To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. It took three visits to get to these pastor tacos from…
Chuy’s is now a publicly traded enchilada maker. This morning they offered nearly 6 million shares on the NASDAQ exchange for $13 each. By noon the stock prices had risen16 percent to $15.20, indicating Wall Street is at least temporarily bullish on Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom enchiladas. Chuy’s plans to use the…
If you’ve having trouble selling a menu item, your best bet may be to put Doritos on it. The Texas Rangers just announced the latest snack to follow the much lauded boomstick. Totally ROSSome Nachos will boast tortilla chips covered in white queso, pico de gallo and a choice of…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I’ve written about the lobster roll at Rex’s far too many…
Food trucks get tons of attention, but is the food they’re peddling any good? While evaluating creativity, curb appeal, value and taste to award Firestone tires, we’re ranking Dallas’ food trucks to sort out which trucks are worth chasing around town and which may be headed for a blow out…
I’d heard this morning The Commissary had closed. Chef David McMillian, who ran the place in tandem with Screen Door, wasn’t picking up his phone so I ran over after lunch to see if there was anyone else to talk with. That’s when I ran into this guy. “Is Commissary…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. A New Haven fan would not be pleased. There’s not enough…
If you follow our blog closely, you’ll know we’re a little more than halfway done our 100 Favorite Dishes List. I’m getting a lot of emails from you guys about where I should head next, and having a lot of fun exploring. This weekend I’m checking out some jerk chicken…
I visited La Nueva Fresh and Hot twice before I added their guisado verde taco to the 100 Favorite Dishes list and there’s a lot more than green pork tacos to make a visit worth it. In fact, the Webb Chapel road tortilla factory and take-out may be one of…
If you’re out and about in Fort Worth this weekend and need to get a beer fix, you should know that the Flying Saucer has landed in its new location. Back in June we told you the Fourth Street location would soon shutter as the new location at 111 East…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. You could drive all the way out to Richardson and buy…
Our very own Alice Laussade was just named Best Columnist by D Magazine, which is good because Alice had planned to do some very weird things had she been snubbed this year. The cultural section of the glossy’s annual Best of Big D issue names other arts and life bests,…
Without a doubt the most interesting part of any Korean meal is the banchan, a number sides that come to the table in tiny individual bowls to be eaten on their own, or used to compliment grilled meats and other dishes. The only problem: they tend to hit your table…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. The obsession borders on unhealthy. Sour cream enchiladas were new to…
In the kitchen of Omi Korean Grill and Bar, three old women start each workday at 7 a.m. They chop savoy cabbage into large bite-sized chunks and mix them with salt, water, fish sauce and chili pepper, filling several massive 20-gallon plastic buckets. After a day, the mixture foams and…
See also: *The Cheap Bastard’s take on La Banqueta (and butt crack). Out front of La Banqueta three panhandlers sat in the sun. One asked me for change, while another cleaned his fingernails with the corner of a scratch-off lottery card. The third sat silently and gazed out towards Bryan…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Maple and Motor gets a lot of attention for their burgers…
While Deep Ellum has enjoyed a resurgence in restaurants and bars over the years, Fair Park has remained pretty sleepy. Fallout Lounge failed and Pizza Lounge and Meridian Room cater to local residents but are not much of a draw for visitors. Craft and Growler (3601 Parry Ave.), however, looks…
Restaurant week reservations opened yesterday morning. A closely guarded list of participants was posted on CBS Dallas Fort Worth’s website and OpenTable began processing reservations for the promotion. The number of restaurants participating is about the same as last year. The length of time each offers the deal (restaurants can…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. While I wait on my petition to have Off-Site Kitchen rebranded…
Remember that party last year with the monkeys and the flamingos and the beer? The Observer’s Brew at the Zoo drew thousands, as beer enthusiasts hit stall after stall sampling craft suds. It was a pretty damn good time. This year the event will move to the Downtown Dallas Arts…
Cafe Brazil announced the closure of their McKinney location at the end of the month. They were unable to negotiate a lease renewal with their landlord and decided to permanently close their doors instead. The restaurant has been serving up chicken fried steak and eggs, migas, pancakes and other breakfast…
