That contest was the humor-writing division of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual awards, which were given out earlier this month, apparently in secret. She lost to this woman. I’m sure Alice will gladly accept your praise in the comments. Or she’ll call you a shithead. One or the…
Recently a new 73,000 square foot Kroger Fresh Fare grocery store opened at 4901 Maple Avenue in what is considered an “economically distressed Census tract.” It is also adjacent to two food deserts as defined by the USDA, a designation that indicates limited access to groceries, particularly fresh food. A…
It’s been one week since I pledged to abstain from all animal products, and I kept a journal to track my progress during the week. Here are some highlights for your amusement: Monday, 10:30 a.m.: Day one. Cold-brewed coffee with a splash of almond milk and a vegan banana muffin…
As many Dentonites are aware, especially those (un)fortunate enough to live a stone’s throw from the UNT campus, the “high rise” apartments going up on Fry Street have created quite a state of multi-variable chaos. Construction, no parking, there-is-seriously-another-nail-in-my-tire syndrome: the list goes on for miles. In the end, however,…
My first encounter with a session beer involved power tools. I was working on a kitchen project, and a both a reciprocating and circular saw were strewn about my front yard. The sun was beating down on me and my tools, and a friend dropped by with a case of…
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. It could just be the picture. I’ve admitted my obsession with…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, and we’re no different. That’s why we built the above calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. Every week, we’ll do our best to keep you up-to-date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced…
Ready for the weekend? You should be. With a massive food truck festival to the north, and a big ass beer festival to the west, there are lots of reasons to get out of the house this weekend. We should probably wrap up the week before we start drinking, though…
Pink gorilla robot + cheesesteak + plus fresh, super-sweet doughnuts + Alice. We’re just grateful no one was injured in the frenzy at Pookies Donuts (6522 Lemmon Ave.). Other people count: 13 People-watching amazingness level: 2,310 When you see the giant pink gorilla robot waving at you in front of…
Mother’s Day is only behind Valentine’s Day in terms of craziest days to eat out. Choosing almost any other day of the year would probably provide a better experience, but mom gets what mom wants on this day. I prompted Chris Jeffers, co-owner of Smoke, one of the best brunch…
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I couldn’t sit on it anymore. Way back in January someone slipped me the news that one of Dallas’ greatest Reubens was gone. The Cock & Bull’s Reuben was legendary. I called Asher Stevens, the chef responsible for the sandwich, to find out the deal. Stevens: My vendor stopped supplying…
This January, the Houston Press ran a prophetic story about last summer’s drought and its coming effects on beef prices. Katherine Shilcutt’s story, like our own Brantley Hargrove’s story did a few months before, described Texas ranchers who sold off their cattle when the costs associated with raising them went…
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. And now the real reason I went to The Porch comes…
If you already have plans for Memorial Weekend, cancel them. If you don’t, congratulations, you do now. The Deep Ellum Brewing Company is getting all grown up and is already planning “second annual” events. It’s like kindergarten is done and they’re off to college already. DEBC is hosting a Brew-B-Q…
It’s getting warm out, and that only makes me crave one thing: a steaming bowl of noodle soup. OK, not at all. But if there is one bowl of noodle soup I would eat sitting in a puddle of my own sweat, it would have to be the beef noodle…
I met her last week, a French number tinged pink like blushing cheeks. A brilliant DSO performance had just drawn a standing ovation and concert-goers poured up Flora Street like a mist. Some of them stopped off for an outdoor glass of booze at The Commissary, and others continued the…
Never take for granted the greatness of Central Market. In a region that is often criticized for its lack of culinary elegance, CM is our state’s playground for the at-home chef. Heck, even the pros love it. Today begins Passport France at all Central Market locations. Through May 22. wines,…
News about Dallas by way of Houston: the Eating Our Words blog ran a story yesterday about Hofmann Sausage Co. and its pending Texas takeover. The Syracuse-based hot dog maker was purchased by the Dallas-based Zaccanelli Food Group, and the links should be available at every Albertson’s by Memorial Day…
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. Royal China has been banging out beef and broccoli for almost…
It was back in the fall that Citizen Pictures, a Colorado-based production company, contacted me in hopes of finding some restaurants to feature on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. The company hit up all the food writers in town, hunting for what it called great food, great characters,…
Welcome to the return of The Box, the mean-ass game we play with chefs in town just because we like seeing these important-types give us the stink eye. Last time, Chef Chad Houser gave our The Box the stink eye and then made us fancy Easter Dinner out of Peeps…
