Gemma has been adding a touch of freshness and California cool to Henderson Ave since opening earlier this year, and head pastry chef Stephanie Childress has proven herself a crucial part of the restaurant’s success. Our own food critic raved about Childress’ well-executed and offbeat dessert dishes, and diners have…
If you’ve driven down Elm Street in the past few months, you know it’s a mess. There are as many potholes as there are pothole patches and just two blocks or driving can rattle the shocks off your car. But behind the rubble and concrete there are glimmers of hope…
I half wanted to keep the news from you, if only for purposes of public protection. But when Whataburger announced a spicy ketchup contest, readers responded in resounding fashion. When the same condiment joined regular ketchup alongside mustard on Central Market and HEB shelves, readers freaked out about it. So…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 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. One of the most exhilarating experiences you can have with food…
The Dallas food map is studded with breakfast taco-burritos that will blow the socks clean off your feet. Some of them come with jalapeno ranch. Good 2 Go in White Rock has big hangar steak and egg tacos that will you make you cry hollandaise tears. They’re good, cheap, and…
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good — or at least non-lethal — lunch for less than 10 bucks. State of the drive-in at noon: packed Camo hat count: 4 Keller’s on Northwest Highway has my favorite dirty burger to eat in the summer…
Months ago, when Larry Lavine, the founder of Chili’s, and I shouted at each other over the sounds of drilling and hammering at his new restaurant’s construction site, it was hard to imagine that that restaurant, Ten50 BBQ, would evolve into become what it has today. Which is, for starters,…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 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 last thing I needed this weekend was a burger. I…
In this occasional series, Teresa Lensch provides a woman’s view of area “breastaurants.” She previously filed dispatches from Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks and Wild Pitch. I have not been to one breastaurant™, despite my previous three dispatches. Nope. Not one of those places was an actual breastaurant™. There is only…
Remember when I ate that fried Cuban thing that was more of an egg roll and less of a sandwich? Remember when Hanna Raskin hurked after biting into a ravioli of deep-fried beer? Remember when Alice Laussade pointed out that this whole oil-logged Big Tex Choice Awards were getting a…
French fries can make or break a meal, especially when they’re served alongside a burger. Soggy, flavorless industrial fries are an abomination to both potatoes and your palate, so you should seek out a place that pays as much respect to the potato as they do their beef. Whatever your…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 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. There is a certain segment of taco enthusiasts who take great…
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In “Shigging,” we ask pitmasters to give us some specifics about how they smoke their meats. In the spirit of barbecue secretiveness and competitiveness, they’re allowed to lie once. This week, we’re asking Tim Byres of Smoke how he smokes his brisket. (You might have heard that The Mr. Chef…
I’ve never been to a coffee shop with an ethos before. Mostly I just want a cup of coffee that doesn’t suck, some wifi and a place to plug in my laptop adapter. Bonus points for decent ergonomics so I can put in an extra long hyper-caffeinated work session without…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 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 visit to Kampong can be a little confusing. Billed as…
When I first moved to Dallas a few years back, Lower Greenville Avenue was a mess. The sidewalks and street had been obliterated and you couldn’t walk anywhere without circumnavigating a construction barrier. Business cried out with banners hanging from their storefronts. “We’re still open,” they pleaded, hoping customers would…
Central Market’s Hatch Chile Festival ends on August 19, and I almost missed it. But I have refocused on the important things and I’m ready to go. Like a latch-key kid whose parents are out for bowling night, I’m going to live it up and have what I want for…
In this week’s cover story, Cheap Bastard Alice Laussade tries on vegetarianism for a month. Here, a day-by-day diary of her experience. Day 1: I tell my husband I’m going vegetarian for a month. He replies, “You do whatever the hell you want — the boy and I are eating…
When you receive a press release that says, in all caps, “SAMSON’S WANTS YOU TO SHOW THEM YOU WEENIE,” you simply cannot look away. It’s not just the all caps, it’s the “YOU WEENIE” part that really interests me. Was it the fear of using the wrong “your” in this…
There is a steep let down from a disappointing burger. It’s one of the harshest drop-offs in the world of food excitement. It begins with the phrase, “Want to get a burger?” Upon hearing these words, the eyes dilate, the pulse pounds, the pants expand, and the hands often tighten…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 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 love doughnuts; I am not a morning person. I wonder…
