Dana Cowin, the editor of Food and Wine is sharing some big knowledge lately via Twitter. My thought would have been a hefty squeeze of lemon juice would help overcome getting slimed by eel, but apparently the eau d’eel is a bit more sturdy. Last I checked she was scrubbing…
Click the photo to embiggen, and read Scott Reitz’s review of Blind Butcher here…
A few weeks ago, we told you about Pizza Patrón’s latest pizza, a spicy number topped with nearly 100 slices of jalapeño-stuffed pepperoni and then, just to drive things home, finished off with a little diced jalapeño. This pizza was badass, according to its creators. This pizza was La Chingona…
It’s a busy week in Big D. In addition to Opening Day, there’s the Big Texas Beer Festival, the Final Four and Big Red is in town too. That’s Conan O’Brien, whose big hair wouldn’t be a big deal if he were a permanent resident. But he’s not, so it…
It’s springtime, and there’s so much to look forward to. Pictures in the bluebonnets, more wind and transitioning from sweat pants to yoga pants. Spring is also the time to try new beers. Because, new beers. This weekend is the third annual Big Texas Beer Fest at the Fair Park…
Have you bumped into Hey Kimchi yet? Hopefully not; it’s likely bigger than you are. You do want to get to know it though: Dallas’ latest Korean-fusion food truck specializes in what they refer to as CupBop Rice, a cup of rice with layers of meat that add chewiness and…
Prohibition, the downtown bar formerly operated as a vintage speakeasy, closed a few weeks ago. D broke the news last week, saying the closure was a week or two old. This weekend a bartender at City Tavern next door told me it was closer to three. Whenever the closure happened,…
For someone who’s never helmed a fine dining restaurant in Dallas, David Anthony Temple has a lot of opinions about the city’s food and restaurants. Cooking under the nom de guerre Chef DAT, Temple has been hosting underground pop-up dinners across the city for the last four and a half…
The old-timey glass containers known as growlers may be bulky and don’t necessarily fit well in your cabinets, but they do allow you to do something magical — enjoy fresh draft beer at home. Once only known to your beer-nerd friend who just got back from some microbrewery tours in…
If you like Bistro B but don’t have time for a full-service dining experience (or to make your way through their 500 item menu), you might check out Rollngo on Greenville Avenue. Bistro B’s sister restaurant opened last week, just south of Northwest Highway, and offers Vietnamese food on the…
On Sunday afternoon, Luis Villalva gently slipped two battered pieces of tilapia into the deep fryer at his restaurant El Come Taco. Minutes later they emerged, like fish sticks entombed in a blistered golden brown. Villalva placed the two pieces of fish on honest, double-stacked tortillas, added coarsely chopped cabbage,…
I wonder how the VPN certification ceremonies work behind the scenes. Are there three of four menacing Italian guys standing over the pizzaiolo as he works the oven? Is one of them sipping espresso? Are there two more out back with baseball bats and the trunk open on a massive…
If you think you had it hard during these past few cold months, you should talk to a local food truck owner. Winter is tough on sales for any outdoor food service operator, and this past season was particularly nasty. Spring will bring relief but even that will be short-lived…
Earlier this year, James Beard-winning food scribe Josh Ozersky penned an essay detailing a serious problem facing the culinary world. Tired of over-composed plates that were assembled more than they were sautéed, he called out modern young chefs on their menus. Pointing to a hypothetical dish that contained three dominoes…
Each year we dust off our mitts and head over to great temple in Arlington to stuff our faces with two-yard hot dogs and the like. At this time, we also like to look at what’s going on in the Arlington food scene for pre- or post-game eating. There’ve been…
Two years. Two years, one month and 23 days, to be specific. That’s how long it’s been since my favorite neighborhood restaurant closed. Oh, sure; others have stepped in to capably fill the void. But nothing will ever quite measure up to the restaurant that’s dearly departed…
If the weather weren’t so stupid this might actually be useful information. Do yourself a favor, bookmark this post and save it for later because when the sun re-emerges, Cafe Strada could end up on your permanent rotation. Gianpiero Lorenzo and David Pedack opened the tiny shop downtown about a…
Dear Red Lobster, I hear you guys are having some financial problems. Your parent company may be looking to dump you, but it’s not your fault. You have been continually wonderful for the last one hundred years (or however long you’ve existed) as everyone’s favorite budget-friendly seafood restaurant. Unfortunately, it…
If you haven’t heard, Starbucks is looking to slip a little somethin’ somethin’ in your latte. Not exactly — they would never do anything that cool — but they are starting alcohol programs in select stores in six metro areas, none of which are Dallas. Beer and wine will be…
On a recent Friday afternoon, CrushCraft gave off the appearance of a restaurant that was firing on all cylinders. Customers from nearby office buildings had trickled down into the Quadrangle storefront, filling at least half of the tables in the dining room and the patio out front — not an…
Community Beer Company started brewing in January 2013 in Dallas’ trendy Design District. Over the course of a little more than a year, they’ve released ten different beers, installed a bottling line, and racked up a half dozen national awards. Every Saturday, they host a Brewery Open House & Tour…
How’s it going, Texas burger taco? Hope all is well on your end. I’m heading out to see you soon — in just a few minutes I’ll be all smoking tires and fishtailing-Honda out of my apartment building. My plan was to order you, with a glacially cold local root…
