Grass fed beef is really good for you. Finding it is a bit more of a challenge. When I learned that a local family not only sells grass fed beef, but also sells burgers out of a trailer on their ranch, I knew we had to stop. Kelly Family Farms is about 20 minutes from […]
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The Long-Awaited Visit to Off-Site Kitchen
We finally found time to stop at Off-Site Kitchen for a burger. I’ve wanted to go forever, but parking at the original location (little more than a shack near downtown Dallas) was tough. Backgrounder: Off-Site Kitchen (OSK) started as an off-shoot food stand associated with the meat prep facility for a locally owned restaurant chain. […]
Dive Expedition: Fish Shack
If a little tiny local place that you’ve driven by for years is named “Best seafood shack outside of New Orleans,” you have an obligation to try it out. At least that’s what I think. So that’s why Kelly and I went to the Fish Shack in Plano for dinner. It is tiny and the […]
Dive Expedition: Mumtaz
Kelly’s been craving Indian food. Craving in a must-get-some-soon-or-life-might-end kind of way. I didn’t want to drive to Richardson (egads…a whole 15 minutes south from Plano!) to our old standby, Kebab and Kurry, so we tried out a new-to-us place that I’d heard good things about, Mumtaz Indian Restaurant. They have a good-sized buffet table […]
Dive Expedition: A Bar and Kitchen
When we were in Cleveland for a conference earlier this fall, my colleague and I enjoyed trying out the local restaurant scene. One of our favorite places was a true dive that we visited our last night in town. It met every definition of a dive – a sign that you could only see if […]
Date Night in Plano: Taverna Rossa
Several friends encouraged us to give Plano’s Taverna Rossa a try. Sometimes it takes several recommendations to get me to try a new place – that was definitely the case here. >We sat in the bar on a Sunday afternoon and had the pleasant surprise of having the chef act as our server. The bartender, […]
College Town Treasure: Varsity Donuts
Wow – this is one that I almost forgot to write about. When we went up to Kansas for the baby sister’s wedding, we stayed one night in my hometown before heading to the wedding venue. Not needing to get on the road super-early meant that we could stop by a donut shop that I’d […]
The Local Tour: Visiting 903 Brewers
Kelly and I have always loved factory tours. We love seeing how things are made and understanding the process that it takes to create familiar products. We also love supporting local businesses, so local business/factory tours are our favorite. North Texas has experienced an explosion (of sorts) of craft brew companies. We thought it might […]
Dude Sweet Chocolate
My favorite Dallas-based chocolate shop has opened it’s newest store…in Plano! In downtown! Just a 7-minute walk from my office! Wait a second…that might not be such a great thing. I guess it’s good that I’m cleared to run again.Click here to read my full review of Dude, Sweet Chocolate over on Plano Profile.
Dive Expedition: Senor Locos in Plano
Kelly and I have driven past Senor Locos for a while now. We wanted to give it some time to survive, because it’s housed in the former home of our favorite dive burger shop, Jake’s. Though we couldn’t tell from the outside, the inside was completely remodeled to open the space up to resemble an […]