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  • Blogs

    February 18, 2013

    A Texas Pecan Processor is Suing Over Nuts Contaminated by Rodent Droppings

    George Martin and Marty Harrell used to be friends. They live 800 miles apart but swim in the same professional circles, the former heading Corsicana-based Navarro Pecan Company, one of the world's largest pecan-processing companies, and the latter in charge of the Harrell Nut Company, which shells ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2013

    Belly & Trumpet is Open on McKinney with Shared Plates and Cocktails (Photos)

    McKinney Avenue, the vein that cuts through Uptown and supplies all connected to it with endless varieties of bars and restaurants, has a new offering for its people: Belly & Trumpet. Miles away from the New York City-modeled, gourmet hot dog purveyor The Bowery that sat in its place mere months ago ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2013

    The Joule Has an Amazing Pastrami Sandwich

    It's been haunting me for weeks now. The memory of perfect pastrami, tucked between two slices of perfectly toasted rye, with sharp mustard that had a serious bite. I've sampled a number of different house-cured deli meats around Dallas, and many of them have been pretty good, but this sandwich, ser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2013

    The Blind Butcher, from the Guys Behind Goodfriend, is Coming to Lower Greenville

    Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling, the two good friends behind Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House, are opening a new concept on Lower Greenville that will focus on house-made meats and craft beer. "With the addition of Trader Joe's, the food truck park, and several restaurants, there is a renaissa ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 14, 2013

    Los Torres Taqueria Has Got Your Goat

    And they've tucked it into a compelling taco.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    Del Frisco's Grille Expanding Empire with Two New DFW Locations This Year

    Del Frisco's is planning to open two new area restaurants this year. The restaurant group is based in Southlake and currently has more then 30 restaurants across the U.S., including the flagship Double Eagle Steak House in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, and the more casual trendy and casual Del Fri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    Why Chefs Hate Valentine's Day, with Josh Valentine and The Taste's Brian Malarky

    Last year, Dallas chef Bylthe Beck dished on how chefs -- those unseen working horse of cupid's desires -- feel about Valentine's Day. There's a lot of stress back in that kitchen knowing there's an abundance of high hopes out in their dining room. This year I tracked down a couple more chefs. Let' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    Seven of Dallas' Best Restaurant Bars for Dining Alone

    Valentine's Day is here, which pretty much sucks for everyone. If you've got a special someone, you're guilted into going out and having your wallet gutted by a triple-digit, prix fixe, mediocre meal. Have fun with that. If you're not coupled up, you get to spend the evening alone while people look ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2013

    A Texas Lawmaker Filed Four Bills Yesterday to Make Life Easier on the State's Craft Brewers

    State senator Kevin Eltife, a Republican from Tyler, filed four bills yesterday that could breath new life into the craft beer industry in Texas. The legislation "will modernize laws that unfairly advantage out-of-state beer producers over Texas' small businesses of the beer industry -- craft brewer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2013

    Why Dallas Wasn't Featured in Bon Appetit List of America's 20 Most Important Restaurants

    If you haven't heard, next month's Bon Appetit will name the 20 most important restaurants in America. Dallas didn't make the list. Texas got two nods -- both Uchi and Franklin BBQ in Austin were mentioned -- but instead of celebrating Lone Star Pride, I'd rather examine why Dallas was not included. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2013

    Defending the Solo Diner

    Valentine's Day is getting closer, and while those who have a special someone are certainly sweating dinner reservations, flowers and other finishing touches for what is supposed to be no less than a perfect evening, those who are single get to kick up their heels and enjoy a night they can devote e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2013

    Wedding Proposals: The Dark Side

    Take another little piece of it now, baby.The white cloth drapes perfectly on the specially reserved table; the candles are lit; the staff anxiously waits in the back with the ring strategically placed on a silver platter surrounded by rose petals, and the only thing to do now is wait to hear the ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2013

    No Bagel No Bagel No Bagel: Why Dallas Doesn't Support New York-Style Delis

    Last week Nancy Nichols published a post on Side Dish that pondered the state of New York-style delis in Dallas. Nichols collected a few comments from a previous article on the recent closing of Gio's Café and New York Deli. Those comments offered some theories on why delis haven't worked here in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2013

    Peak & Elm Opened This Weekend

    Peak & Elm opened this weekend at 132 North Peak S., just on the outskirts of Deep Ellum. The new restaurant offers "classic Mexican dishes with a modern flair" and pulls from the history of the neighborhood with both the décor and menu. Peak and Elm is a project of Jesse Moreno Sr. and and Jesse M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2013

    Six Restaurants for a Proper Fat Tuesday

    The Free Man Cajun Café in Deep Ellum is a small, dark, shotgun bar and restaurant with marginal lighting that keeps things dim, which is certainly a prerequisite for any proper New Orleans-ish bar. So, if you're going for a truly comparable experience, this is your place. Three Quarters Fast Jazz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2013

    Lake House Bar and Grill at White Rock Lake Now Open

    The former home of The Bicycle Café at the corner of Northwest Highway and Lawther Drive is now The Lake House Bar and Grill. The spot, which is just northeast of White Rock Lake, has been completely remodeled and transformed into a nautically themed, sunny hang out, replete with two patios. On W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2013

    Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare Nab Old York Street Spot

    Exciting news from the T-Gubbins Party Line. Jeana Johnson and Colleen O'Hare have bought the old Watel's spot, which used to be York Street. York Street broke hearts when it closed back in 2010. For 10 years, Sharon Hage created a quaint East Dallas restaurant that became a landmark in the Dallas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2013

    20 Feet, Dead Twinkies And The Greek: This Week In Dallas Dining

    This weather is just odd. I find myself craving things like morel mushrooms, asparagus and spring peas as of late, even though I've not nearly gotten my fill of braised lamb and other hearty winter dishes. I wonder if the recent warm weather indicates anything about the coming summer. If it does I a ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 7, 2013

    Meso Maya Misses the Fiesta

    Downtown's new Mexican joint plays it safe and dull.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2013

    Drama for Dinner: A Q/A with Kitchen LTO Creator Casie Caldwell

    Even in reality TV-obsessed Texas, where there are more shows filmed about drunks, housewives, pint-sized beauty queens, gays, bling, dance moms and cowboys than you can count, odds are you won't score a cameo in one. Still, the more I hear about new Trinity Groves concept Kitchen LTO, the more it s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2013

    Houston-based Ignite Restaurant Group Buys Romano's Macaroni Grill

    Dallas restaurateur Phil Romano opened the first Macaroni Grill in 1988 and thus began the schooling of waiters around the country on how to write their name upside down. (That was a thing the waiters once did there. Not sure exactly why, but people seemed to like it.) In 1989, just a year after op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2013

    Pop Diner is Now Open in the West Village

    After months of anticipation, Pop Diner (3600 McKinneyAve.) has officially opened its doors to the West Village. The 24-hour diner, located next to Max's Wine Dive, celebrated its soft-opening this morning. At quarter past eleven, owner Nik Gjonaj boisterously announced to his staff (who'd been dart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2013

    Norma's Expands to Frisco Becuase We All Need More Pie and Chicken-Fried Steak

    I have a special place in my heart for Norma's, probably because it was where I had my first chicken-fried steak. It strikes me as odd that CFS isn't more popular outside of Texas but it isn't. And the fact that its become a regular part of my new culinary repertoire concerns me (not that much, thou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2013

    El Ranchito's Beef Fajitas Beat Out Dallas' Popular Tex-Mex Mainstays

    Mia's, Rafa's, Desperados, Matt's, El Fenix -- certainly I haven't eaten all the beef fajitas in Dallas, but I've eaten quite a few versions. I've been looking for perfectly cooked skirt steak, and most renditions I've had have been extremely tough and dry. See also: - Tasting the Worst Fajitas Eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2013

    Belly & Trumpet to Replace Bowery as Uptown's Hot Dog Bubble Bursts

    Both the Bowery and The Stand sought to bring casual hot dog concepts to McKinney Avenue. Each closed shortly after opening. It would seem the Uptown hot dog bubble collapsed as quickly as it inflated. Now the Bowery's creators, Richard & Tiffanee Ellman from Oak and John Paul Valverde, who recentl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2013

    Oink And Moo Barbecue Will Kill Us All, But Especially Me

    The concept of a mobile barbecue food truck, which may appear next to me at any moment in any situation, is a health danger on a par with snakes, shoddily constructed buildings and being fired out of a cannon into the sun. Especially snakes. I really hate snakes. Previously, I would have had to driv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2013

    Mudsmith Coffee Opened, Mextopia Closed and More Restaurant Happenings

    Another busy month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened and closed. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in January, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Suns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2013

    Ascension Coffee Thinks They're Funny: They Are

    When I wrote about Ascension's fancy coffee machine and said a monkey with a tamper could make good coffee with the thing, I meant it as a tongue and cheek comment about the automated capabilities of the equipment. Certainly skill is still required to draw flawless java, no matter how technologicall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2013

    Pizza Hut is Giving Away Its New 3.5 inch Sliders Today for Free

    Plano-based Pizza Hut unveiled its new gift to the world yesterday as part of a Super Bowl "Hut-Hut!" marketing campaign. The particulars of how it played out don't really matter (and they're kind of weird anyway), but Pizza Hut now has pizza sliders. See also: - Dallas' Five Best Pizzas "Circles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2013

    It's National Pancake Day! Get a Free Short Stack at IHOP. Or Try These Local Spots

    Oh snap! Pizza Hut is trying to steal some thunder from IHOP by giving away free pizza on National Pancake Day. Now all day we'll argue with ourselves, "Pizza! No, pancakes! Well, maybe pizza. No, pancakes! Both!" Both, of course. Always go for both. IHOP gives away free hotcakes on this day eac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2013

    Stateside Pie and Beer in Mesquite, with Pizza and Bacon-Infused Bourbon, is Now Open

    Stateside Pie and Beer opened recently in Mesquite, at 1335 North Peachtree Road. The upscale sports bar's name was inspired by World War II veterans' dreams of returning home, and the interior is cloaked in mages of that "Greatest Generation." Bring your copy of Unbroken, or perhaps not because the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2013

    Speaking Chino: A Q&A with The Taste's Uno Immanivong

    Long story short, there's this show on ABC called The Taste. It's just like the show The Voice only instead of blindly listening to contestants sing, judges on The Taste blindly taste contestants' cooking. Seriously, that's like the only difference. Oh, and instead of three famous dudes and a busty ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 31, 2013

    Lucia's Best Kept Secret

    Four stools offer unfettered access to Dallas' most exclusive restaurant.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Beer Dinners and Wagyu: Best Bets for Foodie Events January 30 through February 5

    Wednesday, January 30 Libertine and Saint Arnold's Beer Dinner Tonight the Libertine is serving up plates alongside five pints of "rare Saint Arnold beers." The five-course menu, created by chef Roe Dileo, includes lamb spanakopita, smoked skirt involtini and a truffled cheesecake with bourbon cher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Interview with Sue and Marc Cassel About Their Storied Culinary Careers and New Spot, 20 Feet Seafood Joint

    Sue and Marc Cassel opened their quaint new spot, 20 Feet Seafood Joint, just last week. Neighbors of Good 2 Go Tacos and Goodfriend, it's a well-played parlay in East Dallas dining. Sue and Marc have spent time at many notable area restaurants, like Star Canyon, Hotel Zaza and Park and they were pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Since Sharon Hage's Doing Menus for Bowlers and Pat Green, Why Not Really Expand Her Horizons?

    Sharon Hage is a celebrated chef in Dallas' dining culture. She opened and ran the much-mourned York Street, the fine-dining restaurant that brought the farm-to-table movement to Dallas by showcasing simple, honest cooking based on high quality ingredients. So she's recently turned her efforts to co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    After Two Years, Lucia Is Still Killing It

    When I first visited Lucia, David Uygur was present but he wasn't working in the kitchen. The chef at Dallas' beloved Italian restaurant was sitting in his dining room at a table with his wife, having a quiet meal before heading home for the evening. See also: - Lucia's Best Kept Secret At first I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2013

    Campo Verde in Arlington, Inside a Kaleidoscope of Crazy

    No, that's not a picture from inside a kaleidoscope. That's actually from inside a restaurant, one that is bejeweled within an inch of its life in hundreds (perhaps thousands) of strands of lights and tinsel. How festive, you say? Yeah, I took that picture last week. In what might be called an Arl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2013

    Cafe Herrera to Open Friday at Mockingbird Station

    Way back in June LDD told you that Margarita Ranch in Mockingbird Station had pulled the plug. Herrera's Cafe was to move in that fall and slather the shopping center with sour cream enchiladas. You know how those things go. The opening was delayed like every other opening. If you've been walking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2013

    Best Restaurants in Dallas for a Fancy Lunch

    Sneaking out of the office to enjoy an extended meal with a glass or two of good wine or beer is one of life's great pleasures. Especially when you're eating in a fine dining restaurant. I love a good lunch. And when I can get in and out of a polished place for 20 bucks, give or take, I feel like I' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2013

    Now You Can Have Snow 's BBQ Right on Your Couch

    You've heard of Snow's BBQ, right? How about Black's and Kreuz Barbecue in Lockhart? The most popular barbecue restaurants in Texas are known for their long lines and wait times as much as they are their meats. But what if you could sit on your couch and wait for a packaged brisket to drop at your ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 24, 2013

    The Sub-Standard Pour

    Great drinks do little to elevate shoddy cuisine.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2013

    Fire and Brimstone at The Standard Pour

    After seeing a number of press releases and blog posts detailing the food at The Standard Pour, I decided to head to the Uptown gastropub to see if the place was worthwhile. I was hoping the "Cocktail Den and Cravings Kitchen" would be the neighborhood's answer to Ten Bell's Tavern, the Oak Cliff Ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2013

    Joyce And Gigi's Is Off to a Great Start in East Dallas

    Joyce And Gigi's opened quietly four weeks ago with four pyramid-shaped heaters casting towering flames to call to cars as they drive down Ross Avenue. Without the heaters you'd zip right past the restaurant. It's tucked into a recently renovated space on Hall Street. Joyce Stenvall and Gigliola ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2013

    Hibiscus Executive Chef Takes Over at Whiskey Cake

    Gastropubs everywhere! Just eight days after The Dallas Morning News published Leslie Brenner's guide to gastropubs, Whiskey Cake announces the gastro-blah blah based in Plano has a new chef. Brent Hammer, formerly of Hibiscus on Henderson, will take over as chef de cuisine. See also: - With a Name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    Top Chef Seattle: We Want To Eat Valentine's Eggduckengoose.

    Last week, when they teased this week's episode of Top Chef: Seattle, Padma promised me that the chefs would battle it out during restaurant wars. I was really excited to see Viking Valentine with an axe, or maybe Merman Valentine busting out a trident on someone's ass. But it didn't happen. Instead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    Mextopia, the Ricardo Avila Spot on Greenville, Has Closed

    The Dallas Observer's 2010 Readers' Pick for Best New Restaurant, Mextopia, has closed. Leslie Brenner got the details in a voice mail from owner Ricardo Avila. The plan is to reopen somewhere else with a new concept. Avila cited road construction near his restaurant as part of the problem.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    Yelp to Add Restaurant Health Inspection Grades to Site

    Yelp is adding restaurant health inspection grades to its restaurant pages. The reports, however, aren't based on customer reviews, but rather city-provided health score information. Yelp has already launched the new feature in San Francisco. New York is next and then it will gobble up the rest of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    Stampedes, Crickets, Mango Cookies: This Week in Dallas Dining

    Observer food critic Scott Reitz is off work being a good son this weekend, so I'll wrap it up for the week. Stephan Pyles' new restaurant Stampede 66 was the subject of this week's review. Scott was disappointed cricket tacos weren't on the menu, despite the how comical those little legs are if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants: Plus Some That Nearly Made It

    If you've read this week's feature -- The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants to Visit Before You Die -- by food critic Katharine Shilcutt at our sister paper the Houston Press, then you've no doubt already asked why X, Y or Z restaurant didn't make the list. Maybe you've asked this question angrily to ... More >>

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