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I eat things then write things for @Dallas_Observer.

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Chris Wolfgang’s Biography

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Freelance food / sports / lifestyle writer and photographer.

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Bacon Burnt End Fans, Rejoice! Heim BBQ Is Coming to Dallas

Bacon Burnt End Fans, Rejoice! Heim BBQ Is Coming to Dallas

For Dallasites who relish Heim BBQ's delicious smoky fare, but loathe driving all the way to Fort Worth to ge…

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The Best Bites from Smoked BBQ Fest Dallas 2019

The Best Bites from Smoked BBQ Fest Dallas 2019

Now in its sixth year, Smoked BBQ Festival has become one of the can't-miss food festivals in the Dallas-Fort…

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Broken Dreams: Sambuca in Uptown Fights Back as Its Building Crumbles

Broken Dreams: Sambuca in Uptown Fights Back as Its Building Crumbles

It's just short of 9 p.m. on a recent Saturday night, and Sambuca in Uptown has already drawn a solid crowd. …

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After 48 Years, Ojeda's Tex-Mex Is Still a Cheese-Stuffed Monument to the American Dream

After 48 Years, Ojeda's Tex-Mex Is Still a Cheese-Stuffed Monument to the American Dream

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history …

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A Bare-Bones Trailer In Argyle Is Turning Out Supremely Good Barbecue

A Bare-Bones Trailer In Argyle Is Turning Out Supremely Good Barbecue

There's a subset of DFW dining that seems to place more emphasis on a restaurant's design than the food itsel…

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Barley & Board Team Transforms a Vintage Travel Trailer Into a 'Barbecue Outpost in the Trees'

Barley & Board Team Transforms a Vintage Travel Trailer Into a 'Barbecue Outpost in the Trees'

It's been a year since Earl's 377 Pizza brought their impressive pies to Argyle. In our first look, we procla…

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The 13 Best Barbecue Spots in Dallas

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By Chris Wolfgang Verified
| Dallas Observer Verified
Sausage, brisket or ribs; you can't go wrong with any of them at Off The Bone. Barbecue and Texas. They go together as naturally as peanut butter and jelly, or baseball and apple pie. When the craft barbecue “craze” took off in Texas around 2011, the really good spots serving the best smoked meats took some effort to uncover, and the thrill of the chase was part of the experience.
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Zavala’s Barbecue 34-day brisket marathon for World Cup fans

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By Chris Wolfgang Verified
| Dallas Observer Verified
There’s a saying in the restaurant business, especially barbecue spots, that “the equipment needs a break.” It’s an adage used to push for closing a restaurant at least once a week to give the kitchen (and employees) some much-needed rest. So when we saw that Zavala’s Barbecue in Grand Prairie, a Texas Monthly Top 50 spot, planned to be open for 30 straight days during the World Cup, we had some questions about how they’d pull it off.
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Cry Wolf alum Betal Kattan lands a 14-night residency for tasting menu concept Bazaar

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By Chris Wolfgang Verified
| Dallas Observer Verified
When we spoke to Belal Kattan for our feature of up-and-coming chefs in Dallas’ culinary scene last year, he told us that his love for pasta knows no bounds. “There’s something I can’t explain about it when I’m making it,” Kattan told us. “It’s the reason I even started cooking.” At the time, the chef was at the upscale and Michelin-recommended Georgie in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood. Prior to that, he worked at the much-lauded Cry Wolf until it closed in 2023.
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Why did you become a journalist?

Certainly not for the money. :)

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read and write! Make note of stories you like, and re-read them to identify what jumps out at you. Then try to incorporate those ideas.

What's your favorite drink?

Kentucky bourbon, rocks.
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