Email AuthorScott Reitz
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The Michelada Is The Greatest Beer Cocktail Of All Time At Work
February 29, 2012 in City of Ate
This refreshing experiment was NOT conducted in a place of business.This weekend I celebrated my birthday at brunch. I'm not much of a bruncher, but there I was at Canne...
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I Reviewed a Vegan Place, So Here Are 16 Photos of Meat
February 29, 2012 in City of Ate
This is the first burger I ate in Dallas. Thanks NHS Tavern.The Katy Trail Burger Another Katy Trail Burger. You know, to check for consistency. Lucky's Diner Reuben I have no idea where...
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The Do's and Don'ts of a Good Frozen Margarita
February 29, 2012 in City of Ate
I have a confession. When I first got to Dallas, I wrote a post for National Tequila Day. I said Dallasites could celebrate this holiday with particular fervor because the...
The Balls Keep Rolling
February 28, 2012 in City of Ate
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Is Meatless Monday Working? Maybe.
February 28, 2012 in City of Ate
Americans are buying less meat, and there are a few reasons why.Back in January, Mark Bittman penned a little number highlighting various reports that indicated reduced meat consumption in...
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Chuy's Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom and the Hunt for Dallas' Best Sour Cream Enchilada
February 27, 2012 in City of Ate
Listen, I know I have a problem. This whole Tex-Mex thing is getting really out of hand, and it's all rooted in my deep-seated affection for what is really a...
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On Meatless Monday, Defending Chipotle
February 27, 2012 in City of Ate
LunchNearly every time I knock the food at a chain restaurant, a few commenters jump to and tell me why chains are great. Often those comments brand me as a...
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Chef Travis Henderson Was Killed on the Night His Former Restaurant Celebrated Its Re-Opening
February 27, 2012 in City of Ate
Over the weekend, the sad news came in that Travis Henderson, the former chef and co-owner of the Place at Perry's, was shot to death by Dallas SWAT officer Samuel...
Brisket Tacos, Crazy Sandwiches and Fernet: This Week In You Are Soooo Fat
February 24, 2012 in City of Ate
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John Tesar is a Jedi of Self-Promotion
February 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Allison V. SmithBack in January, chef John Tesar announced he was kind of over the whole Commissary, One Arts Plaza thing. He was pulling out and shifting his focus to...
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Who's Eating All This Steak?
February 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Steak steak steak steak steak steak steak. The Dallas Morning News published a Pavlovian steakhouse slideshow the other day, with pictures and a link to a story published two summers ago...
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Knox-Henderson Keeps Shedding Restaurants
February 24, 2012 in City of Ate
Just three weeks ago, we reported that Horne & Dekker had closed abruptly, on the heels of other failed restaurants in the area. H&D, Redfork and Alma all closed in...
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Manny's Brisket Taco > Mia's Brisket Taco
February 24, 2012 in City of Ate
There. I said it. In a city that consistently praises Mia's for offering the greatest brisket tacos (they even get credit for inventing the cheese-laden version), I think it's time...
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Five McDonald's Failed Menu Items
February 23, 2012 in City of Ate
The McDonald's Arch Deluxe anyone?Today's story about Fish McBites and my prediction that they don't last past Lent spurred my curiosity into McDonald's other historic flops. Attempts to regionally market...
Former York Street Chef Sharon Hage is About to Pop Up All Over Dallas (Updated)
February 23, 2012 in City of Ate
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McDonald's Has Released Fish McBites for Lent, and They Are McTerrible
February 23, 2012 in City of Ate
Lent is a time of sacrifice for Catholics, but McDonald's wants to be sure they don't give up grease. The fast-food giant created the Filet-O-Fish in 1962 to cater to...
Pizza Patron Wants Its Catholic Customers to Know That Its Pizzas Are Lent-Friendly
February 22, 2012 in City of Ate
At Pecan Lodge, the Brisket Taco of My Dreams
February 22, 2012 in City of Ate
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Dallas' Five Best Margaritas
February 22, 2012 in City of Ate
The margarita may be the greatest drink of all time, if only because it almost always comes alongside a free, bottomless basket of chips and salsa. Born out of desperation,...
Deep Ellum is Developing a Coffee Beer To Chase its Dream Crushing Hop Bomb
February 21, 2012 in City of Ate
James Beard Awards: Stephan Pyles, Bruno Davaillon and Teiichi Sakurai are Semifinalists
February 21, 2012 in City of Ate
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Civet Coffee is the Shit
February 21, 2012 in City of Ate
TigrouMeowCivets look more like rats than cats to me.It's not every day that you find the world's most expensive coffee in your mailbox. A friend of mine told me she'd...
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Matt McCallister Ate a Yelper for Breakfast
February 21, 2012 in City of Ate
Poor, poor Tina. With just nine Yelp reviews under her belt she decided to report on her experience at Campo Modern Country Bistro. She wasn't fond of her meal, awarding...
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How Dallas Restaurants Manage Social Media
February 20, 2012 in City of Ate
Yes, I know it looks like Mickey Mouse. Get over it.That restaurants are using social media to get their message out is nothing new. As soon as any business owner...
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Dallas' Five Best Fried Chicken Meals
February 20, 2012 in City of Ate
I once paged through a diet book that listed foods as good and bad. Salads dressed with not too sweet and not too fatty dressing were good. Steamed or boiled...
