Emporium Pies Has Been Sold

Emporium Pies begins a new chapter under the ownership of an Oak Cliff family and long-time supporters of the shop. Landon and Charlie Purdue bought the specialty pie shop from founders Megan Wilkes and Mary Sparks to carry on Emporium’s community traditions of serving up handmade pies.

First Look: Aloha Chicken and Shrimp

Rex and Stephanie Hyewon Pak have opened a new location of their Aloha Chicken and Shrimp, which started in a gas station in Watauga, serving up combos of chicken, shrimp and bulgogi beef with a Hawaiian twist.

Social Oak Wine & Whiskey Lounge Now Open in Trophy Club

Whiskey and wine lovers have a new place to sip and savor. Social Oak Wine & Whiskey Lounge is now open in Trophy Club, with upscale décor and plenty of beverages to choose from. This lounge offers guests the unique experience of self-serving their own drinks. No, it’s not just…

First Look: Ninja Grill, Hibachi Eating Without Hibachi Seating

Occasionally one might be in the mood for some hibachi-prepared Japanese food without all the pomp and circumstance that usually accompanies such an outing: Sitting around a communal hibachi grill with strangers in often uncomfortable seating (or worse yet for old knees, just pillows), having to endure all the requisite hibachi meal shtick that the chef feels compelled to perform.

Pizza Leila Brings Sicilian Pizza-by-the-Slice to Dallas

Pizza Leila will open its first physical location in downtown Dallas this January. Since 2020, the operation has been run as a ghost kitchen for Sloane’s Corner, an eatery on Ross Avenue. Now, Pizza Leila will move right down the road to open at 2111 Flora St., less a mile away from its motherland.