City Hall will meet tomorrow to decide on a number of factors governing the privatization of the Dallas Farmers Market. Items for consideration include rezoning and expansion of the area surrounding the market, and the sale of public land for private development. The decisions up for vote during tomorrow’s meeting…
It’s already started. Joel Malone is well on his way to open up a cidery right in the heart of the Bishop Arts District. His brewing operations and storefront, which he expects to open in May, will be right next to Cretia’s on Bishop Street behind Lockhart Smokehouse. Malone tells…
Balcones Distillery, the folks responsible for the Texas single malt whiskey we tasted back in January, just made news with the Ultimate Beverage Challenge. The Waco-based distillery’s product just won the American whiskey category in a recent spirit evaluation held by the organization, which tastes and scores spirits. See also:…
The Social House (2708 Routh S.) has opened a second restaurant in the old Arcodoro-Pomodoro space in Uptown. The Social House got its start in the West Village about four years ago, then in 2011 moved north to Addison into much bigger digs and tweaked their concept and focused more…
I recently heard (somewhere) that keeping secrets is freedom. And I sort of feel like this is a good secret, but I thought I’d go ahead and share it anyway, despite possible imprisonment. The Black Swan Saloon, which has been included in a plethora of Best of lists here at…
Doritos, following the success of Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos and continuing the trend of making food taste like more, other foods, is actually making Doritos Locos Tacos Chips which will be flavored like Doritos Chips and Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos. Now, let’s be clear: Doritos is extracting the flavor out…
This Saturday might have been the worst day yet in this early spring season for farmers markets as far as the weather is concerned. Early morning thunderstorms were followed by some seriously nippy temperatures — it was a damp, cold, windy Saturday morning. Despite the weather, the more devoted farmers…
Back at the start of March we told you about the ongoing promotion at Sakhuu, which is raising money for Kidd’s Kids, a charity that gives chronically ill and physically challenged children a chance to unwind. Today is the last Monday in the monthlong campaign, so I checked in with…
When I say to you “pop-up restaurant,” you might envision such things as an experienced chef temporarily occupying an artful and attractive space in a prime location somewhere to try out a new concept or two. Perhaps you think of a fun new approach to dining testing out the commercial…
The biotechnology firm AquaBounty has spent years working on a genetically enhanced salmon that grows faster and bigger. USA Today reported the company has spent more than $67 million since 1991 trying to get this Chinook salmon spliced with DNA from a fast growing eel-like fish to market. Eating genetically…
Chloë Chandless is a frustrated but resigned pastry chef. Last year the Canadian-based frosting wielder posted on her defunct personal blog, Wake Up and Smell the Cake, a list of things you’re never told before becoming a chef. For reasons only known to the Internet, her list didn’t get traction…
It’s Friday if you haven’t noticed. Hopefully you have some weekend plans? If you’re still looking be sure to check out Lauren’s events guide, but don’t run out the door just yet. Let’s wrap this week up, first. This week I reviewed Joyce and Gigi’s, the new South American restaurant…
Some spaces are just more temperamental than others. We’ve debated many of the qualms attached to certain parcels of real estate here and there, especially the fickle area known as Knox-Henderson. While some restaurants come and go quickly, others live long and prosper. After Alma closed in late 2011, it…
As I sit at my desk a sudden craving for pizza has overcome me. This instantly reminded me that it’s been sometime since we’ve updated our list for Best Pizza in Dallas, here on City of Ate. Things have changed a touch since we last updated that list. Even though…
If you haven’t heard, Daniel Vaughn, AKA The BBQ Snob, has recently been hired by Texas Monthly as their official barbecue editor. He joins William Breathes, the Denver Westword ganja writer, in the the ultra-elite ranks of the coolest jobs in journalism. See also: – Daniel Vaughn: The BBQ Snob…
Deschutes Brewery, the Portland, Oregon-based beer maker known for its delicious alcoholic beverages, is coming to Dallas in a big way this April. I can’t even begin to tell you about each of the places they plan to hit, but it’s one of the most comprehensive beer blitzes I’ve seen…
When I opened up this cookbook at Christmas, this was the recipe that had to be made. I waited for the right moment, then I tried it out. There are no photos of the results, because the results were eaten too quickly. I assure you, this bacon is amazing. It’s…
The first thing you probably should know about chef Ji Kang is that once he ate squiggling octopus tentacles in Korea. That’s hard-core dedication to local cuisine, even though he swears he’ll never try it again. Kang, who is the executive chef at Samar, began his culinary career before he…
Pizza, beer, movies, grilled meat — the four are about to co-mingle in perfect harmony at LOOK cinemas in Addison later this month. The massive 11-screen, 1,900-seat stadium theater complex will be flanked by a Nick and Sam’s Grill and a Coal Vines Pizza, in an attempt to get potential…
While dining at Joyce and Gigi’s it’s impossible not to notice the South American influences on the menu. There are empanadas, fried yucca, churrasco and other dishes from all over the continent. One thing that is missing though, especially considering Gigliola Aguilera hails from Bolivia, is salteñas. See also: -…
The evangelical-esque farmer Joel Salatin, who gained icon status from The Omnivore’s Dilemma and the documentary “Food Inc.,” which referenced his work as examples of sustainable farming, will be in town next week for two events. The first is a dinner and conversation at Four Corners Brewery, which will help…
Have you met Joyce and Gigi? Depending on your vantage point, they’re either a South American mother and daughter chef duo, or a quaint yet seductive South American restaurant in East Dallas. Both descriptions are true, and certainly restaurants named after their principles are nothing new. But in the case…
