Skip to content
advertisement
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
Site Logo
Support Us
User Menu
  • Newsletters
  • Contribute
  • Contact Us
Search
Close Search Close Search
  • News
    • Police & Law Enforcement
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Politics & Government
    • Texas Legislature
    • Transportation
    • Trump
    • Weather
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Hidden Gems
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 50 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Dallas Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Rock Music
    • Touring Artists
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • City Guide
    • Events Coverage
    • First Look
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
  • Best of Dallas
    • Reader’s Choice Poll
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Weekly WTF
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Classifieds
    • Flipbook Archive
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored

How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help.

  • News
    • Police & Law Enforcement
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Politics & Government
    • Texas Legislature
    • Transportation
    • Trump
    • Weather
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Hidden Gems
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 50 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Dallas Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Rock Music
    • Touring Artists
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • City Guide
    • Events Coverage
    • First Look
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
  • Best of Dallas
    • Reader’s Choice Poll
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Weekly WTF
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Classifieds
    • Flipbook Archive
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads

Author

Showing 89 - 110 of 437

Aaren Prody

Aaren Prody is a freelance food writer for the Dallas Observer, whose culinary endeavors are inspired by her travels around the world and fueled by a seriously good cup of joe. Her repertoire also extends to her camera and niche selection of Spotify playlists.

Visit My Author Page
dining room at Pangea

The 10 Biggest Dallas Restaurant Openings in February

By Aaren ProdyMarch 4, 2026

We can’t wait to dig into Pangea, AM/FM, Ayat and a few other places that recently opened in Dallas.

The fish tacos at La Tiki Paisa is the surprise dish of the summer.

The 8 Biggest Restaurants Closures in February: A Rough Month for Local Favorites

By Aaren ProdyMarch 3, 2026

Fish tacos, fried chicken and beer: February’s closings blow a hole in our regular diet.

A close up of a bowl of chicken nuggets topped with cheese and green onions.

3 Dallas Spots Make Texas Monthly‘s Best New Restaurants List

By Aaren ProdyMarch 3, 2026

Texas Monthly food critic Paula Forbes crisscrossed the state to find the best new restaurants, and Dallas did quite well.

A huge chicken and biscuit sandwich on a plate.

12 Spots With the Best Brunch in Dallas: Updated 2026

By Aaren Prody and OthersFebruary 28, 2026

From $5 mimosas in Deep Ellum to skillet pancakes with smoked honey butter in Plano, here are the 12 best brunch spots in Dallas for 2026.

Doma Seolleongtang soup and all the sides sitting on a brown table.

Add This Korean Soup to Your Dallas Hangover Cure Rotation

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 26, 2026

This Korean restaurant serves an ox bone soup that is a love affair between time and patience.

The exterior on an HEB at sundown

More Tortillas for the ‘Burbs: H-E-B Unveils Two New Stores East of Dallas

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 25, 2026

Garland is getting two helpings of H-E-B before Oak Cliff gets one.

advertisement
pie fight

Have Your Pie and Eat It Too. The 8th Annual Texas Pie Fest Is Back

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 23, 2026

Tell us what could be better than a day at a farm eating pie? Go ahead … we’ll wait …

Black Sheep Coffee and pastry

UK Coffee Company Wants To Be the Next Starbucks, Plans 20 Stores in Dallas Area

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 19, 2026

Ever heard of Black Sheep Coffee? Well, you’ll likely have one in your backyard soon.

campisi's exterior

10 Oldest Dallas Restaurants That Are Local Institutions

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 18, 2026

In a city of churn-and-burn dining, these icons prove staying power lies in execution, not hype.

Aba dishes

Buzzy Mediterranean Restaurant to Open in the Design District Late 2026

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 18, 2026

Aba, not to be confused with Avra, is an upscale Mediterranean restaurant from Chicago.

The Rustic concert

The Rustic To Open a Second Breezy, Boozy Location This Summer

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 17, 2026

The old Lava Cantina space in Grandscape will get a new life this summer.

The lasagna bianca at Radici

The Definitive Guide to Dallas Italian: 15 Restaurants Worth the Hype

By Aaren Prody and OthersFebruary 10, 2026

For many, there are few things as comforting as a bowl of pasta. Here’s our list of great Italian restaurants around Dallas.

advertisement
The Charlotte

The 10 Most Booked Restaurants in Dallas

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 10, 2026

You could throw a dart on a map and (almost) anywhere it lands would be better than an atrocity that sells truffle fries for $20. But here we are.

Roasted half chicken at Atelie

The Biggest Restaurant Openings in January

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 4, 2026

January welcomed a lot of new restaurants to Dallas. Just when we’re trying to cut back, huh?

La Tiki Paisa

Dallas’ Best Fish Tacos Are No More, La Tiki Paisa Announces Closure

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 2, 2026

The tiki-inspired evening pop-up inside Half Price Books closed on Jan. 31.

Pizza Leila vodka-sausage-pepper pizza slice

Bye Bye Brisket, PoBoys and Sushi: the Dallas Restaurants That Closed in January

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 2, 2026

We’re really going to miss some of these beloved Dallas spots.

a basket of Lubbies Bagels

NYC’s ‘No. 1’ Bagel Spot Is Coming to Dallas

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 29, 2026

The North Texas bagel scene is expanding with another award-winning bagel emporium.

Little Ruby's dishes

New All-Day Cafe From NYC Is Ready for Its Uptown Debut, Here’s a Peek

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 27, 2026

Uptown welcomes another out-of-town bougie restaurant.

advertisement
Slice House Pizza

New Pizzeria From 13-Time World Pizza Champion Now Open in Frisco

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 27, 2026

The North Texas pizza scene keeps expanding.

Palmer's chicken fingers and fries

Popular Dallas Hot Chicken Spot Shuts Down, Moves to Ghost Kitchen Model

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 26, 2026

Palmer’s was a hot-chicken staple in the Lakewood neighborhood.

Night Rooster Dining Room

Long-Awaited Night Rooster Ready To Crow as Chef Shirley Chung Returns to the Kitchen

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 21, 2026

Chef Shirley Cha]ung, a Top Chef alumna, is also known at The Dumpling Queen of Los Angeles.

Centrale Italia is now open in Dallas.

Group Behind Princi Italia Opens New Italian Concept in Preston Hollow

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 20, 2026

This new spot has a Marra Forni pizza oven from Italy, house-made pastas and a full Italian cocktail menu.

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 20
  • Next
Site Logo

View This Week's Print Issue

Where To Find Dallas Observer In Print

Editorial

  • News
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • Music
  • Things To Do
  • Newsletters

Marketing

  • Promotions & Free Stuff
  • Advertise With Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

More

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Careers
  • Flipbook Archive
  • Membership

Voice Media Group

  • Denver Westword
  • New Times Broward-Palm Beach
  • Miami New Times
  • Phoenix New Times
  • V Digital Services
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
PrivacyTermsCookiesAccessibilityAIYour Privacy Rights

Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our policies linked above. The Dallas Observer may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2026 Dallas Observer, LP. All rights reserved.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information

Privacy Policy

Stay in the Know

Sign up for the latest news, free stuff and more!

Notice of Collection | Terms | Privacy

Welcome!
You are now a Dallas Observer Insider, thank you!