Articles for October 15th, 2012

Oct 15 Food Truck News and Schedule in Dallas/Ft. Worth

posted by George Lewis | October 15th, 2012 4:28pm | filed under Food Truck Schedule, Food Trucks | 4 Comments »

Our genius web guys have been busy.  Check out the new and improved food truck schedule.  You can now sort any column, or, use the search to filter out what data you want.  Want to know where Easy Slider is going to be on Tuesday?  Type “Easy Tue” in the search box.

On to this week: Several of the food trucks will be at The Village Apartments on Tuesday.  Wednesday brings Crate & Barrel pop-up, as well as “The Food Truck Experience” at Sigel’s Greenville.  Bite Nights in Addison continue.

 

Thursday night features several food trucks in the Dallas Arts District for Aurora 2013.

This week, we add Bombay Street Food and The Pickled Carrot.  Bombay Street Food is our first Indian fare truck, brought by the same people behind the bricks’n'mortar locations of Bombay ChopStix in Richardson and Las Colinas.  The Pickled Carrot is serving up banh mi sandwiches, primarily in Denton since the regulations have eased in that city.

Good Karma Kitchen demonstrates why running a food truck can be more difficult than a bricks’n'mortar restaurant.  They won’t be out this week, as their truck “Lucy” threw a rod and will be need a new engine.

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Peticolas Brewing Company in Dallas Wins Gold Medal at Great American Beer Festival

posted by Nancy Nichols | October 15th, 2012 12:21pm | filed under beer, Brews News | 6 Comments »

The largest commercial beer competition in the world took place this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Judges at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival handed out 254 medals. The most significant one, to us anyway, is the gold medal they bestowed on Peticolas Brewing Company’s Royal Scandal, one of 29 entries in the Classic English-Style Pale Ale. Not bad for a brewery that has only been open since January!

Michael Peticolas shows off his gold medal.

Rahr & Sons Brewing in Fort Worth returned home with silver medal in the Scotch Ale competition for their Iron Thistle and Humperdinks Restaurant and Brewery in Dallas won a bronze medal in American-Style Amber Lager for their Uberbrau. H/T to Disher BL.

Here are all of the winners.

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Four Fall Favorites: The Pumpkin Roundup

posted by Carol Shih | October 15th, 2012 11:50am | filed under ChirpyChirpy, dessert, Diets are stupid, Ethnic Food, Gluten free |

photo by Desiree Espada

The only thing that’s wrong with Dallas is the brevity of fall. It lasts all of three weeks. Maybe four, if we’re lucky. But whatever God-sent perfect weather we have now is making want to devour everything that’s remotely pumpkin-related. If you’re crazy about pumpkins, too, jump here for the list of pumpkin favorites. Feast your eyes on these food beauties.

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Excuse Me, Waiter! I Mean, Server? How Shall I Refer to You?

posted by Nancy Nichols | October 15th, 2012 11:41am | filed under Blast to the Past, Dishbag, People we love, R.I.P., restaurant service | 6 Comments »

Hall shall we refer to thee? Rhett?

The great Glenn Mitchell, host of KERA’s The Glenn Mitchell Show, once asked me if people who make a living waiting on tables prefer to be called waiters/waitresses or servers. I replied servers. I was a guest on his show at the time and the phone lines lit up with servers who demanded to be referred to as waiters/waitresses and vice versa. At the end of the hour, we tallied the votes and it was dead even.

That was 2004. I’m curious to hear from the masses now: What shall we call you?

BTW, I’ve come up with a new term for obnoxious foodies: Dishbags. Like it?

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Drinking, Food Trucks, and Live Music Will Make Your Wednesday, Oct 17, Even Better

posted by Iris Zubair | October 15th, 2012 10:08am | filed under Events | 5 Comments »

Is your upcoming Wednesday looking dreadfully event-less this week? No fear, we’ve compiled some cool things-to-do to keep you entertained until the weekend. And your taste buds will thank you, too.

Goodfriend

Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House First Anniversary

It’s hard to believe that Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House opened just one year ago and helped to change the crime-ridden atmosphere of East Dallas into a community hangout. Owners Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling are celebrating their first anniversary this Wednesday, October 17 with some pretty spectacular drink specials from their acclaimed beer collection. Featured brews include Great Divide 18, Stone 16, Real Ale Barrel Aged 15, Ommegang Independence Day 2012, Deschutes Black Butte 24, and Real Ale Scots Gone Wild. Aside from the drinking festivities, a guest band will take the stage at 10 p.m., followed by a Slick 57 reunion set. The celebration starts at 4 p.m. and lasts all night long until closing so put on your drinking hats if you’re game for good time.

Fare in the Square

What’s better than an awesome food truck? How about several awesome food trucks in the same vicinity with free live music and entertainment on your lunch break? Yep, you read that right. Fare in the Square is happening every Wednesday and Thursday in October and November from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at Thanks-Giving Square in downtown. Mark your calendars now because it’s all kicking off this Wednesday, October 17. Entertainment will vary by day, but tons of musicians, DJs, and dance groups are scheduled to perform. And of course, Dallas’ favorite food trucks, including Ruthie’s Rolling Café, Gandolfo’s, So Cal Taco, Nammi, The Butcher’s Son, and Cup Cakin, along with many more will be there to serve up your favorite dishes. As if you didn’t anticipate your lunch break all morning long anyway, you’ll definitely be watching the clock now, waiting to enjoy the beautiful atmosphere of the park, music, and delicious food.

Thanks-Giving Square on 1627 Pacific Avenue.

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