Rumors Behind The Restaurant News

A little fairy just whispered hearsay into my ear: “Primos just sold for an insane amount of money.” Curious, am I. Anyone?

Update: A big bird sings: “Phil Lacerte and a partner closed the deal in earlier in the year.”

Reader Review: Yumi To Go

I don’t want any e-mails from food snobs who don’t like it when I post a reader review. Everyone has the right to be a food critic. Here’s a real person’s account of her experience with Yumi To Go:

I ordered from Yummi to Go online yesterday afternoon. I wanted the order to be delivered at 6:00pm to a friend’s house for a girl’s night dinner. It was very easy and I felt so efficient! Well, up until they delivered the items 20 minutes after I ordered it. At 4:20. While I was still at work. Luckily, my friend was at home to get it. I called them to tell them the error. The gentleman who answered the phone took full responsibilty very quickly (no hassles whatsoever) and said, “I am sorry. My guy did not look at the time. What can we do to help?” He offered to resend the orginal order at the correct time, give me a credit for a future order or send something else free of charge. I ordered something else (so we could try more things on the menu) to be delivered at six. Which they did. And it was hot, and fresh, and of course, yummy. A great overall experience, very good food and I will order from them again.

Oh, a happy ending indeed. I’m just warm and fuzzy all over. I didn’t have such luck last night. But you’ll read about that soon enough. I mean almost four hours for dinner.

Watch a Movie. Get a Cheap Drink.

Anyone with an AFI ticket, when thirsty, should head to the Fish Sushi Bar.Lounge, conveniently located across the street from the Magnolia Hotel. Moviegoers can enjoy $3 and $5 hot sakes, $2 draft beers, $3 wells, and $2 off wine until midnight Thursday–Saturday and until 11 pm on Sunday. Good films. Good times.

Some Candy Isn’t So Dandy

Folks, I want to know what is going to happen to all of us when we find out that caffeine isn’t a good thing. Undoubtedly the world will end because we will not be able to function. We’re on cruise control with our high-octane lattes and espresso drinks, but the candy industry is set to kick us into higher gear. Mars Snackfoods U.S. recently released Snickers Charged, a “mid- afternoon energy booster.” In addition to the peanuts, nougat, caramel, and chocolate, the bar contains 60 milligrams of caffeine—the same amount contained in a small cup of coffee. Like kids need more than just sugar? Somebody help me here. This is devil food.

North Texas Wine Update: LightCatcher Releases 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay

LightCatcher Winery in Fort Worth is the place to be this weekend. This Sunday is the winery’s oh-so-relaxing Jazz Sunday (We gave it a Best of Big D nod in 2006). You can sit back on the patio, listen to The Rhett Butler Trio, order some tasty nosh, and  a bottle of the 2007 LightCatcher Chardonnay ($26). Winemaker Caris Turpen just released this bright gem last weekend. It’s unoaked, which means you won’t taste any buttery vanilla notes in this Chardonnay. I had the pleasure of sampling a bit straight from the tank and can say that you’ll love this wine with salads, fish, and anything with a hint of lemon. Click here for directions. Jazz Sunday is from 4-7 p.m. and is $10 per person.

DRY Soda: Kumquat

Just tried DRY’s Kumquat Soda. 50 calories, 14g of sugar (cane), and only 4 ingredients—all of which you can pronounce. It’s quite nice, and I can see it working well as a tonic substitute for your 4 o’clock fix. Found mine at Central Market Whole Foods on Lemmon Ave. Will have to check out the Rhubarb flavor on my next visit.

Coming Soon: Root Beer Roundup