Barbecue has enjoyed a renaissance in Texas, and the trendy phenomenon has yielded two related byproducts. Like it or not, barbecue has become city-fied, and the price has risen substantially. But neither has encroached on Lee’s Bar-B-Q in Haslet — not yet, anyway. If you last walked into owner, operator, pitmaster…
Don’t leave your beards and summer-weight flannel at home — it’s American craft beer week at Flying Saucer. Each day of the week, a different brewery will be featured with special tappings and brewery guest speakers along the way. Thursday will see a Prairie Brewing vintage release, while Karbach will…
Food trucks began to shed their roach coach image in the late 2000s as an economy on the downswing made starting or staying in the restaurant business an even tougher game. Increasingly, chefs took their talents on the road. They transformed the austere, white shells of ye olden trucks into…
It’s tough to keep things simple in the burger capital of America. In Deep Ellum, there are at least 15 burgers to choose from in the meat ecosystem that spans from Canton to Elm, not counting the beaver burger at Twisted Root. There’s a $22 burger in there somewhere. Executive…
The folks behind Sugarbacon are bringing a new quick-service restaurant to McKinney: Butcher Board, which will open May 25 in the space next door to Sugarbacon. Located off the square in downtown McKinney, Butcher Board will serve “chef-created sandwiches and sides in a rustic industrial and casual interior,” according to…
From the outside, Sprezza looks homey — as in, it almost looks like someone’s house, complete with a breezy front porch. Step into the new Oak Lawn eatery during daylight hours and you’ll find an interior that is bright and open, a sea of pale grey, tan and white. Every…
Bisous Bisous long ago found an enterprising way to use up excess pastry dough: the cruffin, a muffin made by stuffing leftover croissant dough into a muffin tin. With this buttery little pastry, chef Andrea Meyer cut down on waste and tapped into America’s ever-growing love for zany hybrid desserts…
Fuego Burgers are back and just as great as they have ever been — but now you’ll find them in a gas station diner across the street from a cemetery in Rendon. Strangely enough, this is some of the best Mexican food in Fort Worth, sold out of a place…
For fans of vegetables, brunch and dining al fresco, Mudhen Meats and Greens’ new brunch is tasty good news. The farm-to-table-influenced eatery at Dallas Farmers Market is now serving brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, and the menu is filled with healthy options like Groatmeal…
The new restaurants just keep coming in Deep Ellum. The latest addition: Amsterdam Falafelshop, which opened today. The new spot at 2651 Commerce St. is open for lunch, dinner and serves until midnight Sunday-Tuesday and 3 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Along falafel, the fast casual, vegetarian-friendly eatery serves up Mediterranean classics…
A blitzkrieg of buzz normally surrounds a highly anticipated restaurant — diners quickly fall into frenzy for reservations and the media stumble over themselves in feeble attempts to get the scoop. But with On the Lamb, few caught wind of this Deep Ellum restaurant’s opening weekend. Former Oak chef Ross…
Just over a week ago, we lost Jack Keller. Keller founded the iconic drive-in that deals in easy cheeseburger perfection. In a city with a restaurant scene that’s zipping forward like a time-lapse video, Keller’s remains true and unchanged. Simple, cheap cheeseburgers with a swipe of mustard, poppyseed bun and…
Carlo’s Bakery (of Cake Boss fame) celebrated the grand opening of their first Dallas location in March. To get a cannoli on opening morning, you had to camp out overnight, leaving many people long-faced and pastryless. In the weeks that followed, long lines continued to wind through the bakery, sometimes…
Ever since The New Yorker, Eater and the food-writing horde declared “artisanal toast” the Next Big Thing™ two years ago, toasted sliced bread has continued its improbable yet meteoric rise. From Wild Detectives’ tosta menu to Cultivar’s “toast program” to the avocado toast selling like, well, toast at spots like Local Press…
Zoli’s has announced that it is reopening in November. This is news that we could not be happier to hear. We are puppies hugging puppies happy about this. We are post-coital smoke-break relieved that we will not have to live for very many more months in a world without roni…
If the Kitchen LTO concept has a weakness, it’s an over-reliance on fads. Every six months, the Trinity Groves restaurant holds an application process to select a completely new menu and chef, offering underappreciated chefs the chance to (briefly) run their own restaurant. The final decision is based on popular…
During lunch hour, Fuel City — the beloved travel stop that’s part gas station, car wash, pseudo petting zoo and taqueria in one — is bustling with hungry construction workers and weary travelers watching a longhorn lounge under a tree. It’s situated on Riverfront Boulevard under a tangle of freeways,…
Hutchins BBQ is good — and judging by the lines out front, North Texans know that. Now, Yankees will get a taste of the goods, too, when Hutchins heads to the Big Apple next month to cook dinner at the James Beard House. Cooking at the Beard House, in case…
Cinco de Mayo: the day we celebrate the resurrection of our lord and savior, Queso Fresco. Mark the occasion properly with a bucket of ice cold Modelo Especial, a margarita or four and one of Capitol Pub’s many food specials ($4-$10). DJ Izz takes the stage at 9 p.m. What…
While some might argue the cuisine that gave us grits and chicken-fried steak needs no interference, one of Deep Ellum’s trendiest dining additions suggests that even the tried-and-true ways of Southern food can benefit from a fresh pair of eyes. In this case, executive chef Matt McCallister of the much-extolled…
Dallas digs doughnuts — so much so that it could be said our fair city is enjoying a doughnut boom. “Craft” and “gourmet” doughnuts — even a self-serve doughnut bar — seem to be popping up everywhere. Case in point: Seattle-based Top Pot recently brought its “hand-forged” (suspicious eyebrow-raise) doughnuts to fancy…
The cupcake has had its time in the spotlight. This is the year of the doughnut. Actually, the doughnut deserves its own decade, and the first step is to rebel against the misguided notion that doughnuts are breakfast food. The kitchen staff at Queenie’s must agree on both points, because…
