Teresa Gets-it-Done Gubbins at Culture Map once again pulled a coup on Dallas restaurant scoop by breaking official intraweb news this morning of a second Il Cane Rosso location. Yes, a second red dog pizza parlor, with another custom-made Stefano Ferrara oven, which has already been delivered. Jay Jerrier’s new…
The latest restaurant from restaurant mogul Alberto Lombardi, Café Des Artistes is a Cali-Euro brasserie inside the former Screen Door space in One Arts Plaza…
I’ve never been more excited to have control of my diet again. This will be a weekend full of smoothies, salads and as much exercise as I can handle, but definitely no burgers. Things weren’t all beef related here on CoA. Alice took a look Top Chef’s three Dallas-based contestants…
I can’t believe burger week is coming to a close, but it had to end sometime. One can only eat so many burgers before enjoyment is lost and the cheese from one burger experience melts into another. We had six smackdowns that each pit two popular Dallas burgers against one…
With burgers, like many things, beauty is in the mouth of the be-eater. While I’ve been running around town looking for my perfect burger, I realize that everyone has their favorites, and no amount of smackdownin’ is going to change the mind of a devoted burger enthusiast. I polled the…
Dairy-ette’s Formica counter tops and shiny, red bar stools are the marker of a burger joint with some serious history, but if you need more proof, the push-board menu drives it home — they’ve been serving burgers for more than 50 years. Order a cheeseburger here and a few minutes…
We just got word from one of the organizers of the White Rock Lake Festival that the concert and food truck event scheduled this weekend has been called off an account of the high winds, proving my theory that “wind blows.” In his own words: I’m sorry to say but…
The City of Ate has spent the past week parsing and pummeling through the Dallas burger scene. We can all personally attest to the wide girth of our coverage, which includes buns, off-the-beaten-path burgers, Korean burgers, smackdowns and more. See Also: Burger Week But, if we’re really going to discuss…
Every week, I will watch Top Chef. I will not recap the episodes scene-by scene, because that is dumb: if you wanted to watch it, you watched it already and you don’t need me to tell you that there were opening credits, chefs got sweaty, and someone yelled “fuck” at…
I am taking burger week seriously, everybody. Very seriously. Do you know how seriously? Normally, I do no research, display a startling lack of expertise, write a couple of swears, tell a crass joke and then insult everyone in the comments. That won’t fly during this crucial period. I’ve got…
Of all the smackdowns I’ve ever done, none has been so crystal clear. I stopped by Liberty Burger first and ordered their namesake topped with cheese and bacon. Each cost me an extra buck, and the cheese I received was American. As I paid, I watched the cooks behind the…
Someone’s running a boondoggle over at the White Rock Local Market. They’re hosting a pie contest at the “everything market” this Saturday and have called on any-and-all home bakers to fetch their most-prized from-scratch pies for a little judging. Brilliant plan, WRLM. They bake the pies and you eat them…
There’s another craft brewery in the works in the (far) North Texas area. 903 Brewers recently signed papers for a brand spanking new (to them) building in Sherman (1820 S. Elm St.), which they will transform into a brewery. Founder Jeremy Roberts and wife Natalie have been home brewing for…
“Beer drinkers, this is the most important week of your life.” So goes the tag line for Dallas Beer Week, which runs from this Saturday to November 17. (Beer weeks actually have eight days, no explanation needed). The goal of Dallas Beer Week (DBW) is to orchestrate a massive craft-beer…
Bolla at the Stoneleigh Hotel has been replaced with T/X, a chic Texas-inspired restaurant and bar. The menu is upscale on-the-range, sort of like wearing Wranglers and a white button down with pearl snaps, with a pair of ostrich skin boots. All with lots of starch. Some headliners include lobster…
Last week I put up a post pointing to an article on Culture Map that claimed the second Meso Maya, opening in the old Luna’s Tortilla Factory on McKinney Avenue, would be serving a menu nearly identical to that of the first Meso Maya in Preston Hollow. I was disappointed…
The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday that Uptown will be getting a Whole Foods. A new structure will be built on a vacant lot on McKinney Avenue between Fairmount and Routh streets. See Also: Getting Your Drink On At Whole Foods While Kroger is opening a grocery store a few…
I’m perplexed. The first time I had an Angry Dog burger more than a year ago, I was really disappointed. The meat was way over-cooked, the cheese wasn’t melted and gooey, and I walked out of the restaurant smelling like a teenager who had just put in a double-shift at…
The bun of a hamburger is what draws me in. In terms of burger dynamics, it’s your workhorse, a testament to the amount of love in the burger-maker’s labor. A slather of soft butter followed by a soft sizzle on a well-seasoned grill can resuscitate even a languid bun. Delicate…
At 2 a.m. on a recent Saturday, the intersection of Knox Street, Henderson Avenue and Central Expressway was a tangled mess of cars and tipsy foot traffic. That’s often the case late on the weekends. Sissy’s, Victor Tangos and Hibiscus all stop serving plates before midnight, but The Dram, The…
We’re halfway through burger week, so we thought we’d take a break from the carnivorous coverage and take a look at this video from the folks at PETA. Dubbed Stay Firm and Fresh, the newly released video suggests that men who adopt a vegan diet might be better in bed…
We don’t respect much here at the Dallas Observer, but when it comes to Texas barbecue, there’s one guy whose word is holy writ: BBQ Snob Daniel Vaughn, whose Full Custom Gospel BBQ blog is the go-to guide for sniffing out the best smoked meat in the state. So for…
