There’s not too many opportunities in this city where food-lovers can eat barbecue, burgers, Mexican food, fried chicken and Asian fusion in the same meal, but on Wednesday, April 26, you can do just that at Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork. The annual food extravaganza features a seemingly endless array of…
There’s a new “natural” bakery and deli coming to North Richland Hills, but there’s a twist: none of their fresh-baked treats and deli items are meant for human consumption. At Wag N’ Wash Food & Bakery, a franchise that currently has 15 locations in eight states, you can wash your…
Happy National Yet-Another-Very-Specific-Food-Holiday Day, one that should prove popular in Dallas given this delicate French cookie’s ardent local following. Several local bakeries are celebrating with deals, fundraisers and — perhaps best of all — free macarons, which is great news considering that these tricky little cookies typically cost around $2…
In East Texas, an unremarkable-looking plant with bright red berries grows wild — and it grows everywhere. Used for landscaping filler by some and considered a nuisance plant by others, these plants are hardy enough to withstand even apocalyptic Texas drought. “The best we can tell is that they enjoy…
In this latest round of DFW restaurant openings, a Fort Worth concept expands into Dallas, fast-casual eateries help keep Dallasites fueled up on the go and a Filipino restaurant offers a new-to-DFW feast. Easy Slider 2701 Main St.The beloved Dallas food truck Easy Slider has finally opened its first brick-and-mortar…
Thursday night’s sold-out Dallas Food and Wine Festival at the Arboretum was a superfluously classy affair. Finely dressed couples — many of whom were older and more finely dressed than the average food festival-goer, probably a result of the $140 ticket price — wandered the colorful blooming gardens at sunset,…
Christmas and Valentine’s Day are hectic in the chocolate world — especially at Kate Weiser Chocolate, a gourmet Dallas chocolatier with locations in Trinity Groves and NorthPar k Center. But Easter, Kate Weiser says, is really her shop’s time to shine. “Easter is a little bit slower than both of…
Make no mistake: This is big taco news for Dallas. Salsa Limon (also known to regulars as Salsita), the cult favorite Fort Worth taqueria, is opening Flor De Mayo — a breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night spot with cocktails — today in the Mayflower Building on Akard in downtown Dallas…
The healthy fast-casual eatery is spreading across Dallas at a mind-boggling rate. And really, it’s not the worst thing in the world — the American diet is pretty atrocious, and considering that Dallas spends more money on eating out than any city in the U.S., it couldn’t hurt for a…
Last year, Oak Cliff finally got a farmers market, a scrappy little upstart organized by the local Lions Club. The monthly market held in a church parking lot eventually grew, moved to the parking lot of Lula B’s on Fort Worth Avenue and expanded their hours to 8 a.m. to…
Since Donald Trump’s election, Nicole Harris says she been trying to find small ways to become politically active. She’s marched in local protests and registered as a voter registrar, but she wanted to extend that activism to the money she spends locally. So, Wednesday night she did something special. She trekked…
In this week’s round of DFW food news, local concepts expand and indie food and drink names jump into the Victory Park fray: Victory Park has struggled to find its footing, but three new nightspots are hoping to change things. The new places feature some big names in the Dallas…
If you’re into poke, the Hawaiian marinated raw fish and vegetable dish that is more properly eaten under a beach cabana than in a suburban Texas strip mall, then you’ve been having a pretty good few months. In DFW, the number of new fast-casual poke places is staggering: FreshFin on…
Dallas has a tendency to go a little nuts over the new and the now. This city has a serious reputation for what the industry calls the Fickle 500, an ever-growing group of young diners and drinkers who hop-skip from one new concept to the next, rarely spending time (or…
At the table next to me, two sharply dressed 60-something married couples are on a double date, the ladies wearing fine jewelry, sipping a nice Chardonnay and laughing a little louder after every glass. Once the second course has been cleared from the table, I take a seat and introduce…
Next time you’re in the market for something sweet, skip the apple pie and molten chocolate cake and sample sweets outside your comfort zone. Dallas-Fort Worth has a vibrant international food scene, which means there’s no shortage of options. Here are our five favorites right now: Knefeh at Zatar 2825…
Early in the morning, before I’ve had coffee, is not usually the time of day when I feel most adventurous. I cannot even begin to relate to the sort of people who pop out of bed, bright-eyed and ready to take on the world without even so much as needing…
Just a few hundred feet from Shinsei, Tracy Rathbun and Lynae Fearing’s sushi bar and Asian fusion restaurant on Inwood, the duo has opened a new concept in what used to be Rex’s Seafood. Lovers Seafood and Market opened for lunch today, with plans to expand into dinner on Monday and…
When you approach Nikkei, it feels almost like a secret — nothing but a blue door and a small neon sign to alert you to the entrance tucked next to Coal Vines in Uptown. As you walk up the stairs into the restaurant, your eyes follow colorful walls adorned with floor-to-ceiling Japanese-inspired…
Lucia is famous for a lot of things — its tiny, intimate dining room, its foie gras-stuffed prunes — but the Bishop Arts Italian restaurant is perhaps most known for how difficult it is to get a reservation. With only 14 tables, Lucia’s system required calling starting at 9 a.m. on…
Inside Carnival Barker’s Ice Creams in Oak Cliff, freezers and ice cream equipment still line the walls, with Simpsons memorabilia scattered around the room. Aaron Barker, the bearded, heavily tattooed creator of Carnival Barker’s, is also still inside, shuffling back and forth through the small room as he dismantles his…
In this week’s food news round-up, more mixed-use developments appear on the horizon, local concepts expand and Greenville Avenue loses yet another business: Howdy Homemade, the Dallas ice cream spot that works with special needs organizations to employ people with Down syndrome and autism, has announced a new collaboration with…
