BRC, the gastropub with the naughty name that’s been a sensation in Houston this summer, failed to impress Houston Chronicle critic Alison Cook. In her review this week, Cook declined to give Big Red Cock a single star. But the restaurant’s response was pretty classy by food-and-beverage standards: In a…
Tiki history hobbyists — a remarkably serious and disciplined group, considering its members like their drinks served in coconuts — are on the hunt for photos of Dallas’ Don the Beachcomber. Open at the corner of Meadow Road and Greenville Avenue from 1974 to 1982, the Dallas outlet of the…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Gefilte fish, perhaps the most maligned food on the traditional Jewish High Holiday table, encodes its maker’s ancestry as surely as hand-me-down stories and immigration papers, a local fishmonger says. Jon Alexis of TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market in Preston Forest Village claims he can almost always pinpoint where a customer’s…
Dark Chocolate, you are such a candy aisle whore now. I love you, Dark Chocolate, but you used to be special. On Halloween, I used to get all hyped to see Hershey’s Special Dark in the fancy gold wrapper in those bags of Hershey’s miniatures (eating order was always Special…
What actor doesn’t love a free meal? But it never hurts to give theatergoers a nibble on opening nights, too. In theaters around here, there are some really toothsome reasons to buy tickets (for as little as $10 or $15, depending on the theater) for a production’s first performance. Some…
In part two of our continuing three-part chef’s series we toss a few questions at chef Abraham Salum, recent U.S. citizen and owner of his popular namesake restaurant, Salum, which is about to celebrate its fifth anniversary. Tomorrow we join the chef in his kitchen as he demonstrates how to…
Hole in the Wall, a proud burger dive that lived up to its name, is slated for temporary closure. According to a tweet this morning from owner Tom Ford, the 28-year old restaurant will shut its doors Monday “for a short time. New location soon! RT!” While Hole in the…
You wouldn’t know it from the life-sapping heat here in Dallas, but Oktoberfest is less than a month away. Already, Oktoberfest beers are starting to pop up on retail shelves and bar taps. As they did last year, Magic Hat from Vermont kindly sent three sample beers from the company’s…
Last night’s episode of Top Chef provided A) the best text messages sent by friends watching the show before I was, and B) the most quality “sheesh”-inducing insults during tasting and Judges’ Table so far this season.I knew the Quickfire was going to be good because well, I got a…
Oh yeah, burgers of Dallas? Take that! Hanna Raskin zipped down to Mckinney to try her luck at the classic, unpretentious food at Square Burger: it was impressive. To quote Hanna: “You should go to Square Burger because it’s a fine restaurant, and because there’s something wonderfully satisfying about getting…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
A few of my food-fixated friends who’ve called to ask after my recent move to Texas have bothered to ask if I’ve found a place to live. One or two have feigned interest in the weather. But even the most patient of them haven’t been able to muster as many…
After watching Food, Inc. I did what anyone would do: I went out for some fast food. My first thought upon entering Zaxby’s? It has to be good if there’s an old man that’s so desperate to eat some of these wings that he’s wheelin’ his oxygen tank into this…
I was tipped off to Ibex by an airport shuttle driver who was born in Ethiopia. When I told him I’d heard there wasn’t any great Ethiopian food in Dallas, he looked at me quizzically and asked “What about Ibex?” Ibex opened three months ago on the ground floor of…
As we reported in June, this year’s Chefs Under Fire has gone regional. Each region’s applicants have been listed on the region’s page (see the Dallas/Fort Worth page here). The public can now vote for the chefs they’d like to see compete at the regionals. The Dallas/Fort Worth applicants include…
Bon Appetit has selected Ellerbe Fine Foods in Fort Worth as one of its top 10 best new restaurants nationwide. Ellerbe, which opened last year on West Magnolia Avenue, has charmed critics and chefs alike with its stylish spin on traditional Southern cooking. Chef Molly McCook’s fresh, local and seasonal…
Check out part two’s Q&A and part three’s recipe for lamb with bread pudding. Abraham Salum’s restaurant always seem to be filled with happy guests, despite its odd location. He runs a clean, consistent, open kitchen at his namesake Salum, located in a tiny shopping center on Cole Avenue, a…
Actors tend to know the ins and outs of food service. Table-waiting pays the bills for many a young thesp until that big break comes along. Edie Falco waited tables at a Manhattan steak joint even after making her film debut playing a waitress in Hal Hartley’s directorial debut The…
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: Campisi’s downtown, 1520 Elm St. (and other select locations of the local…
Sometimes you stumble upon something serendipitously and fall in love. It’s just awesome. Buena Vista Social Club was like that. I knew nothing of Wim Wender’s documentary when my roommate suggested we schlep from Queens to the Angelika for a screening. It was pure joy, having grown up with similar…
Not sure if its the way you eat these, or the look on their consumer’s faces, but these edible, flavored, iced guns (via Gawker and Gizmodo) are startling and bizarre. As Gawker noted, the flavor of these suckable guns are “Coke, black currant, licorice and cherry,” and they’re part of…
