Gentrification continues its march along Fitzhugh pushing eastward and leaving Red Fork Tavern and now Strangeways in its wake. The new bar, dubbed a “pub without the Irish theme to it” in a recent Pegusus article, was opened by sibling owners Eric and Erica Sanchez, who sought to create a…
The latest D Magazine hit news stands last week with much anticipation in the food world, after editors hyped the cover story on Commissary chef John Tesar as a story about Dallas’ “most hated chef.” Before I started, the Observer wrote a pretty nasty review of Tesar’s latest addition to…
Rumor has it that Ojos Locos at 10230 Technology Blvd. E. in Dallas was built solely because of the World Cup and that its owners recouped their start-up costs in record time. Keen on finding out about the buzz (albeit a little late to the party), City of Ate headed…
The Dallas Morning News, that gray thing that piles up on your old neighbor’s lawn when she’s on vacation, was loaded with food coverage over the weekend, including a story that identified the city’s “food deserts” — areas without adequate grocery shopping options for residents. That term, “food desert,” was…
Three words: Dallas. Chocolate. Conference. Just the thought of all that chocolate got me ready to get busy eating. Then I got busy lying down. And I was sweaty. But it’s not what you think. We’ve all heard of the meat sweats, but Saturday afternoon, at the Dallas Chocolate Conference…
See more photos of the DFW Food Truck Festival at dallasobserver.com/slideshow. The scene was the parking lot outside Sigel’s at Greenville Avenue just north of Lovers Lane. The characters: Nammi, Ruthie’s, Enticed, Jack’s Chowhound, 3 Men and a Taco, Gandolfo’s, Mr. Cool, Trailercakes and The Bomb Fried Pies. Not since…
ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons will be at the grand opening of a new Sam’s Club Liquor Store on September 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. to promote his new Pura Vida Tequila. In addition to signing bottles, a Les Paul guitar autographed by Rev. Gibbons will be given away…
This week in blogs, we ate raw chicken while Fat Hos tried out UNT’s vegan options, Nancy Nichols reminded us why she doesn’t like Hanna Raskin, and two Dallas reality stars got eliminated. Now our reality fame is up to Most Eligible Dallas, making for a very dismal week, indeed…
Cars in the drive-through: 5 Times I wished I’d just ordered multiple maltshakes: 500 My recent Dallas cheap restaurant quest: find the perfect combo restaurant. I’m not looking for fusion. I’m looking for a combo. Like Cool & Hot Taco, where you can get tacos as well as a million…
The Meddlesome Moth will hold a special dinner featuring the Lips of Faith Brewery on September 12. But what caught my eye was the title bestowed upon Colorado-based Belgium Brewery’s Lauren Salazar, who’s hosting the event. She’s dubbed a “Sensory Specialist,” and she spoke to me by cell phone while…
The Texas State Fair is a little more than a month away, and already deep-fry chatter abounds. Yesterday Alice Laussade listed eight ideas that push the fryer-busting envelope (that post has been updated with a dream that came true), and commenters continue to chime in with their own fat-laden recommendations…
The first DFW Food Truck Festival has generated quite a buzz. Organizer Jasper Russo says blogs covering the event have driven a surge of customers to his website. The RSVP page he usually uses to gauge interest in his tasting events received a spike in traffic, and some 400 food-truck…
Yesterday, Mark Zable’s fried biscuits and gravy announcement got us all hyped up for the fried fare at this year’s State Fair of Texas. We’re just days away from the official announcement of the finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards and we’re all sitting around wondering, “Well, if fried…
Recently, I asked my Twitter (I’m @DallasHophead) and Facebook friends for recommendations on beers from the Carolinas, as Lady Hophead was headed there for a wedding. And, while I got plenty of great tips I’ll check out if I ever get a chance to make the trip myself, it turns…
Be on the look out for Enticed, a gourmet shaved ice truck (not to be confused with smushed, grinded or jack hammered ice). Yesterday I talked to Lauren Noblett, the truck’s shaved ice expert, and she divulged the secret to their delicious snow cones, which I promised not to share…
Head just east of West Village and you’ll discover a new spot that feels like you traveled a lot farther east. Baboush transports you with its elegantly appointed Moroccan décor, unique drink menu and modern interpretations of classic Lebanese and Moroccan dishes. I’m pretty much always in the mood for…
“Ain’t no party like a grilled cheese party. ” I love that line, but for Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe, it’s a mantra. And if you’re a grilled cheese aficionado and follow the food truck’s tweets, you too will have the lyric so completely stuck in your head you’ll question your sanity…
I’d just written a post on food safety and ever-so-slightly under-cooked chicken when a blog post from Esquire landed in my in-box. “How to Eat Raw Chicken” is the title. Unsettling? Maybe. But maybe not. The Japanese love all sorts of raw things, poultry included. This short number in The…
You remember Mark Zable from last year’s State Fair of Texas Big Tex Choice Awards: He’s the one who won last year’s Most Creative title for inventing that little thing called fried beer.It wasn’t my favorite thing at the fair, but Zable has serious fried talent. “I just love our…
There’s a little party happenin’ at Il Cane Rosso this evening. According to a post owner Jay Jerrier threw up on Facebook last night: Looking for something fun to do Thursday night? Want to get a shot at being on TV? Then get over to Cane Rosso in Deep Ellum…
head on over to Trailercake’s basement storefront for a 24 Carrot Cupcake. (Bubbles the trailer is on lockdown.) For lunch today, Green House and Gandolfo’s New York Deli will be in the Arts District. Jack’s ChowHound is at Knox Place on Central Expressway from 11:30 – 2p.m. Nammi’s food truck…
Want to piss off a bunch of people? Tell them you think they feed their kids junk. And because of that, from now on, you get to decide what they eat. That’s what happened last year at Chicago’s Little Village Academy where Principal Elsa Carmona prohibited kids from bringing their…
