Email AuthorLauren Drewes Daniels
Beer Can Drinkage on the Rise, So is Beer Can Art. Let's Enjoy a Little of Both.
June 22, 2012 in City of Ate
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Sullivan's Steakhouse in North Dallas Closing June 30. Half-priced Wine Until Then.
June 21, 2012 in City of Ate
Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus New reported yesterday that Sullivan's Steakhouse in North Dallas is closing. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, its last day will be June 30 and...
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New 6,000 Square Foot RaceTrac Opens in Little Elm Today Replete with Walk-In Beer Cooler
June 21, 2012 in City of Ate
RaceTracWalk-in beer cooler at RaceTrac. If you're looking for a place to holdout during the impending zombie apocalypse, a gas station in Little Elm may be the place. RaceTrac is...
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Norma's Cafe Celebrates 56th Anniversary with $1.79 Specials
June 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Norma's CafeSince 1956, Norma's Caf has been serving hearty meals and Mile-High Cream Pies to Dallasites hankering for a little home-cooked goodness. This Thursday, June 21, they celebrate their 56th...
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Campo's Chef Michael Ehlert on Working with Boulud, Eddie Campbell and Tex-Mex
June 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Michael Ehlert moved to Texas from New York City in 2011, where he worked at DBGB, one of Daniel Boulud's concepts. In Dallas his first kitchen home was at The...
Jack Mac's Swill & Grill with Jack's Pie on the Side Takes Over Tiramisu This Summer
June 20, 2012 in City of Ate
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Esquire is Searching for America's Best Fried Chicken, and Bubba's Needs Your Vote
June 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Esquire has an online fried chicken poll of local interest on its "Eat Like A Man" blog. Last week they had asked readers to name what "they consider the most...
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For the First Day of Summer, Five Great Options for Snow Cones
June 19, 2012 in City of Ate
LaGrangeThe mint julep snow cone According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, summer begins tomorrow, June 20, in the northern hemisphere at 8:09 p.m CST. Besides mosquitoes and A/C repairs, a sure...
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Dallas-Based MOOYAH Burgers Announces 20-Unit Expansion This Year
June 19, 2012 in City of Ate
MOOYAHDallas-based MOOYAH has announced an aggressive plan to open another 20 locations this year, increasing the total number of fast-casual burger spots to about 50. Specific locations aren't set, but...
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LaGrange Has A New Snow Cone Trailer, and the Snow Cones Have Free Booze
June 19, 2012 in City of Ate
LaGrange About a month ago we reported that the Fort Worth Food Truck Park slightly downgraded its curb appeal by ending its BYOB policy, after it started selling beer out...
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Chef Brian Luscher of The Grape on the Kansas Beef Council's Bus Tour
June 19, 2012 in City of Ate
Brian Luscher, Ingalls, KansasRecently Sara Blakenship reported that chef Brian Luscher was embarking on summer camp tryst with the Kansas Beef Council. As proprietor and chef of The Grape on...
Art-Based Sunflower Garden in Oak Cliff Helped Cleanse Soil While Providing a Good Show Too
June 18, 2012 in City of Ate
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Dispatch from the Trader Joe's Opening in Fort Worth
June 15, 2012 in City of Ate
City of AteOnce more unto the breech...Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus News had the pre-game analysis of the grand opening of the first Trader Joe's in North Texas this morning. "Official...
The Guys from Goodfriend are Opening a Retail Craft Beer Store in East Dallas
June 15, 2012 in City of Ate
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Cooking with Dad: Mark Cuban, Chris Ryan, Eric Nystrom and More Share Their Memories
June 15, 2012 in City of Ate
YouTubeIs there a better father-ish-food-memory movie scene than when Clemenza teaches Mikey how to make tomato sauce in The Godfather? No way.We tracked down a few locals, and asked them...
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Firestone And Robertson on Distilling Bourbon and Whiskey in Fort Worth
June 14, 2012 in City of Ate
Firestone and Robertson Surely it's difficult to convince your spouse that it's a good idea to quit your day job to distill whiskey. Considering that's exactly what Leonard Firestone and Troy...
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Old Man Wisdom on How to Pick a Watermelon
June 14, 2012 in City of Ate
Lauren Drewes DanielsHolland, Texas, (no relation to Derek) is a tiny town just a little east of the smack dab middle of our slightly asymmetrical state. It's a patch of...
Nando's Is Open at Preston and Royal
June 14, 2012 in City of Ate
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Cilantro and Five Other Foods That Divide Us
June 13, 2012 in City of Ate
Lauren Drewes DanielsDear Dill, you're pretty and all with your yellow flowers, but you still suck. This weekend I was walking past a friend's garden and noticed a beautiful row...
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Quaker Steak and Lube is Coming to Dallas
June 13, 2012 in City of Ate
Quaker Steak and LubeQuaker Steak and Lube just announced that three corporate-owned restaurants are set to open in Carrollton, Plano and North Dallas within the next year. Replete with gas...
Sharon Hage Hosts Pop Up Dinner at Garden Cafe. Only 50 Seats!
Announcements of the Food Kind
June 12, 2012 in City of Ate
Travel & Leisure Names The Foundry as One of America's Best Outdoor Bars
June 12, 2012 in City of Ate
Sigel's Will Let You Sample Booze and Dip Things in Wax on Thursday
June 12, 2012 in City of Ate
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Margarita Ranch Relocates to Las Colinas and Makes Way for Herrera's at Mockingbird Station
June 11, 2012 in City of Ate
Late last week SideDish reported that Margarita Ranch in Mockingbird Station (northeast corner of Central and Mockingbird) has called it quits and Herrera's is moving in this fall. Margarita Ranch's...
Join Chef Tre Wilcox of Marquee Grill as He Hosts an Online Cooking Demonstration at 1pm
June 11, 2012 in City of Ate
