Chalk depictions of Johnny Cash and Anthony Bourdain giving the finger hang on the walls of a new restaurant at The Shops at Willow Bend, where John Tesar recently opened a new location of his award-winning steakhouse, Knife. It would not be complete without the remnants of individuals who encapsulate…
On the night before opening their first coffee shop, Bob and Nancy Baker sifted through their checklist of to-dos. They’d spent two years prepping for launch, both head-deep in coffee grounds and the multidimensional needs of starting your own business, designing everything from the architecture to the heat of the…
Tulum, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, is a hot vacation destination right now for Texans. It’s also a new restaurant that opened last week in Highland Park. “The first of its kind, Tulum is inspired by Dallas restaurateur Mike Karns and his wife, Valerie’s, favorite vacation spot,” according to a press…
Food and politics have always been intertwined. Many a pundit has opined about Trump’s affinity for well-done steaks and McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches. In the 2016 election, Bernie Sanders got his own flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. From Obama eating dinner in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain to Trump tweeting…
You won’t make it more than a block before the smell of fried chicken and rolls finds you. It clings to the upholstery and hugs the molecules of your car seats and your hands. You will catch a waft, like a passing cloud in a blue sky, when you discard…
Merit Coffee, an offshoot of San Antonio’s Local Coffee and Merit Roasting Co., is opening two Dallas shops: in Deep Ellum and Highland Park.
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Dallas’ often-overlooked status as an incubator for incredible tacos, both traditional and modern. While Austin and San Antonio argue over who owns the breakfast taco, Dallas has been quietly cooking up some of Texas’ best tacos and evolving its modern Mexican cuisine…
When Victor Tangos closed, the Dallas cocktail scene went into a mourning period. VT was a cornerstone of the city’s craft cocktail scene, an industry hang through which many of Dallas’ biggest food and drink talent filtered during its 10-year run. As of last night, the former Victor Tangos space…
Mudhen will offer three cocktails for $8 to celebrate happy hour on Oct. 27, including a Kombucha cocktail.
Lower Greenville’s Gung Ho launched brunch Oct. 20 with a menu involving some dishes with a Chinese twist, as well as some Chinese staples with American twists. How does orange chicken on top of waffles suit you? Last weekend brought temporary relief from rain, and the cool air coupled with…
Greenville Avenue is a scary place to operate a restaurant these days. With competition fierce, beloved restaurants like the Blind Butcher, Pints & Quarts and Bbbop have shuttered in the past year alone. But, as GuideLive reported today, one of Dallas’ most celebrated taco restaurants is ready to step in…
Drinking milkshakes can cure cancer!
In honor of its 46th anniversary, the Grape is hosting a special dinner with WhistlePig for a four-course bistro menu. Chef/owner Brian Luscher has designed the menu to complement the aged whiskies for pairings. Reservations are required. What: Fourth Annual WhistlePig Dinner When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 Where: The…
It goes without saying that tacos are ubiquitous in Dallas. What isn’t as ubiquitous, however, are vegetarian taco options. Most taco joints offer at least one vegetarian taco, though most often, it’s an uninspiring vegetable option slapped on the menu with little thought or care. But there are some places…
We were bothered by the name of Dallas’ new barbecue restaurant, Louie King BBQ, even before the doors opened last week on their Greenville Avenue location. You might think of Louie’s, the iconic dive bar on Henderson, or Bar Louie, the chain of drinking establishments with seven locations in DFW. For…
When you think of areas in DFW where local business is booming, it’s likely DeSoto isn’t at the top of the list. But with the help of the city’s economic development corporation, one man is looking to speed up that process with Grow DeSoto Market Place. For owner Monte Anderson,…
The Charles is something special, in both the traditional and slang senses of the word, with stellar people-watching and dainty but well-crafted small plates in a dining room that defies description.
If you have ever awakened with a deep craving for some of the best kolaches and klobasneks in the state, you may have considered taking a long drive to West, Texas’ Czech Stop off Interstate 35. However, there are some not-too-shabby takes on this staple of traditional czech cuisine right…
Days after the Internet apocalypse, the line of cars at the drive-thru buckles awkwardly into Lemmon Avenue. Passing car horns begin their blurts immediately as irritated drivers zoom around the gridlock and mouth things from behind the wheel, but none of it deters those who are sandwich-patient. It’s the same…
First, the Buffalo chicken pizza bested David Haynes. The Stonedeck co-owner could envision its insane construction like Dr. Frankenstein: He wanted to splash a slow-cooked cayenne pepper sauce over a base of actually-good chicken — not the frosty, processed nubs you find on chains’ chicken pizzas — with blue cheese…
The Pumpkin Wheel has all the hallmarks of the “basic” cocktail — take that comment as you will — flavored vodka, pumpkin, some sweetness, pumpkin and, of course, a perfect backdrop for a hot fire Instagram pic.
Pilotworks, a shared commercial kitchen space and food incubator that started in Brooklyn and opened locations nationwide, closed it doors without warning over the weekend. Having opened in Dallas at the beginning of 2018, this co-working space for independent food professionals offered budding small businesses a space to prep, cook…
