Thanksgiving appears to me the same way a hostage situation does. In both cases, unwilling captives are fed strange food by their captors, there is political debate among the ring leaders (often liquored and loud), one or more fires are guaranteed to ignite somewhere (I once saw asparagus combust) and…
Remember when I almost died at Snuffers? I tried to tackle a massive dish of chili cheese fries and was quickly defeated. After a few bites the repetition of cheese, potatoes, bacon and jalapeño quickly became redundant and halfway through the plate I had to tap out. I laid my…
Well, there’s an elephant in the room in terms of culinary events this week and it’s wearing a brown paper hat with four orange and red feathers sticking out the back. Still, there are a few other events to help you get through the long holiday weekend. Before you eat…
Well, OK, “hate” is a strong word. Besides, love is close to hate. Indifference is actually the bad place. Anyhoo! The holidays are upon us. And remember, it’s healthy to release the pressure created after stewing for hours in a crowded room, breathing in dank, hostile air. So, perhaps you’ll…
This Black Friday, 7-Eleven is running a high-energy promotion at all stores that begins at midnight and lasts until 11:59 p.m. Customers who purchase any size Red Bull Energy Drink, including three new flavors, can also get any sized cup of coffee free. The “Grab a Can, Get a Cup”…
Craft and Growler is a new bar serving local craft beer at 3601 Parry Ave., just across from Fair Park. Now, don’t roll your eyes and say, “Oh, c’mon, who isn’t serving craft beer these days?” Well, not many do it like this … See Also: – The North Texas…
Last October, Yelp announced the start of their latest initiative to help protect users of their site from being exposed to fraudulent reviews. The customer-submitted data hosted on their web-based database has been repeatedly challenged for accuracy in the past. Many businesses and their employees have been accused of submitting…
Manuel’s Creative Cuisine has temporarily shuttered, seemingly stunted by the same clunky location that previously housed Star Canyon, Bengal Coast and Silver Fox Steakhouse. While Star Canyon put in an impressive run, and Steel, the sushi den tucked into the back corner of the building, has been popular for the…
Local barkeep and spirited entrepreneur Jason Kosmas is on the last leg of a four-city whistle-stop tour around Texas raising money for his old ‘hood that was in the path of the Frankenstorm Sandy. Kosmas is part owner of Employees Only, a bar in NYC, which luckily didn’t suffer any…
In case you missed last year’s diatribe, Thanksgiving is my favorite American, history-ignoring, food-based holiday. This year, now that social media has fully seeped into every single orifice of our existence, I decided to turn to Pinterest, the pinnacle of everything food-porny, weird, magical and un-natural in this world, for…
There are a few things here that are weird, like: William Shatner. The dingle-dangler. William Shatner singing about a dingle-dangler. That scary pot of boiling grease over a fire. Then, finally, this video was produced by an insurance company, which isn’t something we typically promote. But, there are a few…
Yesterday, we found this post from The Cupcake Project, which clearly shows a Thanksgiving turkey with cupcakes shoved in its hole. The cranberry cupcakes are fully cooked, then put inside the turkey while the turkey cooks. The cupcakes, “…exposed to juices from the bird developed a stuffing-like texture and tasted…
So, last year in March, Torani announced through a Marketwatch story that they had a Chicken ‘N Waffles Syrup. Then, they were all like, “Oh hey, just kidding this is an April Fool’s joke in the disguise of a viral marketing campaign and stuff.” Which brings us to today, where…
Pumpkin isn’t a food, and you all need to deal with that. Whatever it is, though (decoration? eyesore?), it is really quite delicious. I used to go to a Thanksgiving dinner thrown every year by an American friend back in Cardiff, and always refused the pumpkin pie on the basis…
Your Thanksgiving turkey is already lame and you haven’t even roasted it or set your garage on fire trying to fry it yet. Australia has ruined the fattest of holidays for everyone and they don’t even celebrate it! And here I thought we Americans were the only ones proudly shoving…
Another weekend is here, the last before you’re forced to indulge a week full of pies, turkeys, gravy, potatoes and all the other evils you wont be able to resist. Hope you took it easy after #burgerweek. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, LDD has some ideas…
Fry Street’s post-lecture-pre-booze-then-post-booze food options are expanding yet again with the addition of a Pie Five Pizza Co., slated to open in the next two weeks or so (according to a guy with a hammer and bucket and painty jeans). Correction: According to an email Pie Five, bucket man was…
More news from local snack food makers: Frito-Lay, has created a spin off of their iconic Cracker Jack snack, called “Cracker Jack’d.” While still in development phase, a picture has been released that shows at least five different varieties of this new snack, including cheddar BBQ, PB & Chocolate, Salted…
John Tesar made a classic mistake during the team-challenge QuickFire of the second episode of Top Chef: Seattle. He tried to quietly whisper to his team while Padma’s boobs had the floor. Rude. So, (obviously) Padmaboobz had understandable rage. She goes, “Can you listen up?” See also: A ‘Stache, a…
According to a statement released this morning at Hostessstrike.info, the Irving-based maker of the iconic Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Ho’s and Sno Balls has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts and will wind down all operations then soon have a giant fire sale. See also: Hostess Is Shutting…
If you’re looking for a way to burn off a few (and only a few) calories after your Thanksgiving feast this year, Dallas’ first boutique bowling alley will be there to help you. Bowl and Barrel just announced they’ll be open for business November 28. In addition to 15 bowling…
Oh, Zagat. I was really hoping this new Google acquisition would update what’s become a rather stale form of restaurant evaluation. Last year I published a blog post that listed their five most popular restaurants and noted these establishments have sat on top of Zagat’s polls for years. This year’s…
