Drew Huerter is the 28-year-old head brewer at Dallas’ own Deep Ellum Brewing Company. How can such a young tyke have the burly discernment necessary for a proper brewer, you ask? Well actually, he has a long history in the business. Twenty-eight years, as a matter of fact. His mom…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I took my first bite, and tried to figure out why…
Soon, there will be another player in the Dallas sausage market. Brian Luscher is headed to White Rock Local Market every other weekend to peddle “South of Chicago” style red hots. The wieners will be available to purchase after they spend some time intimate time in Ms. Verna, Luscher’s popular…
Lakewood Brewing tapped its first two beers for the public this past weekend to an enthusiastic crowd at Goodfriend. A bartender told me it was the burger restaurant’s busiest day since it opened last year. Even last night the staff seemed especially giddy about the brew. Lakewood Brewing’s Rock Ryder…
Barbecue isn’t just a dinner food. Oh no. It’s a round the clock affair (although my mooted chain of restaurants Brisket for Breakfast is yet to take off). Many lunch-only barbecue venues exist around Dallas, and what nicer midpoint to the working day is there than an injection of hot…
Not to be out done by French Laundry’s sauteed fillet of Atlantic hake, or Noma’s tartar and sorrel with juniper and tarragon, or Carl’s Jr’s Big Carl, Japan Wendy’s has added a burger with lobster. And a lobster sandwich topped with caviar. Each is about $16 (US), and can be…
See also: Dallas, Meet JoJo, Uptown’s Newest Resaturant and Bar That Has Just Broken Ground JoJo is a new pan-Mediterranean restaurant currently under construction at 2626 Howell Street in Uptown. The team at JoJo is allowing us to track their progress to get a better perspective on what it takes…
Remember the other day we were arguing about the insanity of living in a landlocked area at the edge of the desert when the Earth offers billions of miles of beautiful beaches? Don’t fact check “billions,” but the point is, damn, it’s hot. And dry. Native plants are saying, “Fuck…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Don’t look for this dish on the menu of Pollo Campero…
We have a conundrum on our hands. Denton’s taco state has long been ruled by the incredible flavors of the Taco Lady (1101 E. McKinney St.). Actually, I think the full, legal name is Taco Lady Behind the Laundromat. Of course, this is no jab at our beloved taco eatery;…
Anthony Bourdain’s final season of No Reservations kicks off September, 3. The season opens in Austin with Dallas’ very own Daniel Vaughn guiding the popular chef/author/traveler through the smoky motions at Franklin Barbecue. News of Vaughn’s appearance on the show leaked after the Texas barbecue sherpa announced a book deal…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Remember that paper bag of mini doughnuts you bought from the…
Going meatless to rid your colon of pounds of rotting red meat? Good choice. Going meatless is (apparently) an excellent way to keep your cholesterol in check and probably avoid the cancer. So good choice, citizen, way to take charge of your health. You also may want to avoid Denton’s…
The McDonald’s sponsorship at this year’s London Olympic games and their subsequent massive Olympic Park restaurant has been one of the most hotly contested issues. Well, other than that whole fencing debacle and, of course, who the hell decided the trampoline is an event but baseball isn’t? Regardless, McDonalds speaks…
So now for something completely ridiculous. Rudolph Foods, maker of fine pork rinds apparently loved by truck drivers the world over, has created a video submission contest. The prize? $1500. The task? Create a video about how much you love pork rinds, Duck Tape and … your truck. From the…
RestaurantNews.com reported last week that Mark Cuban has invested in Find Me Gluten Free, a restaurant search and review app for iPhone and Android users. He stumbled upon this latest venture by way of Naked Pizza, a national chain that serves up healthy pizza on gluten-free crust, which Cuban is…
Wrapping up that work day and getting ready to head home watch the Olympics and do some drinking? Easy now. The gymnastics events are in full swing and Alice’s instruction to drink every time you see a wedgie promises to intoxicate an entire planet. Before you pick up your shot…
Two days ago, on the Mike Huckabee-chosen Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, supporters of the Chicken Sandwich Chain Against Gay Marriage cause flooded locations across the country. Some carried signs; some burst out in choruses of “God Bless America.” It was, according a recent CNN piece, a record sales day. Down here…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. This one’s a bit of a tease, since you can’t have…
Monica Greene, former owner of Monica’s Aca Y Alla, now Maracas Mexican Restaurant, debuted her new restaurant and lounge last night. Monica’s Nueva Cocina and ME Lounge, located in the iLume on Cedar Springs Road, has all the trappings of both a restaurant and a nightclub. The space is colorful,…
When I interviewed Cheryl Hurt after a reader tipped me off that The Mecca would be moving to East Dallas, the closing date and plans for their last dinner service were still up in the air. I promised her I’d call back around the first of August and see if…
This weekend, the White Rock Local Market (WLRM) wants to tell you about the birds and the bees (and the flowers and the trees) with the hot sun up above, and, of course a thing called love. The latter part should be easy. The Birds and the Bees Workshop, from…
