Articles about April Fools

Chalk Talk: Guess the Fruit

posted by Andrew Chalk | June 25th, 2012 11:42am | filed under Andrew Chalk, April Fools, Ate it For $8, best of big d, Cheap trick for comments, Delusional behavior, Food Porn | 5 Comments »


Can you guess its name? Clue: It is on display at the Southwest Foodservice Expo at the FreshPoint booth.

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Exclusive! We Find Ideal Location For Avner Samuel’s Next Restaurant!

posted by Andrew Chalk | July 30th, 2010 11:23am | filed under Andrew Chalk, April Fools, Celebrity Chefs, How to Open a Restaurant 101, Openings/Closings | 3 Comments »

The imminent closure of Avner Samuel’s Aurora need not be in vain. We have found the ideal location for his next restaurant. It has a picturesque location, stunning views and is barely a Cadillac Escalade’s 60-0 braking distance from downtown Dallas. In fact, it’s a proven restaurant location– the hilltop  held Baby Doe’s Matchless Mine for longer than the Dallas North Tollway has gone to Oklahoma. Even the approach road has a locavore name Goat Hill Rd. Jump for the joy of discovery! Continue reading "Exclusive! We Find Ideal Location For Avner Samuel’s Next Restaurant!"

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Whole Foods Market Rolls out New Line of Action Figures

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 1st, 2010 10:09am | filed under April Fools, Slow News Day | 1 Comment »

Want to come over and play Patchoulie Pam with me?  Healthy food with a healthy sense of humor.

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Anti-Valentine’s Day in Dallas: What Are You Doing?

posted by Nancy Nichols | February 9th, 2010 10:33am | filed under April Fools, Cheap trick for comments, Chocolate, cocktails, Diets are stupid, Holidays, Sprinkles Cupcakes | 19 Comments »
I’ve got a hot date for Valentine’s Day!

Do you hate the hype of Valentine’s Day? Or do you like paying triple the regular price for a dozen roses and mediocre chocolate? Yes, I know it’s great for the restaurant business and I encourage all  lovers–young and old– to dine out. Get engaged. Spend hours making love. Make Hallmark happy.

But what about those of us without a date? Why don’t we get a night? Restaurateurs and barkeeps, I see a niche with an burning itch. Call me a hopeless unromantic but I do the same thing every year for VD: Two nights of pure bliss. And you, what do you do?

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Bailey’s Prime Plus Opened Last Night. Leslie Brenner is First Customer in the Door.

posted by Nancy Nichols | September 16th, 2009 5:09pm | filed under April Fools, Celebrity Diners, Cheap trick for comments, Restaurant News, Silly Reasons to Celebrate, Skinny bitches, Steakhouses | 16 Comments »

Ms.potatoContinuing her search for world-class dining in Dallas, DMN dining critic Leslie “Catch a Falling Star” Brenner (finally) found a baked potato at a local steak restaurant. After visiting the Cedar Hill location of Bailey’s Prime, La Brenner was more than disappointed to find only baked sweet potatoes on the menu. Owner Ed Bailey obviously paid attention to Brenner—last night the new Bailey’s Prime Plus on Park Lane near Northpark made its debut and right there on the menu was a big ‘ol baker with all of the trimmings. “Leslie was the first one through the door,” said Misty, a made up name for a hostess at Bailey’s. “She demanded a center booth, a baked potato, and a map of the world.” Extra! Extra! Read all about it.

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KRLD Restaurant Week In Dallas: Love It? Like It? Hate It?

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 12th, 2009 9:32am | filed under April Fools, Celebrity Diners, cheap eats, Chefs, Food Fight!, Food On TV, Foodie People, Hippie revolutions, hold on to your effin hat, Mistakes I made, Rants, Restaurant News, Reviews, Silly Reasons to Celebrate, Skinny bitches, Travel, Wine & Spirits | 40 Comments »
Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators.
Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators.

I realize a lot of you love to dine out during KRLD Restaurant Week/Month. You get a three-course meal at these restaurants for $35 and some “proceeds” go to the North Texas Food Bank. Win-win, right?

Over the years, I’ve talked to a many restaurant owners, chefs, and servers who aren’t crazy about the promotion. Perhaps given the current state of business they’ve changed their tune. I’d like to know.

Anywhooo, last year, the finest ferret at PegNews, Teresa “Vicky Christina” Gubbins, wrote the piece I wish I’d written about Restaurant Week. Here is the hot link to her story which officially makes this “Link To Teresa Gubbins Week.”  (Group hug.)

At the risk of going all Eatsblog on you, I would like to know: Why do you like restaurant week? Why do you hate restaurant week?  I will tell you this: it is the worst month of the year to be a dining critic. Okay, let’s rumble like we’re on Las Ramblas.

SideDish, an equal opportunity hot link provider.

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Bonathon Responds To Challenge By Fake Bonathon

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 4th, 2009 3:48pm | filed under April Fools, Food Crime, Mistakes I made, Murmur, Rants | 18 Comments »

Did you miss the high drama from last Friday? Josh Storie, an intern at Levenson & Brinker PR, challenged our intern, Bonathon, to a duel.  This is all still sooo Facebook. Bonathon fires back:

To the fake Bonathan or as henceforth shall be known as: Fonathan,

You’re clever, I’ll give you that. Quick with your words and clearly eager to prove your mettle as you found it within yourself to actually challenge the original. But let it be known, no one challenges me and gets away with it. Unless you are bigger than me, which in that case, by all means “no I was not looking at your girl funny.” That said, I am Steve Perry, and you are that guy from the Philippines. You might sound like me, and carry the same swagger but I was here first and I rocked harder than Nic Cage on Alcatraz. AMERICA. Continue reading "Bonathon Responds To Challenge By Fake Bonathon"

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Whole Foods Rises To The Occasion

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 1st, 2009 10:04am | filed under April Fools, cheap eats, Foodie People | 3 Comments »

Not to be outdone by Market Street, Karen Lukin of Whole Paycheck Foods, sends this link to the unbelievable specials at WPF. Organic air (spray bottles) is now only $6.99. If you purchase 50-lbs. of organic bananas, you get a free Huntsman spider (no worries, they’re farm-raised 0utside of Tulsa). Check out their recyclable pet poop bags, recipes for milk gone bad, and a photo of their newest store opening. Tra la.

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Market Street Opens In Plano

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 1st, 2009 9:48am | filed under April Fools, Groceries, Hippie revolutions | 2 Comments »

Market Street, United Supermarkets’ all-in-one grocery store, opened this morning in Plano (W. Park @Preston). The first 100 people through the door will receive free milk for a year. As an added bonus, all 100 milk drinkers will become bloggers on SideDish. They will talk about milk every day for a year. Oh, this is going to be so fun. It just makes me Twiter all over.

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