Food & Drink

Back in April, John Doumas announced the Pop Star Handcrafted Popsicles he and his wife brought to area farmers markets and other events was gone for good. The news was a shock. It seemed like Doumas had just gotten started, leaving a successful business career to become successful in frozen…

It was over a year ago, in March 2013, that Joel Malone announced a Kickstarter campaign for Bishop Arts Cider. He’d already been working for more than a year to get his fledgling cidery running. He’d been paying rent in the Bishop Arts for nearly as long, but was delayed…

Buying fish can be hard. The selection at grocery stores is often lacking in terms of both variety and sustainability, and the quality often leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve dropped a bundle of cash at Whole Foods or Central Market on supposedly fresh fish that has actually been…

It was 11 a.m. on Sunday, and customers who had been waiting, some for hours, were expecting Justin Fourton to emerge any minute from the kitchen of Pecan Lodge, and ask the first in line to ring the triangle that hangs near the register. The clanging iron has announced the…

Jamie Fulton of Community Beer Co. got started in brewing because of his love for food. After high school, he hopped the pond to study culinary arts at Le Cordon Blue in London. Side trips to the rest of the continent led to the discovery of craft beers throughout Europe…

All week at City of Ate, we celebrate the magic of the taco. Check back for more interviews, essays and maybe a list or two. Or maybe four?Ah, breakfast tacos. They look so easy, right? Scrambled eggs are one of the first foods every kid learns to cook, just after…

All week at City of Ate, we celebrate the magic of the taco. Check back for more interviews, essays and maybe a list or two. Or maybe four? There are many great taquerias in Dallas. There are also many taco poseurs. Weeding out the bad places from the good ones…

Last month, Gallup polled Americans to determine how happy they where in their current state of residence. Illinois, home to wicked cold winters and mass murderers that dress like clowns, was unsurprisingly the state Americans were most likely to want to leave. Montana and Hawaii, meanwhile, were the two states…

Rahr Brewing Co. in Fort Worth has more than a few things to celebrate. As we previously reported, they took home a bronze medal at the bi-annual World Beer Cup for Stormcloud, their English-style IPA. The brewery also took home several more awards at the 5th Annual Denver International Beer…

First: What’s a Not Taco? A taco is that glorious lime-showered thing you dangled cilantro over. You already know that a taco can be novelty, like Cheeseburger enigma at Velvet Taco or Torchy’s Tacos’ Trailer Park taco, which has fried chicken and queso. You also already know that tacos can…

Eating Brain, Intestine, Head, and Tongue Tacos at El Come Taco from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. All week at City of Ate, we celebrate the magic of the taco. Check back for more interviews, essays and maybe a list or two. Or maybe four? El Come Taco is one…

If you’ve spent any time in West Virginia, portions of western Pennsylvania or eastern Ohio, then you’ve likely heard of the greatness that is the pepperoni roll. Made with soft, slightly sweet bread, folded around slices or matchsticks of salty pepperoni, and sometimes with cheese, the rolls were a staple…

All week at City of Ate, we celebrate the magic of the taco. This story, by Taco Trail’s Jose Ralat Maldonado, originally appeared in the Observer in 2011, and the accompanying photos, by Danny Fulgencio, were honored by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. “Pistol-whipping” dick jokes, littered with chingas and…

Want to find the best tacos possible in Dallas? Look for handmade tortillas. Sure, there are a handful of great taquerias around town that don’t make their own meat hammocks, but chances are if someone is pressing or patting out masa within the confines of your chosen taqueria, the tacos…

All week at City of Ate, we celebrate the magic of the taco. Check back for more interviews, essays and maybe a list or two. Or maybe four? In this week of all things tacos at the City of Ate, we queried local chefs on their favorite spots to land…

On Thursday, Lakewood Brewing Company officially released the second brew of their “Seduction Series” with Mole Temptress, meant to commemorate Dallas’ most important drinking holiday — Cinco de Mayo. Mole Temptress actually started as a one-off cask last year. After a strong reception, the brewers decided to make it a…