These pork ribs off Chosun BBQ’s specialty menu are insane. The fork-tender meat falls from the bone with the slightest nudge. Slathered on the succulent meat is an appropriately sweet sauce that packs the slightest punch of heat. A bed of sautéed onions sits beneath the bountiful ribs, soaking up…
You know Fabio Viviani as the heartthrob, fan favorite and all-around bad boy of Top Chef Season Five and the current Top Chef All Stars. What you may not know is that he is not only the co-owner and executive chef of Café Firenze Italian Restaurant and Martini Bar in…
After you figure out whose bed you’re in, whose underwear you’re wearing and how to get home, here are a few tips for hangover recovery on New Year’s Day: 1. Eat donuts Donuts are the perfect booze-sopping-up grease bomb. Added bonus: on New Year’s Day, the Dutch believe that eating…
Mister Rogers’ classic “Won’t you be my Neighbor?” should not be the theme song for Neighborhood Services The Original on Lovers Lane. Last Friday, at 5:09 p.m. I called Neighborhood Services to be put on the wait list. The hostess asked when we expected to be there, I told her…
Thanks to all who shared their tales of holiday embarrassment, trauma, blackouts and illness in our latest commenting contest. It was a lot of fun (and sometimes just sad) reading them, and also oddly comforting to know that I’m not alone in finding that the holidays aren’t just a nonstop…
I don’t own any kind of Viking appliance. But if I did, now I know what I would do with it. I didn’t realize that the “Experience the Viking Difference” cooking class at the Viking Cooking school referred to the difference a Viking appliance can make in a cook’s life…
Food lovers must talk with their mouths full, since there was plenty of discussion of many, many food-related topics in 2010. But a few national stories struck us as most important. Let us know what you think. 1. The food safety bill The massive food safety bill had been left…
In the mood for some authentic Thai cuisine, I came across Thai-Rrific. Ballsy name for a place in a super-rundown shopping center. Even ballsier name for a place that serves up shitty food. It pains me to say that, since the service was really friendly. But it also pained me…
Our server knew something was wrong at five paces. “A little too much whipped cream?” he asked with an ambiguous smirk that either indicated he thought we were fools for chancing another course after a disappointing meal or he’d grown accustomed to the kitchen’s clumsiness. In any case, he was…
You know the story. First pig builds house of straw, wolf blows it down, second pig builds his house of sticks, wolf blows it down. Smart Pig #3 builds house of bricks, and wolf huffs and puffs with all his might and can’t blow house down, so smart pig survives…
When I went to Rio, I became obsessed with drinking Caipirinhas. You can find them in Dallas almost anywhere they have cachaca on hand. But I found a new obsession in St. Kitts, which should be much easier to get, called the Caipiroska. The only difference between the two is…
On Christmas Eve across Santa-revering areas, many little tykes put on their jammies and set out a plate of treats and (usually) a glass of wholesome milk (or perhaps, cider) for Mr. Claus to nibble on. This, of course, is in appreciation of the gifts he’ll stuff in their stockings…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Brackets, 5300 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 100 (at the Palomar, Mockingbird and…
Craft-beer bar chains are nothing new. As a matter of fact, they might be the most beloved chains of all. Relatively small in size, like local fave Flying Saucer, they offer a consistent quality par excellence. When I learned from my brother-in-law in Florida that a craft-beer restaurant-bar chain, The…
Corporate kitchens are continuing to add wine and spirits to their dishes, apparently angling for sophistication and increased perceived value. Olive Garden is now pushing a pasta dish with shellfish “sautéed in white wine” and a stew “simmered in light white wine.” Red Lobster’s developed a new chardonnay-grilled shrimp, T.G.I.Friday’s…
One of the most memorable moments from the beloved movie A Christmas Story is the Chinese restaurant scene. Because of the holiday-friendly business hours, Chinese restaurants and Christmas seem to go hand-in-hand for many people across any culture. So, regardless of if a pack of overly excited dogs stampede your…
For most eaters, scrutinizing food means checking to make sure the lettuce in their salad’s clean and their steak’s not overly fatty. Scientists, of course, take a more rigorous approach, using microscopes, MRI scans and sophisticated chemical testing to determine exactly what people are eating — and why it matters…
Poor breakfast, it’s the most overlooked meal during the holidays. Sure, you’re having a huge lunch or dinner, but you’re going to need something to nibble on while the kids unwrap presents and trash the living room. Go to Sur La Table today for a do-ahead holiday breakfast class at…
In Tampa’s historic Seminole Heights neighborhood, one of bungalows and art deco buildings and neighbors who know neighbors and care for each other, a white bus has stalled permanently. Owned by Rene Valenzuela, a Mexico native and veteran taquero, the Tampa Taco Bus offers Northern Mexican fare, including tacos, to…
Dairy Queen Blizzards retail for about $4. But the ice cream chain’s willing to give you a frozen treat for free if you’ll just wrangle a live reindeer and bring it to a participating store on December 24 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. “We’ve put out the call for fans to…
2010 was supposed to be kamut’s year. Industry watchers in 2009 predicted the wheat-like grain associated with King Tut would ride a celiac wave to greatness this year, sharing American pantries with papadum and coconut-milk pancake mix. The big news? It didn’t happen. But there were a number of foods,…
I recently had occasion to look up a menu from a town where I used to live, and was startled by how ostentatiously it flaunted the region’s culinary biases. The menu was so obviously issued by a restaurant in this particular town that I’m pretty sure I could pick it…
