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more snark, especially from Nancy

Maybe a quick reference panel to the hottest topics or buzz restaurants/reviews over to the Side (pun intended), then we don’t have to scroll down fo-evah…

Long Live the ‘Dish!

Fewer reports from your food junkets to Milan and other far-off ports of call and more local reviews and info.

Steal some stuff from eater.com

I like their reservation feed, deal feed, plywood report, shutter report, first look inside pics of new places, etc.

Maybe some liveblogging during Top Chef, Next Food Network Star, Last Restaurant Standing, etc.

A few videos – nothing fancy or overproduced…shoot it yourself and edit it on imovie – fun to see some places in action.

Luniz, that makes no sense. Tell me what you mean by interesting?

I second Tom. D stands for Dallas, not Dubai, Djibouti or Devonshire. I don’t care who from D is eating what in LA or Italy or wherever. D is a local mag, and I really want it to focus on local food. I can and do read about restaurants around the world in Food & Wine, etc., but D is my source for local food news, and in the end, it’s the local scene that’s the most important one to us, your readers.

More of that Squinty Watch persson. That s**ts funny as hell.

more local reviews …maybe some chef interviews (we have a lot of great ones in dallas ya know!) maybe to get people more “involved” have some of the readers of the blog contribute their reviews.

Just going to chime in and place my vote for Tom’s post and against ex-intern’s post.

I would also like to see some crossover coverage to other counties/cities that comprise the DFW metroplex.

Hell, just watched Food Network’s Diner, Drive-Ins and Dive and saw something on a restaurant in Watauga within a Conoco Gas station. Chef’s Point Cafe

So guess where I’m heading this weekend to check this place out. It would be nice to see a better range of coverage too. Eating at fancy-schmancy restaurants is less and less feasible in the current economy.

I want to hear about the place inside of the grocery store (Taj Imports or Zituna/Tangiers) or the gem at the gas station!

I love all the gossip, esp. when it turns out true. I would like to see more energy spent on small independent restaurants. Local and on the edges of Dallas. Help everyone find the good ones. More pieces on cutting edge chef’s that are using greener ways and renewable resources as well as sustainable food supplies. More on the American Table.

JHS have you had the pani puri at Taj Mahal? If not, just go to the back, stand to the left in front of the little metal counter @ the corner and ask the lady for a medium pani puri!

I agree with texaskatey, I get ideas from “help this poor…” as well. I learn about places I didn’t know about before.

I like hearing about far away places, but maybe do it in a round-up as opposed to several posts.

Maybe feature a Thursday or Friday Happy Hour special to get the weekend started. Kind of like Adam’s old Friday Fun on the Frontburner blog.

no stuff from abroad? So you DON’T want assurance that the people who influence your eating decisions have traveled and experienced other viewpoints of food, to have sampled authenticity, to have glimpsed the root cultures of our melting pot (pun intended)? And this is supposed to be the blog of the foodies of means, who can afford to rise above the throng in taste and discernment? The asininity of such statements and the insular thinking that belie it explains why slop-shop ego monuments are hits in this town while those helmed by real cooks suffer. Sad.

I (obviously) like the “help this gal out” etc. I actually went to several places recently in Kansas City that were suggested on this blog. I also like to hear about cooking events and any food related events. I second “arden”’s comments – I have passed on venues and used a caterer that I found on this site. (and was extremely happy with it all!)

Wow, Ike, that boulder on your shoulder must cause you back problems. You or your friends have obviously been at the helm of some failed establishments to be angry enough to call the rest of us “asinine.” I’m sure you’re loads of fun to have around.

At any rate, I too, am tired of the posts from around the world. It’s borderline offensive to be jaunting off to the four corners of the world when so many of us are struggling to pay our bills, much less trek off on a food adventure in Europe (especially when D itself is cutting staff). If you must continue with this stuff, I like the earlier suggestion of doing a one post round-up. On the other hand, I think a BYOB feature would be fantastic! I’d also like to see recipes from local chefs or that use local ingredients since I’m eating at home much more these days. Thanks.

More cowbell baby!

Maybe a happy medium for the above folks & have just a day of “help this poor person.” Or a single question. Whatever. But only one day- a la Glenn Mitchell.