North Texas’ first Shake Shack location opens at 11 a.m. Thursday at The Crescent in Uptown, and the buzz is strong with this one. Today, the burger chain announced a few Dallas-specific menu items, which will feature goods from some beloved local businesses. Via a press release: In addition to…
There’s been a lot of attention toward Tarrant County beer this week in the wake of MillerCoors’ move to acquire a majority interest in Granbury’s Revolver Brewing. Whatever your feelings about the macro giant’s incursion into North Texas craft beer, the sale provides a good pretext to look at our…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The souffles at Rise are such perfection, they made our 100 Favorites list twice this year. We’ve already…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Ethiopian Orthodox Christians follow a vegan fast for over half the calendar year, and nothing says it’s time…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Even if you had to literally trek to Nashville to sink your teeth into Rapscallion’s “Long Walk to…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Only a risk-taker orders bacon cheesecake. You go into it with the same mindset as watching a John…
Regulars love Bodega for its solid wine list, thoughtfully crafted wine flights and cozy atmosphere. Regulars also know the best place to restock your cellar is at Bodega’s monthly wine fair, where their already-reasonable bottle prices are discounted even more. Held the last Saturday of every month, it’s a place…
In this week’s round-up of Dallas food news, chef change-ups, puppies and beer and a Dallas chef organizes volunteers to send a truck full of donations and money to flood-affected Baton Rouge: Kenichi in Victory Park has a new chef: Carlos Mancera, the former chef de cuisine at Rapscallion who’s also had…
From the outside, Armoury D.E. is a little foreboding. The space normally carved out for windows is instead occupied by panels the color of old pennies. There is no traditional signage to inform passersby what lies within, only a single, neon letter “A” which hangs above the plank door. The…
The cautionary tale of “the girl next door” brings to mind a (seemingly) mild-mannered, cute girl, right? It’s seldom the case … she always has some sort of a crazy streak. The same could be said about Next Door’s Scorched Peach, a playful cocktail made sweet with cinnamon syrup and…
It seems like just yesterday The Libertine was a speck in Greenville Avenue’s eye. Now this most beloved pub is turning 10 and the bar is celebrating with four days of raffles, bands, food and drink specials. Thursday marks the last day of celebrations with guest bartenders Stephanie Roethlisberger, Vaughn…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Over-the-top milkshakes were a thing in 2016, but “crazy” doesn’t always equal “greatness.” Grub Burger Bar’s kitchen sink…
I love being the first person in a restaurant when it opens in the morning. It’s especially satisfying to be the first to walk into a diner-style spot that’s got an open kitchen. A few reasons why: The music’s a little louder than it will be. Every seat’s open, your…
Oriental Garden, a popular local lunch spot and Denton institution, has reopened just in time for the new semester, but under new management. Located just across the street from UNT campus, the restaurant closed for renovations in May, announcing plans via Facebook post to reopen within two weeks. That initial…
New bakeries come to town all the time. Everyone’s aunt seems to think they make the best cookies or their cupcakes are more special than others, but when your bakery is featured on a wildly successful TV show, it’s bound to draw enthusiastic customers. Even if you’ve never seen Cake…
Let’s set some ground rules: A boilermaker is a beer and a shot served together, but only can be called a proper boilermaker if the whiskey shot is dropped into the beer, then chugged. Otherwise, you have yourself a “one-and-one” situation, which is a shot of liquor with a beer…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Tucked into a corner of NorthPark mall, the Theodore offers many quirky surprises, not the least of which…
Fort Worth can celebrate this week, as the second location of Dallas’ HG Sply Co. opens on the Trinity River. HG Sply Co. is a restaurant that boasts is cooks food that’s good “because it’s good.” For those of you who aren’t fans of HG yet and are picturing plates of…
Adding to his already robust wood-fired Neapolitan pizza empire, Jay Jerrier, owner of Cane Rosso, today announced the pizza spot’s ninth restaurant: in The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ new headquarters and training center in Frisco. He announced the move in classic Jerrier fashion: With a video of a guy wearing…
Islam’s teachings on alcohol are mixed and controversial. Some verses of the Quran prohibit “intoxicants” and other sins, such as gambling; others merely say that the risks of drinking outweigh the benefits. Muhammad’s teachings evolved over his lifetime, especially, according to one historical tradition, after a booze-fueled incident among his…
Back in 2010, Armadillo Ale Works co-founders Yianni Arestis and Bobby Mullins could not have known the journey that the craft brewing world would take them on in the six years that would follow. Having raised about $34,000 in 2011 through a Kickstarter campaign, it looked as though Armadillo would…
9 Rabbits Bakery and Boba House is a fetching addition to the Korean neighborhood along Royal Lane in northwest Dallas. With a sleek, light-filled interior, gigantic booths and an easygoing coffee shop vibe, it’s already a hit with students and work-from-home types. The pastries and boba tea in particular show…
