Addison (probably) has more restaurants per capita than any other suburb on the planet, but they generally tend to be of the chain variety. You can’t throw a chicken finger without hitting a Chili’s, TGI Friday’s or even smaller chains such as Yard House, but that doesn’t seem to dissuade…
Being at Trinity Groves in the middle of the afternoon is a bit surreal. This “restaurant amusement park” is desolate at 3 p.m., when most of the restaurants are closed between lunch and dinner. We’re a long way away from the vibrant neighborhood that the city and developers have promised,…
This time of year, there is nothing better than diving face first into a stiff cocktail. The heat makes us cranky and tired, and generally the only salve for that is something made with vodka or gin. If the cocktail is truly refreshing, it will likely include a lot of…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Can Turkyilmaz. Mark Schectman doesn’t look like much of an evangelist. As he goes through a stack of CDs mailed to him by bands and publicists begging…
This week we’re profiling 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from photographer Can Turkyilmaz. As executive director of TEA Fund, Nan Little Kirkpatrick is a tireless advocate for reproductive justice. TEA Fund provides small grants — $50 to $150, depending on need —…
Sadly, jukeboxes don’t get the same kind of respect that they used to. Now that we can all hold our favorite musical selections in our hands, it seems a bit superfluous to have a massive, dusty old machine in the corner. Still, plenty of Dallas’ best dive bars insist on…
In the past year, no one has been a better ambassador for country music than Kacey Musgraves. The Mineola, Texas native’s first release Same Trailer, Different Park was arguably the most critically acclaimed country album of the year, and perhaps the genre’s biggest crossover success since Taylor Swift. Even avowed country…
Now that it’s summer, it’s hard to want to do anything other than the daily grind, followed by quick dipping your sorrows in a pool after downing a bunch of beer. Even though the temperatures are higher, it’s still important that you get your culture on this summer, even if…
Father’s Day is Sunday, which means it’s time to celebrate the man that taught you how to tie your shoes, slipped you your first beer, and kept your rebellious ass in line all those years. You have a number of elaborate ways to let Dad know he’s special to you,…
Class. We don’t get enough of it. We’ve gone to enough shows to accumulate a raging case of tinnitus and enough T-shirts to clothe a small village, and when it comes to concert going in Dallas we’ve noticed our fair share of bad behavior. It happens to the best of…
Only an idiot would show up at The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek’s valet stand in a totally trashed Toyota Yaris, but there I was. Even those of us who don’t have trust funds or hedge funds or any kind of funds deserve the occasional dose of opulence, especially on…
Hangovers are the actual worst, right? Drinking, the actual best thing on the planet, should not leave you feeling as though you’ve survived combat. The headaches, dehydration, body aches and other awful symptoms of imbibing too much are pretty atrocious, but can generally be managed with Gatorade, naps and marathoning…
If you’ve loved chef Andrew Bell’s cuisine at a restaurant, he’s probably not there anymore. In the past few years, Bell has jumped from Bishop Arts’ farm-to-table mecca Bolsa to Highland Park’s haven for ladies who lunch, Bistro 31, leaving many to wonder what this talented, under-the-radar chef would do…
Dallas is the obvious choice for a burger chain looking to expand its market share. As a city, we consume more burgers than the rest of the planet combined (probably not true), which is evidenced by the sheer number of burger joints spread out across this city. If you did…
Since its founding, Billy Bob’s Texas has been known around the globe as the world’s largest honky tonk. It has always been a place to drink beer, do a little line dancing and catch a show, but only Texans and the artists that play at this legendary venue know its…
Whether you want to chalk it up to sexism or the reality of the music business or both, there just aren’t as many women in country music as there are men. In Dallas, that seems to be particularly true. Outside of a few incredible examples, like the recently-relocated-to-Nashville Amber Farris…
It’s been quite the week to be a Dallasite. After a national racially-charged controversy and a gunfight at Dallas Police Department headquarters, here’s hoping that the third week of June has much more chill than its predecessors. If you need to take your mind off of the crazy happenings across…
You’ve got to hand it to Kent Rathbun. Outside of his Iron Chef accomplishments, he’s damn near the most important, influential guy in Dallas dining. After more than a decade as a successful restaurateur and three great restaurants, Rathbun is ready to try his hand at something a little more…
Even if you’re not really into getting glam, makeup is a fact of life for many women. Having to begrudgingly slap on a coat of mascara and eyeliner before heading off to work isn’t a lot of fun, especially if you’re still using the crappy drugstore products that made you…
The universe of country music has always been made up of completely different planets. The music made in Nashville has always determined the prevailing sound, but artists across the country have always been doing their own thing. Nowhere is that more true than in Texas. The country music here has…
The kitchen is unlike any other workplace out there. You can yell at your coworkers, you get paid to play with fire, and in some cases, it’s totally acceptable to take a nip of something boozy in the middle of your shift. This may be part of the chef archetype,…
A few months ago, news broke that Nick Amoriello, the up-and-comer who once helmed the kitchen at Uptown’s trendy So & So’s, would be moving to North Dallas mainstay Sevy’s Grill. That short experiment has already ended. Just two months into his tenure at Sevy’s Grill, Nick Amoriello has abandoned…
