The Californication of DFW Food; Downtown Gets New Grocery Pick Up Service

WEEK IN REVIEWS—Addressing a critic koan, Scott Reitz says that duplicate reviews from multiple sources is, despite a reader's concern, good for a city's restaurant culture. It's all part of the marketplace of ideas. [City of Ate]

DOWNTOWN—Artizone, an online market allowing customers to place orders from multiple food shops for convenient pick up and/or delivery, will now offer a Downtown service at 555 Ross Ave. beginning August 2 and happening each Thursday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. To kick off the new location, the company is offering a "Chill Out With Artizone" event also on August 2 featuring free food, giveaways and live jazz from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. [Artizone]

ADDISON—Carol Shih reports that Dallas will soon boast (suffer?) another California import with the September opening of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at 15250 North Tollway next to In-n-Out. Known, per the press release, as a haven for "LA's elite crowd, including many A-list celebrities" we're bracing ourselves for a reprise of last summer's burgerocalypse. [Side Dish]

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Hollywood. [Photo: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf/Facebook]