The number of epicurean events that take place in the DFW area has exploded like a Taco Bell hot sauce packet at the bottom of a $30,000 millionaire’s Louis Vuitton. We have beer-focused events. Meat-based events. Taco-based events, wine-, barbecue-, local-, farm-, vegetarian-, city-within-a-city- and chef-based events. Now, we have…
There’s just something about ornately arranged pumpkins that makes a person thirsty. Thoughout the month of October, the Dallas arboretum’s concert series will feature pre-concert craft beer tastings. A different local brewery will be on hand for each concert and this week it’s Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s turn. Enjoy four…
Sometimes life really just isn’t fair. You have probably enjoyed the crisp, cheesy slices consistently turned out by the team at Zoli’s one zillion times, but you’re going to really have to do double-duty to enjoy this Bishop Arts slice joint before it closes its doors forever. Thanks to impending…
Why is there not more talk about gorditas? I realize tacos will reign supreme forevermore — they are cheap, delicious and perfect — but it seems that maybe the gordita is not getting the attention it’s due. Gorditas are a bit like arepas, the stuffed corn cakes popular in Venezuela…
When Cliff Edgar first opened the doors to Brick & Bones, he thought he had created a dive bar. Sure, he’d hired a chef he’d latched onto during a stint at Table and Tavern, but the focus of the space was meant to be cold beer, great cocktails and a…
Not to be left behind in the mobile kitchen craze, Richardson finally has its own food truck park. After overcoming numerous obstacles (including Oncor showing up late to the electricity party), the soft-opening date became a moving target. Although months behind schedule, the little food truck park that could swung…
Tolar, Texas, also known as the middle of nowhere, BFE, the boondocks, out in the sticks, etc. — you get the point. All are reasonable terms to describe this one-horse town south of Granbury, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t clued in to the hottest food trend in North Texas…
Now this is what we’re talkin’ aboat. After a night of watching hockey, you need a hearty brunch, eh? So hop on your snowmobile and ride to the Maple Leaf Diner, Dallas’ new Canadian restaurant. Maple Leaf Diner opened in late September at 12817 Preston Road, and its menu is…
Matt Dallman, the owner of the soon to open 18th & Vine BBQ, seems like a pretty nice guy. I was trying to get him to badmouth Texas barbecue (Dallman hails from Kansas City) but he wouldn’t have anything to do with it. I couldn’t even get him to talk…
For our annual Best of Dallas® issue, online and on the streets right now, we’ve been counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. The more I think about the restaurants…
The Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, a California-based restaurant chain, is now open in Addison. The massive eatery is located in the Village on the Parkway along with a Whole Foods and Hopdoddy and serves pot roast, chicken poblano and lamb stroganoff along with more predictable plates including pizzas, burgers and…
Our annual Best of Dallas® issue is online and on the streets this week. To celebrate, we’ve been counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. It was almost hard to…
When I was 12, my mother came home from work and told me that her company was uprooting us from Podunk, Texas, to Singapore. What this means to adults with taste buds: Adventure awaits and dining options are no longer limited to terrible Tex-Mex and Dairy Queen. What this means…
Dear Yucca Fries, I don’t understand how this happened. I’m not a chef. Will you help me? I’m confused about how you, Yucca, of the kingdom Plantae, became a fried thing. I looked you up on Wikipedia, and it says you have tough, “sword-shaped” leaves originally. How in the Wolfgang…
Customers who park their cars in Lakewood Shopping Center have a new dining option that stands in stark contract to the temptations of Liberty Burger and Yumilicious. Unleavened opened yesterday, offering a selection of wraps and salads for those who are feeling a little over-burgered lately. The concept is the…
Many things about the original Off-Site Kitchen were less than perfect — the ordering counter was small; the bar for indoor seating was tiny; the outside seating was disconnected from the rest of the restaurant; the address had as much curb appeal as the strip clubs out on Harry Hines…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’ve been counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Getting to Barbacoa Estilo Hidalgo is a challenge for a number of reasons…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. It’s hard to believe that Mesa has been trucking along in Oak Cliff…
Whether your aim is to satisfy a fiendish cacao craving or impress a date, a trip to Chocolate Secrets will do the trick. A stunning array of hand-painted bon bons will dazzle you at the door, but the real secret is that this Oak Lawn chocolatier offers much more than…
Pop Star popsicles. Noble Coyote coffee. Vim + Vigor juices. Texas beers in the fridge and local wines on tap. That’s just a few of the local choices you’ll encounter once Unleavened opens its family-friendly, whole-food-conscious doors on Tuesday. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Unleavened Fresh Kitchen hopes to bring…
Garlic isn’t the first thing that jumps to mind when you think “dessert,” but it will sneak its way into just about everything at Central Market for the next week or so, including sweets. Contrary to what you might expect, black garlic (which is fermented, making it darker, softer, and…
If there’s one thing we love about Brian Luscher, it’s his sausage, but his consistent ability to keep things real is also pretty damn loveable. His no-bullshit approach to tube meats and running a restaurant have quickly turned Luscher’s Red Hots into a Dallas favorite, but an upcoming take on…
