Remember Richie Whitt? He was the sports columnist for the Observer for six years before he was lost to layoffs in 2011 and went into radio full-time. His loyal commenters, a real haggard bunch, laid siege on City of Ate after he left, peppering the blog with unsavory comments and…
You know that beer you’ve been hiding in the fridge in the vegetable bin behind the acorn squash? The one you’re saving for a really special occasion? You should consider hosting a bottle share for the occasion. Bottle shares are like play dates for hopheads. Instead of bringing babies and…
Revolver Brewing in Granbury, Texas hopped onto the local craft-brewing scene last year and is already releasing a special beer to commemorate its first year of brewing and bottling. Father-son founders Ron and Rhett Keisler picked out a parcel of land about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth in part…
Kraft announced recently that it would be removing artificial dyes from three of its macaroni and cheese products. To create that neon-orange color we all grew up with, Kraft will replace the artificial dyes with spices such as paprika. Despite that the artificial colorings have been under attack based on…
Dallas is not a hot dog city. This is evidenced by the lack of hot dog carts patrolling streets downtown. Sure, there are a few hot dog shops scattered around, but the tube-steak is in no way a significant contributor to the local culinary culture. There is, however, a surge…
The first time I noticed the receipt phenomenon I had just finished lunch at a bar. I was scanning the receipt because I’d forgotten my bartender’s name and amidst the time stamps, item descriptions and other information was a field that said something like “redshirtbar.” Because I’m a completely clueless…
Chad Houser told me things were going to be different at his next Café Momentum dinner, but when a large hunk of sod landed in front of me at my table, I felt a little unprepared. I wasn’t the only one. In every direction questions rose up out of the…
Good news for those of you who like quick bites and meeting your daily recommended allotment of vegetables. Crisp Salad Company has announced that it will open its Lower Greenville location on December 4, giving Dallasites another place to score roughage on the go. Crisp Salad Company is a build-your-own-salad…
Dude, Sweet Chocolate, the city’s sauciest chocolatier, has opened up a new permanent store at 1925 Greenville Avenue, just down from the new Truck Yard and Trader Joe’s. The spot quietly opened Friday and will have a grand opening this Friday at 7 p.m. Katherine Clapner opened her first little…
On Saturday the Cotton Bowl converted to the 2013 Diwali Mela festival, and food booths flowed out from the stadium to the shimmery dreamscape of the Chinese Lantern Festival nearby. I arrived on a mission. Six years ago I went with two friends to Ahmedabad, in western India. For three…
East Hampton Sandwich Co. is opening its new location in Plano’s Shops at Legacy on Wednesday, just in time for you to don flannel, drink cider and do whatever else it is that people in the Hamptons do when they aren’t inhaling lobster rolls. Founder Hunter Pond hoped to open…
Village Baking Company offers plenty of reasons to smile. There are the fresh baguettes that are still warm from the oven and the tangy pain au levain that make other sourdoughs seem dull. There are the slightly sticky, eggy canelé, and other gorgeous, glistening pastries. There is the wonderful smell…
Back in 2011 a teenager allegedly stole celebrity chef and human au jus-blasted pizza roll Guy Fieri’s yellow Lamborghini from a California dealership. Then the teen allegedly tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend. Fast forward to this week and the teen in question, Mark Wade, is on trial. Fieri took the…
It doesn’t seem all that long ago that I reviewed Del Frisco’s Grille, the casual restaurant from the Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group that opened in Uptown in 2012. The place had a laid back and youthful vibe that stood in stark contrast to the more polished experiences of Del Frisco’s…
Got all of that Halloween nonsense out of your system last night? Good. Now you’ve got more important matters to deal with. Diwali Mela is back, and from a culinary standpoint especially, it’s one of the most interesting cultural festivals in the area. The variety of food at this behemoth…
Earlier this week came news that Balls Hamburgers, the burger joint that presumably predates ball jokes, was suing its landlord for over $1 million for breach of contract. And now, to spice things up even more, the four entities that act as landlord of Balls’ North Dallas restaurant have issued…
Hot on the heels of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes Movember, a month-long event dedicated to raising awareness about prostate cancer. Officially, by presidential order, September 2013 was National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, but Movember is a tradition that comes to us from Australia, where their November is our…
Rahr & Sons was crafting before craft beer was cool. Even though they started just nine years ago, the Fort Worth brewery is the original hipster dad with tall tube socks and side burns. So next Saturday, November 9, founders Fritz and Erin Rahr are having a little party to…
The Wall Street Journal ran an article this week about a handy little gadget you might want to get in line for. A straight line. And hold your hands down to your side. Breathometer Inc. makes a smartphone breathalyzer test that can instantly tell users if their blood alcohol level…
If you’ve had the cheesesteak at the Truck Yard and found it to be life changing, congratulations. You’ve just found one of the better sandwiches served in Dallas and a homage to a great Philadelphian classic. The Truck Yard has gotten a lot of attention for its food trucks but…
Dallas’ Truck Yard: A Guided Tour from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. We asked Leslie Brenner to give us a video tour of the Truck Yard but she was too busy Googling “Los Angeles food critic openings West Side please mmmmmm the beach,” so we settled for crack video intern,…
I have to admit the menu of the upcoming True Food Kitchen is looking attractive. I was never the type of person that went nuts for juice bars and dishes that prominently featured kale, but two years of dining as a food critic have taken a toll. I crave fresh…
