On my last trip to Austin, I was lucky enough to stumble into Tamale House before driving back home to Dallas. I’d read about the hole in the wall in The New York Times, but my friends who have spent time in Austin all tell me the taqueria is old…
Dallas’ newest brewery, Community Beer Co., located in hopeful optimism at 1530 Inspiration Drive, is putting the final touches on their new home and will have a grand opening brewery tour 2-5 p.m. Saturday, January 19 See also: -The North Texas Craft Beer Guide It’ll be a good day to…
Danyele McPherson, chef de cuisine at The Grape on Greenville, recently braved the tricky waters of reality TV by appearing on Bravo’s Top Chef: Seattle alongside two other local chefs, John Tesar and Josh Valentine. See Also: – Top Chef Seattle Recap McPherson grew up in North Carolina and after…
It’s over. All those special occasion dishes, all the festive cocktails, they’re all gone. It’s that time of year when were forced to come back to our desks and actually work, even if our desk tops have been pushed a little further away from our faces by a growing holiday…
This morning the HuffPo reported on a marginally successful cell phone restriction at Eva Restaurant in Los Angeles. The upscale spot offers a 5 percent discount for diners to put their cell phones away during meals. We’ve tackled this subject here before. Last year we lobbed the idea of a…
Not a minute too soon, let us begin our first full weekend of 2013 by taking a moment to ingest a few new bacon creations. One a matter of function, the other … well, actually, aren’t all bacon creations a matter of function? Of course, they are. 1. The Bacon…
Dammit, Dallas! Tesar went home this week on Top Chef. They even gave him an extra chance to stay and he came home. Most big of bummers. The QuickFire was a knife-skills challenge hosted by Bob Kramer, who is a “master bladesmith” and wins points for best job title ever…
Every day is a food holiday. There are calendars that compile lists of foods to celebrate and not one day is left out. Some of the holidays are real and recognized by the government, and some are purely fictional, but they always give us an excuse to to consume, write…
In late December one of our frequent fliers, TwinWillow, contacted the tip line to report that something was awry at Farnatchi. Turns out the small Mediterranean restaurant in Knox Park, home of the popular Farnatchi burger, briefly closed at the end of the year and is reopening today under new…
Our resident Englishman stumbled across an article in a popular UK newspaper that aimed some snark at what the paper called current food trends. Gavin, who at his present rate of Americanization will soon own an AR-15 and a pickup, took exception to the article’s outlook. An Open Letter to…
While working on my review of Cook Hall, I kept wondering if the restaurant would draw the consistent crowd that eluded Craft. Craft closed earlier this year because of slow sales and a concept that didn’t really suit the neighborhood. Cook Hall swept in to counter these problems with a…
I did an article about various area chain restaurant options a few months back because I was intrigued, as a stranger to these shores, by all the fanciful and mysterious options available to me. I still go to Waffle House all the time, and I don’t care what people think…
1. Taco Bell rolls out the Cool Ranch taco shell, as posted on Facebook just this morning. Don’t tease, Taco Bell. Please, don’t tease…
Every once in a very long while I like to make believe I have a little something called willpower. And like most other folks on this planet, I get a surge of confidence in my nonexistent willpower right around January 1. See also: Our Best of 2012 Winners Now, I…
It’s hard to sit at the bar at Cook Hall and not feel at least a little disappointment. On its surface the new restaurant, which slipped into the W Hotel earlier this fall, solved many of the problems of its predecessor. Craft was a beautiful place with stunning food. Through…
I made it exactly 364 days with my 2012 New Year’s resolution to not step foot in a mall. I lost on the last day. No, that’s not annoying. At all. But, sometimes being a marginal parent trumps our own selfish whims, dreams and desires. So, when my daughter wanted…
Not upscale, not pretentious, no cute food. Rodeo Goat’s tagline fits it quite well, even if it does nothing to describe what the restaurant actually is. The Fort Worth burger joint opened at the end of November at the hand of Sam Wynne, the man behind the Meddlesome Moth and…
D Magazine reported recently that Chef Tre Wilcox has left Village Marquee in Highland Park Village, citing a much-needed break as the primary reason. Wilcox will return to being a private chef and will also teach classes from his house. I interviewed Chef Wilcox early last year, and in what…
It’s that time of year again. Every January my food-perverse mind converts professional football teams into dishes as a way to explore great food from around the country. Last year we enjoyed a lively discussion as different teams jockeyed for a chance to play in the Superbowl, and I’m hoping…
1. Bikini season: The guy in the Southern Comfort commercials, which encourages us to do “Whatever’s Comfortable,” is making us reconsider “sexy.” It’s working. Let it happen…
Earlier this month we reported that long-time Dallas restaurateur Monica Greene, who originally opened Monica’s Aca y Alla in Deep Ellum, split with the recently opened Monica’s Nueva Cocina. A message via the restaurant’s Facebook page announced that while the spot still carries her name, she was no longer a…
Have your weekend plans locked in yet? It’s your last chance to party like it’s 2012. I’m willing to bet most of you have already ducked out of your office this Friday, but for those of you who are still tethered to your desks, here’s your weekly wrap-up. This week…
