Weinberger’s Deli sits in downtown Grapevine, flanked by places that give off that special “tourist trap” vibe. Fancy passenger buses drive by wrapped in splashy advertisements for the Gaylord Texas and the local wineries, their hot exhaust smelling like vacation funds. So honestly, I went into Weinberger’s Deli on Main…
Sitting on a pine-hewn picnic bench with a cold beer in hand isn’t a bad place to be in these last days of summer. It’s even nicer when you’re flanked by a lovely lady. Tonight, it’s Luna by my side — a 5-year-old pitbull mix. There are lots of canines…
UPDATE: You guys are some creative bastards, but you wouldn’t last five minutes in the wild. Oh well. Under the parameters of this endeavor, you’d also be hammered. No better way to go. Anyway, using a random number generator, we’ve selected two winners: Jeremy Ash, who slays foes with “I…
My McKinney Avenue walk was more than just a bar crawl. I also checked an item off my list I’ve been avoiding. I could say that I’ve been waiting till September to enjoy the delicacy I enjoyed many times before, but really I’d been using the old rule as an…
A panicked reader asks this morning about the fate of his beloved Al’s Pizzeria on Northwest Highway, which opened in ’74 and is there no more. “Tried to order a pizza at my favorite NW Dallas joint on Monday — phone rang with no answer. Went by yesterday. They closed…
Native Texan Lisa Fain is living the quintessential food blogger dream. After five years of compiling recipes in CSS and HTML, her writings will appear on paper in hardback, available on Amazon and at other booksellers this September 13th. Fain has been a salve for displaced Texans, working up recipes…
Meet fried chicken skin, brought to your State Fair of Texas by Eat Crispies. It’s just chicken skin, battered and fried for your face. Eat Crispies co-owner Phuong Le (who owns the stand with her sister-in-law, uncle and cousin) says, “The fried chicken skin was what caught the attention of the State…
The MOOOOOOSE is dusting off the old cleats for one last tussle through the line. This time, however, he’ll be on the other side with the plastic gloves on asking if you’d like white or wheat bread. Daryl “Moose” Johnston is now part owner of a new sandwich shop (of…
Dallas is not, on the whole, a walkable city, but there are many strands that cater to pedestrians. As the heat subdued, I decided to see how foot-friendly McKinney Avenue was on this past sunny, Saturday afternoon. I started at Fitzhugh around noon and wandered south, checking in at several…
7-Eleven has a storied tradition of attempting foods that taste like other foods rather than just making the foods themselves edible. But this time around, your favorite gas station-grocery-movie-rental store hit a grand slam in synthetic flavor simulation. That’s right: I tried 7 Select Big Bite Hot Dog Flavored Potato…
It might be better known for its late-night Asian eats, but this week we are checking out the happy hour menu at downtown’s Zenna. Where: Zenna Thai and Japanese Restaurant, 1914 Laws St.When: 3 p.m-7 p.m. daily The Scene: Zenna mixes techno with your sushi. The crowd dresses in khakis, skirts,…
Allan Weiss won the Best Taste title at this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards. How much media coverage did Weiss’ fried buffalo chicken in a flapjack get before the awards ceremony? Almost zero. Fried salsa and fried pineapple upside down cake were the favorites going into the competition, based solely…
You could hear the soft sounds of Mr. Pink the second you broke the seal on the restaurant’s front door. No need to ask for directions, just follow the music and you’ll find the party. The Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek is a polished place, but this weekend several variables…
If I had to rank the fast food I hate the most, fried chicken would absolutely be at the top. But, Pollo Campero had been calling me softly, whispering clucking in my ear. I argued and fought with it. I told that dumb-looking mascot on the store’s sign that I…
This Labor Day, winners were crowned for the Big Tex Choice Awards. And we were definitely a little (OK, maybe a lot) excited. Like, a lot a lot. Allan Weiss took home the Best Taste title with his fried buffalo chicken in a flapjack (more on that later). And most unshockingly, Justin Martinez won Most Creative…
LSU tailgaters were out in full force on Saturday, hitting Lot 14 on the south side of Cowboys Stadium before the Tigers’ first game of the season against the Oregon Ducks. This particular lot, designated for RVs, has never been so jam-packed with buses, purple and duck meat. Hiding in…
This week, the food media saw plenty of ungodly fried things, men who like burgers and more chocolate and crepes than you could ever want (though not in the same place, unfortunately.) Read on. City of Ate/Observer Scott Reitz offered his opinion of The Grape, saying that restaurants are supposed…
Eat Street leads with one of its many trump cards when it starts out each episode with chrome-domed host, James Cunningham, just taking up some space on a city sidewalk, shooting the breeze. Cunningham may have been a comedian in a previous life, but Eat Street could be his speedy…
Last weekend I had a mussel craving, and because cravings, for me, always seem to turn into epic eating, events I tried three different versions in two days. The Grape’s mussels were traditional, clean with white wine and shallots. For brunch on Sunday I ate chorizo-scented mussels while sitting at…
It’s all things The Grape this week (who, incidentally released their September menu last night). Of course, when talk turns to this Lower Greeville standby, it naturally leads to in-depth burger discussions. Yesterday I blogged about how The Grape’s burger became Texas’ most coveted sandwich. Commenter Beda chimed in with…
What has six thumbs and doles out little folds of joy? Hint: two of the thumbs are from Cleveland, two are South African and two are from England. Aside from their silly Facebook updates about thumbs and such, the 3 Men and a Taco food truck just got rolling in…
Chef Matt McCallister likes to keep things moving. Formerly of Stephan Pyles, he’s been hopping across the country keeping the fires hot at places like McCrady’s in South Carolina, Alinea in Chicago and Daniel in New York City. Back in Texas, one of McCallister’s current projects is serving as the…
