Editor’s Note: Eat Drink D-FW is hosted by Dallas Morning News Food Editor Erin Booke with food reporters Sarah Blaskovich and Claire Ballor. Each week, our food journalists dish, debate and analyze local restaurant news, food and drink trends, tips for cooking and shopping, and other obsessions. You’ll also hear from chefs, farmers and foodies like yourself as we explore the people who make D-FW one of the most vibrant, diverse and ambitious food scenes in the country.
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What is ‘college kid coffee,’ and why chips belong on charcuterie boards
Move aside, Starbucks, “college kid coffee” is taking over North Texas. Listen as food editor Erin Booke and food reporters Sarah Blaskovich and Claire talk about this new coffee shop trend along with other popular drink stuff we’re seeing, like non-alcoholic bar programs (and, by the way, why smoothies are not mocktails). Sarah also talks about why people love - and will miss - Herrera’s Cafe, the backstory behind Hard Eight BBQ paying money back to its employees, and how one restaurateur is helping refugees from Ukraine. Plus, we talk about our favorite junk foods, and why mac and cheese and Hot Cheetos might be the best combo ever.
In this episode
Herrera’s Cafe closes after 51 years.
Hard Eight BBQ pays back employees.
Shannon Wynne adding $1 to all restaurant bills for Ukraine.
College kid coffee? Shops like Dutch Bros. and 151 Coffee are setting the trend with drive-throughs and fun drinks.
Non-alcoholic bar programs are becoming popular, like this one at Fount Board & Table. There was even an NA beer pop-up at a local gym.
Junk food: Bon Appetit started the discussion with these articles, and we add our own spin: from Kettle Brand Salt and Cracked Pepper to Hot Cheetos Mac and Cheese.
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