I recently had dinner at a restaurant where the seating was shoved so close together that it was hard to keep my elbows off my neighbors’ tables while I was cutting my steak. The closeness didn’t bother me, but it meant I was privy to almost everything my fellow diners…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: J. Black’s Feel Good Lounge, 2409 N. Henderson Ave., 214-613-2525When: 4 to…
Arts District executive director Veletta Lill remains true to her word. Dallas’ biggest booster for food trucks promised there would be mobile food vendors selling their fare during the Arts in October celebration and especially at the Sunday, October 31 Closing Day of Art in October event. City of Ate…
Like bacon or dogs in Lobster costumes, Halloween has become epic on the Internet. Ok, we admit, we like a good candy list, but it’s getting harder and harder not to click on posts with titles like “Car vs. Pumpkin.” As you can see from the video some effing geniuses…
Here’s the thing about rockers (or, at least, the sort of rockers who are drawn to restaurants with cowhide upholstery and pink damask wallpaper): They don’t wake up before noon. That means Rock n Taco stays relatively empty until around 2 p.m., when a few spaced-out customers who like to…
When I pulled into Reyes Mexican Restaurant, there were six cops walking out and another three walking in. I sat in the car for a second wondering if major shit just went down at this place, or if some major shit was just about to go down. Either way, my…
One of my purchases during Central Market’s Brewtopia deal (when you could get 25 percent off beer purchases of $25 or more) was Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, ounce-for-ounce one of the most expensive beers I’ve ever bought. But I had a feeling it would be good, considering how great Scaldis…
A round of cupcake roulette, wherein a pill of cyanide is hidden in one of a dozen cupcakes, is preferable to clothes shopping, doubly so when the shopping is for a wedding, and I’m sent out on a solo mission to “Find the perfect tie. But not too perfect; that’s…
A City of Ater found this poster — artist unknown — in Exposition Park yesterday. Don’t get it? Well, as the Morning News reported, Michael William Liebermann, co-owner of the Pizza Lounge in Exposition Park, was charged with misdemeanor assault last week, accused of beating a 61-year-old man with a…
City of Ate’s already covered the dining options for World Series spectators. But what about the players, for whom choosing the right meal could mean the difference between a lifetime of championship ring-flashing and never-ending heartbreak? Here, a look at what a few highly successful players ate before their big…
Put your money where your mouth is. Various Dallas eateries are supplying food and drink for a cause. Read on for details of this week’s charitable happenings. The place: Texas Motor Speedway/Asphalt Chef The cause: Speedway Children’s Charities and Mario Batali Foundation Pork, gulf shrimp, or New York cheddar? This…
How does a Giants fan celebrate the start of the World Series? With a community supported agriculture box, of course. Winning the title for “Game tie-in least likely ever to be seen in Dallas,” San Francisco’s popular 4505 Meats this week announced it was putting together two packages of locally…
Since City of Ate readers are the sort who might hesitate upon being offered a World Series ticket, taking a much-needed moment to wonder what they might find to eat at the game, we offer here a cheat sheet to the leading concessions at Rangers Ballpark and AT&T Park. The…
On a Sunday morning when our son was at his grandmother’s house, the missus and I headed to Deep Ellum for brunch at All Good Café. Mike Snider’s restaurant and live-music venue is a fantastic place for brunch — if you can tolerate waiting in line. Then I saw the…
It’s the Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas season, which means my inbox has lately been flooded with press releases for various pumpkin-flavored delicacies, all available for a few weeks only. I believe in eating seasonally, but all the time-limited offers had me feeling sorry for pumpkin growers. If hazelnut lattes, strawberry ice cream and…
Paula Lambert’s on the hunt for hoja santa leaves. Lambert’s Mozzarella Company has nearly run out of the leaves it uses to wrap its hoja santa goat cheese, a perennial award winner that took a second place prize in the American Cheese Society’s annual competition this summer. “We hate it,…
There’s no dispute that Texas trounced New York in last night’s Grape Gridiron Classic, a Texas Department of Agriculture-sponsored competition featuring wines from both states. What’s debatable is whether it was a fair fight. “You guys killed us, and we deserved it,” Albany Times-Union wine columnist Fred LeBrun said after…
From the outside, 55 Degrees Wine Bar & Bistro doesn’t appear to be anything special. Just the name on the rather dingy double-decker strip mall announces its presence, and there is no patio. Inside, however, is quite another matter. Sofas, comfy armchairs, and coffee tables greet you when you first…
According to this sign spotted in South Oak Cliff, Neighborhoods for Safety is urging us to VOTE AGAINST NO on Proposition 1, a ballot item up for vote Tuesday, November 2, that would legalize beer and wine sales for off-premises consumption in the city of Dallas. In other words, the…
I was extremely curious when I heard that one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Houston, Sandong Noodle House, recently opened a Plano outpost. My curiosity turned into delight when I discovered the rumors were, indeed, true. Sandong is famed in Houston for its mind-blowing Northern Chinese comfort food (via…
Dude, seriously, tacos. Andrea Grimes wrote a feature on the badassness of Fuel City, and we’re thinking, yeah, it’s damn good. Time for a photo update of the gas station/taco town? OK! Last week, Sara Kerens was down at Rusty Taco showing off their particular brand of street tacos in…
Not sure if it’s the photo, or the report through Vat 19 (the company that created this Frankenstein) that the worm has a “five-inch girth,” but this “World’s Largest Gummy Worm” is the most startling, dildo-esque Halloween candy ever. Vat 19 is also reporting the calorie-count, which at 4,000 is…
