Food & Drink

The DFW vegan food scene has come a long way since Spiral Diner & Bakery paved the way with their first location in Fort Worth 15 years ago. Spiral Diner eventually expanded into Dallas and soon Denton, and V-Eats, the high-profile Trinity Groves restaurant that opened last year, has become…

A little bit taller. Donald Trump. Pregnant. These are the wishes of diners of the past. They are zip-tied to the giant oak tree that shades the path to The Local Oak, the Bishop Arts District restaurant that loved the tree so much they decided to name the restaurant after…

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. The story of Ojeda’s Restaurant reads like the American dream: A couple works hard, raises a family,…

It’s noon on a Sunday, and the strip mall feels abandoned. Hidden away in a leafy residential corner of Plano, Prairie Creek Village is an unusual collection of businesses. There’s a closed, unfriendly looking office for the ride-hailing company Uber, an indoor bouncy castle venue and a series of closed…

There’s a subset of DFW dining that seems to place more emphasis on a restaurant’s design than the food itself, where Instagram-worthy decor, selfie-stations and patios with amazing views appear to take priority over what’s on the menu. On the opposite end of the spectrum, barbecue often eschews aesthetics in favor of…

On the corner of Cedar Springs and Reagan Street, in the heart of the gayborhood’s dining and nightlife core, is a sunny, bright space where Michael Martensen is trying again. “I have an affinity for Mexico and those ingredients and the beverages and everything,” Martensen says. “I’ve always been that…

It’s been a year since Earl’s 377 Pizza brought their impressive pies to Argyle. In our first look, we proclaimed Earl’s to be well worth the drive from all parts of DFW. Things are changing fast in Argyle. The management team behind Earl’s (as well as Denton’s LSA Burger and…

We’re headed into a busy season of openings in Dallas as locally owned concepts expand, new franchises open in the area and neighborhoods like the Design District see major changes in their dining scene. Here’s a look at the new restaurants you should check out right now: Revolver Taco Lounge2701…

Fresh off the opening of two of Dallas’ hottest new restaurants — Julian Barsotti’s Sprezza on Maple and Nick Badovinus’ Town Hearth in the Design District — Barsotti and Badovinus today announced a new joint venture in Highland Park Village, the frou frou Highland Park shopping center that boasts clientele…

There are times when a meal calls for the exquisite and the refined: duck legs confit, passion fruit emulsions, oyster omelets. But there are also moments when nuance begs to be fallen by the dull ax of conventional, perfunctory experience. When cravings or nostalgia strike, it helps to keep it…

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. Bill Hensley says he’s been inside Fish Bone Grill about 12,200 times. That’s a lot of visits,…