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Angie Quebedeaux

Angie Quebedeaux is a freelance food writer for the Observer. A “ragin’ Cajun” from Lafayette, she’s been in Dallas since 2002. She is an HR director by day and loves to “laissez les bon temps rouler.”

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First Look: A Trip to the Mediterranean at Darna in Plano

By Angie QuebedeauxJune 28, 2022

With the current inflation and price of gas, most of us can only dream of traveling to the Mediterranean any time soon. The good news is that a new exotic destination

12 Best Date Night Restaurants in Dallas

By Angie QuebedeauxJune 24, 2022

Relationship experts say it’s important to “date your significant other” often. However, for a lot of people,

Some of the Best Chicken Wings in Dallas Come From Around the World

By Angie QuebedeauxJune 14, 2022

Wings are a highly personal food. Smoky, sweet, spicy, sour, or perhaps even naked. There are a plethora of options in just any basic wing scenario,

First Look: Onassis Greek Taphouse and Kitchen in Rockwall Is Worth a Trip East

First Look: Onassis Greek Taphouse and Kitchen in Rockwall Is Worth a Trip East

By Angie QuebedeauxJune 3, 2022

If you are a fan of Greek cuisine, make your way to Onassis Greek Taphouse and Kitchen in Rockwall. Owner and chef Kostas Lazanas also owns Opa! Greek Taverna in Rowlett. Onassis  just celebrated its one-year anniversary, and it’s one of the best new restaurants east of Lake Ray Hubbard. Lazanas…

First Look: An Italian Chef Sticks the Landing at Odelay Tex-Mex

By Angie QuebedeauxMay 24, 2022

Julian Barsotti, best known for running Italian fine dining establishments like Nonna, Carbone’s, Sprezza and Fachini is now dipping his toes in the Tex-Mex arena …

Updated: You Done Good, Mom: A Proper Guide to Mother’s Day Brunch in Dallas

By Lauren Drewes Daniels and OthersMay 6, 2022

Mother’s Day is one of the busiest day of the year at restaurants. Nearly half of all mothers want to go out for a meal with their family, while the other half just want to be left the f*ck alone for 10 hot minutes …

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First Look: Fiatto Is a New Italian-American Destination in Dallas’ West Village

By Angie QuebedeauxApril 14, 2022

After being dark since Eureka! shuttered in 2020 due to COVID, the corner of McKinney Avenue and Blackburn Street is officially alive and well again.

First Look: Bongo Beaux’s Bourré Palace and Cajun Kitchen in Celina

By Angie QuebedeauxMarch 31, 2022

Bongo Beaux’s Bourré Palace and Cajun Kitchen has been open since 2019. We first stumbled upon it around that time and have enjoyed our experiences each time we’ve been.

We’ll Be Dipped and Fried; March 19 is Nat’l Corn Dog Day, Here’s Your Dallas Guide

By Angie QuebedeauxMarch 18, 2022

For anyone who has spent any amount of time in the Lone Star State, you know there is no shortage of amazing food. When people think about food that originated here,

Fiatto is Now Open in Uptown

By Angie QuebedeauxMarch 14, 2022

A new American-Italian neighborhood restaurant, Fiatto, has opened in Uptown on the corner of McKinney Avenue and Blackburn Street (formerly Eureka).

First Look: Tandoori Flame in Garland is a Hidden Gem

By Angie QuebedeauxMarch 3, 2022

Nothing makes us happier than finding a hidden foodie gem, like when we recently stumbled upon Tandoori Flame in Garland, located on the northeast corner of Shiloh and Campbell Road.

Your Complete Guide to Mardi Gras in Dallas

By Angie QuebedeauxFebruary 15, 2022

Whether you call it Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras or Carnival, it’s a day for letting loose and having an excessively good time before Ash Wednesday …

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Brown Bag Provisions Needs Help Saving the Best Pastrami Sandwich in Dallas from Extinction

Brown Bag Provisions Needs Help Saving the Best Pastrami Sandwich in Dallas from Extinction

By Angie QuebedeauxFebruary 14, 2022

On Friday, Brown Bag Provisions posted on social media that they were trying to reopen after falling behind on rent at their Design District location …

First Look: Urbano Café Owners Open Coffee Shop Two Doors Down

By Angie QuebedeauxFebruary 7, 2022

If you love the East Dallas BYOB Italian Restaurant, Urbano Café, you’ll be thrilled to hear co-owners Kristen and Mitch Kauffman have recently opened …

First Look: Hei Hei, American-Chinese has landed in Lake Highlands

By Angie QuebedeauxFebruary 4, 2022

The owners of the very popular Lake Highlands restaurant, Cedar & Vine, have recently opened a sister restaurant across the street, called Hei Hei …

Shug’s After Hours Has Bagel Burgers and $400 Bottles of Bubbly for Late-Night Cravings

By Angie QuebedeauxFebruary 1, 2022

About a year and a half ago, Shug’s Bagels introduced Dallasites to exactly what great bagels can and should be. The hand-made dough that is proofed,

The Best Cheese in Dallas for National Cheese Lovers Day

By Angie QuebedeauxJanuary 20, 2022

Cheese. It may not exactly be a dirty word, but it’s definitely dirty. We’re absolutely obsessed with it even though it is fundamentally just decay and decomposition. And yet, we love it.

First Look: B2J Suancai Fish Has a Fancy Name for Chinese Sauerkraut Fish Soup

By Angie QuebedeauxJanuary 11, 2022

When we first read about B2J Suancai Fish, we asked some of our more adventurous foodie friends to join us and they turned their noses up at the thought of eating “sour fish soup.”

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Soup’s On, Dallas: Where to Find the Best Bowls of Soup, Cold Snap or Not

By Angie QuebedeauxJanuary 6, 2022

The weather in Dallas is typically great, but we’re approaching the time of year where Pete Delkus will be filling our social media feeds teasing of frigid weather…

The New Restaurants We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2022

By Angie QuebedeauxDecember 28, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we are looking forward to what we hope will be an amazing 2022. Not only for each of our readers personally, professionally and financially …

First Look: Dreamy Sueño Modern Mex-Tex in Richardson

By Angie QuebedeauxDecember 21, 2021

Local restauranter Julio Pineda, who previously spearheaded Pineda’s Mexican Cuisine in Richardson, recently opened a new spot, Sueño Modern Mex-Tex …

Top 10 DFW Food & Restaurant Trends in 2021

By Angie QuebedeauxDecember 20, 2021

With our sweatpants stuck on a cargo ship somewhere off the coast of California, most of us can agree that 2021 was a wild ride. But, with that came some noteworthy food trends …

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