It was touch-and-go for a while, but it seems like In-N-Out Burger may finally be sprouting in North Texas. While we continue to wait patiently, Dallas is whipping itself into a Super Bowl frenzy. Read on. City of Ate Even in the middle of winter, Brownstone still turns out stunningly…
Known for her culinary prowess beneath her signature white smock and spiked blonde hair, Anne Burrell is having her moment.
While local restaurants are rushing to acquaint Dallas area eaters with the finer points of Primanti Bros.-style sandwiches, Green Bay cuisine is getting considerably less attention from Super Bowl-minded eateries. Sherlock’s Baker St. Pub in Arlington is the latest restaurant to Pittsburgh-fy its menu, making its Steeler visitors — including…
On Wednesday, we gave you the goods on Nicola Calamari, executive chef at La Fiorentina. Yesterday, we asked Calamari to finish a few sentences for us. Today, he shares a recipe for pasta with clams. The recipe follows after the jump…
Dallas has one successful, visible, commercial urban farm. It also has thousands of parking lots. But apparently that ratio’s not sufficiently skewed for some tastes. Tom Spicer of Spiceman’s FM 1410 today told his e-mail list that his landlord’s considering paving over his backyard garden, which has helped keep the…
February 6, you could get together with a bunch of friends to eat wings and yell at the Super Bowl on Fox. Or, you could not. If you’re anti-Super Bowl, here’s a list of five other shows you could watch, plus ideas for some crowd-pleasing coordinating appetizers. Animal Planet: Puppy…
I’m proud to be a member of a community of food writers that care about working conditions in food processing factories, the availability of fruits and vegetables in impoverished neighborhoods and the ethics of eating meat. But I’m ashamed of my profession when my so-called colleagues sink to reporting on…
Foodies were all aflutter when news broke that Goghee To Go, a Korean-Mexican fusion taquería, was opening in Dallas proper. While I was excited as well, I was disappointed by the lack of perspective. Goghee was heralded as a pioneer in the area, proving once again that only when it…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Club Dada, 2720 Elm St.When: Starting today, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday…
Certainly you’ve heard about that brilliant slice of highway robbery that allows football fans to pay $200 dollars to loiter outside Cowboys Stadium and squint at a big screen. For those more interested in a Super Bowl experience than clinging onto a couple hundred dollars and the final shreds of…
Diners may feel lost in Artin’s Grill’s cavernous interior. Service can be spotty, and the building’s configuration is such that there are precious few windows to allow for viewing of the Bellagio-style fountains. Nevertheless, the food is quite solid and there is an attractive wine list and an equally attractive…
As I teased in last week’s Pho from Home post, this week we’re visiting Lemongrass’ kitchen with owner Khoa Nguyen where he’ll teach us how to make their popular banh xeo. Banh xeo, or Vietnamese crepe, is known to be delicious but notoriously greasy. While Lemongrass’ version is still quite…
On Wednesday, we gave you the goods on Nicola Calamari, executive chef at La Fiorentina. Today, we asked Calamari to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his recipes. (Calamari’s words are after the ellipses.) I was raised in…Florence. My friends say I’m…a great guy. My…
Food geeks who are interested in how Pittsburgh’s hot Italian sausage stacks up against northern Wisconsin’s bratwurst can get in the Super Bowl mood at Malarkey’s Tavern, the only Steelers-themed bar in the area. Mike Quinn and Stephen Brady opened the north Dallas bar in 2009, a decision the Pittsburgh…
The specialty dish at B.B.Bop’s is the Korean dish bibimbap (which sounds exactly the same if you say it drunk or sober), or as their signage describes it: rice bowls. The restaurant offers a couple of different roads for your rice bowl experience: build-your-own (for you picky bitches) or order…
It’s probably unfair to show up in winter at a restaurant that touts its fresh, seasonal cuisine. Diners who rushed to eat at Brownstone when it opened last summer were feted with Mother Nature’s version of a ticker-tape parade: The kitchen all but pelted them with kernels of Silver Queen…
Nicola Calamari, 51, executive chef at La Fiorentina, is a quiet man who looks you in the eye when he talks. He doesn’t mince or waste words, but he doesn’t hold back either. What he wants from people is the same consideration. What he expects from food is equally clear…
Unless you’re spending Super Bowl Sunday with Dennis Rodman in a hot tub at the Silver City parking lot or joining the throngs of obnoxious drunks at Hooters, you’ll probably be watching the game in the comfort and safety of your home or a friend’s house. For those hosting a…
The NFL Experience, the interactive football theme park that comes to the Dallas Convention Center tomorrow, has a hot dog of its own — and it’s unclear whether any other venue would want it. To honor Texas, concessionaire Centerplate has concocted the NFLX Superdog, described as “an all-beef hot dog…
A few viewers questioned Richard Blais’ decision on last week’s edition of Top Chef: All Stars to serve a tuna dish in a silver tin, but experts say restaurant goers should get used to more creative plating techniques. “You’re trying to create a memorable dish, and part of that is…
The scene this weekend at Einstein Brothers Bagels on Lemmon Avenue — the only grab-and-go bagel shop within easy reach of downtown and uptown, since the location in the AT&T Building keeps weekday-only hours — was distressing. As on most Sunday mornings, people waiting to place orders clogged the vestibule,…
John Tesar’s new restaurant in One Arts Plaza will feature the area’s first keg wine program, an innovation the busy chef says is in keeping with his vision for The Commissary. Wine on tap, catching on at wine bars elsewhere, is currently available locally only at Central Market, but Tesar…
