Crossroads Diner

Crossroads Diner apparently has sticky buns that make the world a better place. Not only did I not know Crossroads Diner supposedly had the best sticky buns in the universe, I didn't even know what a sticky bun was, which is really weird. No one around here is embarrassed to admit not knowing every single food or baked item on the planet.  The curriculum at Le Cordon Bleu obviously did not...

The Line Ladies At The Great Outdoors Need to Calm Down

Even though everyone in Dallas loves this place so much it hurts, the line ladies at The Great Outdoors need to calm down. Why are these ladies acting like the soup Nazi from Seinfeld? We were the only customers in the building. In order to not become stressed out at The Great Outdoors, please know the ordering procedure before stepping in line. Every order has a number. For a tuna salad...

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Why does Ruth's Chris Steak House have to be written this way? All I can think about is how hard it is to say where we ate Saturday night. It seems like the possession in the title should be shown after Chris. No one around here is trying to be Grammar Girl, I'm just wondering: Why can't the name be Ruth Chris Steak House without showing any possession at all? This would limit the mental...

Hey, I’m Still in Remission!

This week my oncologist at Baylor said I'm still in remission. Hallelujah and thank God, right? Cancer absolutely sucks. People don't just throw those words around or become cool wearing a cancer sucks t-shirt while running a marathon that's all about cancer sucking -- It really, really, really does suck. And the worst part about getting rid of the cancer that tried to kill me is knowing cancer...

The Boiling Crab is Massively Overrated

Questions about the never-ending long line pouring out the door of The Boiling Crab building have been around for quite some time. Why does this happen every single day and why are so many people willing to wait two hours to be given the gift of a table? People *freak out* about The Boiling Crab. There have been many times we have pulled into the jam-packed parking lot only to quickly decide...