In an effort to chronicle the tacos that make Texas so, well, Texas, two writers spent six weeks on the road eating their way through 10 cities. They drove 7,000+ miles, conducted 100 interviews and ate more than 500 tacos in their quest to chronicle the Texas taco. This weekend,…
The North Texas barbecue scene just keeps getting bigger — and more spread out. Your favorite barbecue joint may be dictated more by location than by what’s coming out of their smoker. Not that it isn’t worth it to, say, drive 45 minutes for bacon burnt ends. If you’re in…
As the State Fair of Texas winds down on a Friday night, visitors flood the area in front of the gates on Parry Avenue, many waiting for the next DART train. There are quite literally hundreds of people milling around a space of one or two city blocks, right across…
Lots of news this week in DFW dining, including new chefs, new restaurants and a return to TV for Dallas’ most outspoken chef: Knife’s John Tesar is headed back to TV, People reports. Both Tesar and chef Casey Thompson, who no longer lives in DFW but has ties to the area,…
Back in July, Kitchen LTO, the “permanent pop-up” concept at Trinity Groves that swaps out chefs and menus every few months, closed abruptly. “It’s funny — we thought that was gonna be good,” Phil Romano told the Observer in August when talking about the concept. “It worked in the beginning then it just…
It arrives at my table in taco form, thin dark strips filling corn tortillas piled high with pickled onion and something resembling Parmesan cheese. I pull one of the julienned strips of brown mystery out of the taco and taste it on its own. It’s smoky and moist, tangy from…
It was a beautiful afternoon on Saturday, made even more beautiful by 3,500 people gathered at City Hall Plaza to eat tacos from nearly 40 local taquerias. A mariachi band wandered the grounds as people sampled tacos, sipped Topo Chico and took photos with a luchador. There were a lot…
Wondering what to eat this weekend? You’ve got a lot of options, friend, several of which are brand new. Here’s a run down of our favorite DFW eats right now: Fletcher’s Corny Dog at the State Fair of Texas With opening weekend and Texas/OU weekend behind us, it’s a great…
In the eight years I’ve lived in Texas, I’ve covered many a Texas fair — but until this year, I’ve never made the trip to the State Fair of Texas, despite the fact that many friends and neighbors in Southeast Texas made the five-hour drive for the fair every year. The…
In this week’s DFW food news round-up, some openings, some closures and a little bit of love for North Texas beer: It’s a good thing North Texas didn’t have any major beer emergencies last week, because damn near everybody was in Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival. Texas won…
After only a few months in business, Knuckle Sandwich on Greenville Avenue has closed, Escape Hatch reports. The bar was a project from popular Dallas bar maven Eddie “Lucky” Campbell. Via Mike Hiller: … Eddie “Lucky” Campbell has closed his Lower Greenville Avenue restaurant, Knuckle Sandwich Co. Open only a…
This weekend, it’s all happening — and by “it,” we mean tacos. Dallas Observer Tacolandia takes over City Hall Plaza on Saturday afternoon, with more than 35 vendors serving up all the tacos you can fit in your taco-hole. Bring cash for booze and wear something forgiving, because the lineup…
It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Thursday night, and Bishop Arts District is bustling. The smell of smoke and meat floats from Lockhart Smokehouse into the street as 20-somethings sip old fashioneds at Parker Barrows and families stroll from shop to shop. You can feel the energy of the neighborhood as…
Unless you’re the sort of person who enjoys reading lengthy city ordinances about traffic and zoning, there’s a lot about Dallas parking you may not understand. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Dallas parking and valet: How is it legal for a valet company to charge people…
It’s a question that’s been bouncing around the beer community — particularly online — for two years now: Are sours the next IPA? Beer-makers have long been trying to tap into the next big style, and there’s a lot of incentive for getting it right: India pale ales have a…
As the seasons change, so do menus, which means that even your regular watering hole or coffee shop may have something new to try. This fall, celebrate the season with these killer craft cocktails, coffee and beers: Falling for Figs at Bowen HouseThis new offering from Bowen House, Falling for…
In this week’s roundup of Dallas-Fort Worth food news, local franchises expand, healthy food gets healthier and CultureMap picks their top 100 restaurants in Dallas for 2016: Las Colinas bowling and drinking enthusiasts should be excited to hear that Pinstack — the combination bowling alley, bar and restaurant in Plano…
Rockwall is about to get a new restaurant from 8020 Hospitality, the group behind Remedy, HG Sply Co. and chef Danyele McPherson: Standard Service, a “casual neighborhood restaurant/bar serving fresh Texas cuisine.” The restaurant opens Monday, Oct. 10, at 760 W. Ralph Hall Parkway. “It was really fun to create a menu…
It’s Saturday night and I’m standing in front of my tent sipping Lakewood Brewing’s Zomer Pils when one of Dallas’ most talented brewers wanders up and offers me a sip of his homebrew. Barrett Tillman and I do not know each other — save for the fact that I asked…
When I was in college, there was a happy little Starbucks at the edge of campus where everyone gathered before and after class to study and decompress. As fall crept in and temperatures dropped, my friends and I, clad in big soft sweaters and scarves, often gathered on the small…
Dallas takes brunch very seriously, as evidenced by the long lines and the people who seem almost eager to wait in them. Ida ClaireBrunch isn’t just for Dallas proper — some spots in the suburb do it well, like Ida Claire, where you’ll find a host of Southern and Louisiana-inspired…
In this week’s round-up of DFW food news: openings, closings and franchise implosion. When Quill opened in the Design District earlier this year, it billed itself as an upscale cocktail lounge — but it appears that the Oak Lawn Avenue spot, a joint project between Apheleia Restaurant Group (Oak, El Bolero) and…
