It may seem as if these two distinct types of sports bars — the women’s sports bar, like the Sports Bra (@thesportsbrapdx ), and the proliferation of gambling lounges — exist on totally different planets. But they’re products of the exact same social environment. Tap the link in bio to check out Amy McCarthy’s (@aemccarthy ) report, also shared by our friends at @defectormedia .
Louisiana native Amy McCarthy has long chased the perfect crawfish in Dallas, often coming up short on seasoning, quality, and price. But in recent years, she’s seen a shift, with more spots across the city finally getting it right. From food trucks to unexpected neighborhood finds, Dallas’s crawfish scene is finding its footing. See her recommendations at the link in our bio.
got to spend some time with the icon and legend @reba at her restaurant in her hometown of Atoka, Okla., @rebasplace . what a week. you can read all about it in my exclusive interview for @people ✨✨
We figured it was time for you to meet the team behind Ravenous! Today, we’ve got an interview with founder-owner Amy McCarthy (@aemccarthy ), who is a longtime writer, editor and union organizer. Here, she speaks about why she wanted to build Ravenous as a worker-owned site, the problems with corporate media, and why she can never leave the “seasoning belt.” Tap the link in bio to read the interview.
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✨🐦⬛some personal news: as you probably know, I got laid off about six months ago into one of the most brutal journalism job markets maybe ever? It immediately became clear that corporate media no longer had anything to offer journalists in terms of stability or a future, so we decided to build our own thing. I could not be more proud of @feedravenous , a worker-owned website that I founded alongside @jayasax , @francesdoingthings , @shokdiesel , and @thecourtneyesmith , four brilliant geniuses I am so thrilled to work with. Please subscribe, donate, tell your mom, and get ready for food media that’s actually got some goddamn teeth. Come with us if you want to eat. ✨🐦⬛
Dallas is ripe for ritzy chain imports for a number of reasons. Some of them are good, our diversity and relatively high median income among them. But some, like our car-centric infrastructure and the enduring perception that Dallas diners will drop any amount of money on the next new flashy thing, aren’t as helpful. It’s that latter point that makes me feel a bit like the target in an elaborate scam, like they think I don’t know what good pizza or pasta or cookies actually are because I’m just some cow-riding hick from Texas with cash to blow.
At the end of the day, I know this is a real privileged problem to have. No one’s forcing me to go waste my money at Maman or Prince Street Pizza. But since it appears that the chain onslaught shows no signs of slowing down, I think we should demand more from the places that want to come to Dallas from New York or Los Angeles or anywhere else. We know that you can’t bring us New York, and we don’t want you to—we just want you to bring the food that made you famous, not a knockoff that is, at best, eminently mid. (📷: Courtesy Carbone/Major Food Group)
2025 sucked in a real country song type of way. lost my job. my dog died. it felt like the bastards did a lot of winning this year, but there were still plenty of beautiful moments, from Scotland to Houston to NYC and back. and I’m trying to keep those in mind to power me up for another year of spiting my enemies. ✊
