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by Steven Doyle | January 6, 2023 · 9:33 am

Colder Weather Means Warmer Food: A Soup Exposé

by Steven Doyle

We have made plenty of lists in the past, and certainly soup has been a big draw for the cold, wintery months such as we are experiencing. One of our favorite soups comes from King’s Noodles (read about that place here). There are plenty of mainstays in Dallas such as Fearing’s tortilla soup, a recipe that will not, and should not ever leave that menu. Other perennials include the marshmallow soup at Rise No. 1 which is actually a rich tomato soup with pillows of roasted goat cheese.

Make a better soup and the world will beat down your door, especially when it is 25 degrees in Dallas.

Today we offer a list of some recent favorites. You will want to check these out in your travels about town this week. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | September 29, 2022 · 9:49 am

2022 Best Chili Finds in DFW

by Steven Doyle

We have written about the history of chili, and Dallas is definitely a large part of that. The original Tolbert’s downtown served some of the best chili that could be found on the planet. Also, the original Chilis’, the chain that can be found just about anywhere, opened over 40 years ago by Larry Lavine at the now-defunct Greenville Avenue and Meadow location served fantastic chili back in the day, with a recipe inspired by the first chili cook-off in Terlingua. By the way, Terlingua’s Chili cookoff(s) are the first week in November.

As we do each year, we bring you our favorite bowls of chili in the DFW area. Please note there is not a bean to be found on this list. If you do enjoy beans with your chili, we invite you to check out another article we wrote some time ago on the subject. But feel free to legume!

This year a few favorites fell off the list, not due to a bad chili, but rather they removed the item from their menu. It may return as it gets colder, but sayonara CBD Provisions, Ferris Wheelers and Katy Trail Ice House. They all have amazing food.

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Tagged as Allgood Cafe, Best Chili in Dallas, Best Chili in Fort Worth, Chili, Ellen's Southern Kitchen, Fred's Texas Cafe, Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House, Haystack Burger, Holy Grail, Luscher's Post Oak Red Hots, Stroker's Ice House, Terlingua, Texas, Tolbert's, White Elephant Saloon

by Steven Doyle | January 3, 2017 · 12:20 pm

2017 Best Chili Finds in Dallas and Fort Worth

by Steven Doyle

A true bowl of Texas red is near and dear to me, and I am always willing to order a bowl if found on any menu I stumble across. I am pleased to report that there are more chili offerings this year than last, and many have upped the ante in developing a perfect bowl. With temperatures dipping into freezing ranges in the coming month, what a perfect opportunity to go out and taste a bowl for yourself. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Allgood Cafe, Best Chili, CBD Provisions, Chef, Chili, Dallas, Ellen's Southern Kitchen, Fort Worth, Fred's Texas Cafe, Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House, Haystack Burger, Holy Grail, Katy Trail Ice House, Rodeo Goat, Stampede 66, Terlingua, The Ranch at Las Colinas, Tim Love, White Elephant Saloon

by Steven Doyle | November 2, 2015 · 1:01 pm

11 Hot Spots In Dallas For Chili

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Tagged as Carnival BarkersIce Creams, CBD Provisions, Chili, Dallas, Ellen's Southern Kitchen, FM Smokehouse, Goodfriend Beer Garden, Graham Dodds, Haystack Burger, Holy Grail, Katy Trail Ice House, Rodeo Goat, Stampede 66, Terlingua, Who makes the best chili

by Steven Doyle | January 9, 2015 · 2:01 pm

FM Smokehouse is a Taste of Texas

by Steven Doyle

What a gem of a restaurant. FM Smokehouse is located in an odd little spot that does extremely well during the week, but draws to a slower pace on weekends when the business crowd flies home. This is actually the case for any of the restaurants in that corridor off 114. What makes FM Smokehouse so particularly wonderful is that, and to my surprise, it is not a BBQ restaurant. Do not get me wrong, I am a fan of very good BBQ. But FM is so much more than brisket and pulled pork, both of which they do very well. Think of FM as indigenous Texas Cuisine, much like you might find at Smoke in West Dallas, or Tim Love’s Smokehouse in Fort Worth. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | December 5, 2013 · 9:59 am

The Quest of the Holy Grail of Beers

by Brian Wall

Beer. When you think about the word and connotation behind the word, you might have some predisposed notions of what beer is and can be for most. Whether it’s sitting around the television watching a game, hanging by the pool/patio/deck on a pleasant night or grabbing a quick drink after work with a plate of wings, all of these hold a normal ideal of beer.

Some people take their beer experience to another level by sampling craft beers and learning more about what is out there, you may even read an article or two and get a notion of what you might be missing. For others, there are select beers that have the same daunting task as finding the “Holy Grail” (the Cup, not the bar) that are brewed in very small amounts, very limited areas and are typically cellared by those that can actually find them. Continue reading →

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Tagged as beer, Cigar City Brewing, Dalas, Deschutes Brewery, Dogfish Head Brewery, Holy Grail