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Arthur Stephens Talks Hitting Vanilla Ice's Escalade, Chatting With Iggy Pop About Gardening

For roughly 25 years, Arthur Stephens has been running Dallas' ASA Audio. Historically, he's a familiar face amongst Deep Ellum's gifted sound-crafters: He mixed at Club Clearview until 2007, then it was on to the sorely-missed Deep Ellum Live, formerly located just a block behind The Dancing Marlin ... More >>

Komali's Safe Bet

An almost authentic restaurant panders to the local palate.

Raul and Olga Reyes: The Determined Cooks

In this week's Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area's most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Mark Graham. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. During any given dinner service, Olga Reyes mans the pass inside the small kitchen tucked i ... More >>

The State of Dallas Dining, As Told By Its Chefs

Starring Stephan Pyles, John Tesar, Katherine Clapner, Kent Rathbun, Teiichi Sakurai and a dozen other local chefs.

Dallas' Own St. Vincent On Her Hometown Love For John Congleton, Zoo Music and Pantera

Dallas' Own Annie Clark.​Before Annie Clark was St. Vincent, before she was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and before she a member of Sufjan Steven's touring band, she was just a girl growing up in the Dallas suburbs that took guitar lessons at the Zoo Music on Garland Road."That's just in me," ... More >>

The View From the Bar at Oak Cliff's Mesa, The Subject of Week's Review

Alex Scott​Some balls. A brand new food critic, strolling into town from far away, daring to review a Mexican restaurant in his debut? Even worse: I hail from up north, where most restaurants serve bastardized Tex-Mex produced by industrious El Salvadorians. But Mesa fell into my lap and end ... More >>

Maybe Mexico should build a fence to keep US out.

Food Trucks! All About Food Trucks! Because Food Tastes Better With a Side of Exhaust.

Breast-milk ice cream. Seriously, what is wrong with people?​If you're not charmed by the food truck fad, then this week may have been slightly dull. If a food truck sighting is tantamount to spying a unicorn or an In-N-Out, then the blogosphere has some good news for you. It has something fo ... More >>

A Trip Down Memory Lane at Tex-Mex Date Favorite Mi Cocina

Mi Cocina's West Village location.​For a lot of my friends, Mi Cocina is their go-to restaurant for Mexican and Tex-Mex food in the DFW area. I'm still partial to the New Mexican food I grew up on, with all of its green chile and tons of cheese, but I've come to like Mi Cocina. It consistently ser ... More >>

Abraham Salum Hopes to Open Komali This Month

Abraham Salum​Komali, Abraham Salum's eagerly anticipated restaurant dedicated to regional Mexican cuisine, will hopefully open the last week in January, Salum told City of Ate. Salum, a native of Mexico City, is well-known for his popular eatery Salum, where the menu plays with elements of Me ... More >>

Austin's Tacodeli: A Taco Worthy of a Roadtrip

​A trip to Austin isn't complete without a trip to Tacodeli, the quintessential nouveau taquería with a culinary base firmly rooted in tradition and a stalwart dedication to the local -- as is true of all foodways. The most apt comparison here is to Tex-Mex, but it also works for Italian Amer ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Shrimp Cocktail
At TJ's Seafood Market

Photo by Steven Doyle​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, other ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Champagne and Brie Soup
At St. Martin's Wine Bistro

​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Brunch at La Duni

Photo by Kristy Yang​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Cuban Sandwich
At Jimmy's Food Store

​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Especial De Tacos At Tacos El Viajero

​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Truffle Butter Popcorn at Tillman's Roadhouse

​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>

How Dallas Gained After the Swiss Immigrated to Mexico and Began Cooking

Grupo Sanborns is a large department store, pharmacy, retail and restaurant chain. Headquartered in Mexico City and employing some 18,000 workers, Sanborns was founded in 1903 by California immigrants Walter and Frank Sanborn, who also established the country's first soda fountain. Think Wal-Mart ... More >>

Blood ties between Arabs and Mexicans? Oh, man, that’ll drive Lou Dobbs really nuts.

Maximo takes a lot of pride in its food. We're not sure why.

¡Ask a Mexican!

¡Ask a Mexican!

¡Ask a Mexican!

Viva La Revolution

Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico celebrates Independence Days

Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Living off of chips and salsa

Romeo's head

A would-be Indiana Jones reopens the debate over who got to America first

Mexican haute dance

Beautiful and ambitious, La Valentina excels when it opts for magic over realism