When I dreamed up the idea to write about late-night eats, I thought the project would be an easy one. All I’d have to do is take in a show, go to an art exhibit or sit on my couch and listen to records till 10:30 p.m., then find a…
For chief fishmonger Jon Alexis, the building of TJ’s new location in the Shops of Highland Park has been a labor of love and the culmination of all the years he’s been running his family’s business. “This is what I’ve always wanted TJ’s to become,” Alexis says. See also: -…
A great personal debacle has been resolved. See, the courtyard at Chicken Scratch is one of the hippest, coolest, I-wanna-have-a-beer-there-with-ALL-my-friends places in the city. But problem is, and please judge me on this, I don’t really like fried chicken. Roasted chicken is OK, but I still rarely go out of…
Sisu, located in an old house at 2508 Maple Ave. (just north of McKinney Avenue), is Uptown’s latest culinary and nightlife addition. The house-turned-restaurant and bar has been completely renovated; dark wood spans the first and second floors, stark white walls are contrasted by magenta accents, and at times the…
Most Reuben sandwiches are served with a side of guilt. The meat is usually fatty, the bread is buttered to a sheen, and cheese and Russian dressing ooze from three sides. Kuby’s, on the other hand, is the absolute antithesis of these coronary cloggers. In fact, if you tried really…
This morning the Texas Worm Ranch, which in addition to wrangling worms, grows some downright gawgeous produce, posted this fresh bounty of late-summer vegetables and herbs to its Facebook page, with this message: Peppers, okra, eggplant, basil … this is what’s coming out of our garden and to you at…
Hopdoddy is an upscale, yet casual, restaurant and bar that originated in Austin just a couple years ago and has quickly amassed an ardent drove of devotees. Their hippie-seducing burgers are an affirmation to all things craft, local, organic, Austin and Willie. See also: 11 Off-The-Beaten-Path Cheeseburgers Their first spot…
Dallas’ newest steakhouse, perched on the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole where Nana once resided, opens tonight. The cavernous restaurant radiates masculine elegance; it’s decked out in dark woods and dominated by a grey and brown color-scheme that’s accented by a splash of color (mustard high-back chairs and red…
A new Cuban restaurant, Havana Café, has opened at 1152 Buckner Blvd. in the Casa Linda Plaza. This small, family run spot affords only enough space for about 10 tables, which is quite unfortunate considering the crowd they’re already drawing. Amidst the downpour Saturday night, it was standing room only…
On Saturday, Dallas was rainy and dank, but inside the Addison Conference Center it was Chocolate Christmas. DallasChocolate.org’s annual Chocolate Conference & Festival offered the opportunity for chocolate makers both local and otherwise to showcase their chocolatey wares, and for anybody with a $20 to take it all in. See…
On a rainy Saturday, what could be better than sitting down with a freshly baked empanada filled with cheese, honey and figs? This past Saturday I found out. The answer is nothing. Nothing is better than that. I added pajama pants and a mug of hot chocolate, both of which…
It’s here! Fried Christmas!!! That delicious waft of funnel cake + corny dog + world’s biggest Frito pie + horse-ish ladyman stank you’ll get when you walk through the turnstiles at the fair is gonna hit you like a Lisa Frank double food rainbow. And you will love it. The…
For every gourmet $20 cheeseburger, there must be a McDonalds. For every independent Mexican restaurant that cooks fresh to order, there must be a Taco Bell. For every $40 steak, there must be … a really cheap steak. You get the idea. So, barbecue food is popular round these parts…
I’d say that Saturday’s Dine Around Uptown was a success. And of course, I define success as a solid buzz peppered with bites of delightful food and a celebrity sighting (Paula Deen popped out of a limo at ZaZa), all while being whisked from place to place by paid DDs…
Our Best of Dallas® 2012 issue is on the stands, and to accompany it, we’ve been counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. This is the last one this year, but if there’s a dish you think we missed, leave it in the comments or email me…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. The turkey sandwich is undoubtedly one of the most boring creations…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Way back in February I blogged about a mystical chicken sandwich…
Nick Badovinus, the man behind the Neighborhood Services restaurant group, has opened a new restaurant and bar, Tried and True (2405 N. Henderson Ave.). The restaurant has taken over the location that previously housed Neighborhood Services Tavern, and while the space hasn’t changed much architecturally (a few walls have been…
It was bound to happen. Dallas has been elevating the burger ever since The Mansion on Turtle Creek started topping beef patties with rare blue cheese that tasted of gym socks and serving them alongside fries dressed in truffle oil. Now every bar with pretensions of grandeur charges at least…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Typically, babaganoush is about a point or two higher than hummus…
GOGHEE Korean BBQ Tacos is opening in its new location today at 4895 LBJ Freeway (northwest quadrant, just west of Inwood Road). Their original spot was just a tiny drive-thru spot with no indoor dining. But, they needed more elbow room for all that kimchee slinging, so they upgraded to…
More booze and more space–that’s what’s new at the new Addison Liberty Burger location. I cozied up to the bar the day after its grand opening (and yes, it just opened September 11, despite the sign off the Tollway being up for months) and found myself next to a pressed-collar…
