If you're gonna do drug or booze stuff this weekend, do it in Houston, where Burger King is now offering burger delivery. Houstonites can order a Delivery Deal that's 10 cheeseburgers and 20 chicken nuggets. Delivery hours are 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day.

And that's great. For Houston. But, what about Dallas? What in the burger hell, Burger King? Dallas isn't cool enough for you? Fine. Turns out, we hate your stupid burgers anyhow. You are no King of Burgers. We can do better. And we will.

We now call upon you, Off-Site Kitchen. Hear our cries, Maple & Motor. Angry Dog, please to drive your foods to our drunk-at-home face holes. Or, hey SMU Business Major Student Person, start a burger delivery business. College kids in Boulder, Colorado, started a successful maid service for The Hungover a while back, so you have the power to corner a pothead burger market. Get on it.

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We're gonna need a bigger plate.

The biotechnology firm AquaBounty has spent years working on a genetically enhanced salmon that grows faster and bigger. USA Today reported the company has spent more than $67 million since 1991 trying to get this Chinook salmon spliced with DNA from a fast growing eel-like fish to market.

Eating genetically engineered (GE) food is pretty ubiquitous these days, but as we've previously reported, this "frankenfish" would be the first GE altered animal allowed for human consumption. If that doesn't sound appetizing, maybe you're thinking, well, I just won't eat that. Here's the problem, though: You won't know it, because federal law doesn't mandate GE fish to be labeled as such.

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Product Policy Institute

Last Friday was the official dooms day for plastic bags in Austin. The City Council passed a measure that banned retail-level, thin, single-use bags more than a year ago, giving shoppers and store owners time to find alternative ways to get their goods home.

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- If Dallas Wants to Ban Plastic Bags, It Should Be Prepared to Get Sued by Retailers

An article the Austin American Statesman this morning has interviews will several Austinites, most of whom were being extremely Austin-ish, saying they were willing to take one for the team if it means less pollution, although some said it's an infringement on their basic rights.

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DUG

Deep Ellum Urban Gardens (DUG), the small community garden that greets travelers from the west when they arrive in Deep Ellum, is now taking applications for 4-by-4-foot garden plots. This project, which is part of the Deep Ellum Community Association, was funded with the help of the local community though a CrowdTilt campaign in 2011.

The goal of DUG has always been to provide the neighborhood, both residents and restaurants, with the opportunity to grow their own food, while at the same time fostering a strong sense of community -- not to mention the many positive health affects from the physical labor of gardening.

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Maybe I'm a bit of a nerd, but I love a good documentary. SMU Students for a Better Society will host a screening of a new film that spends significant time not on the problems with our current food system, but on better ways of producing grub that people actually want to eat.

After the screening, a whole slew of panelists will discuss the film and address questions. Jon Taggart who owns Burgundy Pasture Beef; Jean Kazez, a professor at SMU and author of Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals, Judith McGeary, attorney, activist, sustainable farmer and founder of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance; and others will lead what will hopefully turn into a lively discussion.

Here's the trailer...

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1. National Doughnut Day
With Hypnotic Doughnut's new advertising campaign, every day is doughnut day for the north side window seats at the Observer offices. Constantly gazing at this sign has proven... well, nothing really. Just that we pity the fools on low-carb diets. Back in June of this year, Alice Laussade had a fascinating chat with James St. Peter of Hypnotic Donuts that included topics like 50 Shades of Glaze, and a brisket-topped doughnut. On that note, Sir St. Peter, you said you were in talks with Lockhart! What happened? Doughnut day 2013?

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The moment I realized that food comes from animals was during one of my family's tamale making sessions. I was about 4 or 5 and after waking from a nap I wandered down the hallway of the temporary trailer my grandparents were living in while they awaited the completion of their house on the family ranch. Stumbling into the kitchen in pursuit of water, and maybe a hot tortilla, I saw a pig's head sitting on a counter.

See also: Token British Guy reviews the whole Christmas tamale thing.

Being fairly innocent at the time, I had always just assumed the livestock on the ranch were just my grandparents pets, there for me to run and play with when I would visit, so I was a little taken aback when I asked what had happened to the rest of the pig and was simply told "He's tamales now, mijo."

Tamales first came to Texas through Mexican immigrants in San Antonio, eventually spreading across the state and further into the US south. Today this simple peasant food who's origins date back to the Aztecs and Mayans are ubiquitous in Dallas. And, it's not just the Mexican version of the dish that's served here, several restaurants serve a Central American version of the dish that replace the corn husk with that of a plantain leaf. You can find this version at establishments like Gloria's and other restaurants who refuse to be locked into one regional cuisine and instead choose to jump around cultures and serve the best dishes of each.

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Maroches Bakery

If it seems little morbid, well, that's because it is. Dia de los Muertos, November 1, is a day to celebrate those who have died. But, the key word is to "celebrate," not mourn.

Manual Tellez, who owns Maroches Bakery in Oak Cliff, explains that in Mexico people spend the entire day and night at the gravesides of their loved ones, "Imagine a flea market in a cemetery. That's what it looks like. Every grave is decorated differently and people spend the entire night."

The tradition actually goes back to the indigenous pagan tribes of Mexico, long before the Spanish conquest, when there were human sacrifices to the gods. The traditional bread that goes along with this holiday, pan de muerto, is adorned with a cross of bones and a skull.

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If you're looking for somewhere different to dine this Saturday night, consider the sky. This year's Food for Thought dinner will be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum near Love Field. In addition to the dishes prepared by celebrity chefs like Tre Wilcox, Tiffany Derry, Michael Ehlert, Lisa Garza and many more, all will be dazzled by displays of historic airplanes and helicopters.

Food for Thought benefits an organization called Big Thought, which promotes creative learning to improve public education. And if all of those things are not enough to spark your interest, there will also be an open "premium" bar, silent auction, live entertainment and more. Big, indeed.

Tickets cost $150 each, but if you use the handy coupon code DAYL you'll pay just $50 per ticket. Visit foodforthoughtdallas.com for more information or to buy your tickets. The big event is from 7 to 11 p.m. this Saturday, September 22.

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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 Obama or red for Mitt Romney.

Undecided voters, or those who don't want to endure the wrath of any lurking pit bulls with lipstick, can choose the regular "nonpartisan" cups.

7-Eleven will keep an automatic running total of the partisan cups sold at each store. National, state and some major market results will be posted daily at 7-election.com.

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