty great. Not New York City or San Fransisco great, but generally…
Ruth Bourdain (@RuthBourdain)7/9/13, 9:33 AMThe birds are louder than fuck this morning. Breakfast of black beans, tortillas, and salsa causing fragrant, ozone-destroying flatulence. That’s one of the latest tweets by Josh Friedland, the Internet personality you’ve more likely gotten to know as @RuthBourdain. The New York Times just outed Friedland,…
Village Baking Co. is on a roll lately. In addition to turning out some of the best baked goods in Dallas, they’ve recently secured a portable, wood-fired oven. They’ve teamed up with Antoine Cantarel, who owns Bread Stone Ovens, LLC, and plan to wheel the bread-baking trailer to various events…
Ramadan is here. The Muslim tradition mandates a strict fast from sunup to sundown, but after the sun sets, all bets are off. There are loads of Middle Eastern restaurants to choose from for an evening meal, but after an entire day of no food or drink, gorging at a…
Yes, yes it’s free Slurpee day at 7-Eleven stores across the country. The promotion has whipped area munchkins into a fervor. I had to battle my way to the machine to secure my own (sugar-free mango because I’m trying to care about myself) and the free, small-sized cups were flying…
It is in no way clever, but the headline was effective: SAUSAGEFEST CELEBRATES MANLY MEATS. They even put it in all caps. The FAN is having a phallus-themed meat party, and I’m taking the bait. I’ll leave the jokes to you guys in the comments, but here are the details…
When I interviewed Alberto Neri for my review of La Banqueta, I pressed the popular taquero for his meat source, which he eventually divulged. Halfway through my second interview he slipped me a business card. Taqueria Y Carniceria Guanajuato, it said. There was a picture of a cow on the…
So you want to open a taco stand? Then you should talk to Philippe Martinez, whose Taqueria y Carniceria Guanajuato supplies many restaurants in Dallas with their animal parts. His new location on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of Harry Hines Boulevard, opened four months ago, but before that he…
The last time I checked in on the Chesterfield was back in January. I’d heard things were amiss at the popular bar and stopped in to order a drink. I requested a Sazerac and the bartender admitted he had no clue how to make one. That wasn’t a great sign…
If you wonder why you rarely see broccoli at your local farmers market an article in The New York Times will shed some clues. Broccoli doesn’t take well to heat, and has a hard time growing anywhere outside of California, let alone in sweltering Texas. That’s why Thomas Bjorkman, a…
Last May, Jason Maddy left Oak. His departure was quick and remained unreported until Crave DFW broke the news. Then the rest of the Dallas fooderati went ape shit. No specific reason has been given for the departure, but co-owner Tiffanee Ellman confirms today that Maddy was terminated. Since Maddy…
Ah, the backyard farm. The image is becoming increasingly common as urban farming methods are popularized, turnkey chicken coops are marketed and many romance eggs pulled from nests while they’re still warm. The problem is, chickens don’t raise eggs forever, and there is a lot more to farming than prancing…
You know there is something special going on by just looking at a canalé. The crust is a rich mahogany and it shimmers a bit in the sunlight that pours through Village Baking Co.’s large windows. It’s tacky but not sticky and clings to the paper it sits on. It’s…
Late Saturday evening Mesa’s Facebook page teased that celebrity guests were dining in the Oak Cliff restaurant. “Beyonce and Jay-Z present,” the post said, instantly drawing comments of disbelief and subsequent calls for evidence — pictures were demanded. A single photo was posted today in the early morning hours after…
Fancy yourself a brew master? Austin-based Hops and Grain is asking home brewers to put their beer recipes to the test in their summer edition open beer recipe contest. Brewers of all skill levels have a chance to see their own brew become a regularly rotating Hops & Grain Greenhouse…
Burgers get so much attention that the french fries served alongside them seem to get a cursory mention at best. That’s a shame, because when cooked properly they are probably the most delicious way to eat a potato. When the insides are soft and pillowy, the outer crust has a…
The Libertine Bar might have been a massive arena yesterday. There were all the markings of a serious sports event. The Star Spangled Banner was sung, not so terribly, by a single performer and eventually half the bar. Hair follicles stood on end. A dizzying flurry of camera flashes marked…
Five Sixty is a cut above the rest, if solely in the literal sense. The restaurant spins like a slow-motion pulsar above the Dallas skyline, perched atop Reunion Tower. Now into its fourth year under the direction of Wolfgang Puck, the revolving dining room continues its long history of catering…
You can pretend you’re still plugged in at the office, but we all know you’re not. July 4th is just hours away, the weather is cool for this time of year and all of you are watching the clock while you lust for your grills. Tomorrow promises to be the…
If you’ve eaten at many Ethiopian restaurants around Dallas, you may have noted a glaring omission in the dessert department. Some restaurant menus offer up store-bought confections, but when you place an order the waitstaff often admits they don’t actually carry them. Other menus neglect sweets completely. If you try…
Back in June we ran an article calling for more places to eat in Deep Ellum and wondered what would become of the space Tracy Miller briefly occupied with Rosemont. Yesterday, Side Dish dropped news that chef Ivan Pugh would be bringing the Cajun cooking of Alligator Cafe to the…
Last week we noted the passing of Russell Fenton, the man who put the “Rusty” into Rusty Tacos, among other Dallas area restaurants. This week Velvet Taco has announced its weekly special taco has been created with Fenton in mind. Every week, Velvet Taco creates a taco based on seasonable…
