Update: Yesterday we told you that Twisted Root would be serving beaver burgers tomorrow, which is now today. Today we’re told that the beaver burgers will not be available until tomorrow, which is still tomorrow. Are we clear? Crystal. Original item: Deep Ellum’s location of Twisted Root, the burger chain…
This Is Just To Say I have eaten the enchiladas that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for lunch Forgive me they were delicious so spicy and so warm William Carlos William’s poem — his original is about about sweet, delicious plums — popped into…
Maryland-based beverage superstore Total Wine is coming to Dallas. The new store, to be located in the shuttered Office Depot location in Park Lane (9350 North Central Expressway), builds on the more than 80 stores the chain has opened in ten states. The recent expansion will add stores to Texas,…
Yeah, we went there. Most of these are dessert-related. And might force you to face your childhood because most of them are also a bit nostalgic. Which may or may not be an indicator that we need therapy. 1. Lemon Chill Available at any water park, baseball stadium or outdoor…
Attention all bourbon enthusiasts, gin guzzlers, Manhattan drinkers and budding mixologists: a massive four-day craft cocktails event is coming to Dallas June 14 through June 17; The brainchild of local booze magicians Brian McCullough (Smoke, The Standard Pour) and Nico Ponce (The Chesterfield), the event is brought to you by…
Denton’s historic downtown square has long been a revolving door of independent shops and eateries. In the former Madison June baby boutique space (turns out drunk college kids don’t have a need for a $40 onesie), former popcorn business-owner Tim Loyd has opened Atomic Candy. This place is just damn…
The Texas Baker’s Bill is getting closer to being useful to bakers. Late last week, news circulated about new language for the Texas Food Cottage Law, which passed last year and allows home bakers to legally sell their goods with a few certain conditions. After the law was passed, the…
When we told you back in December that Whataburger was releasing a new spicy ketchup, we warned that quantities were limited. We just had no idea this day would come so soon. Earlier today, Whataburger offered the following on its Facebook page: Would you like to win the final case…
No, seriously. Can you?…
March has come and gone, which means that somehow three months have already passed since we began this whole Meatless Monday endeavor — I’ve eaten a lot of vegetarian meals over the past hundred or so days, some memorably delicious, others notably terrible, as well as some not worth mentioning…
Do you remember where you were the first time you tried Cool Ranch Doritos? It was 1986, Goose and Mav were killin’ karoke in Top Gun, “Rock Me Amadeus” and “Papa Don’t Preach” were hits, and parachute pants and leg warmers were both in style. And Cool Ranch Doritos?! Damn,…
Standard Pour, Uptown’s newest cocktail den, brought to you by Brian McCullough of Smoke and pop-up bar fame and the team behind Sfuzzi, opened last week in the old Lotus space at 2900 Mckinney Avenue. The patio was packed on a breezy Wednesday night, and inside was at about three-quarters…
The Katy Trail Ice House was a zoo on Friday. There wasn’t a single seat available, and there was a wait at the bar to get a beer. Despite the crowd, I was able to get in, order a Lawnmower, chug it and get out in about five minutes. How’d…
If you weren’t there for Opening Day on Friday, I’m sorry. But there’s a lot more to come, including tonight’s Opening Yu. We went Friday, and are here now with 10 tips, reminders and observations. 1. Tailgating at Rangers Ballpark on Friday was everything it was supposed to be. The…
Baseball is officially here. I ran over to the Katy Trail Ice House to test an iPhone app and snapped this shot while I was there. Rangers fans are out in full force. If any of you find your way to the stadium this weekend, here’s some food you might…
Early this February, Iron Cactus got served. Literally. The Austin-based Tex-Mex chain, with a location in downtown Dallas, became the subject of class-action lawsuit alleging that it failed to comply with federal employment laws regarding wages and tip-pooling. According to the suit, Iron Cactus illegally implemented a tip-pooling procedure. Pooling…
“Always strive to master your craft.” The closing words of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, which opens today at the Magnolia and Angelika Theaters, would make sound advice for any trade. But thrust upon the shokunin, the master sushi chef, they invoke a certain umami for the soul that’s as inspiring…
JR Bentley’s “Chain Restaurant Hell” could have easily described Arlington for ages. But with Cowboys Stadium, the Super Bowl and record admissions at UTA, it’s finally got a few places with character. Well, OK, a lot of them are still chains, but not in the fast-food sense. If you want…
It’s Opening Day. You planned on going to go the stadium ring in Spring and tackle the big, bad Boomstick (above), but then your boss tossed a few extra TPS reports in your inbox. You’ll never make it to Arlington on time. Oh well. You didn’t want to spend hundreds…
The Dallas Farmers Market Friends will be at tonight’s Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs meeting, to speak out against a plan to open transitional housing for homeless people near the market. In their pleas to save the place, board members have made many references to the history of…
Tuesday evening, after tornadoes struck the metroplex, Scott Wooley, owner of the So-Cal Taco food truck, immediately started devising a plan to help the victims and relief workers. It’s all part of his gratuitous spirit, which is partly a result of his fight with cancer several years ago. He’s free…
A well-balanced cocktail is a work of magic. A handful of quality ingredients, combined with a sometimes subtle and sometimes vigorous agitation, transform into something significantly larger than the sum of their parts. While slurping oysters at the Chesterfield, the subject of this week’s review, I asked my tablemates whether…
