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Wild Game in North Texas: Where to Buy, Where to Eat

Bison and elk used to be once-a-year meat in Dallas, the sort of thing you ordered at a steakhouse with a mounted head on the wall and then forgot about until the next anniversary dinner. These days a home cook can find it on a Tuesday. Between a Far North Dallas butcher counter, a frozen-meat chain that shelves kangaroo a few feet from the chicken thighs, and a Hill Country ranch that ships wild antelope to your porch, North Texas has more game within reach than most people realize.

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Celebrate Chicken Fried Steak Day With Fried Elk (Recipe)

l (2).jpgby Steven Doyle                       Jonathon’s CFS

As we celebrate Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day (see history here), Texas all across the great state raise their tongs as they pay homage to this fine example of Texan ingenuity and deliciousness. Continue reading →

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YO Ranch Steakhouse For A Slice Of Texas

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Last week we checked out YO Ranch Steakhouse in downtown’s West End. This nearly forgotten side of Dallas actually has a few remaining and decent restaurants. Recently we had a lovely dinner with out of town guests at The Palm for a larger than life lobster dinner, and Ellen’s Southern Kitchen, all nestled together as if they were protecting one another.

The fact is these restaurants stay quite busy without an influx of local traffic. These are frequented more by visitors to Dallas and conventioneers. Gone are the crazy days of the 90’s where hoards of locals and visitors alike trafficked the streets in search of frozen margaritas and giant haunches of beef, but instead the area is walk-able, quiet and safe.

This is why YO Ranch does so well exactly where it resides. They do an enormous job of providing the weary traveler a slice of Texas and a nicely grilled slab of cow. They also host plenty of parties, both wedding and corporate in the adjacent barn. Yes, YO has a real barn reassembled from the actual 69,000 acre Texas Hill Country YO Ranch.    Continue reading →

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