Email AuthorScott Reitz
Spotted At Carbone's: Real Deal Guanciale
June 06, 2012 in City of Ate
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Easy Slider Earns Easy Tires
June 06, 2012 in City of Ate
Food trucks get tons of attention, but the simple question remains: is the food they're peddling any good? While evaluating creativity, curb appeal, value and taste to award Firestone tires,...
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 77: Pho At Lemongrass
June 06, 2012 in City of Ate
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...
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The Folks Behind Acme F&B Bought Local Yocal A Bolt Gun So You Can Eat Face
June 05, 2012 in City of Ate
News of the Acme F&B opening has been peppered with mentions of a farmer friendly "whole animal allocation" program. The language came from a news release sent out a...
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How To Get Your Own Namesake Burrito At La Victoria
June 05, 2012 in City of Ate
While waiting for my burrito at La Victoria, a young man working the counter picked up the phone and grabbed his note pad. "Two Zack Attacks," he confirmed, and then...
100 Favorite Dishes, No. 78: Sweet Shrimp At Yutaka
June 05, 2012 in City of Ate
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Five Restaurants Where Thrifty Foodniks Should Spend Their Summer
June 04, 2012 in City of Ate
Sara KerensYou're looking at some high value fried chicken right here.While the Los Angeles Times continues to bask under star-free skies, the Dallas Morning News and most other major daily...
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Dreaming of the Perfect BLT
June 04, 2012 in City of Ate
FlickrApparently summer is here, which means it's time to start the hunt for the perfect rendition of the greatest summer sandwich of all time: the BLT. Every season, when tomatoes...
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 79: Veal Cheeks At Bijoux
June 04, 2012 in City of Ate
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...
Chicken Scratch, Spicy Wings And Four More Stars: This Week In Dallas Dining
June 01, 2012 in City of Ate
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Animal Welfare Labeling Might Be Misleading, But That's No Reason To Abandon Them
June 01, 2012 in City of Ate
HSUSHow you you label the eggs that came from these chickens?An article in Audubon Magazine regarding truth in labeling has me a little flustered. It points out that the...
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Chicken Skin Belongs On The Chicken, Not On The Plate
May 31, 2012 in City of Ate
Catherine DownesFor this week's review I checked out Chicken Scratch and the Foundry, a one two punch in Oak Cliff that will certainly draw big crowds all summer long. The...
AFJ Names Three Texas Finalists in Awards Competition
May 31, 2012 in City of Ate
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 81: The Italian Beef At Jimmy's
May 31, 2012 in City of Ate
Catherine DownesTo 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...
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Bryan Street Tavern's New Thermonuclear Wings Will "Cluck You Up," Indeed
May 30, 2012 in City of Ate
My post announcing the new ownership of Bryan Street Tavern drew concern. Under the last regime, the humble bar quickly earned its place as my favorite stop for wings. They...
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Dallas Spends More Money Than Anywhere Else On Dining Out. So What?
May 29, 2012 in City of Ate
BundleLast week, Bundle, a website devoted to helping customers make spending decisions, released a study proclaiming Dallas the number one "eating out city." The study analyzed credit card data and...
Triple Digits, Brisket Road Trips and New Tacos: This Week In Here Comes Summer
May 25, 2012 in City of Ate
An Ode To Summer, My Favorite Grill and Popsicles
May 25, 2012 in City of Ate
Baking Italian Tomato Sauce And Enjoying Jimmy's At Home
May 25, 2012 in City of Ate
What I Learned at the Downtown Dallas Luncheon: Namely, Luncheons Are Fancy and Main Street Needs Food Trucks
May 25, 2012 in City of Ate
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 84: Brisket Tacos At Manny's
May 25, 2012 in City of Ate
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...
Jester King's Black Metal at The Commissary: This Ain't No Session Beer
May 24, 2012 in City of Ate
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 85: Chicken-Fried Egg at Union Bear
May 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Sara KerensTo 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...
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Monica's Aca y Alla No Longer Has Monica, but the Deep Ellum Fave Presses On
May 23, 2012 in City of Ate
Don't worry Aters, the lasagna is safe for now.I was in a car on my way to Austin, tweeting about kolaches and blissfully ignoring my work email, when the DMN...
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Pizza Patrn Offers Free Pizza to Spanish-Speakers. Sounds Bueno to Us!
May 23, 2012 in City of Ate
Yesterday, Pizza Patrn announced a new pizza promotion: On Tuesday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., Spanish speaking customers get what every Spanish speaking customer desperately craves -- free...
