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Saturday, July 25, 2026

The Odyssey

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Beyond Lederhosen

My introduction to all things German was at Edelweiss German Restaurant (3801 Southwest Blvd.) when I was a kid. My memory of the place...

Next Stop? Cancun

If a pawnshop is enough to scare you away from a neighborhood, you might never work up the courage to walk through the door...

The Lowdown

It’s funny how much a name matters. Would anyone have boogied to the Beach Boys if they’d stuck to the original name, The Pendletones?...

Air Oink

The Flying Pig Pit BBQ and Tavern’s address in Mansfield is on Matlock Road, but really the joint is just off Country Club Road...

Just the (Food) Facts, Ma’am

Chow, Baby eschews “hard news.” Corruption, exposés, and who-shot-John are usually the province of my more flinty-eyed colleagues. Chow, Baby gets flinty only about...

Momma Mia!

Passersby on Belknap Street may look at Momma Mia’s aged outer brickwork and shrug the joint off as just another cheap Italian bistro knockoff...

Signs of Civilization

Is there anything more agonizing than dating? If you younglings think I’m talking about your pimply dramas, fuggetaboutit. I’m referring to the cold, cruel...

Uneven Sushi Domo

Sushi Domo Bar & Grill is tucked into a corner of a strip mall across from one of Arlington’s three hospitals. There are few...

Widen Your Horizons, Cowboy

Every time my grandmother bites into a good piece of beef, she uses the same line: “This cow must have been in love.” Everybody...

Little Germany: Big Flavors

There’s this Tim Allen bit from the early ’90s where he disparages German food thusly: “If you can’t shove it into an animal casing,...