The Pho Alternative

It’s cold as hell. This polar vortex needs to leave. I live in Dallas for a reason and my body can endure muggy, sticky, humid, Dallas heat. The kind that …

Birthday Celebration at Urban Rio

This weekend was my best friend’s birthday and it was a great get together for food and drinks. At 32, I think you are kind of over the standard bar/black …

Last workout of the year

There have been lots of foodie posts and not enough fit posts. After being sick for over a week, I finally felt well enough to make it to the gym. …

Fried Chicken Galore!

  So… when I have a bad day, and in this case a bad week, I eat chicken. I eat chicken when I am happy and definitely when I am …

Seriously Serious Pizza

This pizza is just wayy to huge. That is a box for a small pizza and that is only ONE slice. I repeat ONE slice. Can you imagine how big …

Good ole Jake’s Burger

I go through my food phases. Sometimes it’s spaghetti, sometimes it’s fried chicken, sometimes it’s just peanut butter. Right now, I am in an insatiable burger phase. My burger from …

Office Cooking: Salmon and veggies

Save money. Eat healthy! Wrap anything in foil and sticking it in the awesome conventional oven while you work. This time I just added pepper and some Mrs. Dash garlic …

Good eats from Max’s Wine Dive

My boss hosted her birthday soiree at Max’s Wine Dive in Uptown. I’ve tried the fried chicken and a variety of good eats from their extraordinary brunch menu from previous …

Maple and Motor: Best Burgers in Dallas?

You have your foodie aficionados that know where to get the best tacos, fried chicken, pastas, crab cakes, and so forth. But what about burgers? I think of that one …