I guess the ironic thing about all of this was Charles Elmer Doolin (who also invented the “Cheeto”) was a bit of a food purist himself and health food advocate…Doolin was the treasurer of the Texas Natural Foods Association and an avid follower of Dr. Herbert Shelton, a San Antonio…
Olive Garden639 N. Cockrell Hill Road, DuncanvilleDude Factor: 3, or Roseanne (waitress/proprieter of loose meat sandwich specialty diner The Lanford Lunch Box), on a scale of 1 (Zach Braff in Garden State) to 10 (Jonah Hill in Forgetting Sarah Marshall)Last Saturday my lady and I–with tired bones, no pressing social…
By popular demand, I headed to Pizza By Marco last week to check out the legendary vegan pizzas. The little North Dallas chain (three locations) bills itself as Dallas’ oldest true “pizzeria”–whatever that means…although keeping a restaurant open in Dallas since 1956 is saying something. On weeknights, Marco’s oldest location,…
Good God…Brian Luscher (The Grape) in a cowboy hat with pinstriped apron and Brooks Anderson (Veritas wine bar) in a camel jacket. Notify Tom Ford. Wait, scratch that. Maybe Edsel Ford?Chef Luscher won the sixth annual steak cook-off in Hico. That’s his belt buckle in the case. …
Late yesterday I came across this story in which Which Wich CEO Jeff Sinelli expressed a certain angst over his Dallas-based sandwich chain’s decision to offer the so-called Which Wich Super, a 15-inch, low-priced variation on the standard 8-inch offering. Sinelli was speaking on Sunday in Chicago at the National…
That’s right, our Hot off the Grill newsletterer condenses a week’s worth of dining information into one easy to read email, chock full of colorful graphics. OK, we lied. The graphics are pretty repetitive. But the news is always different, always useful–particularly this edition, when you find out a little…
Clear some space on your TiVo–or, if you’re on a food blog budget, buy a few blank VHS tapes: The Next Food Network Star returns at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 7. As in years past, the show gives 10 contestants the chance to win over a selection…
Under no other circumstances would we hand over our keys to a stranger and let them drive off. But at almost every restaurant, valets hop into Porsches, Kias and whatever else pulls up and roar away. Tullos has been at it for a decade–the last eight at Al Biernat’s. He…
“I’m hoping they voted the way they did because they want to come here.” (Eric Gigon, an owner of Track in Rowlett, on the city’s smoking ban, which goes into effect today. Voters supported the city council’s original ban by a two to one margin in a special election. Track…
I’m not only going to borrow a couple paragraphs from Scott at DallasFood.org, but I’m also lifting them out of context. Hope he doesn’t mind. In the midst of a thoughtful post discussing a blogger code of ethics proposal, Scott wrote: The professional has to blow part of his budget…
Kirin Court221 W. Polk St., Richardson214-575-8888On Saturday afternoons, most non-people watching restaurants sit relatively idle, if they’re open at all. But you’ll find much of the area’s Chinese population (and a nice cross-section of Richardson, as well) huddled over the dim sum at Kirin Court, even well past lunch time.The…
Lover’s Pizza and Pasta5605 W. Lovers Lane214-353-0509Promised delivery time: 35-45 minutesActual delivery time: 48.12 minutesOption to order pizza by the slice: 15No-frills, informative guy who took the order: 10Running three minutes late on delivery: -20Friendly European greaser dude with pompadour and white T-shirt who delivered our order: 19Aurora sauce (creamy…
The Rosewood Mansion On Turtle Creek, the world-class five-star, five-diamond restaurant, six-cubic zirconia, three-lithium…never mind. The much awarded destination will serve a wine dinner from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, featuring the culinary creations of executive sous chef Eric Brandt paired with selections from California’s LIOCO. LIOCO, which takes…
Yeah, why not. With the end of Tutankhamun’s reign in Dallas, it seemed like the thing to do: resurrect some comments about ancient Egyptian dining and drinking habits. Born in Arizona, he moved to Babylonia–then on to Egypt, which he ruled for just nine years, starting in 1333 BCE. The…
“He was a happy-go-lucky guy with a great work ethic.” (Ed Murph, owner of Norma’s Cafe, on Lonnie Ray Ellis, one of his kitchen staff. Ellis died last week in an auto accident with a DART bus. Norma’s staff placed a donation jar at the counter to raise enough money…
Sure, “fusion” has been beaten to death, and that doesn’t seem to be stopping anyone from knocking it around some more. But when cooking influences come together more organically — because China is close to India, say, or because the Colonel has served Kentucky so well as ambassador to Asia…
Both Leslie Brenner and I hammered the kitchen at Nick & Sam’s Grill. But there’s no denying the restaurant’s popularity. Some people rank Mi Cocina amongst the city’s top ten restaurants while others–myself included–consider it mediocre at best. Again, it turns out, those who favor the local chain comment on…
Only the Dewhurst Bill raised enough hackles to general award-getting comments this week…although Margie scored points with this, excerpted from her comment posted in response to our coverage of the food and bands at Taste of Addison:Foreigner? Scary. Both the runner up and winner posted on D magazine’s SideDish–and both…
Talking about gin, of course. That so many people hate gin, love gin or can tolerate only one specific brand of gin says a lot about the spirit. Although bound together by juniper, the amount of this fruit and balance of other botanicals involved in distillation–as well as the distillation…
At The Libertine Bar May 21, three events will coincide to make one great night for cheapskates, cadgers, freeloaders … oh, and beer lovers. The bar–a multiple Best of Dallas winner–will have its usual Thursday night promotion where you get to keep the glass. Also scheduled for that night is…
She’s worked in some of the city’s most respected kitchens, including Cafe on the Green, Mediterraneo and The Riviera. As executive chef at Trader Vic’s, she picked up a spot in the Dallas Morning News’ list of top new restaurants in 2007.Crockett now serves as general manager for Cadillac Ranch,…
“This was my first restaurant in Dallas and it lasted eight years. It’s been great; I had a wonderful time. There were about 40 different reasons why I sold it. So, I’m starting a new chapter in my life.” (Former Mirabelle chef-owner Joseph Maher on selling his stellar North Dallas…
