A pair of flour tortillas containing flavored rubber cement is not what you think. It’s not the traditional Mexican quesadilla. It’s a stateside creation, part pie, part Frisbee, part Sheetrock and insulation. South of the border, a quesadilla is a half-moon shaped sandwich of cheese with the filling of your…
Dallas’ dining scene is back in the national spotlight today, with Eater publishing its Dallas “heat map,” described as “a chronicle of the city’s restaurants of the moment.” Two-thirds of the restaurants were chosen by, um, me, in response to an e-mail soliciting names of the town’s most-discussed eateries. “Not…
Mexican or Latin American grocery stores are nothing new, nor is the fact that many of them operate internal cafeterias. Aside from Fiesta, you’d be hard-pressed to find a chain as big as La Michoacana Meat Market in Texas. The difference between the two major businesses is that not all…
On Wednesday, we gave you the goods on Anthony C. Bombaci, executive chef at Nana. Today, we ask Bombaci to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his recipes. I was raised in…Central Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area. My friends say…I am intense, focused, bonkers,…
Customers at Dallas area Subway restaurants will soon be able to ask their sandwich artists to hold the gluten. According to a release published on Celiac.com, billed as the “first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease,” Subway plans to test a gluten-free roll and gluten-free brownie in…
The U.S. Postal Service is giving letter writers a chance to express their inner culinarians. For occasions when a president or petunia won’t do, the USPS is releasing a stamp depicting a fork, knife and spoon. It’s one of a dozen stamps on a pane honoring “pioneers of American industrial…
If your happy hour plans for tonight include lame coworkers or a douchey bar in Uptown, you need to reconsider the definition of happy hour. If you want a truly happy hour, then go to the Whole Foods in Highland Park (4100 Lomo Alto) tonight for a free Francis Ford…
A little housekeeping first, yes? We were relieved from Top Chef All Stars blogging duties during the holidays, but not relieved by the elimination that occurred: Spike, cute and surly Spike, was sent packing after Jamie bailed on competing once again and left him to flounder in the last episode,…
Recently, one of the kabillions of Cheap Bastard superfans asked, “Is there any way you can write a review about a restaurant without using any 4-letter words???? GUESS NOT.” It’s the truth: 4-letter words are the worst. And since I write to please you, today’s review doesn’t contain any words…
Tucked into a strip mall that would challenge the most talented maze-running rats, Kenny’s Italian Kitchen isn’t easy to find by way of address. The restaurant’s so far removed from the intersection of Belt Line Road and Dallas Parkway that street names and numbers don’t make much sense; diners are…
Chick-Fil-A, which has more outlets in Texas than any other state, has come under attack for allegedly partnering with an organization Advocate.com calls “Pennsylvania’s largest antigay, anti-marriage equality group.” According to an Advocate report, Chick-Fil-A is sponsoring two Pennsylvania Family Institute events advertised as workshops to help “couples apply what…
Anthony C. Bombaci, executive chef at Nana, was quiet at the beginning of our conversation, perhaps even a little guarded. That’s not entirely uncommon when a chef speaks to the press, but once the conversation moved to the many years he spent living and cooking in Spain and how he…
Each week, Happy Eating will highlight a restaurant happy hour food menu, keeping you informed of what deals there are out there. Because it’s safe to return to the mall again, (and really, because you need to exchange that gift you politely said you liked but didn’t really like), this…
Rooting for Ohio State isn’t an easy thing for a native Michigander to do. But we Midwesterners believe conference loyalty trumps internecine rivalries (I’m told SEC fans take a different approach), so last night I cheered for the Buckeyes in the Sugar Bowl — a task made exponentially easier by…
Having looked back at how the taco has fared in Dallas and across the country in 2010, Taco Trail now is looking toward the horizon and to what’s next for our favorite food. What is clear from the beginning is that regionalism, whether Mexican state, foreign state or Lone Star…
Finally, there’s a Chick-fil-A promotion that doesn’t require you to dress like a cow, although we would gladly sport udders for free food any day. The fast-food chain is debuting a new menu item on January 10, but this week you can try the new Spicy Chicken Biscuit for free…
Komali, Abraham Salum’s eagerly anticipated restaurant dedicated to regional Mexican cuisine, will hopefully open the last week in January, Salum told City of Ate. Salum, a native of Mexico City, is well-known for his popular eatery Salum, where the menu plays with elements of Mediterranean, American and Continental cooking. It…
Paul Hightower at Dallas Craft Beer Examiner has a good round-up of the month’s beer events on his January Craft Beer Calendar, and Brian Brown of Plano Craft Beer Examiner has a more thorough run-down of the week’s area beer events. Both of them mention something I’ve had penciled on…
“Fifteen years ago, people were saying ‘What the heck’s a pixie tangerine?'” says Robert Schueller, spokesman for Melissa’s Produce, a specialty citrus distributor. According to Schueller, most tangerine fans now know the answer to that question — and he anticipates a newer tangerine variety now available at Central Market may…
“There’s your winner, right there. Chantal,” Reality Steve barked over the clinking martini glasses and lady chatter last night at the watch party for the season premiere of The Bachelor at Bailey’s Prime Plus. Reality Steve is that annoying friend who talks over the entire reality show as you’re trying…
Tom Colicchio just called to talk about today’s announcement that Jeff Harris is leaving Craft’s kitchen to open a restaurant on Fitzhugh. Colicchio, who still controls Craft following that reworking of his deal with Hillwood in the spring of ’09, made the decision himself to hire Tim Bevins as the…
Salon senior writer Frances Lam has sworn off cheap chicken. In a New Year’s Day post on the Salon food blog, Lam shared his resolution for 2011: “I will only buy chicken that is well raised, so that I will support the people doing that work. I will ask where…
