Sometimes, I drink things that contain no alcohol at all. These occurrences are relatively rare, but it is important that I not be entirely tanked for my regular 10 a.m. conference call. One cannot survive on gin alone, which means that zero-proof libations are an absolutely essential part of our…
One of the most challenging things you can do, as a person with free will and time to roam the Earth and eat things, is to sit and enjoy the taste of a veggie burger. Questions break the mind-dam and flood in: Why shape vegetables to look like a burger?…
Whole Foods is doing a fish fry. Now before you go, you’ll have to do a little mental reconciliation. That is, you will have to reconcile the disparity between Whole Foods, with its organic chia seeds and probiotic hot dogs and a fish fry, with its, well, fried stuff. Fried…
With the craft beer movement growing so quickly,sometimes keeping up on your local brewery scene is tough, especially when high demand kegs often get kicked the same day they’re tapped If you’re a geek, and you’re inclined, a new app called TapHunter promises to help you keep tabs on your…
What if all of your favorite Dallas chefs came together Avengers-style to wage an epic battle against shitty fast food? What if their lair was space-themed with planetary paintings, galactic murals and enough neon to cast a dusky glow that could be seen as far away as Fort Worth? What…
In the restaurant industry, it is almost always the executive chefs who get all the glory. When the four-star reviews come in and the back-patting goes around, nobody thinks about the sous chef. But it is the hard-working sous chefs, backed by a hard-working army of line cooks, that are…
Fish eyes staring me down: 4 “Fish taco can also mean vagina” jokes that ran through my head during lunch: 456 Fur Coat On A 70-Degree Day Lady arrives a little late to meet her friend, Strait-Lane Old-Money Awesome Huge Old-Lady Hair Lady, and side-hugs her. They talk shit about…
It’s been some time since we rounded up Dallas’ best Tex-Mex restaurants, mostly because the refried-bean scene really hasn’t changed very much in the last few years. A few of our favorites have closed, though, and there have been some new discoveries, too. Besides, with heart-warming beans and cheese, and…
The first time I stepped into Stonedeck Pizza Pub, the dining room was a sight to be seen and then promptly forgotten. I’d walked in from the cold, looking for something to stuff my gut and warm my bones, but I couldn’t find a seat. The dining room was mobbed;…
Amsterdam Bar fans were allowed barely a week to mourn the loss of one of Expo Park’s more iconic bars. Developer Madison Partners LLC announced this week that it’s landed new tenants in Ten Bells owners Meri Dahlke and Michael Hickey, who will open Eight Bells. This is a huge…
No, not the molten-hot processed cheese-food-liquid queso. Quesa is the new restaurant that opened last month on Cedar Springs Road in the Oak Lawn neighborhood. It offers tacos served on freshly made corn tortillas — the flour tortillas are purchased pre-made — and lesser-known quesas. It’s the quesas that got…
Food trends seem to be about three (or 10, sometimes) years late in making their way to Dallas from the East and West coasts. Even as the scene here has accelerated in recent years, we’ve lagged behind other cities in terms of offering a wide range of cuisines and flavors…
If this corner on Henderson Avenue is known for anything, it’s raucous nightlife. Beauty Bar, Gin Mill, Barcadia and others slather young drinkers with alcohol while playing loud music, night after night. But while the young and drunk bump and grind, and giant Jenga towers tumble under the influence, two…
Chasin’ Tail’s new location, just across the Lewisville Lake bridge in Lake Dallas, is easy to find, marked as it is by a large pink pig-shaped smoker out front. I visited recently, and the sophomore in me was disappointed at the missed opportunity with the menu: no “Meat Three Way”…
The first time I called Mike Goldfuss at his Collective Brewing Project Brewery, he was busy setting up one of his tanks. The second time I called, he spoke to me while handling Fed Ex deliveries and wrestling with a computer to check on beer deliveries. Novice brewers take note:…
Rex’s Seafood is spreading its fins, filling the streets of DFW with the smell of freshly steamed seafood and placing Dallas under siege by lobster roll. The Dallas Farmers Market will be the site for one location. Rex’s will plate up sandwiches and other casual fare amongst the tamales, roasted…
Everyone has been sick lately, including me. Headache, scratchy throat, the works. I’d been medicating with chicken soup and tapioca pudding for days, but feeling on the mend I decided to venture out for sustenance. I needed something good, something comforting. But also — and this is not a typical…
A few weeks ago, we broke down Dallas’ 10 best burgers. The first few were easy to rattle off because, after last year, we’re actually made of burger meat now. Going forward, you will address us as “Burgers King.” Several of the burgers are iconic classics, others are new entries…
The Dallas culinary scene continues to mourn the sudden death of Tom Spicer, the eccentric urban farmer whose greens graced so many restaurant plates. The day after it was reported that Spicer died, poster board signs calling him a “Dallas hero” and offering condolences could be found on the fences…
After a show at the Granada on Greenville Avenue, Sundown, its neighboring beer garden, is the obvious choice for a nightcap or dessert or both. They feature farm-to-table food and vegan/vegetarian options, which is admirable, but when it comes to dessert, “gluten-free” isn’t much of a turn-on. Mercifully, the quinoa-crusted…
If you think this recent spate of cold weather is inconvenient as you bolt from your front door to your car, be glad you’re not a peach farmer. The recent unseasonably warm weather followed by snow and freezing rain has area farmers scrambling to protect their coming harvest. Stone fruits…
Talk about public-service journalism: Bloomberg is shining a spotlight the lobbying efforts of big pizza makers, some of which are based in DFW. Pizza Hut, for instance, spent nearly $700,000 supporting campaign efforts during the last two elections, 99 percent of which went to republicans. The mega chain joins other…
