Just when you think cupcakes are over and done, Samantha Rush, of Rush Patisserie, undoes them. Or, perhaps redoes them. Either way, she’s retooled the cupcake by creating the Un-Cupcake ($7). It’s basically a miniature cake in a jar. The benefit? It’s adorable for starters, and, as Rush herself explains,…
It’s a little bit sexist to assume that your mother is yearning for a kitchen gadget this Mother’s Day. It’s also a bit forward of us to assume that’s what you’re planning on getting her. Not that a gadget gift doesn’t have hit potential — kitchen goodies last longer than…
The wedge of dragon fruit tilted the cocktail placed on the table. And it was annoying. The drink, one of the beverages offered at a tequila cocktail competition this weekend, was lip-smacking good without it. It was gratuitous window dressing and it required instructions from the bartender about the best…
The Dallas Morning News’ Leslie Brenner reported this week that the long-awaited In-N-Out Burgers near Frisco and Allen, the California chain’s first foray into the DFW area, is set to open next week. But what about those of us who consider Frisco a bit too near the edge of civilization…
A year ago today, Mattito’s in Uptown burst onto the local competitive eating scene with its first ever Bob Armstrong queso eating contest — a five-minute race to down as much of the famous mix of cheese, ground beef, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo as possible.Last year, Teresa…
In part one 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. In today’s second installment, the chef shares his views on what the Dallas dining scene looks like from 560 feet in…
Today, we celebrate the victory of Mexican armed forces over the French. The event is usually honored with copious amounts of sour margaritas and bad Tex-Mex food. Take, for example, the Bob Armstrong Queso-eating contest at Mattito’s Uptown. Not all must be sour day-glo beverages and paperweight pabulum in Dallas…
May is shaping up to be an eventful month, beerwise. First off, don’t forget about the Belgian Tea Party at The Common Table Saturday, May 14, or about the two previously mentioned festivals, the Spring Beer Festival noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at Flying Saucer on the Lake and the…
What’s left to say about Il Cane Rosso that hasn’t already been said? The name and product were Dallas institutions long before the new Deep Ellum storefront opened for business this year. Il Cane Rosso was Dallas’ esoteric floating pizzeria, setting up shop at Chocolate Angel and Times Ten Cellars…
The Dallas Arboretum is beautiful this time of year. It’s also fucking crazy. If you’re driving down Garland road during arboretum business hours, you’ll see a ridiculously long line of minivans stuffed with sticky-toddler-filled cars eats, brides-to-be and chicks decked out in their quinceañera dresses all super frustrated that they’re…
This week, Three-Course Meal catches up with Patton Robertson, chef at Five-Sixty by Wolfgang Puck . Who are you? I’m a Texas boy. Just turned 40. Cooking is something that I’ve done since childhood, and I have been cooking Texas-based food and California cuisine for 14 years. After focusing on regional…
Reservations just got more difficult to acquire at The Grape, chef/owner Brian C. Luscher’s wine bistro, as Danyele McPherson was named sous chef today. McPherson is late of Stephan Pyles, where she began as line cook and worked her way up dice by dice to sous chef. She was educated…
Yesterday, we had the chance to chat with Nova’s chef Kelly Hightower about a thing or two — community gardens (which he says are trending in the food community), his very own top-secret guerrilla supper club (about which he assures we’ll be getting an email blast sooner than later), and…
In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we learned about chef Tim Love’s inspiration for his Love Shack burger joint, along with a secret, off-menu item he likes to order when he’s in the mood for one of his burgers. Yesterday, we shared a recipe for grilled pickles…
Not everything is Tecate and tequila with a smattering of high-pitched mariachi howling on Cinco de Mayo — not anymore at least, thanks to the rise of Mexican craft breweries. The individuals behind these operations aren’t going the usual lager route, as the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month…
The first concert I went to without a parent was the Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, at the Summit in Houston, circa 1986. I was 11 and my brother was 16. We had floor seats, and I remember it being a crazy show. Afterward, we walked to a hotel across…
At the risk of getting punched in the face and having my journalist card revoked, I’ll repeat the cliché: There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But what about a few free drinks? Or a couple of appetizers, if you’re friends with the staff? Casual restaurants are great because…
In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we learned about chef Tim Love’s inspiration for his Love Shack burger joint, along with a secret, off-menu item he likes to order when he’s in the mood for one of his burgers. Tomorrow, we’ll give you the lowdown on the…
I’m going to lose some Asian points for this blog, so I’m just going to put it out there: I am not a fan of the lazy Susan. Why this rotating serving contraption was ever considered a good idea is beyond me. What is supposed to bring people together during…
At City of Ate, every day is an excuse to party, especially when we’ve enlisted a talented chef who wants to cook a fancy four-course dinner and some spicy musical stylings from a local jazz performer for that party. Oh, and did we mention we want you to come party…
We can all agree today that April showers don’t bring May flowers, and stormy April was particularly unkind to Metro Diner as the bacon and eggs institution shuttered their doors last month. But the month wasn’t completely clouded by these unfortunate closures, and several new, mostly casual, eateries opened their…
What do Dallas restaurant-goers do when news spreads that U.S. military forces have killed Osama bin Laden, the man behind the most heinous attack on American soil? They don’t embark on drinking binges. That’s too pedestrian. No, they make plans to gorge themselves on fine-dining fare, giving in to far…
