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…
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…
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…
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…
The only place you’ll find the burger listed at Lakewood Smokehouse, at least for now, is the chalkboard quietly propped up outside. I spotted it in the wild, like a camouflaged hunter, as I drove by on Abrams: Lakewood Smokehouse, sister restaurant to Frisco’s 3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House…
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. On Meddlesome Moth’s menu, the Moth Balls are a mystery, described only as “Our shout-out to the Spotted Pig…
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. In the land of $22 cheeseburgers topped with gruyère and responsibly sourced unicorn tears, it’s easy to forget…
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. If you don’t believe that a big bowl of veggies can make for a killer bar snack, you…
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. Taverna has some delicious things on the menu, but their burrata pizza reigns supreme. Not only is 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. It could be the worn-in wood, the potato salad or the unending coffee, but there’s an undeniable…
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. Picture this: A heavily-used wok builds up grease and char over a lunch rush of stir-frying. It’s set…
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. We’ve covered a few fried chicken dishes in this series, but none of them are quite like the…
Fried dough, ice cream and Fruity Pebbles may not be the first foods that jump to mind when you imagine Californian cuisine, but baby, that’s about to change. California export Milk & Cream opened its doors near Lower Greenville this weekend, and once you try their signature milk and cream…
Just one month after Kitchen LTO, the “permanent pop-up,” closed in Trinity Groves, owner Casie Caldwell has signed a lease to move the concept into Deep Ellum “pending funding through a crowdfunding campaign facilitated by Kickstarter,” according to a press release. “The support I received to keep the restaurant going was…
The first time my friends and I had lunch at Casa Vieja, we walked out the door afterward, turned to each other and said, “Let’s be regulars.” Casa Vieja is not necessarily an unforgettable culinary experience, but this unassuming Colombian spot in a Carrollton strip mall is one of those…
What isn’t made more awesome by a foggy blast of -321-degree liquid nitrogen? Nothing, obviously. Its power to simultaneously boil and freeze whatever it comes into contact with provides endless fascinating opportunities for hammer-smashing of random objects. Put to even better use, it brings ice cream to the next level…
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. They say you can get anything deep-fried in Texas, and while this is certainly true on the fair…
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. Chef Mansour Gorji won back-to-back statewide Texas Steak Cook-Offs a decade ago, and although he has retired from…
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. Maybe pide will sell better if we call it a “pizza canoe.” Imagine rowing to safety on top…
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. Filament opened with a splash at the end of 2015 and drew favorable notice from pretty much everybody…
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. It’s 11:30 p.m. on a Thursday night in Deep Ellum and I am drunk — everyone is drunk,…
