Food & Drink

On the surface, Sarah Perry seems like an unlikely advocate. She has a quiet, almost passive demeanor and no interest in whipping up conspiracy theories even though the city of Dallas has given her a good reason to have some. All she wants to do is run a simple farmers…

Almost two years ago, when I was deciding whether or not I wanted to move to Dallas and devote my life to writing about burgers and Reuben sandwiches, I sat in my old office in Falls Church, Virginia, and looked at Google maps. I’ve been fascinated with maps since I…

While eating at Urbano Cafe, the subject of this week’s review, I had a hard time figuring out the menu. A pasta Bolognese and other dishes point to Italian cooking, but an evening special touted pork belly and Vietnamese honey. This odd sort of fusion is something I wouldn’t expect…

This is the first of what we hope to be a semi-regular feature here at the City of Ate, in which we talk to restaurant owners one year out (or there about) to see how the restaurant business is treating them. We interviewed Khanh Nguyen of DaLat when he first…

Last weekend’s Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party offered up celebrity, entertainment and gourmet eats in a surprisingly badass setting at the Glass Cactus. And while my focus tends to be on cuisine at these sort of events, I’d like to tell you about the stuff that…

Wednesday, April 24 Tonight Craft and Growler will tap a keg of Deep Ellum Brewing Co.’s new barley wine, Numb Comfort and they have the free glasses to prove it. Thursday, April 25 Goodfriend is holding a fundraiser for the family of Ben Harris of Redhook Ale Brewing in Portsmouth,…

Last night, the Dallas chapter of the Slow Food group met at Craft and Growler, the hip new beer dispensary that opened in Fair Park six months ago. This was the first meeting for the group with Liz Goulding, a young, small and very determined food nerd at the helm…

Belly and Trumpet opened this February in Uptown, creating a stir with its fresh take on small plates. Oak owners Richard and Tiffanee Ellman partnered with John Paul Valverde last year, when they opened The Bowery, an upscale hot dog restaurant that belly flopped. The team kept the Belly, added…

It was just over a year ago that Whataburger announced what turned out to be the temporary demise of its popular Spicy Ketchup. The company held a contest to give away the last case of the oh-so-slightly piquant condiment, under the guise that we might never see it again. See…

Jay Jerrier sent word this morning that they’re firing up the big white oven at the new Cane Rosso White Rock (7328 Gaston Ave.) tonight for the first night of official pizza business. “Seeing as it is raining and temps are supposed to drop down into the 40s with high…

Chef Kenny Mills knows a thing or two about running a steakhouse. His resume includes The Capitol Grille, Sullivan’s and Dallas Chop House. But a few years ago, Mills grew tired of the Dallas scene and took a chance on a burger joint in a pretty nondescript strip mall in…

It’s hard not to notice when you get to the office and there’s a pink piñata in the shape of a pig sitting on your desk. The massive piece of swag was dropped off to announce Chipotle’s new margaritas featuring Patrón tequila. Margaritas are nothing new at Chipotle — they’ve…

Do you juice? Apparently more people do every day. The industry is growing at an incredible clip, anchored by New York and Los Angeles, the two cities credited with starting the whole trend. Here in Dallas, juicing hasn’t quite become the lifestyle it has out on the coasts, but the…

Hypnotic Donuts will begin offering vegan doughnuts, according to a news release they sent out this morning. The new doughnuts are apparently the product of nearly six months of work testing out recipes to find the best way to make doughnuts without eggs or dairy. For now, the doughnuts will…

It seems as if every few months, Burger King throws something out into the marketplace that seems to say, “Ah, you know we’re just kidding everybody … unless it works, then we totally meant to do that.” It’s very similar to watching Ryan Lochte form a complete sentence. That seems…

I’m obsessed with parsley. Not that curly-leafed bullshit sitting next to your petite filet, I’m talking about the flat-leaf variety that’s known for its tender texture and sweeter flavor. If you get some fresh from the farmers market you’ll notice a much more robust flavor than the grocery store varieties…

So cheese week happened. We’ve filled City of Ate with so much cheese news we looked like a full -on cheese blog. Even ol’ Lee Harvey up in the header there is eating cheese. This week we ran a porny slide show devoted to some of the better cheese boards…