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Friday, March 27, 2026

The Zest List

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A Little Jiggle

Talking ’bout Pound Cake

Eats

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Caldo my Inbox

I used to get a ton of emails. I remember after snarking it up at the expense of In-N-Out Burger a few years back...

A Better Holiday Bird

Christmas was always a confusing time for my family. Growing up half Jewish (on my mother’s side), half British, and half Texan, with divorced...

That’s a Wrap!

Benito's $11.95 per dozen, 1450 W Magnolia Ave Av, FW. , 817-332-8633. Esperanza's Restaurant and Bakery $10.69 per dozen, 2122 N Main St, FW., 817-626-5770. Hot Damn Tamales! 12 per half-dozen, 713 W Magnolia...

Eastern Flavors

Malai Kitchen, 5289 Monahans Av, FW. 682-707-3959. 10am-10pm Sun, 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat.  Malai Kitchen isn’t the first Dallas-based eatery to open an auspicious third...

Park Yourself at Chalio’s

Maybe my inner Larry David is too caught up in various first-world malaise, but I can’t be the only one who resents restaurants that...

Re-Booting

The restaurant business is not for the faint of heart –– just ask anyone who has deigned to open a business in the cursed...

Protein Fit Kitchen: Health To-Go

Protein Fit Kitchen 1151 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake. 817-329-2372. 9am-8pm daily. All major credit cards accepted. Between turkey, booze, and enough carbs to knock you into...

The Truffle Shuffle

I was going to write a funny column about how so many eateries have all of a sudden added parmesan truffle fries to their...

El Mofongo es Bueno

El Mofongo Caribbean Restaurant  3701 S Cooper St, Arlington. 817-466-8802.11am-8pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10 pm Fri-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. Every food culture has that one dish....

Corporate Gravy

First Watch, 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ste 280, FW. 817-731-3447. 7am-2:30pm Mon-Sun. “Yeah, it’s fresh” is the trademarked catchphrase of First Watch Restaurants, Inc., a...