So many people are speculating about why and how Mamani in Dallas earned a Michelin star after only two months. I’ve got a list of reasons. theleftovers.beehiiv.com/p/why-mamani...

What does a MAGA entertainment company look like? Paramount, baby. variety.com/2025/film/fe...

When I say I want more affordable all day cafes and spaces with good music, I mean like this one. A couple of good folks are saving a Deep Ellum institution from closing down, and I covered it for @dmagazine.bsky.social. www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2...

Four restaurants, four very different nights out in Dallas. In this week’s issue of The Leftovers, I’m sharing what happened when I revisited some big-name dining rooms — and was lucky enough to find myself in one of the city’s most exciting pop-ups.

Halloween playlist drop! Yeah I know, I’m switching to Apple, the overtly less evil music streaming service but it’s not actually. open.spotify.com/playlist/3C5...

There is nothing I love more than being right. So, I put together a list of the new Michelin-recognized restaurants across Texas that I told you to try. You’re welcome. theleftovers.beehiiv.com/p/love-to-be...

A comedy of errors in Dallas, in which one hand is not speaking to the other in city government. www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2...

One woman. Ten barbecue spots in three days. Too much brisket. Not enough cold slaw. These are my hottest takes on where to eat barbecue in the great city of Houston. www.theinfatuation.com/houston/guid...

I ate at ten barbecue spots in Houston to put together a hit map for The Infatiation, including the Michelin-starred barbecue in Spring. I finished more confused than ever about what makes a barbecue spot Michelin-worthy.

Okay women of a certain age in Dallas, who is coming??

I’m a big fan of THC. When I was going through serious anxiety and depression related to PTSD, it was one of the things that helped me manage it. But it can also just be fun - which I’ve grown to appreciate.

Its creators—one from Colombia, the other born in a farmers market—met at a Home Depot parking lot and were accepted into the Fair on their seventh attempt.

Making my debut in @dmagazine.bsky.social today with a bang! www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2...

Women of a certain age in DFW: Do you want to dance again and still be in bed by 10 pm? There’s a party for that and I’m throwing it. There will be good music from your exactly heyday and snacks. See you there.

I was excited to try Opal’s Oysters in Waco, the first non-barbecue spot from Texas barbecue legends, Terry Black’s. It turns out, there isn’t room for two raw bars in the small city of Waco, Texas.

Free speech for me and not for thee, yet again in Texas. Now they want to “examine free speech on college campuses” across the state because students didn’t mourn him the way they wanted. No one elected official, when asked, saw the irony. www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

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I’ve been waiting all year for Mamani to open in Dallas. Going prompted me to explore a new content type with my weekly newsletter, looking not just at a review of the food that I ordered but the philosophy of the restaurant and how customers can get the most out of a menu with luxury prices.

Hotel restaurants aren’t usually a destination, but the Duchess in the Nobelman, a Marriott cosplaying as a boutique hotel in an up-and-coming Fort Worth neighborhood, is an exception.

I visited Emerald City Lounge, Fort Worth’s first cannabis lounge, this weekend and it was a really good time. I like how the goal is to make it social and destigmatize partaking. Also it was just super cute.

So, where do I sign up for Chorus?

I am stupider for having read this. www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2...

I’ve been eating queso all year to try and pull together a list of the best places to eat it. It turns out, cheaper and classic is better. In this week’s edition of the Lefotovers, I look at why - and where to eat it in Texas.

How much should a burger cost? How about a burger by a chef with a Michelin-starred restaurant (it serves pasta)? How about a burger I personally judged and gave a winning nod to at a food festival? In my first newsletter, I break down the hidden costs of a damn good burger.

I do still write about music from time to time and I appreciate the fine folks at Uproxx letting me finally put this theory about the country/hip hop crossover and youth sports into something. uproxx.com/country/nell...

I love when chefs care about sustainability. This guy just wants to keep pollinators going so we get to keep eating oranges and avocados and all the fruits that depend on them. austin.eater.com/2025/4/9/244...

It’s the first time ever that a POC chef is heading up the legendary kitchen at the Mansion in Dallas. dallas.eater.com/2025/4/7/243...

Wrote about a dude doing Texas barbecue with Louisiana flare, and I’ve never had crawfish cornbread dressing but I want some right now. austin.eater.com/2025/4/3/244...

In a surprising turn, Dallas leads Texas for the James Beard Awards. Thrilled to see many of my favorite places, chefs, and bar managers land honors. dallas.eater.com/2025/4/2/243...

Waking up today to learn a lot of y’all haven’t seen the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring Jimmy Stewart, but Cory Booker has.

I am so confused about why Joe Leo Tex Mex, the one restaurant the bride not only tagged in photos but posted photos of herself in front of the sign of, is all yeah no we’re not commenting. I think they’re cool with people knowing? dallas.eater.com/2025/3/31/24...

I had to sit on a tip about this for two weeks because everyone wants to snitch but no one wants to be an on the record source even if it is anonymous. dallas.eater.com/2025/3/28/24...

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

I updated the first date map on Eater Dallas this week with myself in mind. It is 75% places I’d like to go. Posting this in case any cool, liberal men with acceptable taste in music were wondering if I’m single. dallas.eater.com/maps/best-fi...

My favorite genres are 5. Alien invasion in which unlikely heros save the world 4. Weird backwoods killer with more backstory than was needed 3. She’s having a baby 2. Is that how that accent should sound? 1. A pair of lovers talk endlessly while walking in Europe

I ate all 25 of these courses and it was glorious. dallas.eater.com/2025/3/4/243...

I see that this man is unfamiliar with using HRT to treat menopause. Cool cool cool. www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

Anyone else get the distinct feeling that Bezos doesn’t know about the Spanish-American war?

Someone sent this to me, I’ve never felt so hated.

I somehow got dialed into this and it was awesome. Very proud of you Rep. Johnson.

It feels like half of the country has some sort of bug or straight up illness right now and the other half just got over one and will be getting reinfected momentarily.

I wanted to write a feature for people who aren’t feeling the love this Valentine’s Day and I got a spaghetti sandwich. It was delicious. dallas.eater.com/2025/2/11/24...

Screw the Super Bowl, I’m watching Gladiator 2. Better outfits, no ads, actual death.

is it woke to want to end cancer?

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

I ate at the new Chicken Guy in Dallas and like it’s a chicken sandwich, it’s not going to change your life but playing in the sauces is a good time. dallas.eater.com/2025/2/7/243...

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