Articles about Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff

Austin-Based Houndstooth Coffee Will Rock East Dallas in Early 2013

posted by Carol Shih | December 7th, 2012 12:06pm | filed under Coffee, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, Hippie revolutions, Openings/Closings, Restaurant News |

Sorry, Oak Cliff. Sorry, Rob Shearer. East Dallas is starting to look a little more hip than Oak Cliff these days.

Cane Rosso announced last month that it’s planting its second location there, and now word comes that Houndstooth Coffee, a coffee-serious bar and shop based in Austin, is opening a 1450 square foot space on the southeast corner of Skillman and Oram.

Dallas native Sean Henry opened his first Houndstooth Coffee in Central Austin, but now he’s bringing his carefully curated coffee selection (which includes Cuvee, Counter Culture, and Madcap Coffee), at least two espresso options, and three brewed-by-cup coffees offered any given day to his hometown. Houndstooth also offers muffins and croissants, along with a beer and wine list for those of you not into coffee. We’re pretty sure that you will be, though, especially with the Houndstooth baristas guiding you through a special customization process that’ll ensure your becoming one of their patrons forever and ever.

Cane Rosso to Open in East Dallas. Begs the Question: Is East Dallas More Hip Than Oak Cliff

posted by Nancy Nichols | November 12th, 2012 10:53am | filed under 'Burbalicious, Best Gay Hangout Restaurant Evah!, Bring it!, Cult Cuisine, Dog Friendly, Food Fight!, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, pizza, Politics of Food, Skinny bitches, The Parking Sucks | 14 Comments »

Jack and Jay went up the hill from businessmen to chefs. (Photo from JJ’s Facebook page without permission.)

If I ever want to get a good sleep I have to turn my computer off. If I don’t, I run the risk of passing it in the middle of the night and noticing the little green light next to Teresa “Gubbshoe” Gubbins’ name on gTalk. For while I am making a middle-of-the-night bathroom run, Gubbshoe is scouring Facebook, Craig’s List, Angie’s List, and this list, and beating stories out if the internet bushes. I swear she is a vampire.

This morning she shines a beacon on the big news in East Dallas: Jay “The J” Jerrier is opening a second location of Cane Rosso at 7328 Gaston Ave. at Grand Avenue, near White Rock Lake. (I know something about Jay that she doesn’t but I’m not telling!)

Anywhoo, it begs the question: Does North Oak Cliff have a hipper food scene than East Dallas? Or vice versa?

Do you like the Goodfriend-Mecca-Matt’s-Barbec’s sensibility of East Dallas or the Oddfellows-Bolsa-Boulevardier-Smoke-Hattie’s vibe of Bishop Arts District and North Oak Cliff? And WTF, Marc Cassel? Will you ever open?

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Nasty Feud Subsides: Matt’s Rancho Martinez in Lakewood Schedules Opening. Again

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 31st, 2012 10:42am | filed under Food Fight!, Happily apathetic, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, Openings/Closings, restaurant business news, Restaurant News |

I just checked in with Brian Marsters, the Director of Operations of Matt’s Rancho Martinez. Marsters didn’t go into too many details but said the long-awaited opening of the restaurant in Lakewood is now scheduled for “September 11thish.” Matt’s has certainly had a wretched six months filled with delays from permits, parking, neighborhood associations, and landlords.

The recent delay was caused by the back up of fire inspections due to the upcoming holiday weekend. They still have to pour part of the sidewalk and the patio wall but are eagerly waiting to get chiles rellenos to the tables on September 11thish. I love that.

Nasty Feud in Lakewood: Area Homeowners and Landlord are Holding Matt’s Rancho Martinez Hostage

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 10th, 2012 3:10pm | filed under As the Restaurant Turns, Breaking News, Buzz Killer!, Food Crime, Food Fight!, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, I Hate it When That Happens, Openings/Closings, restaurant business news, Restaurant News | 38 Comments »

Brian Marsters, Director of Operations for Matt’s Rancho Martinez, has saved 5,000 emails from customers asking when the new Lakewood location of this popular Tex-Mex restaurant will open. “I would like those 5,000 supporter to contact (Dallas City Councilmember) Angela Hunt and ask her the same question.” Marsters and co-owner Estella Martinez are befuddled by their situation. “We can’t open because we are caught in the crossfire of a feud between our landlord (Stonelake Investments), several area homeowners associations, and the City of Dallas.”

The saga started when Matt’s lease expired in February and the landlord chose to replace Matt’s with a Mi Cocina, which is already up and running. Matt’s relocated to the building vacated by Consignment Solutions at 1904 Skillman Ave. The opening has been delayed by a series of the usual suspects such as myriad permits, grease traps, and parking, but last Wednesday the plan for the restaurant and Stonelake Investments development projects clashed when Stonelake applied for a permit to close off a block of La Vista between Skillman and Live Oak and created a pedestrian mall.

Stay with me, now.

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Jason Maddy of Oak Cooking “Dinner for Two” at Bolsa Mercado

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 9th, 2012 10:42am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Chef-driven gas stations, Good Deeds, Groceries, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, I'm a sucker for a man in flannel |

Each week Bolsa Mercado invites a guest chef prepare their to-go dinners for two which are available for purchase starting Thursday afternoons until they are sold out each week.  Proceeds from the sales of the dinners will benefit Café Momentum, and each chef has been asked to incorporate produce grown in the garden of the Dallas County Youth Village within their menus. Today Jason “Don’t Call Me Harry Connick, Jr.” Maddy, execuchef of Oak, is in the kitchen. His menu and more info on Cafe Momentum below.

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Hot Dogs! Getcha Hot Dogs! Brian Luscher Launches Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 7th, 2012 10:31am | filed under 'Burbalicious, Bring it!, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, Hot dogs are the new hamburger, Local/Slow Food, Merguez Sausage Hunt, Nutjobs, Pre World Series Depression, Procrastination is part of the creative process, restaurant business news, Scott Reitz is wrong, SideDish Readers Are Smart People, Silly Reasons to Celebrate | 5 Comments »

We called it here: Hot dogs are the new hamburger. It’s raining wieners all over Dallas. Phil Romano and  Zaccanelli Food Group are readying to roll out Hofmann hot dogs. Today we learn Chef Brian Luscher of The Grape is throwing his dogs in the fight. On August 11, “Da Lusch” will debut Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots at White Rock Lake Market. What are Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots? They are house-made, all-natural, Post-Oak-wood smoked, South-of-Chicago- inspired sausages which will be served with pickles, sport peppers, mustards and other condiments made from scratch resting on fresh-baked buns from Garland-based bakery, La Francaise. Whew!

Will they be available at Eatzi’s? Probably not. For now, you can find them at White Rock Lake Market which operates the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at The Green Spot Market and Fuels.  Need another Facebook “like”?  BTW, all of you Chicago skeptics, and you know who you are, Da Lush is from hog-butcher-to-the-world town. And use guys, brush up on yah 588-2300, and git intada market beesfour yah beeyatch.

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Tonight Only: Snapper Throats at Urbano Café in East Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 26th, 2012 11:03am | filed under 'Burbalicious, BJ for TJ, Bring it!, Food Porn, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, Holidays, Hot Links!, seafood, Second coming | 3 Comments »

No tongues, no cheeks, just throats. Snapper throats.

Wow, what a day for East Dallas in the race to be the hippest section of Dallas. The Kaufman’s of Urbano Café have teamed up with Captain Jon Alexis of TJ’s Seafood Market and together they have scored a batch of snapper throats. “Some say it’s the best white meat on the planet!, says chef Mitch Kaufman. “TJ’s Seafood helped us find this delicacy and we’re cooking it up tonight, lightly dusted with flour and sauteed with lemon, garlic, salt and pepper.”

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Stoney’s Wine Lounge Opens in East Dallas

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 26th, 2012 10:44am | filed under 'Burbalicious, Hipness Factor: East Dallas v Oak Cliff, Is Eat Dallas Groovier Than Oak Cliff?, sexy things to do with your feet, Wine & Spirits, youthful spontaneous restaurants | 2 Comments »

Score another win for East Dallas. This just in from Diane Savage of Stoney’s Wine Shop:

We are offering wine by the glass and by the bottle, cheese, charcuterie, and antipasto in a warm, contemporary, comfortable ambiance. Our new décor enhances the dynamic architectural elements of this historic wine venue (which began as Grailey’s by Lee Jaynes) The high wood ceiling, arches for cozy gatherings, wrought iron on the windows and door made by Dallas artist, Bert Scherbarth. We’ll host live jazz, regular tastings, special wine events with winemakers, private gatherings, and more. We will still operate as a full retail wine store for those customers who need a great bottle of wine to go, and, as before, offer temperature-controlled wine storage lockers.

Anybody remember Stoney’s when it was in that tiny rock house by AAC?

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