Dallas, TX - 10 best foods

Today we are going to introduce the ultimate list of 10 must-have foods for every Dallas site.

                                

1. Food name: Brisket

Recommended restaurant: Pecan Lodge http://www.yelp.com/biz/pecan-lodge-dallas-3
Area:Deep Ellum
 There are many varieties of barbecue all over the country, but nothing beats a Texas-style brisket slow smoked for eight hours.Texas is known for good BBQ, but Pecan Lodge is the holy grail of BBQ. Be sure to bring some water for the wraparound lines on the weekends.

2. 240-day dry-aged ribeye

Knife http://www.yelp.com/biz/knife-dallas-2
Mockingbird Station
Exec Chef John Tesar doesn’t do anything half-assed, but he will take half a year to age this buttery cut of steak so rich, it’s sold by the inch. Bring your favorite sugar daddy/mama to indulge in this limited-edition entrée.

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3. Whiskey Cake

Whiskey Cake http://www.yelp.com/biz/whiskey-cake-plano
Plano
If you’re going to order a dessert here, or anywhere for that matter, ordering the one that the whole dang restaurant is named after is probably a fairly safe bet. There is a lot you could say about this, but, in short, it’s a perfectly moist toffee tort that is topped with bourbon anglaise, spiced pecans, and as much house-made whipped cream as your arteries will allow you to have. It is about as close to perfect as a dessert can come with all of its different textures and flavor profiles.
 

4. Quatros Leches Cake

La Duni http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-duni-latin-cafe-dallas
Multiple locations
This milk-soaked dessert comes in a super-decadent square that just begs for an accompanying cup of joe. Although it’ll have you wondering why you ordered such a big entrée, you won’t regret finishing every bite nonetheless.      

5. Chicken-fried steak

Bubba’s Cooks Country http://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbas-cooks-country-dallas
Park Cities
This old-fashioned Southern food joint gets raves for its incredible fried chicken, but the epic chicken-fried steak, always served piping hot, deserves major culinary kudos, too.
 

6. Sweet potato casserole

The Slow Bone http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-slow-bone-dallas-2
Design District
In a world (read: Texas) where brisket is all anyone seems to talk about at BBQ joints, it’s refreshing to find a spot that not only has amazing meats, but sets the same standards for its sides as well. The sweet potato casserole at The Slow Bone is a destination-worthy side, which is rare in the BBQ game. 

7. Shrimp & grits

Hattie’s http://www.yelp.com/biz/hatties-restaurant-dallas
Bishop Arts
It used to be you had to travel to New Orleans to get really good shrimp & grits, but not no mo’. Hattie’s kills this dish, and all you have to do is travel about 10 minutes south of Dallas.
 

8. Country Breakfast

Norma’s Café http://www.yelp.com/biz/normas-cafe-dallas-4

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Multiple locations
Breakfast doesn’t get more Texan than when you can chow down on a mammoth hunk of chicken-fried steak alongside eggs and hash browns. You should feel quite like Big Tex once you’re done.

9. Honey Bastard

Cane Rosso http://www.yelp.com/biz/cane-rosso-dallas?osq=Cane+Rosso

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Multiple locations
​Jay Jerrier of Cane Rosso and Zoli’s is a marketing mastermind; he pitted his two pizza spots against one another and threatened to charge $1,000 for a side of ranch. He also makes the best piece of pizza in Dallas. For the Honey Bastard, they take their already amazingly chewy and flavorful dough, add cheese, then top it with  hot soppressata (a spicy Italian cured meat, similar to pepperoni), bacon jam, and then douse it with habanero honey.
 

10. Fried chicken and mashed potatoes

Babe’s Chicken Dinner House http://www.yelp.com/biz/babes-chicken-dinner-house-carrollton
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/babes-chicken-dinner-house-frisco
Multiple locations
No, it’s not the name of a new Dallas “breastaurant,” but it is one of the best fried chicken joints in town. Sure, there are other items on the menu, but what you want is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and biscuits. You live in the South, act like it for once.

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Dallas, TX - Sunny Weekend Edition

The weather forecast shows plentiful sunshine and blue skies in Dallas this weekend! What does that mean? Everyone will be flocking to the area's various outdoor restaurants and bars to spend time with friends while enjoying this beautiful weather. So, today we are exploring the best places to grab a drink or a bite to eat while soaking up the Dallas sun.

1. Katy Trail Ice House 

Located right of the Katy Trail in uptown, Ice House is always a safe bet for a good time on a sunny afternoon. Grab one of their many beers on tap and find a spot outside on one of their many picnic tables. 

2. The Rustic

The southern-style menu and live country music at The Rustic instantly remind you that you are in Texas. 

3. The Happiest Hour

This gem across from American Airlines Center recently opened and has been a huge hit due to their amazing views, large patio, and fun drinks. 

4. Truck Yard

Located right in the heart of Greenville- Truck Yard offers an eclectic atmosphere with tables made out of pick-up trucks, old school lawn chairs, and even a deck built up in one of the trees. There are multiple bars to grab a drink and a variety of food trucks in case you get hungry.

5. HG Supply Co.

HG has a great rooftop patio with an incredible view of the Dallas Skyline. It's hard to say what the best part of this place is- the drinks, the food, or the view!

6. Mutts

Located right next to The Rustic, Mutts offers a fun outdoor bar where you and your dog can socialize!

7. Klyde Warren Park

Weather you just want to enjoy a nice walk outside, read a book in the grass, or indulge in some Food Truck grub, Klyde Warren Park is a great place to spend a sunny afternoon!

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NYC - top new restaurants

Where are you eating tonight? Luckily for you and your taste buds, New York is constantly welcoming new restaurants to its food scene, with buzzy upstarts joining the impeccable landmarks that never disappoint. 

# 1.    ABC Kitchen

While plenty of New York restaurants have lately made the environment a priority—sourcing their ingredients locally and crafting dining rooms from salvaged materials—none have done so with quite as much visual and gastronomic panache as chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new ABC Kitchen. Though the restaurant’s sustainable ethos is outlined on the back of the menu like an Al Gore polemic, the cooking, based on the most gorgeous ingredients from up and down the East Coast, delivers one message above all: Food that’s good for the planet needn’t be any less opulent, flavorful or stunning to look at. It’s haute green cuisine.

Address:                  ABC Carpet & Home, 35 E 18th St  New York  10003

Cross street:            Between Broadway and Park Ave South

Opening hours:        Mon-Wed noon–3pm, 5:30–10:30pm; Thu noon–3pm, 5:30–11pm; Fri noon–3pm, 5:30–11:30pm; Sat 11am–3pm, 5:30–11:30; Sun 11am–3pm, 5:30–10pm

Transport:                Subway: L, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6 to 14th St–Union Sq

Price:                       Average main course: $25. AmEx, Disc, MC, V

# 2. Pig and Khao

Former Top Chef contestant Leah Cohen’s newish pork-themed restaurant, Pig and Khao, is an Asian Hipster destination of a much more familiar kind. Cohen has sprinkled her modestly priced, userfriendly menu with a variety of Changstyle pork dishes (curry rice salad with minced pork, grilled pork jowls, crispy “pata” pork leg), and during the warm months of the year, you’ll be able to enjoy your pork dinner outside with bottles of Asian beer (such as San Miguel from the Philippines) in a little garden space.

Address:               68 Clinton St  New York  10002

Cross street:         Between Rivington and Stanton Sts

Opening hours:     Tue–Sun 6pm–midnight

Transport:            Subway: F to Delancey St

Price:                   Average main course: $15. AmEx, Disc, MC, V

# 3.   French Louie

Buttermilk Channel, that Beyoncé-baiting farm-to-table restaurant, is unabashedly taken with New York, from the Caputo's pasta tossed with chestnut ragout right down to its name (referring to the strait between Brooklyn and Governors Island). For their follow-up venture, owner Doug Crowell and chef Ryan Angulo look beyond the Empire State to locales slightly more exotic: Francophilic enclaves like New Orleans and Montreal.

Address:              320 Atlantic Ave , Brooklyn , 11207

Cross street:        Between Hoyt and Smith Sts

Opening hours:    Daily 5–11pm

Transport:           Subway: A, C, G to Hoyt–Schermerhorn

Price:                  Average main course: $18. AmEx, Disc, MC, V

# 4.    Hanjan

Hanjan, looks like its Hell’s Kitchen precursor, with Edison bulbs, communal seating, and a menu split down the middle into “modern” and “traditional” halves. Beyond the cosmetic parallels, an update on the old traveler’s taverns—joomaks, they’re called—popular across South Korea in the 1960s and ’70s.

Address:             36 W 26th St , NY , 10010

Cross street:       between Broadway and Sixth Aves

Opening hours:   Mon-Sat 5:30pm–1am

Transport:          Subway: N, R to 28th St

Price:                Average small plate: $14. AmEx, Disc, MC, V

# 5.    Khe-Yo

Crunching on grilled pig snouts at a Thai restaurant in Brooklyn. At (Khe-Yo), Executive Chef Soulayphet Schwader has partnered with Marc Forgione to bring Laotian-inspired Southeast Asian cuisine to TriBeCa in a warm, comfortable setting. Showcasing the best ingredients through Laotian techniques and flavors, the menu is designed for sharing and encourages guests to explore and taste a wide variety of dishes.

Address:                 157 Duane St, NY , 10013

Cross street:           Between Hudson St and West Broadway

Opening hours:        Mon–Sat 5:30–11pm

Transport:              Subway: A, C, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St

Price:                    Average dish: $20. AmEx, MC, V

# 6. LITTLE PARK

Little Park is a seasonal restaurant highlighting the excellent ingredients from Chef and owner Andrew Carmellini’slongtime partnerships with local farmers, anglers, vintners, ranchers and foragers. His menu of small and mid-sized plates encourages a shared and variable dining experience that is meant to be comfortable and elegant. Peak ingredients like organic vegetables, free-range poultry, grass-fed meats, line-caught fish and heirloom grains are sourced for their level of quality, sustainability and nutrition. Little Park also offers breakfast and lunch service daily and weekend brunch.

Address:            85 West Broadway , NY , 10007

Cross street:      At Chambers St

Opening hours:  Mon–Fri 7am–3pm, 5:30-11pm; Sat, Sun 8am–3pm, 5:30–11pm

Transport:        Subway: A, C, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St

Price:               Average main dish: $18. AmEx, Disc, MC, V.

         

# 7.  Noreetuh

Noreetuh, a recent addition to the East Village, highlights the Hawaiian-inspired cuisine of chef Chung Chow, previously a sous chef at Per Se. Chow is a Chinese-American from Hawaii who lived for a time in Japan, which means his particular homage to the Proustian tastes of his youth is more convoluted than most. Hawaiian cuisine takes elements from Polynesia (roast pig), its immigrant culture (Japan in particular), and the good old USA (yes, the islanders love their Spam), and this odd grab bag of tastes and influences is sprinkled throughout the deceptively ambitious fusion menu at Noreetuh.

  

Address:                   128 First Ave , New York , 10009

Cross street:             Between 7th and 8th Sts

Opening hours:         Daily 5pm–midnight

Transport:                Subway: L to First Ave

Price:                      Average entrée: $18. AmEx, Disc, MC, V.

# 8.  Sessanta

John McDonald, Steven Eckler and Mercer Street Hospitality present Sessanta, a Sicilian inspired Italian restaurant located in the heart of SoHo on Thompson Street.Designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, Sessanta takes inspiration from mid-century Italy, combining the avant-garde aesthetic of Giò Ponti with the glamour of Federico Fellini to transport diners to the post-war heyday of Italian culture. 

Address:                 Sixty Soho, 60 Thompson St , NY , 10012

Cross street:           Between Broome and Spring Sts

Opening hours:       Mon–Thu, Sun 6pm–midnight; Fri, Sat 6pm–2am

Transport:              Subway: C, E to Spring St; N, R to Prince St

Price:                    Average main course: $18. AmEx, MC, V.

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Madison, WI

Today, we are going to explore top places to eat and drink in the wonderful city of Madison, Wisconsin. Sandwiched between Lake Mendota and Monona, Madison boasts the best of a big city plus the charm of a small town. Thus, there are lots of restaurants offering exceptional views of Madison. Here are several places that we highly recommend.

1. Fresco

Fresco is a stylish dining site providing a fantastic panorama of Madison. It is located in the rooftop of an art museum and serves contemporary American cuisine. The menu changes four times each year.

Address: 227 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Phone:(608) 663-7374

2. Graze

Graze offers most of its ingredients from small farms around Madison area.

Address: 1 S Pinckney St #107, Madison, WI 53703
Phone:(608) 251-2700

3. Lake Vista Cafe

At Lake Vista Cafe, please enjoy the excellent scenery of the sprawling Lake Monona and the city.

4. Memorial Union

The newly renovated Memorial Union offers Babcock ice cream, the most widely known and applauded cuisine of Wisconsin; Daily Scoop serves a wide range of flavors. In addition, please treat yourself with carefully prepared German cuisine at the quaint Rathskeller. Especially during summer the terrace on the north sides rewards visitors with a splendid view of Lake Mendota. 

Address: 800 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608)265-3000

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Austin, TX

Austin is one of the most exciting cities in the US – a proverbial Petri dish of creativity and youthful exuberance, a hotbed for start-ups, musical and artistic epicenter and home to the world-renowned South by Southwest festival (SXSW). With so much going on, it’s little wonder that the Texan capital also happens to be a great place to eat, with its famous barbecue joints, fantastic food trucks and excellent high-end restaurants.





1.The capital of barbecue

Barbecue is synonymous with Texan dining. Every corner of Texas boasts its own distinct barbecue style.  All styles of Texan barbecue are available in Austin, and all are very popular with locals and visitors alike.






2. Food trucks

You could argue that food trucks embody Austin’s entrepreneurial spirit. You could also argue that the variety of cuisines served at said food trucks aptly reflect the city’s cultural and culinary diversity. But, in all likelihood, the popularity of the food truck is probably down to the fact that they serve affordable and tasty fare, which can be enjoyed in the Texas sunshine. What more could you possibly ask for? Beer? No problem – more often than not, food trucks are parked right next to bars and music venues. The city’s wacky and wonderful food truck culture is epitomized by Paul Qui and Moto Utsunomiya’s East Side King (eskaustin.com) food trucks, which can be found in various locations around the city: at SoLa (solastyle.com) boutique on South Lamar, near the popular hang out Cheer Up Charlies (cheerupcharlies.com) on Red River Street, at The Liberty (thelibertyaustin.com), and next to the Hole in the Wall (holeinthewallaustin.com) music venue on Guadalupe.

3. Fine dining
Austin’s culinary innovation isn’t limited to the four walls (and wheels) of its food trucks. The city is home to a number of fantastic chefs who are constantly pushing boundaries and putting the Texan capital on the culinary map in the process. Before, you could open a restaurant and let it run for decade or so, and there wouldn’t be any competition. But now there’s crazy competition. People are raising the bar, they’re trying harder and harder, and that’s what’s great about our food scene,’ says chef Tyson Cole, the brains behind Austin restaurants Uchi and Uchiko. Cole is one of the top sushi masters in Texas, if not the country, and he has wowed critics with the intelligent, artfully constructed and downright delicious Japanese-Texan fusion dishes. He also happens to be the man who mentored the aforementioned Paul Qui, who went on to set up self-named Qui (quiaustin.com) restaurant. The menu at Qui is an exercise of daring and originality – a fusion of European and Asian culinary practices that results in mind-blowingly original creations. Take the gazpacho, for instance, which is made with marcona almond, shavings of foie gras and Pedro Ximénez gelée; or the Texas wagyu short rib with kimchi broth, braised daikon, radish, leek and wasabi. But not all of Austin’s high-end restaurants riff on Asian cuisine. Texas meets Provence, France, at laV (as in “c’est la vie”) on East 7th (lavaustin.com). The breath-taking venue plays host to some wonderful fusion food and an incredible wine list – unsurprising, really, considering the manager is renowned sommelier Vilma Mazaite.


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St. Louis, MO

Our first stop on the global food tour is a little city right in the heart of America- St. Louis, MO. The food culture of  St. Louis has a long history and broad range of influences. The cuisine's influences primarily stem from Italian, German, Irish, and French cuisines, but it includes many American contributions. Some of their most famous local dishes include: BBQ, frozen custard, gooey butter cake, and toasted ravioli. We will explore a little more about each of the delicious foods.  

1. St. Louis Style BBQ

St. Louis-style barbecue involves direct grilling rather than indirect heat and smoking, as well as a larger volume of the style's sweet, sticky, and acidic tomato-based sauce. Some of the most popular restaurants to pick up some good ole STL BBQ are: Sugarfire Smoke House, Bogart's Smokehouse, and Pappy's Smokehouse made frequented by the infamous Adam Richman from "Man v. Food". 

2. Frozen Custard "Concrete"

The local ice cream shop, Ted Drewes, originated "Concrete", frozen custard mixed into a milkshake so thick that you could hang a spoon in it upside-down. This was imitated, years later, by Dairy Queen as the Blizzard. American Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay has even remarked on how incredible Ted Drewes concretes are here!

3. Gooey Butter Cake

It’s difficult to believe that this scrumptious creation was originally made by accident! This signature St. Louis dessert is a mouth-watering coffee cake made with cream cheese, yellow cake mix and plenty of the namesake “gooey butter” smear. It’s soft, it’s sweet and it’s simply irresistible. You can even try making this delectable on your own following this recipe! Let us know what you think!

4. Toasted Ravioli

This breaded, deep-fried dish is undoubtedly the favorite appetizer at any Italian restaurant this side of the Arch. Classically stuffed with beef or cheese, these hearty pasta shells are best served golden brown, crispy and dusted with parmesan cheese!

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