Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Dining http://frontburner.dmagazine.com FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Best of Big D Readers’ Choice Poll Starts Monday, March 22 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/03/18/best-of-big-d-readers%e2%80%99-choice-poll-starts-monday-march-22/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/03/18/best-of-big-d-readers%e2%80%99-choice-poll-starts-monday-march-22/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:37:34 +0000 Jennifer Chininis http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=33617 Every August, D Magazine publishes its Best of Big D issue in which the editors name their favorites in food and drink, nightlife, shopping, goods and services, and culture and media. This year, we’re giving our readers a chance to vote for their favorites in each of the above categories. The results of the Best of Big D Readers’ Choice Poll will be published in the August 2010 issue of D Magazine.

On Monday, at dmagazine.com, voting begins for our first category: Food & Drink. Vote hard and vote often. (You can vote once a day, every day, for the length of the poll.) Make the jump to see what’s on the list.

Best of Big D Readers’ Choice Poll 2010 / Food & Drink

  1. Best Burger in Dallas
  2. Best Margarita in Dallas
  3. Best Pizza Place in Dallas
  4. Best Patio Dining in Dallas
  5. Best Chocolatier in Dallas
  6. Best Bakery for Sweets in Dallas
  7. Best Bakery for Bread in Dallas
  8. Best Barbecue Joint in Dallas
  9. Best Breakfast in Dallas
  10. Best Brunch in Dallas
  11. Best Taco Joint in Dallas
  12. Best Butcher Shop in Dallas
  13. Best Cheese Shop in Dallas
  14. Best Celebrity Chef in Dallas
  15. Best Chef in Dallas
  16. Best Up-and-Coming Chef in Dallas
  17. Best Chinese Restaurant in Dallas
  18. Best Coffeehouse in Dallas
  19. Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop in Dallas
  20. Best Fish Market in Dallas
  21. Best French Restaurant in Dallas
  22. Best Italian Restaurant in Dallas
  23. Best French Fries in Dallas
  24. Best Indian Restaurant in Dallas
  25. Best Tex-Mex Restaurant in Dallas
  26. Best Sandwich Shop in Dallas
  27. Best Seafood Restaurant in Dallas
  28. Best Sommelier in Dallas
  29. Best Steakhouse in Dallas
  30. Best Sushi Restaurant in Dallas
  31. Best Thai Restaurant in Dallas
  32. Best Vietnamese Restaurant in Dallas
  33. Best Wine List Under 50 Wines in Dallas
  34. Best Wine List Over 50 Wines in Dallas
  35. Best Wine Bar in Dallas
  36. Best Wine Shop in Dallas
  37. Best Dessert in Dallas
  38. Best Caterer in Dallas
]]> http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/03/18/best-of-big-d-readers%e2%80%99-choice-poll-starts-monday-march-22/feed/ 1 Dallas Saves You Time, Kinda http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/03/15/dallas-saves-you-time-kinda/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/03/15/dallas-saves-you-time-kinda/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:04 +0000 Krista Nightengale http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=33471 This month, Real Simple did a list of the top 21 time-saving cities. The magazine ranked cities based on how easy and fast they are to get around; how long it takes to see a doctor or the response of emergency services; availability of wireless and broadband and resources such as 311 hotlines; bike friendliness and recycling; and on the number of personal trainers and takeout restaurants per capita. Dallas came in at number 16, in a tie with Cleveland. We scored a 14 on the time-saving scale (getting around: 2; health and safety: 3.5; information and technology: 3; green time-savers: 3; lifestyle: 2.5). I think Dallas should have had a higher score in lifestyle, but I’m biased.

Also in the same issue, I learned I could use a ketchup bottle as a pancake dispenser. So there’s that.

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]]> http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/20/chef-vijay-sadhu-out-of-samar-by-stephan-pyles-in-dallas/feed/ 0 Stephan Pyles, Sharon Hage Named Semifinalists for James Beard Award http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/19/stephan-pyles-sharon-hage-named-semifinalists-for-james-beard-award/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/19/stephan-pyles-sharon-hage-named-semifinalists-for-james-beard-award/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:58:52 +0000 Tim Rogers http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=32585 As Jason mentioned in Leading Off this morning, Stephan Pyles has made the list of semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Awards — twice. The man himself is a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef for his work at his eponymous Stephan Pyles restaurant. And his Samar, right down the street, is a semifinalist for Best New Restaurant.

The link Jason gave was to a story on nbcdfw.com, which said Pyles was the only chef in North Texas to be named a semifinalist. Alert FBvian Marcus had a look at the semifinalists list and noticed that the fine folks at nbcdfw.com missed Sharon Hage’s name. She’s a semifinalist in the Best Chef Southwest category.

Congrats to both. I’m sure Nancy will have a more extensive post on this in a bit over on SideDish.

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2. Who supports Rick Perry? According to the Economist: “the sort of crowd where people discuss how to make their own ammunition because bullets are so expensive.”

3. Chef Stephan Pyles is nominated for a James Beard Award, while his Samar is a best new restaurant nominee. Happy to report some insignificant fluff after being reminded of this and this.

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]]> http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/08/how-not-to-screw-up-valentines-day-this-year/feed/ 0 Gina Campisi, R.I.P. http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/03/gina-campisi-r-i-p/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/03/gina-campisi-r-i-p/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:15:38 +0000 Nancy Nichols http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=31734 Details on SideDish.

]]> http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/02/03/gina-campisi-r-i-p/feed/ 0 Dallas’ Favorite “Wine Guy” Darryl Beeson Dead at 54 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/01/30/dallas%e2%80%99-favorite-%e2%80%9cwine-guy%e2%80%9d-darryl-beeson-dead-at-54/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2010/01/30/dallas%e2%80%99-favorite-%e2%80%9cwine-guy%e2%80%9d-darryl-beeson-dead-at-54/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:32:06 +0000 Nancy Nichols http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=31586 Late yesterday afternoon, I learned that Darryl Beeson passed away. Darryl was involved in a car accident a few weeks ago and died from unspecified complications. Today on SideDish, his long-time friend and Savor Dallas co-founder Jim White remembers Darryl.

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Have you seen this "man?"
Have you seen this “man?”

The “Bella” in Bella Boyz refers to Bella Restaurant in Uptown. From what I pieced together late last night, Mordan/Stefanov/Manos was producing an Internet movie, Bella Boys, with the owners/boys of Bella Restaurant. I spoke with one of Bella’s owners, Tony Porcaro, a little before midnight. You can find Porcaro’s quotes and a detailed report of the hunt for Manos–including a link to a Facebook page urging victims to share stories–on SideDish. Methinks Bella Restaurant should share their story.

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