This Weekend: A Japanese Tea Party, Margarita Festival and Mom-osas

What’s better than drinking beer? Drinking free beer after doing something nice for your community. This weekend, Peticolas is hosting a Trinity Strand Trail clean-up. Meet at the plaza on Turtle Creek between Market Center and Irving Boulevard at 11 a.m. to help clean up the trail for a while before…

Miriam Cocina Latina, Dallas’ Latest Mexican Restaurant, Is Now Open

After closing his Arts District restaurant Lark on the Park in November 2018, restaurateur Shannon Wynne went soul-searching to find a more casual new concept for the gorgeous space overlooking Klyde Warren Park. He settled on Miriam Cocina Latina, which officially opened last night. “The namesake restaurant celebrates Miriam Jimenez,…

Another Executive Chef Leaves The French Room

Anthony Dispensa is no longer executive chef of The French Room. Dispensa, a former reality TV host and line cook at two Michelin-starred London restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, arrived at The French Room in August and debuted his redesigned menu in October. The Adolphus Hotel confirmed the departure in…

The Best Bites From Iron Fork 2019

Nearly 2,500 people converged on Centennial Hall at Fair Park last night for the ninth annual Dallas Observer Iron Fork, which showcased 40 of the city’s best restaurants — and a particularly delicious array of Texas-produced spirits. There was incredible food throughout the room. As people ate and mingled the…

Are We Headed Toward an Impossible Future?

The Impossible Burger has proven popular in beef-loving Dallas, and the company behind it says other animal proteins like fish and chicken are next. But a product shortage is leaving some Dallas restaurants without the popular lab-grown meat.