Aurora 4216 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-528-9400 July 31st marks a quiet end to Aurora, one of Dallas’ most acclaimed restaurants. The AAA Four Diamond restaurant will not be renewing its lease, as owners Avner and Celeste Samuels have decided to undertake a new venture. All of Aurora’s accolades and awards…
Kenny’s Burger Joint this month scored a colossal publicity coup, getting all the major media outlets in Dallas to report on the eatery’s new massive $50 burger. A Hamburger Today, the nation’s leading source of beef patty news, even picked up the story. City of Ate didn’t join the frenzy,…
Sure, the Oscars have already passed and the Emmys are still a couple of months away, but that doesn’t mean award season is taking a breather. This Thursday, July 22, the Flavors of Passion Awards will celebrate world class excellence in Latino cuisine. The Flavor of Passion Awards will recognize…
If you think vegetables deserve to die and be consumed without mercy and are also a particular fan of George Harrison, no doubt you recognized the source of the offerings on this plate. A pair of stony felines invite diners — and others with less gastronomical intentions — to step…
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…
Used to get a lot of sore throats, from, well, let’s just call it “cigarette” smoking. That was back in the ’80s when I, well, let’s just say smoked. Invariably, the tickle in my throat would progress to soreness, which would progress to a head cold, which would progress to…
Starting July 19, the Red Mango on Lovers Lane will convert into a self-service frozen yogurt format. Depending on the outcome of the Lovers Lane location, several other Dallas locations of the frozen yogurt chain may be following suit soon after. If the success of Plano’s Shops at Legacy’s Red…
As a remarkable number of press releases this month have pointed out, molecular gastronomy has made its way to Dallas. Stephen Pyles, who “detests the words” molecular gastronomy, is planning to trot out a few mad science techniques for a new tasting menu debuting in August; Urban Crust is serving…
This week’s Dallas foodie coverage is a buffet of news and new menu items, from sparkling wines, giant burgers, tiny and fiery cocktails, shops opening and closing and then some. Check out this week’s Sloppy Seconds. The Week in Review(s): Your own Dallas Observer: This week Hanna Raskin ventured to…
A new pop-up restaurant in New York City is taking advantage of Northerners’ recent interest in Texas barbecue. The annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, which typically includes at least one Texas pitmaster, and Hill County Barbecue Market have helped introduce brisket and sausage to New Yorkers’ ‘cue vocabulary. But…
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…
Second Floor Westin Galleria 13340 Dallas Parkway 972-450-9278 The menu at the Westin Galleria restaurant Second Floor, developed by Dallas’ Bijoux executive chef Scott Gottlich and overseen daily by chef J. Chastain, has a clean and simple appeal that uses fresh, local ingredients dashed with house-made charcuterie to create simple…
Dallas diners aren’t sake drinkers. So says Yutaka Sushi Bistro’s Yutaka Yamato, who’s rejiggering his Sharaku Sake Lounge to better accommodate local tastes. “I tried to sell sake because it’s a Japanese restaurant, but it doesn’t work well,” Yamato says. “A lot of people don’t know about sake. They drink…
Just as the hot summer months inevitably result in a spike in crime stats, something about the July heat must make people get the urge to collectively rise up against their oppressors. Not only is our own country’s independence celebrated in July, but the French (and Oak Cliff bikos) celebrate…
The Southern Foodways Alliance, an 800-member organization that’s stimulated serious scholarly discussion of barbecue and pinto beans; produced dozens of movies on edible topics ranging from Sazeracs to pig ear sandwiches; rebuilt a New Orleans fried chicken shack devastated by Hurricane Katrina; and collected hundreds of oral histories from oystermen,…
As you can see in our slideshow, Go Oak Cliff and Alliance Francaise De Dallas celebrated Bastille Day yesterday with a Francophile street festival featuring crepes, wine, a mussel cook-off, French maid obstacle course, the French bocce-like yard game petanque — and an estimated crowd of 1,500, triple the organizers’…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week did its best to dampen summer fun by linking salsa to food poisoning. According to the much-quoted press release, one out of every 25 cases of foodborne illnesses picked up at restaurants originates in a bowl of salsa or guacamole…
Carl’s Jr., in its infinite wisdom, has developed a foot-long cheeseburger. Like Burger King’s BK Shots, this is another burger innovation beyond the limits of imagination. Clearly, human minds will be puzzling over this long-food-meat and bun invention for some time. While scientists dabble in supernatural wonder, we’d like to…
Franklin Barbecue 3421 N. I-35, Austin 512-653-1187 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday (or until sold out) All the food trailers on South Congress Avenue in Austin are awesome and delicious and all, but they’ve become super touristy. We love the food, but there’s something too squeaky-clean about the shiny Airstreams…
This week’s Dish column covers Los Cabos: the Mexican that all you Oklahomianians love. You can read Hanna Raskin’s full breakdown of the ritzy, downright sexy Mexican food (and see if she enjoyed it’s steamy qualities) her writeup Los Cabos: Okie-Mex is About What You’d Expect.. See more of Los Cabos’…
Now that the 2010 KRLD Restaurant Week list of participating establishments has been officially released, reservations and plans are busily being made all over Dallas. This year’s list includes a staggering 130 participants, and it seems that there are fewer places not choosing to participate than in year’s past. This…
Apparently, some of this Top Chef season’s chefs have enough time on their hands they can give motivational talks. At least that’s what super-confident Angelo likes to do with young Tamesha. Less-bitchy Kelly called him a Tony Robbins impersonator. I call him creepy.And while the beginning of the show examined…
