Food & Drink

Burgers begin, for chef Jeff Bekavac, with a Big Mac at grandma’s house. It’s his first cheeseburger memory. He was sitting at his grandparent’s table with the iconic, mountainous double cheeseburger with the special sauce and the sesame seed bun. Bekavac remembers ruining his appetite for grandma’s dinner by devouring…

The restaurant group behind Deep Ellum restaurant and rooftop patio bar Stirr — along with Uptown nightclub Citizen — has opened a new Mexican restaurant in Deep Ellum. “Meaning ‘the good life,’ Vidorra offers bold and exciting Mexican flavors, along with a large tequila selection, unique cocktail program, and lively…

After a handful of delays, The Colony finally has eight new restaurants to feast on, and they are all at one location. The new food hall, Urban8, which was originally scheduled to open Aug. 9, held its grand opening on Aug. 23. Dueling piano covers performed by local musicians Matthew…

Believe it or not, there was a time when finding Mexican food in Oak Cliff was difficult. Families who wanted pan dulce, for instance, had to trek across the Trinity River to Little Mexico. That was until a few families decided to bring the food of their homeland to the…

Driving down Oak Lawn, you’ve probably passed Bellini’s Italian Café and Pizza, in an outdated shopping center between Maple Avenue and Cedar Springs Road, dozens of times. The sign is faded and the façade looks a bit worse for wear. It gives off some mobster vibes and, unless you’d heard…

Laurel Tavern has a beautiful patio on the east side of Lowest Greenville. The aesthetics alone make you want to go in, but if you’re looking for brunch that goes beyond “basic,” you might as well keep walking. Brunch is served from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and…

Consider the sweaty effort that goes into one sandwich at this diner. Quinoa bubbles in vegetable broth. It’s hit with tumbles of carrots, onions and parsley. Nearby, cashew paste —when cashews get demolished, they take on a fatty, creamy texture — thickens from scoops of tapioca. The quinoa, the cashew…

Driving through Carrollton, particularly around the intersection of Old Denton and Trinity Mills, it can be difficult to find a sit-down restaurant that doesn’t serve Asian fare. But just down the road, traditional Cuban food is served seven days a week at Cuba Bella Cafe. From the outside, the restaurant…

The grass reached as high as her waist, and rogue chickens bobbed around in the backyard. Meri Dahlke was on the hunt for a good location for a “country tavern” — she’d never owned a bar in her life — and one of her first stops was a tiny, shed-looking…

Gulabo’s Brunch and BBQ is a new, fast-casual Halal and Pakistani restaurant in Carrollton. It is owned by executive chef Muzasfar Kushmiri, who has more than 10 years of experience working in kitchens in Pakistan and all over the globe. Gulabo’s is operated by husband and wife team Ibrahim Choudhry…

In one of the least likely places for a high-end restaurant, Foxyco surprises with its summery cocktails and defiantly big-flavored menu.

If there’s one thing Dallas isn’t hurting for, it’s doughnut shops. But slide over to Fort Worth and it can be slim pickings. Melvin Roberson has been taking advantage of that for years with his food truck and catering company Dough Boy Donuts. Now he’s turned his sweet success into…

It seems in the Dallas restaurant scene there’s a never-ending pursuit to be the next name in raw fish. If it’s not a poke joint, it’s a sushi bar, and if it’s not a sushi bar, it’s a place like Namo. The yet-to-be-opened West Village fixture wants to nudge conventional…

Is it lazy, simple or efficient to take your regular menu, throw it over eggs and call it brunch? Let’s talk about that. There’s no doubt that Taco Y Vino offers a tranquil setting in its adorable little house in North Oak Cliff. And there’s probably not much more you…