By: Trisha & Ruth, NDG Weekend Warriors
It is the weekend, there was a time when Friday night meant something totally different. Now you just want to get something to eat, put on your comfy clothes (or not, we won’t judge) and grab the remote. So with that in mind, the North Dallas Gazette Weekend Warrior duo will offer you a few ideas each week.
Recommendations will include the latest binge-worthy entertainment options coming to you as fast as your wifi connection will allow. But man or woman cannot live by entertainment alone, we must have food. So, since we certainly do not feel like cooking, and in DFW there are five restaurants on every corner, we will bravely go out and sample the options so we can dutifully report back to you the spots to visit.
10 Things to Watch this Week
- All American (Hulu) – It is Wednesday, and I am still trying to recover from the sleep lost as Trisha and I watched half of Season 1 on Sunday. The show follows Spencer, a young football player plucked out of his high school in gang-infested Crenshaw and dropped in Beverly Hills. But he keeps one eye on home and sometimes trouble follows him back to 90210. I cannot wait to see the rest of Season 1, and right now fans do not know if there will be a Season 2. When 10 other shows were renewed at the end of January, network execs said the reaction to the show via streaming will determine if there is a Season 2.
- Kevin Heart – Irresponsible (Netflix) – It’s been a long week, get your laugh on! Look Kevin has had a rough year, so he probably feels like I either laugh or cry. If you are lucky you will laugh so hard you are crying.
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Hulu) – Enjoy Regina King’s Oscar-winning performance in the exquisite tale based on James Baldwin’s book of the same title.
- Highwaymen (Netflix) Is Kevin Costner going back to his Untouchables roots in this true tale of two Texas Rangers hunting down Bonnie and Clyde.
- 5 Flights Up (Netflix) – Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are an aging couple, putting their apartment up for sale, but are they really ready to move?
- The Cool Kids (Hulu) – Do you miss the good old days of sitcoms, then this is the TV show for you, complete with some of the older stars. Best known perhaps is Vicki Lawrence, but David Alan Grief, Martin Mull and Leslie Jordan have plenty of fans – and as you will see, plenty of life left in them.
- Claws (Hulu) – TNT shows a very different side of the nail salon industry. Niecy Nash and her fellow nail technicians have decided to add a little side hustle to their enterprising Florida shop. The results could be deadly.
- Queen Sugar (Hulu) – Catch up on the three seasons of lives and loves of Bordelon siblings, before Oprah’s OWN kicks off Season four.
- Support the Girls (Hulu) – Regina Hall is running a Hooters-type of a restaurant, but she wants it to become a “mainstream bar and grill”, the results are hilarious.
- Atlanta (Hulu) – Fans of Donald Glover’s Atlanta are not happy to hear the third season is so far behind that it will likely be 2020.
NDG Restuarant Pick of the Week – Big Mama’s Chicken & Waffles
Why we love this spot. It’s simple – the chicken here is good enough to slap your Big Mama. Yes, it’s that good!
Big Mama’s Chicken & Waffles builds a magical basket with a secret blend of seasoning, pickles, peppers and the best-fried chicken in Dallas (Trisha is going out on that limb, I personally need to sample a few more before issuing a proclamation). Just in case chicken is not your thing, then try the pork chop basket.
At Big Mama’s it is all about the seasoning, so each tastes just as good. We have not tried their potato salad or fried catfish, but they are likely equally good. But you can even get a large cup of RED KOOL-AID.
Big Mama’s is a family owned and operated soul food restaurant chain that was established in 2006 and was founded in North Dallas on the corner of Forest Lane and Audelia Road. Expect long lines on a Friday night and take cash, because they do not accept any form of plastic.
