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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Zest List

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Eats

Eats

Hit Slice the Pizza Spot

Slice the Pizza Spot definitely looks like something out of Mad Max. Made out of a ribbed steel A-frame roof, an old Airstream trailer,...

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...

New Fixture

The location on West Magnolia Avenue that was 24 Plates Tapas Bar as recently as seven months ago has now reopened as Fixture FW,...

Wok the Line

I was recently complaining to a friend about how there are precious few great, fast, cheap Chinese food places in town. Sure, you can...

Vintage Grill: Car Hopping

When you walk into the Vintage Grill & Car Museum, you may think you have the place pegged. Nestled in the heart of downtown...

La Perla Negra: Culinary All-Star

I can’t pretend to be unbiased about Le Perla Negra (910 Houston St.), a new Latin eatery in the downtown space formerly occupied by...

World of Beer — Truly

As the craft beer movement barrels on, it’s not just the liquid goodness that’s getting a makeover locally. The fare at gastropubs is also transforming....

Waiting for Thurber Mingus

I kept adjusting the way I was sitting so that my friend’s head would block the blinding sun reflecting off my windshield. The Chowmaro...

Around the Globe Life Park

In the early 1990s, Arlington Stadium, as it was called, was the site of a few of my more memorable first dates. Baseball courtship...

Seoul Food

HoYA Korean Kitchen sits in the Sundance Square space that once housed a chain shop where hurried diners could customize their subs with veggies...