A couple of weeks ago, on an otherwise familiar route home from the gym, an unfamiliar sign caught my eye. There, next to the Potbelly and Starbucks on the corner of Lemmon Avenue and Inwood Road, was a Grand Opening sign for Ming’s Place China Bistro. Hmm… While I will…
If you’re planning on staying at home tonight because, well, you just don’t go out on Tuesdays, you might want to reconsider because Culpepper Steak House in Rockwall is hosting a white truffle dinner at 7 p.m. We can hear the groans already — another truffle dinner? Trust us, this…
Celebrating Chanukah means two things when it comes to food: latkes and doughnuts. I have a little trick for making doughnuts that I don’t know where I learned, but that has served me very well. It couldn’t be any easier. I use refrigerated biscuit dough, the flaky Pillsbury kind that…
‘Tis the season to get fat on Black Forest crinkle cookies. They’re chocolatey. They’re cherry-y. These Black Forest crinkle cookies will blow your face off with deliciousness. They taste like brownies, look like cookies and are rolled in enough powdered sugar to give you an instant holiday sugar rush. If…
Since Chanukah’s not traditionally a gift-giving holiday (it’s a minor festival trumped up to keep assimilation-minded Jews from celebrating Christmas, but I’ll save that screed for another day), I typically don’t bother making a wish list. As a kid, my loot usually consisted of dreidels and socks, which my brother…
I don’t work in Dallas and driving there for lunch, a blind date lunch no less, was a hard sell. So, when my friend who set me up on my first blind lunch date said it was five minutes from my office, I said “deal.” (I recently went on two…
St. Arnold Divine Reserve #10, this is not. That’s more of a one-night stand. Real Ale Brewing Company’s Shade Grown Coffee Porter is more like a seasonal fling. Before you know, it’s gone. But, man, it was great while it lasted. The Hill Country-based brewery’s seasonal, made with coffee beans…
The first major 2011 restaurant trend survey was released last week, and it looks like the coming year may be more about farm than table. According to the study conducted by the National Restaurant Association, in which more than 1,500 chefs were polled for their predictions, locally sourced meat, seafood…
The holiday season has a way of making even charity work a treat. Philanthropists around Dallas are letting you give back by giving to yourself. You just have to choose between s’mores, drink specials and cookies. The Thing: OMG S’mores The Cause: North Texas Food Bank Not like you need…
If you’re like us, you don’t make weekend plans five days in advance, and usually not before you’ve recovered from your Saturday morning hangover. Instead of sharing a week’s worth of events every Monday, we’re now going to have (mostly) daily updates on what events are happening around town. Mondays…
What happened to Austin? I moved away from the land of academic breakfast tacos in May, only to return this past weekend to find that parking’s as bad on East Sixth Street as it is Downtown and everything west of Congress Avenue looks like Uptown Dallas, but with better signage…
Who could possibly find fault with an urban farm designed to teach entrepreneurial skills to college students and provide fresh, healthy food to low-income eaters? On a slow day, Tom Spicer, who says he was compelled by a mixture of boredom and outrage to call out the management of Paul…
Some brief programming notes before we get into the deets of a few upcoming beer events… On tap for the next few weeks in Hophead are tasting notes on numerous beers, including some great holiday and winter seasonal brews as well as a hop-heavy Belgian import that is so far…
Now that we’re through with Thanksgiving, Dallas food blogs and food writers are warmed up and ready to get going with some serious holiday eating. The party started this week with Chanukah, and we expect it to keep gaining momentum right through New Years. Pegasus News Ever since Sidedish announced…
This year has been one of charity and fund-raising in the North Texas food world. So much so, it’s surprising chefs haven’t been hospitalized for Hollywood’s favorite “medical” condition, fatigue. One of this year’s most notable events (for its locavore emphasis) are Chefs for Farmers long-table dinners. Founded by Matt…
24 Diner, the farm-to-table comfort food spot that many Dallasites call their favorite place to eat in Austin, is moving ahead with plans to open a Dallas location. “We’ve started the process, yes,” says partner Scott Hentschel. “We’ve decided on the one restaurant per city concept, so the logical next…
Hey drunkards! Let’s all move to Boulder. Sure, it’s super cold in Colorado (because, for some reason, that state acknowledges that winter is a season) but they have one awesome thing we haven’t got: Hangover Helpers. We heard about these guys while listening to the Edge this morning and didn’t…
Chilean seabass, the poster fish for irresponsible seafood selection, is off the menu at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood. The uptown steak-and-seafood restaurant is now serving Hawaiian seabass instead, citing customer clamor for “additional sustainable, eco-friendly practices.” But the seabass affair illustrates why consumers often find seafood decisions confusing. Neither Chilean…
In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Daniele Puleo, executive chef at and owner of Daniele Osteria and Brix Pizza and Wine Bar. In part two, we asked Puleo to complete our thoughts for us. In today’s final installment, the chef shares…
Lee Harvey’s is venturing into knife-and-fork territory with a new steak entrée. The 10-ounce rib eye, priced at $14.99, is served with fries. The bar’s also adding a fried shrimp basket to its popular menu of sandwiches, burgers and tacos. “I just felt like we needed to do something different,”…
Two nights ago was the first night of Chanukah, and I decided it was time I made my first brisket–traditional holiday fare. I had no idea the best way to attack a brisket, and, after scouring the Internet, I only felt more confused. So, I did what I should have…
Sake’s not just for sushi, according to the latest promotion by the sake industry. “It’s a world class drink, not just something that goes down hot at a Japanese restaurant,” says Linda Kawabata of the Akita Sake Promotion and Export Council, which is hosting a tasting event in Dallas next…
