Recently I had the opportunity to check out the new Magnolia Cheese Co. at 1251 W. Magnolia Ave. in Fort Worth. The local-focused artisan cheese shop has received some great reviews and I was in the area, so decided to swing by. The Magnolia Cheese Co. is true to its…
More than a month ago, the Garden Cafe tweeted a picture of a sexy new coffee machine perched in the front of the restaurant. I immediately paid the neighborhood cafe a visit to check out the new java, but they hadn’t hired a barista yet. Bummer. This past weekend, with…
The small neighborhood grocery store Green Grocer, originally out of Chicago, held a grand opening party this weekend at its new location at 3614 Greenville Ave. So, what’s that mean? Well, essentially, it means you can shop there now. But, why should you? Green Grocer is a small version of…
Sneaking out of the office to enjoy an extended meal with a glass or two of good wine or beer is one of life’s great pleasures. Especially when you’re eating in a fine dining restaurant. I love a good lunch. And when I can get in and out of a…
I can’t hide it any more, guys. I’ve started to vaguely understand what this brisket business is all about. As you might be able to see from the archives, I have eaten a fair amount of brisket over the last eight months or so. I know it should be moist,…
It was a busy week on CoA. Lots of comments on lots of posts. I reviewed The Standard Pour and didn’t like it, and then to make up for things I cooked a delicious steak in my fireplace. (A few commenters thought this was a bad idea, and I agree,…
OK, it’s Friday, let’s have a little fun homework experiment for the weekend. This past week, the American judicial system was once again called upon to settle a manner of dire consequence. Subway has been accused of baking its signature “footlong” loaves a bit short of the implied 12 inches…
I stopped in at The Chesterfield last night. I’d heard loose talk the place might be on its way to closing, so I went in and asked them. The bartender last night smirked for a second and then said he didn’t know anything about it. Then he offered me a…
Not so long ago I suggested a rather clever weight-loss idea/fad (based no science whatsoever) called the Facebook Diet, wherein you post pictures of every thing you eat all day everyday on your Facebook page. This would let your “friends” hold you accountable for your choices. The idea hasn’t seemed…
Chef Brian Luscher of the The Grape and a flock of other great Dallas chefs are collaborating for the 5th annual Soup’s On!, which is a starched-pants luncheon featuring lots of soup. Chefs participating include Bruno Davaillon on the Mansion, Jason Maddy of Oak, Nathan Tate of Boulevardier, Randall Copeland…
This week the new Tex-Mex restaurant Peak & Elm Cocina y Bar held a media preview to showcase its new menu to the blog-nicks. The folks behind La Popular Tamale House are preparing to open the new place at the corner of (can you guess?) in early February. There won’t…
The new, new, old Sunset is back. And this time it has gone tiki-style. Wednesday marked the grand re-reopening of the bar on Ross Avenue, this time with Free Range Concepts owners Josh Sepkowitz and Kyle Noonan and celebutender Lucky Campbell heading up the bar program. According to the bar’s…
You’ve heard of Snow’s BBQ, right? How about Black’s and Kreuz Barbecue in Lockhart? The most popular barbecue restaurants in Texas are known for their long lines and wait times as much as they are their meats. But what if you could sit on your couch and wait for a…
There’s something fishy going down under the golden arches. In February McDonald’s will officially launch a new item on the Dollar Menu, Fish McBites, which will pair nicely with the Filet-O-Fish sandwich. In both items, the catch-of-the-day is always wild-caught Alaskan pollock. With 14,000 stores across the U.S., that’s a…
Gastropubs everywhere! Just eight days after The Dallas Morning News published Leslie Brenner’s guide to gastropubs, Whiskey Cake announces the gastro-blah blah based in Plano has a new chef. Brent Hammer, formerly of Hibiscus on Henderson, will take over as chef de cuisine. See also: – With a Name Like…
When the chefs heard that this week’s Elimination Challenge would be a fried chicken challenge, Valentine just about screamed, “AAAAhhahahahahahahahahahahaha eff all you effers, this one’s miiiiiiiine!! All mine!!” I thought that the other contestants would at least make it a little difficult for Valentine to take this challenge from…
Joyce And Gigi’s opened quietly four weeks ago with four pyramid-shaped heaters casting towering flames to call to cars as they drive down Ross Avenue. Without the heaters you’d zip right past the restaurant. It’s tucked into a recently renovated space on Hall Street. Joyce Stenvall and Gigliola Aguilera have…
Lists are fun. They categorize our lives, serve as reminders of things to do, stack favorites and remind us of people we’re mad at. The fun part of listing is that it often serves as a launch pad for conversation and debate. Because half the fun of a list is…
Thai Express, once located on Inwood Road, received a facelift, a name change and was relocated to its new home on Oak Lawn late last year. Si Lom Thai Asian Fusion has been open in the quiet basement suite at 3300 Oak Lawn Ave. (that once housed Daniele Osteria and…
After seeing a number of press releases and blog posts detailing the food at The Standard Pour, I decided to head to the Uptown gastropub to see if the place was worthwhile. I was hoping the “Cocktail Den and Cravings Kitchen” would be the neighborhood’s answer to Ten Bell’s Tavern,…
The Standard Pour opened last March, promising a cocktail den with food as slinky as its old-school cocktails in the heart of Uptown. Just less than a year later it has grown into a bustling restaurant, packed to the hilt on weekends and filled with a respectable crowd even late…
Editor’s note: Finally, to wrap up National Pie Day, Englishman Gavin Cleaver takes a break from huffing oak smoke to tell us about some of his nation’s favorite filled pastry treats. Read this and ask yourself how English cuisine ever got such a bad reputation. Custard Tart Wikipiedia (not a…
