The Best Fried Chicken Sandwiches of Dallas

On the sixth day, Popeyes Louisiana Chicken created a sandwich. They rested the day before, having built monuments of MSG in the people’s bloodstream. Next, Popeyes, in its infinite wisdom, rolled the sandwich out nationwide. It’s out there, lurking, for $3.99, and it’s an awe-striking thing — a stupendous two-hander…

This Weekend: Plenty of Barbecue, Soup and Pastry

West End’s 3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails marks one year of business this month, and they’re celebrating for a couple of hours this Thursday. They’ll have a new menu, specialty cocktails and a live DJ. What: 3Eleven Anniversary When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 25 Where: 3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails, 311 N…

Restaurant Industry Hosts Event for Chef Josh Bonee

A number of well-known chefs will cook in the same space this weekend, all to help their colleague Josh Bonee. Bonee, who has worked locally at Stephan Pyles Flora Street Cafe and Fine China, was recently diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks…

Ever-Popular Frank Underground Dinners Taking a Break

For about seven years, Frank underground dinners has dominated the concept in Dallas. To be sure, there are other underground/pop-up/private dinners/etc., in town that produce good experiences, but Frank found a way to break in strong and keep it that way. Despite that, dinner service is on hold for a…

Mille Lire’s Summer Pastas Are an Overlooked Gem in Oak Lawn

This has been a bad month for Mille Lire, Oak Lawn’s criminally underrated Italian restaurant. On June 30, co-owner Brian Ellard, wife Ornella and her two teenage children were killed in an airplane crash in Addison. The restaurant kept its doors open after the tragedy and Ellard’s co-owner and brother-in-law,…