Whether you’ve got your own specialty beer you’re dying to share with the world or you just like free mystery drinks, make sure you block out some time Sunday afternoon. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14, Eno’s Tavern in the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff will…
Cool River1045 Hidden RidgeIrving (which used to have a football team and an important golf tournament)972-871-8881When anyone mentions Cool River, those within earshot instantly conjure images of flabby gentleman draped in adult Garanimals desperately maneuvering to isolate younger, outnumbered prey.And not very ably.Adjacent to the upscale Champps bar scene, however,…
The first thing that drew me to Villa O was the exterior, where a line of nautically themed blue and white couches and rocking chairs wait invitingly for the odd passerby to recline and stay awhile. (This, of course, was before today’s storm-of-biblical-proportions rolled in.) Assuming I couldn’t eat the…
Recipe Demonstrated By Rosanne Dileo of The Libertine Bar Rosanne Dileo has been cooking at The Libertine Bar for about a year, following stints as a server and general manager at the beloved lower Greenville pub. As much as she liked front-of-house money, though, she says she prefers the relative…
Apologies for the delays. The weather forecasts for yesterday evening called for a 30 percent chance of rain, so I spent part of my time in a tunnel at Pizza Hut Park and potential funnel clouds developed. Good thing they didn’t say 40 percent–we’d have an F-5 tornado ripping through…
Chef Blythe Beck likes things naughty—in the kitchen, on the plate, even at home, the tawdry cook can never say no when there’s some oil and a fine piece of meat. She’s even made naughtiness the heart of a new cooking series currently being videotaped at her restaurant. Now, let’s…
Before I walked into the Cindi’s on Central, I had no idea why they’d open a location that’s literally next door to The Casket Store. (Same question to you, Boxes to Go. You offering speedier service? I guess it’s pretty much impossible to open up any store next to The…
Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Without the existence of frozen supermarket taquitos, most guys wouldn’t have survived their 20s. Hell, even after we’ve overcome all that Darwin throws at us over that particular decade–beer bongs, beer pong, the…
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.San Francisco in the mid-1960’s. Peace, love, and cable cars. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. If you were into music, you could go to the Avalon Ballroom or Bill Graham’s Fillmore…
Just how many food shows do we need hanging out in and around Dallas, distracting our chefs and disrupting meals?Oxygen will be shooting the Naughty Kitchen at Central 214 for the next few months. The contest winner with the hair was back in the area–this time in Cowtown. A mom…
Each week the Dude Food guys assess the ‘masculinity’ of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating…Galaxy Drive In Theatre5301 N. IH 45, Ennis972-875-5505Dude Factor: 8, or “T-1000,” on a scale of 1 (“John Connor played by Nick Stahl”) to 10…
After a weekend spent swimming hazily through a NyQuil-induced fog and eating the only thing that didn’t come back up (Ak-Mak crackers), I was primed and ready for a good vegan lunch buffet–someplace where I wouldn’t have to ask any questions about ingredients or wonder whether they had really removed…
Could Another Train Wreck Be Far Behind? That’s how his trademark “collision cuisine” got it’s name. Someone wrote that Cassel’s cooking was like a train wreck on the plate–but it worked.At least that’s how he recalls it. And it worked well enough to make the Green Room an institution. The…
Last week I wrote about slipping standards of service. Most readers blamed lax management and training. But we also received a number of, shall we say, interesting comments from people claiming to be wait staff or former wait staff. Their take? Diners are to blame.Before I point out the obvious,…
OK, so our Hot off the Grill newsletter type person is no town crier…although because the mysterious writer used the work “Rolodex” this week, a throwback tone is in order. To find out the reason for such an archaic choice of words, or to get an inside look at Samar–Stephan…
The news from Robert Wilonsky at Unfair Park here…
Please forgive the rambling nature of this rant. It’s Monday, there’s no sign of the “Knockers” post due at 11 a.m., nor of some other stuff. I have a nice sunburn from the FC Dallas game. And on Saturday afternoon I waited in a 30 minute line, just so I…
“Blame it on the a-a-alcohol…,” DJ Christopher Tracy puts his spin on Jamie Foxx and T-Pain’s rap song amidst a forest of black and red balloons. Blame it on the alcohol, indeed. Or the ‘any excuse to party’ ethic that drives Uptown behavior. Lazare’s “grand opening” on Saturday showcased the…
Who’s Who Burgers69 Highland Park Village214-522-1980I’m almost certain Laura Bush walked by as I readied to try my first Who’s Who burger in about five years. I say “almost,” because if it really were the former first lady and only cognizant person in the White House, federal agents would have…
When Bliss Raw Bar opened last month, it seemed to confirm that raw food had entered swirl of food trends considered acceptable by the mainstream. Although misinformation of the “anything raw is better than anything cooked” sort still exists, most raw foodists have settled on the idea that a diet…
Nothing spices up a kitchen like the element of competition — as even a casual Food Network viewer could tell you. Describing a recipe for the camera? Not exciting. Breathily narrating your dish as you race to beat the clock and five other chefs? There’s good eating in that.So at…
I saw this today on our Twitter network: “World: quit bringing children to bars. I don’t care what time of day or night it is. Inappropriate.”But in many places around the world (well, Europe, anyway) parents regularly drag their kids to the pub. Prudish Americans think there’s something evil about…
