If you’ve driven just south of Ennis on I45, you’ve seen the BBQ restaurant of Alma Smokehouse as it has been established since 2009. What you can’t see from the road is that it was created by an empire of a family that features a team of entrepreneurs, all working together. During the pandemic Alma…
Review By ECLM Ruston Cattle Company is a unique place to eat at in that it’s a steakhouse, bar and dancehall all-in-one. Whether headed there in the evening with friends to enjoy the live music on the weekends or to have a nice meal on the picnic tables with the family, the atmosphere is…
Story By Angel Schiffer Wedding cake tasting is easily the best part of the wedding process, you know, aside from the whole spending the rest of your life with your soulmate thing – but before you dive fork first into your fluffy cake coma let’s discuss 7 common wedding cake myths 1 “The brides…
Review By Danny Knight We visited English Merchant’s Parlour on a Thursday evening around 7:00. To say the place was jumping is an understatement. Fortunately, we were told ahead of time to make reservations. We were greeted at the door by the bartender. He welcomed us and asked if was our first visit. He then…
Tucked away next to WalMart in Midlothian you’ll find Veracruz. We met friends for dinner and I was very pleased with the overall look as we entered. Everything looked nice and clean and it was an inviting atmosphere. We were seated quickly by a friendly hostess. The waiter came over and took our drink…
By Phillip Morgan If it’s summer time in Texas, it is HOT! Although we North Texans know how to keep cool – we also know how to celebrate our heatwave months by firing up the smoker. I could sum up my summer plans in cooking with three words – equipment, eclecticism, and enjoyment. Without those…
Story by Angel Schiffer When I cook at home I often have a furry little shadow named Leo beneath my feet and even though they say not to give your dog any table scraps, who can honestly resist literal puppy dog eyes? That is why the most common question I ask in my kitchen is…
Story & Photos By Dining with Danny Chances are you have heard or seen someone talk about Zagala’s on Facebook. I know I saw a few different friends post about it. We finally made the trip to Palmer to give it a try. Zagala’s is located right in the heart of downtown Palmer in a…
Story & Photos By Phillip Morgan “Honey, what do you want to eat?” That could be one of the most dangerous questions to plague mankind in the past century. Even in 2021, the decision on what we want to eat – or what we have time to eat – is probably one of the most…
STORY & PHOTOS BY DINNER WITH DANNY I have lived in Ellis County for 24 years. The last few years between Waxahachie and Midlothian. We have passed by Jimmy’s for years but never stopped to eat. That changed tonight and we won’t be driving past it any more. I can’t say why we never stopped…