Revisiting Tortas Insurgentes For Alambras and Breakfast

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We have discussed Tortas Insurgentes before, it is a little Mexican restaurant with the Mexican green VW cab as its mascot located on Northwest Highway and Webbs Chapel in the shopping center anchored by WalMart. They bill themselves as a Mexico City taqueria and I find myself enamoured with this place, dining here at least once a week for breakfast.

The breakfast is cheap and hearty. I usually do not eat until much later in the evening after an early morning repast. Think scrambled egg loaded with chorizo and potatoes served with house-made corn tortillas. These corn tortillas seem to be served only with breakfast as I have been here numerous times for lunch and never see these. But have ordered breakfast for lunch and boom, there they are. Continue reading

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Everything You Need To Prepare For A Family Camping Trip

Imagine this — you’re out camping in nature, enjoying the peace and serenity of being away from the city and spending quality time with your family. Everyone’s having a great time until someone starts complaining about mosquito bites. Or maybe one of your kids starts to complain because you forgot to bring marshmallows for roasting at night. Or, everyone has difficulty going to the bathroom because someone forgot to bring toilet paper. Camping trips are one of those moments where you want to be well-prepared so you’re not caught off guard. It’s hard enough being out in the wilderness, away from the comforts and convenience of your home, you don’t need the added stress of worrying about how to make-do when you’ve forgotten something. 

Lucky for you, going on the perfect family camping trip isn’t some unattainable dream. We’ve come up with a list of tips that will make your planning and preparation so much easier. Whatsmore, you won’t ever have to worry about forgetting to pack anything if you follow all these guidelines. For example, get these Outwell family tents for a cozy night in the wilderness. More equipment can be found at Globo Surf.

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Dallas Adds Another Tex Mex Hot Spot

FreeRange Concepts – the minds behind local venues like The Rustic, Bowl & Barrel and MUTTS Canine Cantina – today announced the creation of its newest concept – Joe Leo – a refined Tex-Mex addition to the North Texas dining scene.

Dallas’ new “it” destination for gourmet Tex-Mex was inspired by and named after Joe Leo Romero, the grandfather of Kyle Noonan, co-owner of FreeRange Concepts. Like Joe himself, Tex-Mex is neither pretentious nor overly complex. And while you can certainly dress it up, at its core, Tex-Mex is a cuisine for everybody. It’s approachable, satisfying, and when done right, just plain delicious. And that’s exactly what you can expect from Joe Leo.

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Community Beer Co Announces New Facility

Community Beer company announced today a new 70k+ sf facility will be located off of Stemmons Fwy between the Design District & Medical District in the renovated Pegasus Park campus at 3110 Commonwealth Drive in Dallas.

Complete with a two-story taproom, full-service restaurant, outdoor biergarten, live music venue, multiple event spaces, distilling operations, and of course, a cutting-edge production facility, producing the highest quality craft beer, spirits, and wine we possibly can for supporters and fans. They are able host you in their new home and to continue serving as a hub for craft beer lovers across Texas.

For more info, check out www.communitybeer.com/new-facility.

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Ranchers Prime Delivers on Flavor

A portrait of a Kansas cattle rancher

In the big world of big beef there are major misconceptions that the consumer must drive through. Grading, availability, quality are major factors when choose a cut, but also origin, heritage and hormones play a major factor in the world of greater awareness. We came across a group of ranchers that deliver on all fronts. Ranchers Prime makes the cut.

The Ranchers Prime ranchers are in the top 1% of their industry for raising high quality cattle and pigs. They are the most elite and esteemed ranchers in the nation because of their dedication, knowledge, and artisanship. Our strict set of criteria, including traceable beef and pork, ensures that you receive unbeatable flavor and consistent quality with every bite. This was compelling to use.

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Marc Cassel Green Room Mussels

Chef Marc Cassel

With the news that 20 Feet has shuttered in East Dallas (for now) we thought it might be helpful to make a batch of Marc Cassel’s Green Room Mussels at home in memoriam of the extremely popular restaurant. These are the same mussels he offered first at the marvelous restaurant in Deep Ellum, the Green Room. In Dallas you can find fresh mussels at TJ’s Seafood Market or Central Market. It’s a kick making these mussels, and will enhance your cheffy skills to boot. Let us know how they come out, these are sure to be a class favorite.

Chef Marc Cassel created this dish decades ago when he was executive chef at the Green Room in Deep Ellum. Those mussels could still be found on the menu several incarnations of the restaurant later, including his own restaurant 20 Feet.

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Seafood Shack Still Full of Surprises

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Seafood Shack on Webbs Chapel very near Forest Lane has been a long tradition for lunch, with big flavors that are fairly easy on the wallet. So is true for the newer and prettier version located on Northwest Highway and Marsh Lane. The latter offers a full bar, an airy patio and many more seats.

A recent visit for dinner netted some great finds included what they called fried octopus, which gave us odd visions of a heavy battered fish. Instead, we found the dish to be light with a crispy sautee, punctuated with chunks of onion and tomato. This dish fell supreme on our palate.   Continue reading

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New at Trinity Groves: Cake Vending Machine, Table-Side Pasta and Texas Cannolis

Trinity Groves launched as an exciting, entrepreneurial concept, and that creative energy still permeates everything the restaurant development does. That can be seen in its diverse tenets as well as unique offerings that continue to surprise and delight patrons each day. See below for the latest fun initiatives: Cake Bar’s whole cake vending machine and Saint Rocco’s buzzy new menu items.

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