DiDi’s Tamale Diner, a casual tamale and tequila joint, opened its doors in Trinity Groves last week. DiDi’s Tamale Diner was originally opened in Mesquite in 2011, earning rave reviews from local diners who have sorely missed the spot since it closed for the relocation to Dallas. From all accounts,…
Now is the time of year when you forget about all your hoity-toity arts education and binge-watch cheesy Christmas movies on Lifetime. There’s nothing wrong with partaking in a little holiday nostalgia this month, especially with all of the horrid shit that’s happened in 2014. You’ll have to wait a…
Runners consistently love the Dallas’ YMCA Turkey Trot, if only because it makes them feel better about the piles of food they’re about to consume. If you’re in a particuarly fitness-oriented mood around the holidays, register for your bib and bring the kids and dogs (both are welcome) for an…
Even though they spend the other 364 days of the year cooking for other people, chefs love Thanksgiving. Whether it’s because they’re craving something much simpler than the fancy dishes cooked in their kitchens or they just really, really love cranberry sauce, many of Dallas’ best chefs are planning on…
There is something almost magnetic about a good sad song. According to science, that irresistible attraction to songs that make us a little teary eyed comes from our brains’ penchant for nostalgia. When we hear sad songs, we think of better times, and in turn actually end up happier than…
This time of year (and all others), there is great joy in drinking alone. The holidays are stressful, and there’s nothing better than kicking back a few hot toddies while you figure out just exactly how you’re supposed to afford Christmas gifts for everyone you know and rent at the…
The Thanksgiving holiday is rapidly approaching, and most of us are still trying to figure out exactly what we’re going to put on the table for the big meal. Sure, the food is going to be awesome, but there’s much more to this holiday than just sitting around a table…
Craft cocktails are like foie gras or caviar in that they inevitably make us feel fancier than we actually are. Every time you order that top-shelf gin or that herb-infused vodka, you’re essentially making a statement that you, unlike the plebes who swill well spirits and cheap beer, actually know…
Restaurant names may range from the practical (Norma’s Cafe) to the vaguely pretentious (Spoon, Knife, any other utensil restaurant) to annoyingly alliterative (Scotch and Sausage), but they’re usually pretty good at indicating whether or not an establishment is, in fact, a place where people can buy and eat food. A…
Jeezy 9 p.m. Friday, November 21, at South Side Ballroom, 1135 S. Lamar, 214-421-2021 or southsideballroomdallas.com, $59.50 The Godfather of modern Atlanta trap rap is returning to Dallas. The artist formerly known as Young Jeezy has been a star in the rap game ever since he released Let’s Get It:…
It’s no secret that people living in parts of Dallas that lie south of the Trinity River struggle for access to fresh, healthy food. Whole Foods and Central Markets and farmers markets are abundant in wealthier parts of Dallas, but people in poorer neighborhoods often rely, necessarily, on convenience stores…
It used to be that you could only find “good food,” the fancy kind made with quality ingredients, in restaurants that required both a jacket and half the average person’s weekly salary for dinner. Now, though, times are different. Fine dining restaurants are struggling to adapt to diners who are…
If you haven’t made it to Deep Ellum in the last year, you may not realize that it’s currently undergoing a massive facelift. Segments of the streets and sidewalks are missing, all in the name of renovating the old neighborhood with a uniquely grungy reputation. Now, it looks as if…
Now that cold weather has finally arrived, we’re officially moving full-throttle into the holiday season. Thanksgiving is next week, and that can only mean that Christmas will be here well before you’re ready to deal with all your weird relatives. Still, the holiday season can be pretty magical, especially when…
Sturgill Simpson With Cris Jacobs Cub Dada, Dallas Saturday, November 15, 2014 There are many of us who are deeply concerned about the future of country music. These are likely concerns that our parents had, and theirs before them. Every generation always thinks that the one after their own is…
2014 has been a rough year for country music. Florida-Georgia Line is selling more records than anyone else in the genre, Luke Bryan is the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, and any traces of Willie, Waylon, and Hank seem to be stamped out of country music’s most popular…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. In years past, the Dallas-Fort Worth theater scene was in desperate need of diversity. In response to largely wealthy-and-white theaters, smaller niche companies began filling in the gaps with a varied and diverse slate of…
The saga is finally over. After the owners of Proof + Pantry refused to allow The Dallas Morning News’ food critic to pay for a meal that she was planning on reviewing, Leslie Brenner has finally published her thoughts on the One Arts Plaza restaurant and dropped a cute little…
When David Uygur isn’t hand-crafting pasta, making desserts out of pork’s blood, and generally dazzling the palates of Dallas diners, the man has to eat. The chef behind Lucia doesn’t make it out much thanks to his busy restaurant, but not even a chef can survive on staff family meals…
This year, the oppressive Texas summer decided to stick around well into November. The temperatures have been high, but this week, we’ve skipped right from summer to winter. During the six preceding months, it hasn’t exactly been easy for Dallasites to do outdoorsy things without worrying about losing half of…
Italian food isn’t exactly something Dallas is known for, yet the city’s most-lauded restaurant is a tiny Italian spot in Bishop Arts. People are still clamoring, four years later, for a coveted reservation at Lucia, the brainchild of chef David Uygur and his wife, Jennifer. The reserved Uygur has eschewed…
Jack Perkins may have a reputation as the occasionally confrontational curmudgeon of the Dallas food scene, but there’s no disputing that the owner of The Slow Bone and Maple & Motor has a heart two sizes too big and yet-unclogged from all that red meat. Along with the many charity…
