Eat Drink D-FW

In this week’s Eat Drink D-FW episode, food editor Erin Booke and food reporter Claire Ballor talk about the biggest restaurant news of the week — from food supply chain issues to fried chicken and patios. Then they talk to special guest Casey Cutler, executive director of Good Local Markets, about the current state of farmers markets in North Texas. There’s more talk of chickens, eggs, strawberries (yay!), “backyard farmers,” hemp (!!), and how recent roller coaster weather has affected this year’s produce so far. Then, meet our producer, Nataly Keomoughnkhoun! She shares her food origin story of growing up in a Laotian family, and how her mom’s food made her popular with her teachers.

Dallas Morning News food editor Erin Booke talks with contributing food writer Nick Rallo about one of our favorite foods: sandwiches. And no, that doesn’t mean hot dogs. That’ll be another episode. Nick discusses the elements of a great sandwich and where to get the best ones in North Texas. Then we go on a field trip to Globe Life Field in Arlington with food writer Sarah Blaskovich and Rangers reporter Evan Grant as they sample new food at the Texas Rangers games, from alligator corn dogs (tastes like chicken) to vegan chicken salad sandwich (amazingly, also tastes like chicken.)

In our debut Eat Drink D-FW episode, food editor Erin Booke and food reporters Sarah Blaskovich and Claire Ballor talk about the biggest restaurant news of the week — from crazy menu prices to big Fort Worth moves — before diving in to what’s trending on the food scene this year. What’s in? Excess and flashy restaurants (so very Dallas, but also, kind of a conundrum), and why we love simpler menus. What’s out? You take a guess. (It rhymes with Bot Thicken.) Then Sarah meets up with Texas Rangers insider Evan Grant at Loro in East Dallas to talk about why they always order way too much food. Eat Drink D-FW from The Dallas Morning News is made possible by Central Market. The News makes all editorial decisions. 

In this special preview episode, Dallas Morning News food editor Erin Booke and food reporters Sarah Blaskovich and Claire Ballor discuss their beats, why they got into food journalism, and their "foodie origin stories" (including at least one latchkey kid who knew her way around a can of Vienna sausages.) Sarah also reveals how getting stood up on Valentine's led to her finding the love of her life at a pub on McKinney Avenue.