When you first step into Rapscallion, it feels a bit like chaos. This newly opened restaurant is still finding its footing in terms of managing service and logistics, but it operates like a finely tuned machine if you look beneath the frenzied-looking servers. Once you’ve bellied up to the bar,…
2015 is shaping up to be the year that women in country music make a comeback, and it’s about damn time. Since the beginning of the year, many of the genre’s strongest releases — Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material and Ashley Monroe’s The Blade, among others — have come from the…
Over the years, Shannon Wynne’s beer-driven gastropub Meddlesome Moth has seen some ups and downs. When it first opened, the Moth had a dedicated following and continually cranked out some of the best swanky bar food in the city. But as is always true in fickle Dallas, somewhere along the…
Just in case you were hoping someone would combine the unbridled glamour of a pawnshop with an upscale bar and restaurant, your wish is granted because this is Dallas, and anything is possible. District Entertainment Group has announced it will soon open Uptown Pawn, a hybrid pawnshop, bar and restaurant…
In a city that is appearance-focused and occasionally shallow, no one is likely to be surprised to learn that many Dallas daters lie about their particulars on their dating profiles. When you’re trying to score a date, it’s easy enough to gloss over that five (or 15) pounds you’ve gained,…
Believe it or not, summer is actually, finally going to grind to an end someday. Sure, we’ve got a few more weeks of oppressive heat to come, but that only means we’re finally making our way into the best time of the year in North Texas — fall. When you’re…
The farm-to-table movement in Dallas is still going strong, at least that seems to be the case with the proliferation of restaurants that promise this style of locally focused cuisine. On the home kitchen front, though, it looks as if Dallasites might be losing interest in purchasing locally made meat…
We are so, so close to the time of the year when Dallas is actually a very lovely place to live, but we’re not there yet. Once this damn heat finally subsides, most of us plan to get back out there, and stop sitting on the couch swiping right on…
There’s no such thing as bad publicity, right? Wrong. Generally when one becomes “famous” (or infamous) for doing something colossally stupid, most of us would consider that a bad thing — unless you’re a Kardashian or, in this case, David Anthony Temple, better know as “Chef DAT.” If you somehow…
In case you haven’t gotten the memo, it is hotter than hell outside, the kind of heat that makes us wonder how the original Texans decided to stay in this Godforsaken pit of hell. When it’s 105 out, the traditional ways of cooling off — like getting naked or cannon-balling…
You might have heard this: Eating local is a thing now, especially in the city’s restaurants. As Dallas diners flock to farmers markets and learn more about the bounty of local food around them, they expect to see ingredients made in their city. Oddly enough, that mentality doesn’t always translate…
Just about any night of the week, you can hear fine Texas country music in Dallas. This month alone, Randy Rogers, Sunny Sweeney, Bri Bagwell and Western swing kings Asleep at the Wheel will make their way through Dallas, each playing their own unique interpretation of what country music actually…
Upon stepping in the front door of J. Hall Gentleman Tattooers, a friendly “butler” (heavily tattooed receptionist in a T-shirt) welcomes you into the institution (tattoo shop), and offers you a bottle of water (Fiji!). If you have ever been to a tattoo shop before, you know this type of…
Whenever you’re craving a summery drink, nuance really doesn’t factor into the equation. You want something that’s refreshing enough to make you stop sweating in all those weird places and strong enough to get you drunk. The flavors are really quite often secondary, but they don’t have to be. If…
In the summertime slump, you’re probably feeling like you’re not very creative at all. There’s nothing about 104-degree temperatures that make you want to create art, much less go out and find the inspiration to do it. Still, even though it’s a veritable inferno out there, this week offers a…
For all the pearl-clutching and handwringing from conservatives and supposed feminists alike, the eXXXotica Expo came to Dallas this weekend without much incident. As far as we know, there was no flood of trafficked prostitutes in the streets of the suburbs, or children whose eyes were burned out at the…
2015, it would seem, is the year of the country comeback. For more than a decade of relative silence from both Shania Twain and Garth Brooks, they both came roaring back starting at the end of last year for what looked like dual blockbuster comebacks. Brooks has already sold out…
It isn’t often that you hear the words “Dallas-based author” and “ultimate orgasm” in the same sentence, but for Jenny Block, that’s just life. Her first book, Open, a book about “sex within the context of open marriage,” thrust Block into the world of “sexperts.” From there, she became a…
If you have managed to brave the crowds and cleared away shelves at Carrollton’s new cheap-ass heaven, Daiso Japan, you should be commended for your efforts. Since those lines that wrapped around the building on the scorcher that was opening day, Daiso has stayed busy. Even a few days later,…
When it’s this damn hot outside, the thought of eating food that has actually been cooked doesn’t really sound appetizing. Fresh, light dishes dominate summer menus, and that’s probably the only reason we’ve survived here for so long. At Proof + Pantry, the menu offerings are generally pretty substantial, packed…
We sort of already knew that Ida Claire, Addison’s newest non-chain restaurant, was probably going to be topnotch. The team behind Mexican Sugar, Whiskey Cake and other faves hasn’t exactly produced too many duds, but one had to wonder whether or not Ida Claire would dumb down their food to…
The enduring trendiness of barbecue aside, Dallas has endured many lulls in the smoked meats scene. For years, mediocre chain restaurant barbecue dominated the landscape, until a tiny booth that opened in 2010 in the Dallas Farmers Market put Dallas barbecue on the map (with a little help from Guy Fieri). Since…
