Counter Tipping & Tacos at Resident Taqueria

Resident Taqueria's vibe is like some kind of Austin hipster scene where only hipsters with cool glasses should be allowed inside. Lake Highlands people are not exactly hipsters, so please try to be cool while standing in line. Maybe I'm totally wrong about this particular scene being hipster since I don't completely understand hipsters. All I'm saying is Austin, hipster, and scene are the...

BoBo China is the Bomb

BoBo China is like a Dallas legend in the category of Chinese restaurant greatness. Really. BoBo China has no reason to care if anyone new knows they exist. The people growing up around Dallas already know and that's all the business they really need. People on Yelp whining about BoBo China probably force BoBo China to roll around on the kitchen floor laughing above average loud, while not...

Working Out to Fit Into Chef Pants

What is up with having to go to the gym to fit into chef pants? Sure, I could have bought externship chef pants a few sizes larger, but that behavior is accepting post-cancer pound packing in which I will have no part. In exactly 14 days I will begin my externship after having postponed it for surgery. Please pause to feel sad if you feel it is the right thing to do. The new externship will...

JJ’s Cafe

Our brand new 4th grade neighbor suggested we have brunch this past Sunday at JJ's Café in Lake Highlands. They have a buffet for $10, which should make everyone happy. Shiny glasses, bottles of champagne, and orange juice are sitting in the corner waiting for people who do not have cancer to turn the ingredients into a glorious mimosa. Not drinking bottomless mimosas while having two kinds...

Lake House Bar & Grill

White Rock Lake is a big lake near our address in Lake Highlands. My thoughtful husband took me for a tour of this lake the very same day we moved to Lake Highlands recently. All kinds of healthy people were bike riding or running really fast. There were also dogs walking and boats sailing. Fancy houses overlook the large lake, which probably makes all of the rich owners of houses...