Eggholic brings Irving many Indian egg-centric dishes. Didi Paterno were missed payments and what he thought were attempts to sabotage the beer’s brand. It was no surprise when CANarchy terminated Reardon from his own company in 2020. On Jan. 13, Dallas learned that CANarchy will now sell its portfolio of small brewers to Monster in a $330 million cash deal that also includes Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Perrin Brewing, Squatters and Wasatch. According to co-CEO Hilton Schlosberg, the deal is a “springboard” for Monster into the alco- holic beverage market. Think Topo Chico Seltzer and Sonic Seltzers. Yes. You may soon see a Monster alco- holic beverage. “The acquisition will provide us with a fully in-place infrastructure, including peo- ple, distribution and licenses, along with al- coholic beverage development expertise and manufacturing capabilities in this in- dustry,” Schlosberg said in a statement. Monster Beverage Corp. is a multi-bil- lion-dollar company that is owned, in part, by Coca-Cola. So, is DEBC still a craft brew- ery? The Brewers Association tackled the is- sue shortly after the transaction was announced last week. They determined it is because of the terms of the agreement: “Monster is not a beverage alcohol industry member, so this new ownership structure does not affect CANarchy’s independence in regard to the beverage alcohol industry.” But, is it the same craft brewery it was 10 years ago? Let’s put it this way, we reached out to CANarchy and DEBC about the sale and didn’t hear back from either. In our ex- perience, usually, the brewery owners them- selves respond to our inquiries. In the case of DEBC, we’re not even sure who that would be. Tell the Monster we called.HE’S ▼ FIRST LOOK EGGHEAD E EGGHOLIC OPENS IN IRVING. BY DIDI PATERNO ggs, a food item most popular here at breakfast or brunch, make an entire category themselves in the Indian subculture of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. Apart from vegetables and fruits, this diet allows for animal byproducts — dairy and egg — for protein. Eggholic, the Chicago-founded and Indian-owned chain, brings DFW just that experience. Breakfast and brunch be damned; you can now have eggs for midday munchies, lunch and dinner. “People know about [these dishes], but don’t know how to cook them,” says Rinkesh Dhanani, the general manager of the newly opened Eggholic in Irving. “This is not food cooked inside the homes, but out on the street.” The void in the U.S. market for this type of cuisine is one of main the reasons they de- cided to expand this unique spot. The interiors of Eggholic are far from the rustic, bare-bones street food carts that in- spired most of the dishes here. Here it’s re- fitted for modern-day suburban American sensibilities. Yolk-yellow concrete floors spill throughout the space. Walls are filled with iconic lines from Bollywood movie greats, replicated in Hindi and Gujarati script. One wall screamed, “Wah Bhai Wah!” a Hindi phrase meaning “That’s awesome!” And it was. Start off with rich cheese katori, yolks mashed with herbaceous, cilantro-led ma- sala, sitting inside boiled egg white boats, topped with grated cheese. The star here is the surti gotalo, a Guja- rati specialty. A thick tomato masala sauce is studded with shredded boiled egg then topped with two eggs sunnyside up. This egg-on-egg mash-up is served with either roti or a toasted sandwich square. The anda masala sandwich is a two-layered sandwich, sliced into neat quarters (think club sandwich) made with grilled bread, melted cheese, mayonnaise, sliced cucumbers and to- matoes on the bottom. It’s paired with a tan- doori masala spiced egg salad with a layer of sliced red onion. Squeeze out a dribble from the packet of ketchup that comes with it for the more traditional experience. For chicken dishes (yes, they have chicken here), try their signature ‘Holic chicken kebabs made with charred mari- nated cubes of chicken breast, sprinkled with sumac and served over fluffy yellow long grain rice. The added sparkle of melted butter with a side of yogurt mint sauce and slices of raw red onion are a must. Finish your meal with a mango mastani, an over-the-top, sippable celebration of fruit with a blended mango lassi and ice cream, topped with cashews, almond slivers and a generous drizzle of khus vetiver syrup. Or try the masala chaas, a savory, thin butter- milk drink, to cleanse your palate and aid with digestion of the egg-ceptional meal. EggHolic, 7750 N. 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