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Dear Central Market, Where The Hell Is The Bleu Cheese Pancetta Dip?
June 14, 2012 in City of Ate
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Hail Yeah: In-depth Interview with Dallas Arboretum's Chihuly Exhibit
June 14, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Alice LaussadeThe damage: some of the stem things don't have flower things on them anymore. As giant hail nuts were hitting my house yesterday, I had a couple of immediate questions:...
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Flowers? Pshht. Get Him A Meat Basket.
June 08, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadeWTF? This the fuck. I just picked up a special order I made from Pecan Lodge: a meat basket. It's an idea I had a while ago when I was...
Dough Pizzeria: A Fancy Pie for Not A Lot of Dough
June 07, 2012 in City of Ate
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At China Mex, the Dream of Fusion Power Is Still Just a Dream
June 01, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice Laussade China Mex Grill 8367 Park Lane 214-468-4645 Times I shook my fist at the China Mex menu: 25.4 Number of shrimp I ate (out of a possible 500): 2 When China Mex opened in...
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Holy Doughnut Holes In Your Face, Friday is National Doughnut Day
May 31, 2012 in City of Ate
IT'S NATIONAL THIS STUFF IN MY FACE DAY. Friday is National Doughnut Day, and we know you're going to celebrate it the right way: by stuffing your face with nuts made...
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The Cheap Bastard at Chaucer's, the Land of Sushi, Drawbridges and Hooters Rejects
May 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadeCreepy business dudes drooling on servers count: 8 Bard count: 0 Chaucer's Sushi & Grill came up several times when I internetted "cheap sushi Dallas." So I checked out their website,...
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Yankee Candles Introduces Man Candles, and We're Already Begging for More Scents
May 23, 2012 in City of Ate
While watching a gripping episode of Nothing's Still Happening on Mad Men, I saw an ad for the best product line ever: Man Candles from Yankee Candles. Yankee Candle is offering...
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The New Taco Joint is Open at Mockingbird and Abrams. And It Has Booze.
May 21, 2012 in City of Ate
This is an old photo of some Taco Joint tacos. Ate my delicious pork tacos before I remembered to take a pic. Imagine them beautiful. They were mega hot.For the...
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Oh Hey, Slurpee Lite: Fuck You.
May 16, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadeYesterday the Huffington Post reported that 7-Eleven is nationally debuting Slurpee Lite. Slurpee Lite will be made with Splenda instead of real sugar and promises to be "50% fewer...
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Elaine's Kitchen: It Puts Happy in Your Body, and It Even Asks First
May 16, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice Laussade Other people in line in front of me count: 8 Days I've been thinking about this chicken since I ate it: 3 (whole) As I yelled, "Elaine just popped my...
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Going Ape for Pookies Donuts
May 11, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadePink gorilla robot + cheesesteak + plus fresh, super-sweet doughnuts + Alice. We're just grateful no one was injured in the frenzy at Pookies Donuts (6522 Lemmon Ave.). Other people...
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The Cheap Bastard Does (and Judges) Iron Fork: So Much Bacon. So Much Awesome.
May 09, 2012 in City of Ate
Bacon photobombs a tiny chocolate cupcake. Last night, a metric shit ton of fancy Dallas people met at the Fashion Industry Gallery to stuff their faces full of awesome. There...
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Austin Food Truckery: Frozen Bananas, Fried Avocado Tacos and Brisket, All in the Same Lunch
May 02, 2012 in City of Ate
Cecily JohnsonYou're bound to be in Austin at some point this summer. And if you're not into making reservations at a real restaurant, you'll probably end up at a food...
Moon Wok: It's Not Bad, You Know It, It's Not Really, Really Bad
April 26, 2012 in City of Ate
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The Universal Food Shame Scale
April 25, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadeDamn. Eating that freezer burrito made you feel like an awful human being. But, exactly how awful? Wish there was a way to know exactly how much shame you...
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Let's Play 4/20 Bingo!
April 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Alice LaussadeToday is April 20, also known as 4/20. I think we all know what that means: It's finally Lima Bean Respect Day, yo! Have a fun and safe Lima Bean...
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At the Dallas Bicycle Cafe, the Cheap Bastard is a Sweaty Bastard, and a Happy One, Too
April 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Sweaty camel-toe count: 32 People post-workout high-fiving count: 5 On Northwest Highway, right next to Bicycle Works, a bicycle caf called Bicycle Caf (7510 East Northwest Highway) recently opened. When you walk...
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Are You Burger Wasted? (Infographic)
April 12, 2012 in City of Ate
Dan ZettwochFact*: Fifteen million people are getting burger wasted in Dallas right now. And every day, that number grows higher and higher**. If you or someone you know is burger...
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The Cheap Bastard's Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas
April 11, 2012 in City of Ate
Dan ZettwochClick to see the full Cheap Bastard coverFor this week's cover story, Alice "The Cheap Bastard" Laussade provides an extensive and profane guide to, as she puts it, her...
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Rice Bowl's Menu Writes Checks Its Food Can't Cash
March 23, 2012 in City of Ate
Photos by Alice LaussadeRice Bowl Express, 11419 Garland Road, is fast and cheap. How could Cheap Bastard not love it? By eating there, unfortunately. Times I was like, "Is that a...
Breaking (Like, Breaking Breaking): Hypnotic Donuts is GIVING AWAY BEER TODAY
March 21, 2012 in City of Ate
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I Fucking Love St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2012 in City of Ate
A great example of the traditional offering many Americans leave in toilets, on bar patios and in alleys for St. Patrick on St. Patrick's Day.St. Patrick's Day is coming, y'all....
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Our Handy Guide to Surviving St. Patty's Day on Greenville, with Frequently Asked Questions
March 17, 2012 in Unfair Park
Ray and Peter LekWhen things start to look like this, it's maybe time to catch a cab.You know that the St. Patty's Day festivities are happening this weekend along Greenville...
Dairy-ette Is Like Stepping Back to 1956, Only Not as Uptight and Boring
March 16, 2012 in City of Ate
