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Company Café Says “No Comment” to Second Location

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 23rd, 2011 9:56am | filed under Breakfast, Bring it!, Cult Cuisine, I Hate it When That Happens, Keep Dallas Douchey!, questionable judgment, Restaurant News | 2 Comments »

The Deep Bowl at Company Cafe is delicious.

Late yesterday afternoon Steven “ubiquitous” Doyle sent me a link to a post he wrote about Company Café. He wanted me to link to it. Here’s a clip:

We spoke to Stephen White today, owner of Company Café, the relatively new restaurant on lower Greenville Avenue that brings to its clientele fresh, gluten free food with an organic twist, and he confirmed what we had heard about his new location which has broken ground across from the Katy Trail Ice House at 3136 Routh Street in Uptown Dallas.

I just called the restaurant and they quickly jumped to “no comment” when I asked about the move. The dude on the phone didn’t sound too happy. “No deals finalized. I’m not allowed to comment on this.” Curious. However, I just reached White and he says “it’s months away but we have city approval.” He didn’t sound too happy.

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Customers at Maple & Motor Confront Woman Who Left Dogs in the Car While She Dined

posted by Nancy Nichols | August 22nd, 2011 8:30am | filed under Burgers, Dog Friendly, I Hate it When That Happens, mob scenes, Really?, Restaurant News, Welcome to Dallas. Now go home. | 1 Comment »

An animal-loving Disher files this report:

Nancy, here’s a terrible experience last night [Saturday] at Maple & Motor. It turned out okay but could have been much different: A rather disheveled woman driving a green Mazda (with Wisconsin license plates) was at Maple & Motor around 7:30pm. It was 103. She left her dogs in the car with the windows barely cracked open. There was the long line of folks waiting to order and I knew they would have been trapped in that hot car for at least twenty minutes. Poor dogs.

Apparently the staff at M&M called for the owner to let the dogs out. However two groups of customers also called the police. I contacted owner Jack Perkins. “We did have a situation like that,” Perkins said. “We did champion the welfare of the animals, as we always will. The customer, who was not a regular, went home, left the animals, called in, and picked up the order later. No human or animal was injured in the making of their hamburgers. Well. I suppose the cow was.”

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Tesar Says He’ll Reopen The Table Under A New Name: One Art

posted by Sarah Reiss | August 5th, 2011 10:49am | filed under Alright already!, Breaking News, Celebrity Chefs, hold on to your effin hat, How to Open a Restaurant 101, I Hate it When That Happens | 5 Comments »

Last night, John Tesar appeared on Extreme Chef and emerged victorious (and with $10,ooo prize money to show for it).

This morning, however, Steven Doyle reported this even more interesting (and par for the course) quote from the wild life of Mr. T:

“We closed The Table but we are about to open it back up again. It will be called One Art. The One Art is about the art of being a chef. There will be two seating’s, five nights a week. Much like Ad Hoc. There will be 3 courses or more. It will cost a flat $55. Everything farm to table and local as humanly possible. Less reliant on foie and truffles.”

So, there you have it. Let loose.

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Anthony Bourdain Eats An Endangered Bird Under A Hooded Cloak To Hide His Gluttony From God

posted by Sarah Reiss | August 5th, 2011 10:38am | filed under Celebrity Chefs, Ethnic Food, Food On TV, Foodie People, Foodie Video, I Hate it When That Happens, It's just lunch | 1 Comment »

OK, so technically he just recounted doing so on The Colbert Report, but his description of biting into a fatted, endangered bird is one for the vault:

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The Free Man Soft Opens With Some Semantics Issues

posted by Sarah Reiss | August 1st, 2011 1:29pm | filed under Food Fight!, I Hate it When That Happens, It's just lunch, Murmur, Neighborhood restaurants, Openings/Closings, Politics of Food, Really?, Restaurant News | 5 Comments »

John Jay Myers has swung the doors wide on The Free Man, his new Cajun cafe & lounge in Deep Ellum. His mission:  combining a bit of Bourbon Street with a nightly live-music venue. Menu items: etouffee, jambalaya, gumbo, boudin, alligator, and more. Sounds great to us, but the Cajun vs. Creole distinction seems to have some people in a huff.  The general consensus: Bourbon Street/New Orleans=dignified Creole, while western Louisiana=wild & wooly Cajun.

I’m guessing you have a lot to say about the hair-splitting (or cavernous) distinction. I do so love a debate.

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Three Chickens With Your Name On Them. Thanks For the Friday Buzz Kill, HuffPost

posted by Sarah Reiss | July 29th, 2011 1:59pm | filed under Buzz Killer!, Food Invasion, hold on to your effin hat, I Hate it When That Happens, Politics of Food | 3 Comments »

OK, so I started writing this post because I found the Cara Parks’ article on Huffington Post—Chickens Outnumber People Three To One—salacious in a food-nerd sort of way. But now I’m finding the data a little horrifying.

Read on… Continue reading "Three Chickens With Your Name On Them. Thanks For the Friday Buzz Kill, HuffPost"

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Best Hangover Cure in Dallas?

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 25th, 2011 12:17pm | filed under I Hate it When That Happens, I Went to College for This?, It's just lunch, party, questionable judgment, Somebody Help, Spicy foods | 26 Comments »

Lots of questions coming in this morning. This one arrives via Twitter:

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Help me oh @Dsidedish, what is the best hangover cure? Burgers? Tex-Mex? Hemlock? <head pounds>
Tweet us at DSideDish or leave a comment here.

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Yelp Versus the Restaurateur—Read and Discuss

posted by Sarah Reiss | July 25th, 2011 11:36am | filed under Bureaucratic red tape, Food Fight!, hold on to your effin hat, I Hate it When That Happens | 5 Comments »

Luther Lowe, Manager of Local Business Outreach for Yelp, chimes in on the great Yelp debate. (Image courtesy of TheFoodNetwork.com)

In an article on TheFoodChannel.com, Kay Logsdon updated us on the Yelp vs. the restaurateur debate—specifically whether online reviews via Yelp (and, eh-hem, other sources) are a good or a bad thing? The following is the opening excerpt from her article:

It was the food fight of the year. The tall, wavy-haired young marketing genius vs. the wiry, shaved-headed young chef. Both technically-savvy. Both heavily invested in the food business. Both opinionated.

In this corner, Luther Lowe, Manager of Local Business Outreach for the popular ratings powerhouse, Yelp.

And, in that corner, Stefan Richter (photo, right), the Finnish chef who was a runner-up on the fifth season of Top Chef, and owner of Stefan’s European Catering, Stefan’s at L.A. Farm, and Stefan’s Steakhouse (in Finland).

In the audience? Restaurant owners and operators who have a definite stake in the game. These are the people whose very livelihood can be impacted by a negative or positive review of their restaurant, and those online ratings can be important to attracting new customers. How popular is Yelp? The site this week passed a significant milestone: its 20 millionth review was posted.

The drama was all part of the great debate showcased at the National Restaurant Association’s session: Are Online Reviews a Good or Bad Thing?…

Click here to read the whole article. Then come back so that we can discuss…

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SideDish Word Ban: YUM!

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 15th, 2011 1:14pm | filed under Food Crime, Food Writing, I Hate it When That Happens, Mistakes I made, Mixology is fancy for bartender, Politics of Food, PR People, questionable judgment, Rants, Silly Reasons to Celebrate, Special Offers, Stupid terms for food, Yum is Dumb | 9 Comments »

Beginning today, July 15, 2011, I am banning the use of the word YUM from any post on SideDish. You can YUM away all you want in the comments, but I will do my best to keep it from appearing in an official report. I do my best to stay away from “foodie,” but have yet to find the perfect replacement. YUM, however, has many. HOWEVER, I reserve the right to use “yummers” or “yum” when  I am being sarcastic or quoting a person.

If you spot the word YUM in a post after today, you will win a prize. Carry on.

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Toddlers and Toques: Should Fine Dining Restaurants in Dallas Ban Children?

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 15th, 2011 12:20pm | filed under Bad critters, Bring it!, Buzz Killer!, Cult Cuisine, Food Crime, Food Fight!, I Hate it When That Happens, Nutjobs, Ouiet Restaurants, Overprivileged chimps, questionable judgment, Rants, Really? | 33 Comments »

Tall toques and toddlers: good or bad idea?

Lots of chinwagging taking place in the webosphere. Fine dining restaurants, such as this place in Pennsylvania, are banning children under six years of age. I tend to dine early and have witnessed children who squeal and squirm while their parents sip wine and attempt to enjoy a fine meal. I believe it is a good practice to take children into fine dining restaurant. It’s important to learn manners at an early age. The only time it chaps my sass is when the parents don’t reprimand their misbehaving offspring or take charge of the situation. Take this recent example from a loyal Disher.

Jump for the shrilling report.

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Hector’s on Henderson is Closing

posted by Nancy Nichols | July 8th, 2011 3:14pm | filed under Best Gay Hangout Restaurant Evah!, Brunch, Buzz Killer!, Celebrity Diners, Closings, hold on to your effin hat, I Hate it When That Happens, Restaurant News | 25 Comments »

A loyal Disher sends this sad news:

I’m a regular reader of the Side Dish blog, and I wanted to let you know that I got word today that Hector’s on Henderson is closed. My wife’s birthday is next weekend, and we had a party scheduled for approximately 18 people, but I got a call from Hector himself this morning letting me know of the closure. He didn’t want our party showing up next week to find a locked door. I’ve been there several times over the years, and I think it speaks to his credit that he called me personally.

I hate it when bad things happen to good people. Hector has been, and I’m sure always will be, a good Samaritan in  the Dallas dining scene. Details to follow.

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