The Common Table Has Good Beer. The Food?

We didn’t exactly love the Common Table, as Hanna Raskin points out in her Dish Column, but it sure is a good place to drink some beer. In their well-curated selection you can find a bottle-conditioned Maudite (priced at $89) and American micro-brews like Dogfish Head and Dale’s. Read Hanna’s…

Whitt’s End: 7.23.10

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *OK, OK,  I get it. So I write that Dez Bryant almost assuredly wouldn’t be signed by Day 1 of Dallas Cowboys’ training camp. “Barring an 11th-hour agreement … ” I…

Why Are So Many Mexicans Becoming Mormons?

Dear Mexican: I heard Mormonism is a quickly spreading religion down in ye olde Mexico. What is it about this religion that a lot of Mexicans find so fascinating? —Jack Mormón Dear Gabacho: Historically? Mexico has long had the second-largest community of Mormons in the world after the United States—official…

Lance Armstrong, I Still Believe You

Floyd Landis says he doped. Greg LeMond says he doped. The entire country of France says he doped. But did Lance Armstrong ever dope? I want to believe. I need to believe. I’m desperate for just one of our sports heroes – Roger Staubach and Nolan Ryan notwithstanding – to…

The Top 10 Things I Learned on Staycation

10. Going to Vegas, London, Mexico, etc. is nice and all, but sometimes staying put feels right. 9. 36 holes of golf in one day is plenty. 8. SMU worked hard to attract a special coach like June Jones. I hope they work just as hard to keep him. 7. We’re…

Whitt’s End (Fish’s Tales?) 7.16.10

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End (Fish’s Tales?): *A note from Rangers Ballpark: LeBron James fell out of the upper deck while reaching for more attention. *If police have this right, the mayor of Coppell leaves notes…

Why Can’t White People Ever Say Goodbye to Old Flames?

Dear Mexican: Most Mexicans I know (myself included) feel it’s a terrible disrespect to keep old photos around of you and your ex, and vice versa. I’d never keep around pictures of myself and an ex to try and push my new/current boyfriend’s buttons; I guess I feel it’s a…

Whitt’s End: 7.9.10

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Hope last night doesn’t come back to haunt the Texas Rangers down the road. Despite leading 4-0 with undefeated pitcher Tommy Hunter on the mound in Arlington, the Rangers imploded late…

Why Does San Antonio’s Fiesta Celebrate White Girls?

Dear Mexican: I’m a (poor) white girl myself, but I have to ask: What’s the deal with all the rich white girls playing such a big role in Fiesta? Why is it always rich white girls that get crowned? Don’t you think the majority of them should be Mexican girls…

Party Canceled, a Diner Says She was Done Wrong. Was She?

City of Ate’s inbox is typically crammed with messages from eager publicists, hopeful restaurant owners and aggrieved diners, who’ve often found the Better Business Bureau unresponsive to their complaints about grimy bathrooms and surly bartenders. Since we can’t do much for our woeful correspondents either, we’re turning their troubles over…