Food & Drink

In part one of this week’s Three Course Meal, we gave you a look at Susie Bui, co-owner of Lumi Empanada and Dumpling Kitchen. In part two, we asked Bui to complete our thoughts for us. In today’s final installment she shares a favorite family recipe for one of Lumi’s…

First off, I was on vacation last week so apologies for the lack of Top Chef All Stars recap. And while we’re on the subject of last week, yes, I need a vacation from my vacation and DANG! that was one amazing showdown by eliminated chef Jen. Also, I appreciated…

The Of-the-month club: It’s the holiday gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving–whether the receiver likes it or not. There are wine of-the-month clubs and of course, fruit of-the-month clubs. But why pick something so played-out when you could give one of these totally braggable (and pretty ridiculous)…

Instead of watching 30 Rock in your pajamas tonight, go rock out for a good cause. Rock ‘n’ Taco is hosting Rock’n Out Hunger, a night of food, fashion, and music that benefits the North Texas Food Bank. There will be drink and food specials all night, plus music from…

Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Susie Bui, co-owner of Lumi Empanada and Dumpling Kitchen. Today, we asked Bui to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, she shares one of her small plate recipes. I was born and raised in… Fort Worth, and I went to school in…

A Texas distillery has a shot at releasing the world’s first organic bourbon, but the makers of a pioneering organic vodka say the spirit may not be an easy sell. Garrison Brothers Distillery, Texas’ first legal whiskey distillery, is already producing bourbon that’s organic in all but name. Garrison Brothers…

With holiday events stretching restaurant staffs, a few local chefs are turning to a Tom Sawyer-like solution to keep their kitchens and catering gigs running smoothly. “I can’t afford to take my cooks out of the restaurant,” says Restaurant AVA’s co-executive chef and co-owner Randall Copeland, explaining why he’s allowing…

Dear Park Lane Whole Foods Market: It’s the Christmas season, a time when all good boys are brimful of dreams for presents. Seeing as I have been good this year — as far as you know, anyway — I’m hoping you will grant me one heartfelt holiday wish: Please take…

Since the holiday season seems like a good time for scrimping — I’m still reeling at the price of postage for my holiday cards — I’ve twice eaten dinner at home this month. Neither experience has been as cost-effective as I’d hoped. To those of us who eat 19 meals…

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: Gordon Biersch, 8060 Park Lane, 214-369-2739When: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and…

Each week, Happy Eating will highlight a different restaurant happy hour food menu, keeping you informed of what deals there are out there. This week we spotlight the happy hour menu of one of Dallas’ most beloved bistros. (For info on local happy hour drink specials elsewhere, check out Jesse…

On April 12, 2010 a new product was released by KFC. It began as an April Fools’ Day press release. A joke, people thought, it must be a joke. The nation denied its existence. Then the billboards came, and somewhere, deep into the bowels of YouTube, a commercial appeared. The…

Sometimes it’s better to leave the cooking to someone else, and we can’t think of a better day to stay out of the kitchen than December 25. It used to be hard to find anywhere open besides the neighborhood Chinese joint, but times have changed. We’ve compiled a list –…

She was working a corporate gig at Brinks as a marketing coordinator and had no restaurant background. Her brother was looking for a way out of the corporate death spiral. Even though her brother and his ex-wife once had a now-defunct Brazilian restaurant, it was a leap. A big one…

The responses to the recent story I wrote about Dallas dining have been fascinating: Surely it bodes well for eating in this city that so many residents are passionate about the topic. Many of those readers who took issue with my thesis that the city’s dining scene is broken fell…

The spirits company responsible for St-Germain, an elderflower cordial beloved by cocktail geeks, is adding another ingredient to Texas bartenders’ arsenals. Crème Yvette, now available in six states nationwide, is slated to be released in Texas next month. The liqueur — made from violets, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and currants –…

The area developer for Tasti D-Lite, the frozen dessert chain that became a low-cal sensation when it opened in New York 23 years ago, says he isn’t worried about opening stores in a city dominated by yogurt shops. “Let me tell you something,” says Francisco Gomez-Palacio, a former telecom exec…

A new study showing the benefits of imaginary eating could help explain why few food writers are fat. The research, published in this month’s Science and reviewed on the front page of today’s New York Times’ science section, suggests the more you think about a certain food, the less inclined…