Food & Drink

Fourth of July weekend, a time to grab a lawn chair, stock the cooler and sport American flag swag. We have a list of local spots that will be celebrating the long weekend by offering up fun, holiday-themed events. On Friday, Nana, the upscale restaurant in the Hilton Anatole (2201…

Dallas, I’ve been feeling a little bit left out. You’ve been great to me so far: The bars are plentiful; my rent is cheap; my boss sent me on assignment to a strip club. Everything should be awesome, right? Not quite. Frankly, eating’s been a little bit of a problem. Here’s the…

About a month ago, Blue Fish Japanese Restaurant put a bite size version of its most popular item, the Ahi Tower, on its happy hour menu. According to Benny, a server at the Las Colinas location (925 W. John Carpenter Freeway), customer love ordering the Ahi Tower because it’s “something…

Should you be the sort to stick blueberries and strawberries on top of a pound cake and call it patriotic, or arrange crudités so they look like fireworks, get out now. Realize that blue cheese isn’t as terrifically blue as everyone likes to say it is, so we ask that…

More than 300 people came together at the Bath House Cultural Center on Sunday to support White Rock Lake and the Red Cross, as well as to take part in the Chef’s Picnic (part of the Beach Party of the Century). Red-checkered tablecloths covered the tables and Deep Eddy was…

Normally, a new doughnut shop isn’t exciting to anyone except for shareholders of the “diabeetus” testing supply company that Wilford Brimley shills for. But two married couples in Denton are upending the doughnut shop formula: Starting in late July or early August, Denton Square Donuts will be staying open late,…

With all the publicity swirling around Polyphonic Spree singer Jennie Kelley’s participation in the current run of MasterChef on Fox, it’s perhaps understandable that the other North Texan, Ben Starr, still in the running for the $250,000 first prize, should have gone a bit unnoticed. Well, the 33-year old Starr…

One of the great American craft beers out there right now doubles as one of the strongest India pale ales. Dogfish Head’s 120 Minute IPA, which has experienced brewing hardships recently, has a nose-blasting International Bittering Unit rating of 120. That’s roughly 24 times as hoppy as a Miller Lite-y…

Even though a new In-N-Out opened, the only things hot this week were Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” peppers and the puzzling chains on Michael Costa’s The Office Grill. Read on. City of Ate Welcome to our new food critic! Scott Reitz, due to arrive soon, is an experienced eater and…

For more from our Q&A with Suze chef/partner Jeffery Hobbs, check out parts one and two. What are your top five rules of the kitchen? Always taste your food. Work clean. Work fast. Be nice. Be quiet. What are your top five favorite cookbooks? Modernist Cuisine The Making of a…

It’s hard to find people who agree with me here, but food diaries are worthless. A food diary is a log of everything you ate, where and who you ate it with and what you were feeling as you ate it, (Everyone who jots down “hungry” gets a C. Dig…

On Thursday, June 30, Central 214 is hosting a VIP (Very Important Pet) Pooch patio dinner-party with proceeds benefiting Operation Kindness. That night, party-goers and their canine friend(s) are invited to dress to impress and strut down a paw-printed red carpet, where they’ll be greeted by the pup-parazzi. Central 214…

Busy week for Breckenridge Brewery in Dallas: After a cask-tapping of 471 yesterday at the Meddlesome Moth and a Brewsday Tuesday at the Common Table the day before, Breckenridge Brewery is featured tonight in a 7 p.m. beer dinner at the Screen Door. The menu includes sticky honey, chile and…

Yesterday, Suze chef/partner Jeffery Hobbs told City of Ate about himself. Today, he shares a few thoughts on dining in Dallas. What are the five Dallas restaurants you go to most often? Maple & Motor, for a bacon cheeseburger with charred jalapeños. Rafa’s, for Steve’s Steak Tacos. Drip Coffee. Parigi,…

Remind us not to write about the food in Taiwan. On Tuesday, a blogger in Taiwan was sentenced to a month of detention and two years probation for writing that a restaurant’s beef noodles were “too salty.” From the Taipei Times: “The Taichung branch of Taiwan High Court on Tuesday…

Yay! You’re going to a Rangers game! Boo. It’s a million dumbgrees outside. Whatever. You’re a true fan. So, suck it up. Clearly, they need you out there right about now. If you’re going to a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, you immediately know a few things: 1) River…

About 20 minutes ago, on my way into Observer HQ, I swung past the new In-N-Out Burger, which opened at 9 a.m. today at Caruth Haven and Central. I was expecting to see tents, miles of idling cars, lines of people snaking around the building, weird ladies crying into their…

In-n-Out opens today, smack in the middle of this map. So here are some burger places that won’t have 764 weirdos waiting for nine hours to eat one of their creations…