There’s something terrifying about food hybrids. For example: When Pizza Hut human-centipeded a hot dog into a pizza crust, the entire planet cringed. When food scientist Guy Fieri announces new creations, like tater tot ravioli and hot donkey nachos, it’s fair to experience bouts of night terrors. A torta and…
The second the seal on the brown paper wrapper is broken and Uncle Herky reveals himself, you know the next few moments of your existence are going to require focus and perseverance. Cheese clings to the paper, and bacon, if you’ve added it (which of course you did), protrudes from…
It was not so long ago that brunching hours were constrained to a narrow window, but with millennials and bottomless mimosas this window has expanded into a timeless void where weekend sobriety and productivity fall victim. So when Plano restaurant Mexican Sugar announced they would begin brunch service on Saturdays…
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Guy Fieri, the Liberace of unremarkable American cuisine, rides again in North Texas. The Food Network star and kitchen magician has opened a walk-up burger stand at Gexa Energy Pavilion, the creatively-titled Guy’s Burger Joint…
Tacos, thankfully, are not a trendy food. They’re eternal, always there for us when we’re broke and hungry or have had too many beers. Despite our fair city’s culinary shortcomings in certain respects, our taco game will always and forever be strong. Still, most of the great tacos are limited…
Sides are usually buried on some lower quadrant of the menu, only noticed after every appetizer has been fawned over and every entrée debated. Only when a particularly hungry member of a dining party asks, “Do you think we should get something for the table to share?” do eyes turn…
Me, your mother, that frickin’ grabowski over there, and those other asswipes are goin’ ta Gino’s fer a nice deep dish dinner, ya know? That’s just how Chicagoans talk; it’s been widely documented. Luckily, and educationally, the installation of Gino’s East Chicago Pizzeria, off of I-30 near Six Flags and…
Michelle learned to love ramen as a teenager, growing up in Singapore and traveling around Asia with her family. Brian is newer to the scene: He didn’t even try instant ramen in college. Together, they’re hunting for DFW’s best ramen. The Shop: Chino Chinatown The Atmosphere: Yuppie fusion chic. Chino…
If there is one thing you need to know about CiboDivino it’s that they aren’t serving Neapolitan pizzas like they claim. I mean this as a compliment, really; Dallas already has enough “authentic” Italian pizza, and it was time for something new to spin through the air. What’s most important…
Campestre Chula Vista, in Fort Worth, is a massive ode to Michoacan cooking, the work of the same guys that brought you Revolver Taco and are expected to open a new restaurant in Deep Ellum later this year. The Deep Ellum location is still a ways off, though, and back…
Strip malls are the stigmata of suburbia: bland architecture filled with non-descript businesses that you only patronize because they’re convenient to your dull drive home. When space aliens first land in the suburbs, they’ll assume we’re a species that loves donuts and manicures and lacks the ability to do our…
All that has been written about Heim Craft Barbecue in Near Southside Fort Worth to this point has buried the lede. Sure, the brisket, smoky with a pitch black bark, might be better than Pecan Lodge’s. Do not sauce Heim’s brisket. And, sure, the line outside the black trailer in…
CocoAndre is a shop on West Davis Street in Oak Cliff that sells all manner of chocolate. Like many chocolate shops, you can get fancy chocolate bars studded with nuts or fruit or both. You can also get tiny truffles in no fewer than one million flavors. CocoAndre also sells…
“What is that abomination that looks like your kid dropped it on the garage floor?” Aside from the abomination part, I’d have a hard time disagreeing with the comment left on my Blue Bell alternatives post. The ice cream creation pictured above may have many desirable attributes, but beauty is…
The first rule of Ten Bells Tavern is: You should actually really talk about Ten Bells Tavern. There’s the smoky, saucy wings studded with blue cheese, the woodsy patio (complete with roving, fuzzy cats), the focused beer menu, and the new-Star Wars-trailer-good short rib fries. Ten Bells Tavern has won…
There were rows and rows of food and booze at the Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork event at Fair Park’s Centennial Hall last night, but the chef competition was easily the best part, aside from drunkenly taking ridiculous photos in the photo booth. This year, two-year reigning champ Matt McCallister of…
Every year I get to Iron Fork, the Dallas Observer’s annual tasting event, as soon as the doors open, I do my best to eat everything available and pick my top bites. I’m always pretty sleepy after the event, but this year’s featured more restaurants than any year before it…
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good — or at least non-lethal — lunch for less than 10 bucks. You’re pretending to work on a rainy day. So, you go to White Rock Coffee (10105 E. Northwest Highway). When Duncan Sheik begins to play…
For as much as texting has taken over our lives, there are a few human interactions where spoken dialogue is still standard. We may text friends a happy birthday message, but we don’t — we can’t — text our service provider, “WTF Time Warner?” when our bandwidth seems low and…
The Observer’s food critic, Scott Reitz, said recently that there’s no such thing as a good ice cream sandwich. He said this in private, but I am making these statements public, because they deserve examination. His take: The cookies are too hard, the ice cream squishes out when you take…
Just like Oak and Pakpao, the two Aphelia Restaurant group restaurants that preceded it, El Bolero makes an exceedingly good first impression. There’s stone and tile work everywhere in the new Design District space, with each installation lending color and texture. The front patio is wrapped in cinderblock walls, with…
