Lukewarm Damn Tamales
I couldn’t believe she was blaming us for the crappy service.
“The problem is,” explained the owner of Hot Damn, Tamales! to my table of...
Say Ahhh
Dr. Sugar Police has gotten much crankier over the years that Chow, Baby's been seeing him for annual-or-so physicals. Old motto: "If you keep...
Ramen Re-Imagined. Again.
Remember when the ramen craze hit? Every writer in the world wrote some form of this sentence: “This isn’t your college dorm room ramen.”...
The Year of Dallas
I’d love to tell you that our most recent lap around the sun was a great one for the local foodie-verse. It would have...
Get It While It’s Chili
A chili parlor? That sounds very Old West. It’s only fitting that Chef Tim Love’s new concept (launched last week) is housed at one...
Give Me Liberty — or a $1.99 Taco
I felt terrible for the kids standing in the median holding promotional signs for Sombrero Mexican Food (201 W. Rosedale St.). It was one...
Words to Live By
Writing about restaurants that set up shop at cursed addresses — sinkholes where cafés before them have gone to die — is always bittersweet:...
Yee-Hmmm
Amazing how little it takes to turn a room from upscale Mex to down-home Tex. A few five-pointed metal stars and pastel-tinted photos of...
Soul Food TKO
I don’t think it was a coincidence that Teddy Pendergrass’ “Love TKO” slinked through the speakers at the exact same time my lunch arrived....
Pho Consolation
Just as an analogy, say your beloved accidentally shattered your killer-cool vintage-retro atomic-starburst hors d'oeuvres platter, which you now realize is your absolute favorite...
