In one of those slow motion, cinematic moments that history brings us, a pancake went flying through the air as Napoleon (the impish emperor of France not the nunchuck wielding dweeb from the 2004 indie film, Napoleon Dynamite) attempted an intervention between his sausage-like fingers and the floor below. Sausage-like…
While the alien taco invasion, as Dallas Morning News’ restaurant critic Leslie Brenner has called it, bombards Dallas, one taco joint has walked among us for several years. Originating from a land, far, far away (Mexico City) owners Markus Pineyro and John E. Tuma, have successfully integrated Urban Taco into…
I really wanted to like Japan House. Upon first glance, I was in love. The staff is incredibly friendly, the dining area is modern, and the spread looks vast and promising. Because of all the above, it’s difficult for me to write what I’m about to write. Located off of…
You wanna start the day off stuffing your face with unholy goodness? Welcome to the breakfast of your fantasies, folks. This place is wall-to-wall people “I’ll have what she’s having” food-moaning, like something straight out of a “Sodom and Gomorrah: Breakfast!” Order the deliciousness in the photo and say to…
Restaurants can list their offerings as “chicken,” “steak” and “pasta,” or they can add a few descriptive adjectives to their menus and up their sales by 27 percent. Cornell University’s Brian Wansink’s findings were a hot topic when the New York Times reported them late last year. But the publicity…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
In part 3 of our interview with Matthew McCallister, executive chef at Stephan Pyles, he shows us how to create a cooling fish dish perfect for these sweltering summer days: Stephan Pyles’ Lenguado Ceviche. It’s a fairly straightforward to prepare, but one note: It requires fresh, smoked corn, so you’ll…
Many of the responses to my recent review of Horne & Dekker (I thought the food was eh, defenders think it’s extraordinary) have centered on the warmth of the staff and owner Shawn Horne, who apparently functions as a front-of-house manager. “I challenge you to find another restaurant in town…
Temps have been over 100 degrees for days, and there’s no relief in sight. No relief, that is, unless you count a cold glass of beer. As mentioned last time we looked at summer thirst-quenchers, crisp pilsners, IPAs and farmhouse ales are much more appealing during the dog days of…
Right away, we knew this would be a big week for our Tiffany Derry. They started off the show with her smoothing toner all over her face and neck (so that’s how she gets that awesome skin!) and talking about how she was planning her wedding before hopping on the…
“Praise God, the 2010 Chile Season is here,” says the banner headline on Hatch Chile Express’ homepage. Hatch Chile Express, a New Mexico distributor with a three-generation long history of chile farming, is planning to begin shipping its Big Jims, Sandias and Lumbre chiles on Monday. But for Dallasites who…
Chicken House (Plus?)4839 Gaston Ave.214-370-0800Dude Factor: 9, or Animal House, on a scale of 1, Little House on the Prairie, to 10, the Playboy Mansion. By the time we made it to Chicken House (Plus?) yesterday–Did it test positive for chicken? Does the “plus” refer to pickles? We don’t really…
An American Tradition: having a cane- sugar soda with a big damn sub sandwich. I mean, that sandwich better have a good ladle of oil & vinegar, some ribbons of lettuce, and two fistfuls of meat. And golly, there is NOTHING better to wash it down than a Jones soda,…
Before the food industry figured out how to leech fat from snacks and pump up beverages with added caffeine, eaters who wanted to lose weight or gain energy had to craft their diets from what they found in their pantries. Here, a guide to forgotten health foods from a century…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
Yesterday, we profiled the fast-rising Matthew McCallister, executive chef at Stephan Pyles. In part two of our three-part series, today we pose a few questions to McCallister. Tune in tomorrow as McCallister demonstrates one of his recipes for City of Aters. CofA: What is your favorite Dallas restaurant and why?…
Recently, I heard rumors of a restaurant named Burger Island. The name brought to mind images of a land far, far away where everything’s made of burger parts: The trees are burger trees that grow half-pound burgers year-round, there’s a ketchup river and a field made of French fries, and…
In standard restaurant service, the amuse bouche arrives after meal decisions have been made and a server’s whisked away the menus. Perhaps there’s even an open wine bottle on the table before its graced with “a gift from the chef,” a curl of freshly smoked salmon sitting on a stark…
A spokesperson for Zoe’s Kitchen says the Mediterranean-inflected fast-casual spot still hasn’t closed the deal on the space recently vacated by Zinsky’s. “We are just in the process of finalizing the deal,” e-mails Beth Floyd, who added the chain hopes to complete negotiations by tomorrow. Zinsky’s, which styled itself as…
Nick Badovinus two weeks ago opened a Neighborhood Services Bar & Grill in Preston Royal, but some neighbors still haven’t noticed. That’s fine by Badovinus, who says he relies on satisfied customers rather than fancy signage to attract business. “To be honest, it’s really where you want to spend the…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Bryan Street Tavern, 4315 Bryan St. 214-821-4447When: 4-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.-midnight…
More restaurants than ever are extending their participation in KRLD’s annual restaurant week this year, opening their reservation books for a three-day preview and two-week add-on period. But a columnist for CBS’s business blog warns that might not be a bright idea. Writing about the 170 New York City restaurants…
