Our Englishman in BBQ Sauce finally made it down to Lockhart, the Vatican City of Texas barbecue, where he and his posse gorged on smoked meat from Black’s Barbecue (see yesterday’s post), Smitty’s and, coming tomorrow, Kreuz Market. As soon as the Border Patrol rounds him up, he’ll be back…
If you got to the White Rock Local Market at 9 a.m. you were already too late. A few bunches of chubby carrots and just 3 pounds of asparagus disappeared in an instant. The signs of the coming season are just beginning to awaken and only the early birds take…
Occasionally there is ramen served in Oak Cliff. It’s ladled into disposable bowls in an English pub after the other neighborhood restaurants have locked their doors. Ten Bells Tavern has a reputation for well-executed riffs on bar food classics with an Anglophile slant. Ramen doesn’t quite fit into the mold…
As Lance Lynn and I wrapped up our cheese tasting at Scardello, I asked him to show me one more product. “Give me something that’s a little scary,” I asked. I was looking for a cheese that was as far away from the mass-produced slices we all grew up on…
Are you afraid of cheese? My editor posed the question in light his experiences at Scardello, the gourmet cheese shop in Oak Lawn. Certainly to an enthusiast, a veritable treasure trove of flavors wait to be discovered inside the cheese counter. But to the uninitiated, a cheese case can look…
Fort Worth-based Firestone and Robertson Distilling Co. won double gold medals and Best in Class in the category of American Craft Whiskey for their TX blended whiskey at the 13th Annual World Spirits Competition in San Francisco recently, where more than 1,407 spirits were poured from 63 countries in 85…
You remember burger week, right? The five-day-long tribute to bliss on a bun featured more burger bloggage than we’ve ever seen here on City of Ate — and that’s saying a lot considering how burger obsessed we are on a regular week. Life can’t always be about burgers, though. So…
No doubt you’ve heard of Lockhart. It’s a small, attractive town out somewhere south of Austin. It has an antiques shop that contains items from a more questionable period in America’s history, a large building in the town square reminiscent of Denton and a gigantic metal fish that, while an…
Last week the good folks with the Untapped Festival released the official beer list for their combo indie music and craft beer event next Saturday in Fort Worth. There were a few surprises from local breweries on the list, like an American barley wine style ale from Deep Ellum Brewing…
There is so much good stuff on CoA this week I’m having trouble figuring out how to wrap it all up. We’re going to need some grade A, organic jumbo lettuce leaves to get this all taken care of, but I promise it’s worth it. Have a look for yourself…
Every time I see a Kickstarter or similar Internet based financial campaign for a food business, I raise an eyebrow. For one, I don’t understand why people want to invest in a business with no model for return. Sure, some of the better campaigns award nifty incentives for their donors,…
Did you get your fill at the Big Texas Beer Fest last weekend down at Fair Park? Nah, us neither. While it was a delicious beer event, it really just teased our hophead tendencies. So, fantastic news! The Paste Untapped Festival is next weekend, April 20, in Fort Worth. Even…
I’ve been talking to a lot of farmers market types as of late. A recent interview with Tyler Horne, who’s responsible for a small family of markets in Houston, illuminated the issue of the farmers market tourist. Sure, lots of us go to the markets on the weekends and pick…
Michael Snider’s motivation to help is really a simple story. When Hurricane Katrina barreled over Louisiana and squeezed more rain out of the whirlpool of clouds than the land knew what to do with, Snider wanted to help. He wasn’t picky about how, but he had to do something. “I…
On the off chance that you’re one of those NASCAR types, you should know there’s some interesting new menu items that will be available at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Joel Pena, the executive chef at the race track is planning on doling out some serious bacon abuse. Cotton…
I love small, family owned restaurants. You do too. The quaint dining rooms and original menus make for lasting memories while affordable prices make it possible to return again and again. Here are some of the best mom and pop restaurants in Dallas. See Also: – The Nine Best Tex-Mex…
Jack Perkins’ new BBQstaurant, Slow Bone, will (“hopefully”) be open this Tuesday. I pretended not to know how time works and I went for lunch today. It worked for me once. Pretty sure it won’t work again. But, we can all enjoy the results. Behold: the meats and other food-and-beverage-type…
Dallas chefs Nicole Van Camp and David Anthony Temple (DAT) are two free spirits who regularly host private dinners in the Deep Ellum area, chef DAT under the name Underground Dinner and chef Nicole as the Secret Supper Club. In both cases, their dinners are a hodgepodge of couples and…
The Slow Food movement was initially founded by Italian Carlo Petrini in the mid-1980s as a way to counteract our “fast” culture, which, among many other things, affected the way we eat. Now Slow Food is a global (yet very local) interest group that advocates for sustainable food. In a…
Have you checked out Bowl and Barrel yet? The upscale boutique bowling alley got a lot of attention when it opened late last year. Sharon Hage is responsible for the menu some of the resulting dishes are very good. See also: Watch Your Wallet At Bowl & Barrel Just take…
There’s something democratizing about the sport of bowling. Even though pros travel the world, earn sponsorships and win thousands of dollars, it’s still considered a common man’s sport. Bowling is the stuff of beer bellies and Camels, polyester shirts and leather shoes lightly freshened with a spritz of Claire’s Disinfectant…
It’s nasty out. This doesn’t feel like spring at all. But the one thing I’ve learned in the time I’ve spent in Texas is that warm (and sometimes stifling) weather is often just a day away. Take advantage while you can and use this cold dreary day to indulge the…
