Jack’s ChowHound will be filling up bellies at the International Design Center on Turtle Creek, in the Design District. The Crazy Sisters are at Grubbs Nissan in Bedford for lunch. Gandolfo’s NY Deli is at the Sigel’s on Greenville Avenue. Nammi will be in the Dallas Arts District and reportedly…
After the bills supporting small breweries in Texas each died a slow, torturous death while being chipped away by compromise in the most recent legislative session, we drowned our sorrows, saddened to see our cynicism about the corporatocracy ruling our state proven correct once again, and tried to forget about…
A new study conducted by UT researcher Fawaz Almansour finds that today’s power parents are the worst lunch-packers ever.”The main finding of our study is that more than 90 percent of perishable items were at an unacceptable temperature — according to USDA guidelines — an hour and a half before…
Have you gotten to Alan Richman’s scathing back and forth account of M.Wells? The article is making the rounds this week and describes an odd email exchange between critic and restauranteur, involving plenty of bad taste and alleged sexual harassment. Richman also apologized to his readers for seemingly encouraging bad…
It’s hot out there — especially in a cookin’ truck. Let’s show these kids some love today: Gandoflo’s is in the Dallas Arts District at 2121 Pearl St. between Flora and Olive from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jack’s ChowHound is at the Knox Place Building from 11 a.m. to…
Yesterday we told you about a new restaurant concept, started by Grant Achatz, proprietor of Alinea in Chicago. The concept riffs on dinner theater, charging a fixed price for a ticket before the event instead of leaving a bill after. The menu also shifts four times a year to keep…
Well, the peppers are picked and packed — maybe a little later and less abundant than usual. Harvested in late summer in Hatch, New Mexico, these green delicacies, named for their birth city, have garnered a cult-like following who flock to stores in a mild frenzy upon their arrival. It’s…
I stumbled upon the SSahm BBQ food truck while walking through the Arts District playing hipster bingo. (“Another fedora. Dang. Already got that one. Wait — there’s a dude in somehow-baggy-size-zero skinny jeans walking with a girl in a too-short romper!! She’s got a sugar glider in a bonding-pouch necklace!!!…
The word “craft” denotes a skill or trade. It can also refer to the quality of workmanship of the product that trade produces. All in all, it makes a decent name for a restaurant helmed by a perfectionist chef. Tom Colicchio, who’s built his career serving simple but refined recipes…
I’ve been alluding for a while now to a restaurant whose playlist rubbed me the wrong way. Turns out the mystery restaurant with the incongruous soundtrack is Craft Dallas, whose music selection is completely uncomplementary to the scene it’s trying to set. The restaurant’s manager would do well to stick…
I’ve been eying the weather channel a lot lately. Not for the temperature, but for the pollen count, which apparently will begin an upward march as soon as the mercury begins to wane and the fall allergy season kicks off. Allergies aren’t good for food critics, as you might have…
Watching Bravo the other night, it happened: John Stamos tried to make Greek yogurt sexy at me. I was just sitting there, watching a yogurt ad like us 30-year-old women are supposed to, when Uncle Jesse tried to tell me that bringing yogurt to a dinner party is not only…
Today’s New York Times takes a close look at Next, a new dining concept in Chicago opened by Grant Achatz and his partner, Nick Kokonas. The restaurant is innovative not only in its changing menu, which bops around the globe chasing French then Thai then whatever’s next (Italy?), but also…
Last night we tracked down the crusin’ Vietnamese-fusion food truck Nammi and tried both the beef bahn mi sandwich and chicken bowl. Everything was fresh, flavorful and spicy, and the portions are generous. Today Nammi will be at Sigel’s at 3209 Fitzugh for lunch and the Walgreen’s at 5201 Beltline…
Speaking of Preston Hollow pizza … For a place so reluctant to give interviews leading up to its opening yesterday, Dough Pizzeria managed no shortage of coverage on its first day. That may have something to do with the strong reputation of its original location, in San Antonio, which is…
Subs, Mexican, burgers, Slurpees — the strip mall at Northwest Highway and Hillcrest has most of the major food groups covered. It will get that elusive fifth major food group, cheap pizza, in a couple of months. Mimi Ahmedi’s family owns the Joe’s Pizza and Pasta chain. He’s branching out,…
If you’re looking for something fabulous for lunch today, the SSahm BBQ foodtruck will be in the Dallas Arts District peddling gourmet Korean tacos. Then, if you’re hungry for more tonight they’re at the Walgreen’s off Belt Line Road in Addison. • Gandolfo’s is parking it at Crouch Sales from…
Today marks yet another national holiday that makes for unenthusiastic celebration of food and/or drink. Am I wrong? Did you all raise your glasses to the heavens and shout “Happy National Tequila Day!” a few weeks ago? Did you stuff down any more hot dogs in July than you will…
I was out in Irving last night, sleuthing for ethnic eats, when I saw a grocery chain I recognized. If you haven’t explored some of the big ethnic groceries around town, you’re missing out. They have consistently competitive prices, a zillion condiments that are otherwise hard to find, and the…
It’s a big week on food television for Dallas. Yesterday we told you about Adam Richman’s visit to Kuby’s Sausage House, and today we’ve received word that Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman will be getting his s’mores on at Tillman’s Roadhouse in his new show, Sugar High. In addition…
Writing about last meals is nothing new. Food writers have often riffed on the theme. But last meals are usually framed as an end-of-life treat. A thoughtful article in the Sunday Times takes a different look at how we dine and asks: What would you order as a last meal…
The Premier League kicked off this weekend, lulling Dallasites out of the summer doldrums with the promise of cooler weather, hearty breakfasts, and lots of beer. For the uninitiated, the big games in England are piped into a handful of pubs early on weekend mornings. The games make for an…
