Through a billow of pecan wood smoke, Orlando King turns over pulled pork with several twists of a tong, “to get the juices spread evenly throughout the meat and make it glisten,” he says. King has been setting up his smoker — usually on the corner of Routh and Cedar…
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. Ten Bells Tavern is a place to lick your wounds. We don’t know what the science is, but…
Luscious yellowtail arrives curled into three perfect rolls, glistening and light pink, nestled on a pineapple puree pillow and speckled with shards of candied ginger. Rich and buttery hamachi toro dance on my tongue until it melts away, cleansed by the crisp pineapple, delivering a creamsicle-esque harmony; tart, rich, sweet…
We’re calling it now: Cattleack Barbeque is no longer Dallas’ best kept secret when it comes to barbecue. We’re partly to blame; we’ve sung the praises of Cattleack’s sauce and burnt ends and named them Best Barbecue Restaurant of 2015. Even though the jig is up, it’s still a joint that’s not familiar…
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. There are few things in life better than a great pâté. Rich and velvety with that beautiful metallic…
Even David Chang isn’t immune from committing crimes against atmosphere. The New York Times’ Pete Wells docked Momofuku Nishi, Chang’s latest culinary enterprise, for being “as loud as the opening face-off of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.” Dining at Chang’s restaurants has always been a noisy experience, but…
It’s been a busy year in Dallas food. Late-night Halal street food in Deep Ellum, Austin soft serve in East Dallas, big-name chefs shuttering restaurants and moving onto new projects — new eateries have been popping up around Dallas (particularly in Deep Ellum) all year. But there can be no…
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. Independent Bar & Kitchen’s European-inspired comfort food has proven popular in Deep Ellum, and for good reason —…
Sauerkraut and Nebraska aren’t often mentioned in the same conversation, unless that conversation happens to be over a brown ale while gazing upon the menu at Preston Hollow Village’s newest hangout, Blatt Beer and Table. Hailing from Omaha, Blatt opened its first location outside of the corn fed state in…
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. Now that Houndstooth Coffee’s new location is up and running — with JuiceLand coming soon — Sylvan Thirty…
Let us now sing the praises of lamb. Maybe the most underrated of meats, it’s richly flavorful, great on the grill and easy to serve a number of different ways. Few things look and taste as luxurious as a rack of lamb chops, but lamb is also an inspired addition…
Remember the old Dallas Farmer’s Market? Yeah, it’s not that anymore. The recent DFM make-over has left a divided Dallas in its wake — some love the changes in the vibrant food hall where Pecan Lodge got its start and the new focus on specialty goods and local produce in…
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. Brisket is a Dallas hallmark, and it seems like every restaurant tries to serve brisket in something whether…
An early memory of my grandmother is her feeding me grilled cheese sandwiches when I would hunker down in her home after faking falling ill during the school year. The buttery pieces of crunchy bread came oozing with cheese and an ingredient no one else has ever used, chopped onions. My…
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. Carlos Rodriguez’s chef-driven Mexican restaurant, Salsa Fuego, closed in Fort Worth. But he quickly bounced back with 5ive…
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. Tacos Mariachi has a lot of fun with the humble taco. They do the cheap traditional taco, too…
It’s been six months since Intrinsic opened their doors in Garland, and by all accounts, things are going great when it comes to craft beer and smoked meats. That doesn’t mean there’s not room for improvement —t he gang at Intrinsic is brewing new beers and cranking out daily barbecue…
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. Nammi, which used to just be a banh mi bar in a couple of Vietnamese fusion trucks, now…
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. Put aside your Texas pride for a moment and concede the following: Kansas City invented the burnt end,…
Along the stretch of Davis Street in Oak Cliff where small brick homes bleed into businesses dealing in produce, piñatas and flowers, there’s Nova. The exterior of the building has a commercial, mid-century vibe with its flat, elongated storefront and wall of windows. The design makes sense; before it was reincarnated…
There are noticeable stages to burger disappointment. The first consists of the childlike giddiness that occurs in the moments before ordering a double cheeseburger. Like those of a kid putting a quarter into an old arcade game, hands preemptively tighten into a burger-holding grip (to simulate, form the letter “C”…
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 Observer recently published a list of some of Dallas’ best Reuben sandwiches. Few sandwiches, after all, can…
