Much of the time in this blog, I’ve been banging on about “authenticity” or “being legit” and trying to work out what that was in relation to the Texas BBQ experience. It seems that the less inviting a place is, the more authentic the experience. For example, Sonny Bryan’s (OG)…
“We’re trying a new place for dinner tonight, honey.” “Oh really? What’s it called?” “Uhhh, Front Door. Or maybe Back Room. Lake House? I can’t remember. Anyway it’s near SMU.” — excerpt from a scene from Forgettable Monologues from Inside Households All Over Highland Park Though it first sounds nondescript,…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I know. Never thought I’d see back-to-back popovers on CoA’s hundred…
See also: 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards: Did Someone Say Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll? The 2012 Big Tex Choice Awards, which is a sophisticated way of saying All That Fried Goodness at the State Fair of Texas, were announced yesterday. It included such chest-graspers as Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll, Fried…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Chicken salad slides in right behind tuna salad for the most…
In no way did the Ten Bells Butty seem attractive to me. “It’s basically a french-fry sandwich,” the bartender said, when I admitted the menu description left me confused. The description was clear — house-made chips means french fries when you’re in an English pub, and more often than not…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. A recent trip to an Indian grocery in Carrollton had me…
A few weeks ago the Campania’s Pizza at the West Village posted to their Facebook page that their landlords “informed us that they would not be renewing our lease and the we must vacate the building by 08/31/12.” Bummer. To make matters worse, they haven’t had any luck finding a…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. See that knife sitting on your table? Ditch it. Toss the…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I’ve never had much control with chips and salsa at Tex-Mex…
My liver is limping. A five-day-long trip to Chicago threw so much meat at me I’m still in recovery, eating a strict diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Trust me I’m not complaining. While my body may be upset with me, my heart (at least the spiritual one) is…
Last Friday night, experienced local chef Ryan Barnett hosted his fourth and final dinner in a series themed Sea, Air, Land and Earth. Intrigued by the pop-up concept and a themed dinner with a bunch of strangers, I brought a friend along to check it out…
If you’ve been looking to try the creative-sounding new dessert that The Blue Goose rolled out the second week of August, today is the day. The Goose is offering free Sopapilla Sundaes today only as a Back to School celebration. Take a gander at the Goose’s Facebook page, where you…
There are three delis in Dallas. They are: Cindi’s New York Delicatessen, Deli News and Gio’s Café and New York Delicatessen. If you just thought inside your head, “But what about Jason’s Deli?” you should come here so I can slap you. Stay quiet and learn something…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. When Monica’s Nueva Cocina and ME Lounge opened a few weeks…
Often times I feel like I’m on the outside of a closely guarded network of really great Chinese restaurants. Sure I know the familiar standbys, but I’m always in doubt as to whether this is the best Chinese food that Dallas has to offer. Maybe it’s because I’m not from…
In her never-ending quest to find cheap, non-lethal lunches, Alice “Cheap Bastard” Laussade ventures as far north as Forest Lane, within spitting distance of the ‘burbs. She’s a fearless bastard too. See also: *The Cheap Bastard’s Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas Mom count: 11…
See also: *An Englishman Reviews the Lunchtime BBQ of Sonny Bryan’s, Pecan Lodge and Soulman’s For the latest in my barbecue adventures, I hit up Deep Ellum. I really like Deep Ellum as an area. It reminds me of the grimier end of North London, all the places that are…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. While there are a few places to get a decent sandwich…
Two small, round plates descend onto a linen-clad table protected with a white square of butcher paper. One holds aushuk, a sauteed leek dumpling wearing a thin veneer of pasta dough and topped with yogurt and meat sauce. The rusty-red stew of beef and tomatoes is warm, comforting and familiar;…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. If you’re a Buffalo wing purist, you’re not going to like…
See Also: The College Diet: Breaking Down the Food at SMU’s Cafeteria Digg’s Taco Shop: Yeah, We Can Dig It I left the RFOC dismayed and hungry, mostly because I pushed more food around my plate than I ate. As I walked across the street to jump in my car,…
