Posts Tagged ‘rice’
Tet (Not) Offensive
LAURIE BARKER JAMESLike many Asian cultures, the Vietnamese celebrate the lunar New Year. They call it Tet, and on Jan. 26, Vietnamese people welcomed in the Year of the Water Buffalo (slightly different than the Chinese’s Year of the Ox). ...
Red Tex-Mex
Jorge’s may play to conservative palates, but if it ain’t broke …Peter Gorman
I’m not a big fan of Tex-Mex the way it’s commonly prepared in the chains or in the more high-traffic ma-and-pa restaurants here.
Slow Your Roll
… and your salads, and your sandwiches, and everything else fresh, healthful, and tasty at Veria Natural Café.JIMMY FOWLER
Sitting along the north side of I-20 in Arlington at Matlock Street, Arlington Highlands has been quaintly described as a “shopping center,” which is a considerable understatement.
Needed: Recipe for “Fish in a Barrel”
StaticOh joy, it arrived just in time for the holidays – Static’s very own copy of the Wal-Mart Family Cookbook, of course!
Golden Tee
The club at Tierra Verde goes upscale, with mostly savory results.Jimmy Fowler
The vision most people have of food at golf courses is usually accurate: burgers, hot dogs, and fries, all overshadowed by a full-service bar.
Summer School (of Fish)
Blue Ocean will satisfy a hankering for fresh and subtly brilliant sushi.Jimmy Fowler
The record rainfall and humidity this summer did a good job of quashing any hunger I might have had for raw fish.
Stop, in the Name of Grub
Load up on A Taste of Soul’s creamy dinner rolls, and you’ll be rollin’ down the street.Jimmy Fowler
In most restaurants, the humble dinner roll knows its place. On the plate, it’s the equivalent of a supporting actor, a bass player, a fashion model’s assistant, existing to help the entrée and sides shine. But what happen...
Fat Tuesday Every Day
Pierre’s Mardi Gras Café is no bigger than a breadbox but serves up great homemade Creole food.Peter Gorman
It might have been the sparkling day, or maybe the phase of the moon, but whatever it was made me trek 45 minutes from home in Joshua to Euless to try a tiny Creole kitchen named Pierre’s Mardi Gras Café.
Orange Crush
Jimmy FowlerA while back, Thanh Thanh Vietnamese Cuisine relocated across East Arkansas Lane from one strip mall to another. They carpeted the new, spacious locale (an old chain drug store), hung a chandelier from the low ceiling, and did ...
Stir It Up
BRIAN ABRAMSNow that Beto’s American and Caribbean Cuisine is here in town, the craze over Red Stripe beer is finally starting to make sense. As a social lubricant, the Jamaican export is merely so-so. It has a skunky aftertaste, and a s...
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