The debutantes of the brestaurant world. In this occasional series, Teresa Lensch provides a woman's view of area "breastaurants." She previously filed dispatches from Twin Peaks, Tilted Kilt, Bikini's, Wild Pitch and, most recently, Redneck Heave...
There's all sorts of secrets lurking inside that golden potato terrine. To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas 2014 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 ...
Nova's not a sports bar, but there's a TV and the food is great. Want to get out of the house for the big game but don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for tickets only to watch the Cowboys lose on Jerry's massive super-screen? You could go to a ...
It's all very well and good being Scott the Food Critic and having a fancy list of hip and happening Dallas restaurants to go and watch football games. We don't all get paid to sit in bars and drink craft beers. The rest of us everyday working stiffs...
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good -- or at least non-lethal -- lunch for less than 10 bucks. Fork count: 0 Deep Ellum Hipster count: 8 Everything about ramen is good. From the broth to the noodles to the whatever-t...
To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas 2014 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. Remember the Reuben sandwich way back at ...
Potato strings are an option, but who doesn't add the potato strings? What have you done, Oak Cliff? About 55 steps from the front door of Stock and Barrel, wherein lies a burger so mighty it should come with the Gladiator soundtrack, is the lit...
If the question is "Whipped cream?" the answer is "Yes." In Happy Endings, we travel the part of the globe that says "Dallas" in search of great desserts and great places to eat them. When a restaurant names itself after one of its desserts, you ...
CBC (Cold Beer Company) opened in Deep Ellum over the weekend, serving up a mix of casual pub grub and (of course) plenty of cold beer. Keeping a good mix of local craft beers on tap is hardly a differentiator in Dallas these days, but CBC does have ...
This dish is making waves in Bishop Arts To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas 2014 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...
In the world of food, there are few skills more complicated than producing excellent chocolate. The United States may not have the chocolate-making reputation of, say, France or Belgium, but there are plenty of chocolatiers across the country who hav...
Proof + Pantry, located in One Arts Plaza, in the space that once housed The Greek and before that The Commissary, is now open. The highly anticipated restaurant is the product of Michael Martensen, the barman previously behind The Cedars Social and ...
Looking at the new menu at Urban Acres, it's hard not to scratch your head about a $12 deli sandwich. A lot is expected of any lunch that crosses the $10 mark, especially considering how much food you can get for $1.99 at most fast food places. But a...
"I mean, you could actually, really, physically have sex with that plate." -- Scott Reitz American football. It's a real thing. You know it, I know it. We've all seen it. The thrills, the spills, the very precise numbering on the field. There was ...
La Estrella does it right. Though the revolving door of Denton restaurants is vicious and rapid, the staples that stand the test of time are more than worth yours. La Estrella (above) is 80 percent gas station, 20 percent restaurant. T...
Briskeeeeet. In "Shigging," we ask barbecue experts to give us some specifics about how they smoke their meats. In the spirit of barbecue secretiveness and competitiveness, they're allowed to lie once. This week I'm changing things up a little fr...
To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas 2014 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. This might be the most absurd, gratuitous...
The 10th Big Tex Choice Awards were held inside the Tower Building at the State Fair of Texas this year. Unlike in previous years, there was a huge crowd; usually it's just the finalists, the judges, their families, and media, but the State Fair sol...
The Anvil has the cure for ails you, and also what ails you. This post marks the end of Drinking Week here at City of Ate, where we spent the week drooling over Dallas' best cocktails, learning the secrets of the cocktail-making trade, professing ...
A few weeks back, I was at a party where I didn't know many people and it got out that I was a food critic. This discovery usually leads to a lengthy interrogation regarding my weight -- "Why aren't you fat?" -- but these guys were actually pretty co...
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