Email AuthorLauren Drewes Daniels
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Eat this Dallas Dish, Not That: Local Alternatives to the Men's Health 20 Worst Foods in America
September 28, 2012 in City of Ate
Cinnabon This is a bad bad list, people. Nasty. Men's Health has published a list of the top 20 Worst Foods in America. Usually it's fun to look at gut bombs,...
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Chef Nathan Tate and Brooks Anderson of Boulevardier on Their New Home in Bishop Arts District
September 27, 2012 in City of Ate
Desiree EspadaBoulevardier chef Nathan TateBoulevardier is the new French bistro-inspired restaurant in Oak Cliff, which is a collaboration of Veritas owners Brooks and Bradley Anderson and chefs Randall Copeland and...
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Deep Ellum Brewing Company Has Six Packs and Tasting at Sigel's. Plus, Maybe a New Bottled Beer?
September 27, 2012 in City of Ate
DEBCUntil last week, all of Deep Ellum Brewing Company's beer was only available on tap at bars or in kegs. But, a few months ago they scored a good deal...
Drink For Democracy: Why You Should Vote (Happy Hour is Involved)
September 26, 2012 in City of Ate
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Sixth-Generation Rum Maker Robert Serralls on Trending, Aging and Sipping
September 26, 2012 in City of Ate
Robert Serralls and Rande Gerber, creators of Caliche Rum. The Serralls family has been producing rum in Puerto Rico since family patriarch Don Serralls imported a copper still from France...
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Opa! Das Bier! Five Things To Do This Week, Which Pretty Much All Involve Beer and Meat
September 26, 2012 in City of Ate
Greek Food Festival of Dallas This weekend is the 56th annual Greek Food Festival of Dallas at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at the southwest corner of Hillcrest and Alpha...
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Looming Worldwide Baconocalypse? Texas Has The Solution.
September 25, 2012 in City of Ate
LDDWill bacon burgers soon be extinct? (Nah, probably not.)First we have the Mayan calendar to contend with. Then, Miley cut all her hair off. Now, there's another apocalypse in the...
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to Open This Week, But Why Didn't They Just Name it Nolan Ryan Coffee?
September 25, 2012 in City of Ate
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a specialty coffee and tea cafe, is set to open at 15250 Dallas North Tollway this Friday, September...
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Searching for the Secrets of Pho in Hanoi, Plus Pictures of the Food and People of Vietnam
September 24, 2012 in City of Ate
In early August, Braden and Yasmin Wages took their first vacation since opening their restaurant, Malai, to spend five days in Hanoi, Vietnam, immersing themselves in the local food and...
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Matt's Rancho Martinez New Location on Skillman is Now Open
September 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Matt's Rancho Martinez has finally opened in its new home at 1904 Skillman. The original spot on La Vista closed back in February, after their lease expired and Mi Cocina...
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Dallas' (and the Rest of America's) Love of Fast Food, Visualized in 'Beefspace'
September 21, 2012 in City of Ate
Data Pointed -- Stephen Von WorleyThat's a map. In the northwest quadrant is Dallas-Fort Worth, represented by a spattering of magenta (Jack In the Box), yellow (Wendy's) and many other...
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Andrew Lostetter of Marquee Grill on Snowboarding, Trees and Recovering
September 21, 2012 in City of Ate
In "Dancing in the Light" off the Rolling Stone's re-release of Exile on Main Street, Keith Richards' guitar has a pronounced Southern drawl and Mick Jagger sounds like he was...
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A Temptress Imperial Milk Stout and Cherry Bourbon Milkshake? Yep, That's What the Man Said
September 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Lakewood Brewing Company The Common Table is a big advocate of the local craft beer movement and, they happen to have a pretty steady hand in the kitchen. Impressive dual...
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Dallas' Seven Best Rooftops To Soak in the Amazing Weather
September 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Catherine DownesSODA Bar at NYLO Southside Recently we chatted about some of the best patios in our fine city. Now we've put together a list of some of our favorite rooftops....
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GOGHEE Taco is Back, Baby! Time for More Kimchee Tacos and the New "Gogeecoa"
September 19, 2012 in City of Ate
GogheeGOGHEE Korean BBQ Tacos is opening in its new location today at 4895 LBJ Freeway (northwest quadrant, just west of Inwood Road). Their original spot was just a tiny drive-thru...
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Five Events for the Week, Oktoberfest, Beer, Two Sticks of Buttah and a Bowl of Gumbo
September 19, 2012 in City of Ate
Just put all these options in a hat and pick one. Maybe two. Becuase it's just too hard to decide. It's a busy weekend. If you strategize, you might be...
Chef Jason Boso Closes Cowboy Chow and Reopens as Tacos & Avocados in Roanoke
September 18, 2012 in City of Ate
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Mark Cuban Passes on Beer Buckle Invention, Which is the Best Belt Buckle That Holds Your Beer Ever
September 17, 2012 in City of Ate
The Beer BuckleThe ABC show Shark Tank had its season opener on Friday evening. The basic concept of the show is budding entrepreneurs showcase their inventions or business ideas to...
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Smoke Chef Tim Byres on The Lost Art of Butchery, Plus the Best Butcher from Meatopia
September 17, 2012 in City of Ate
Meatopia See Also: How Jimmy's Conquered Dallas See Also: Rudolph's Meat Market: Old-School Butchery Since Before the Art Was Cool Recently Chef Tim Byres of SMOKE and Chicken Scratch was one of three...
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Cast Your Vote at 7-Eleven With Special Election Coffee Cups, Track National Results
September 14, 2012 in City of Ate
Today 7-Eleven begins a tryst into pre-election voting by offering customers an opportunity to show support for their preferred presidential candidate by choosing a blue coffee cup for President Barack...
Seeking Redemption Through M&M Candy Corn And Failing Horribly
September 14, 2012 in City of Ate
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JoJo Part Trios: The Restaurant Takes Shape And Andrew Bell of NOSH Named as Chef
September 13, 2012 in City of Ate
Laurent Poupart For the past month and a half we've been tracking a Frenchman's endeavor into restaurant ownership, as he transforms what started as an empty shell into JoJo, an...
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Owners of JoJo to Take Over old Lemon Bar Space in the West Village
September 13, 2012 in City of Ate
The Lemon BarPreviously we've told you about the new restaurant JoJo in Uptown, owned in part by French chef Laurent Poupart, which is slated to open within a month. Poupart...
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East Hampton Sandwich Company in Snider Plaza is Now Open, As Are the Lobster Crates
September 13, 2012 in City of Ate
LDDLobster Roll at East Hampton Sandwich Company See Also: The Lobster Roll Smack Down The East Hampton Sandwich Company opened Wednesday in Snider Plaza (Lovers and Hillcrest). Owner Hunter Pond recently ditched...
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Red Robin Is Now Serving A Beer Milkshake
September 12, 2012 in City of Ate
Red RobinSamuel Adams Octoberfest draft, vanilla and caramel mixed with ice cream.Red Robin has introduced a new Oktoberfest-inspired milkshake that will satisfy both your sweet tooth and your alcoholic tendencies...
