In the post below, Joe warned of the shock-inducing lines to come on the End of Days In-N-Out Opening Day. He said don’t be alarmed.Good advice. Writers Alice Laussade and Patrick Michels are at the Frisco location’s Grand Opening right now, and have forwarded along this photo. They’ll be along…
Parigi co-owners Janice Provost and Chad Houser are opening a nonprofit restaurant concept called Café Momentum that will double as a culinary training facility for disadvantaged youth, allowing teens to work with real chefs. To get the word out and the funds raised, Provost and Houser are launching a monthly…
Happy In-N-Out Day, Dallas. Decades from now, when you’re stuffing your face with a Triple-Triple (we get fatter in the future) and wondering if anyone called while you were out (cell phones, the internet — it’s all going to stop working soon, I swear), we’ll remember the days leading up…
Completely lost in New York during my trip to the James Beard Awards, I stumbled upon Holey Cream. Based on the name, I thought it must be a sex shop. Turns out, it’s better: Holey Cream Outrageous Donuts and Ice Cream is a dessert shop that will make you an…
The dearth of information on most taquerías and Mexican restaurants in the Dallas area means that often this weekly series relies heavily on leaps of faith (and stomach). Call it food cartography, because, baby, there is no map. It’s what barbecue expert Daniel Vaughn does at Full Custom Gospel BBQ…
Here at City of Ate we heard murmurs that, despite not having it on their menu, Chipotle can actually whip up a pretty darn good quesadilla, and we had to see and taste it for ourselves. We awkwardly asked for a quesadilla, and the staff happily obliged. The woman behind…
Dearest Wylie Dufresne, You, sir, are The Shit. And by that, I mean the amazing The Shit, not the actual shit The Shit. The food that I watched you create and serve up last week at wd~50 in Manhattan was otherworldly. If you’re half as good at making love as…
And they’re off…discriminating against singles again. That’s right, Park Place Volvo’s Day at the Races 2011 charged single people more per ticket than couples. The Lee Park Junior Conservancy hosted the seersucker- and hat-filled Kentucky Derby Day event, which raised money for the development, conservation and maintenance of Lee Park…
It is on like Donkey Kong! Don’t get too crazy about this, kids, but Arby’s has just unleashed a throw-down with Subway. I am so on this. See, they are both promoting their seasonal chicken salad sandwiches. And now Arby’s has an official “Chicken Salad Taste-off” on its website where…
Not sure if you guys heard, but this year City of Ate picked up a nomination from the James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards for Group Food Blog, and I was nominated in the Humor category for a feature story we did on fried hamsters. Awesome! We City of Aters were…
It’s official, In-N-Out Burger has announced that they’ll be opening its doors, and drive-thru windows, to the public at both the Frisco and Allen locations this Wednesday. The grand unveiling of the California burger joint is set to commence Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., but according to Carl Van Fleet, the…
Inside Weinberger’s Deli in Denton, pinned to a yellow counter is a sign explaining something along the lines that they reserve the right to be rude. If customers can’t take it, they’re probably in the wrong place. I normally can’t take it, but I was definitely in the right place…
If you pay much attention to this blog and its accompanying newspaper, you’ve noticed that we’ve yet to fill the oft-sneezed-upon shoes of Hanna Raskin, our former food critic and lead blogger, who’s now doing those things in Seattle, where apparently even allergens think it rains too much. Well, we’re…
It sounds like soft shell crabs and In-N-Out are finally coming to Dallas, so it’s been a good week in Dallas food blogs. Read on. City of Ate Kristy Yang has some mixed feelings about Il Cane Rosso. She was disappointed to find the homemade pasty was gummy and bland…
It may risk a certain level of blasphemy, or more likely be a “duh” revelation, to say Paula Deen is one of food television’s most grating on-screen presences. This is, perhaps, a politically incorrect conclusion to draw, given the travails she’s faced throughout her somewhat soap-operatic life — a personal…
Better find a stand-in for Chinese takeout if you liked Hunan Express at 2025 Cedar Springs Road in Uptown…at least temporarily. The 13-year-old Chinese delivery and takeout restaurant has shut its doors. But its owners posted a sign in the window encouraging loyal customers to send an email message here…
She boned someone, got super fat, made your whole body from scratch and then successfully shot you out of her lady parts. And to thank your mother for all that, you give her a Hallmark card and call it even? No. No, you do not. You’re an adult now. It’s…
There was no sense of surprise when I read that Frito-Lay was releasing a Tapatio-flavored version of their Doritos chips, based on the popular hot sauce. (They’re also rolling out Tapatio Fritos and Ruffles.) The R&D team at the Plano-based snack company is always tinkering with taste buds. A former…
The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff threw its second Supper Club last night, inviting local hungry people to sample the culinary stylings of Kelly Hightower, recently announced as the new chef for something called Wild Salsa. The monthly event, which is sponsored by this very blog, opened with an apps…
In part one and two of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Patton Robertson, executive chef at Five-Sixty, and his thoughts on the national food scene and the Dallas dining scene, respectively. Today we give you the five rules you have to follow if you…
The small bodega, trading in beer and candy, on Gaston Avenue had been opened for 10 months before a kitchen was set up in the back of the shop. That’s when business began to pick up for Big E’s Food and Beverage, sparsely decorated with beer and soda memorabilia, signs,…
Quittin’ time gives you the lowdown on local happy hours. Where: Barbara’s Pavilion, 325 Centre St. When: 4-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, What: $3 domestics and wells Why: Because it’s just like Cheers, where everybody knows your stage name, and Ted Danson lip syncs Lady Gaga in drag. Barbara’s Pavilion…
