A New Day for Dayne’s
Our city’s craft barbecue explosion is running out of room on the ground floor. Derek Allan’s, Flores, Heim, Hurtado, Panther City, Joe Riscky’s, and...
Hot Box Biscuit Coma
Had you told me I’d ever be sitting in the dining room of Tokyo Café (5121 Pershing Av, 817-737-8568) on a Sunday afternoon eating...
Take it or Leave it at Guajardo’s
As the name hints, you’re given only one choice of meat at Guajardo’s Tacos Al Pastor (1703 NW 28th St, 817-626-6793). In the spirit...
On Chili and Yoga Pants
I don’t know Trey Chapman. I’ve met him and have seen him at events, and I know he has a significant following and lots...
Mariachi Tacos: Great Things in Store
The convenience store at the cross-section of 4th Street and South Sylvania Avenue may appear to the layperson to be just another ragtag bodega...
Doña Carmen: Death by Pupusa
My guest and I must have looked a little bewildered as we perused the bill of fare at Doña Carmen Pupuseria (1712 N Sylvania...
The New-Old Saint-Emilion
The most confusing thing about the owners of Saint-Emilion Restaurant opening a fine-dining sister restaurant, Paris 7th, is the fact that the long-standing traditional...
A Cool Hand
I wish I could be more like Hilda, a staffer at the newly opened Eatzi’s Market & Bakery (1540 S University Dr, Ste 100,...
Meat Me on Camp Bowie
A man in a white coat, black gloves, and a hairnet stood behind the butcher’s case helping a curious customer navigate the extravagant cuts...
A Tale of Two Tacos
I must have passed by Taqueria El Ranchito (414 University Dr, 817-495-1478) hundreds of times. The little taco-truck-turned-tiny-walk-up-window connected to a convenience store is...
