It’s been a busy year in Dallas food. Late-night Halal street food in Deep Ellum, Austin soft serve in East Dallas, big-name chefs shuttering restaurants and moving onto new projects — new eateries have been popping up around Dallas (particularly in Deep Ellum) all year. But there can be no…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Independent Bar & Kitchen’s European-inspired comfort food has proven popular in Deep Ellum, and for good reason —…
Get ready, beer fans: The Dallas Observer’s sixth annual BrewFest, sponsored by Whole Foods Market, will take over the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, September 10. The outdoor beer sampling event features more than 400 beers from around the globe, plus live music and local food vendors. The ticket price for…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Now that Houndstooth Coffee’s new location is up and running — with JuiceLand coming soon — Sylvan Thirty…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Tacos Mariachi has a lot of fun with the humble taco. They do the cheap traditional taco, too…
An assistant general manager at Eatzi’s on Oak Lawn is suing Dallas restaurateur Phil Romano for $1 million after an April 7 incident wherein the female manager claims her ass was grabbed while she was in a manager meeting. Unfortunately for Romano, the man behind Eatzi’s, Fuddruckers and Trinity Groves,…
In this week’s round-up of DFW food news, a high-profile eatery gets a new chef from Chicago, two Deep Ellum spots announce plans for growth and it’s almost time for everyone to go out of their minds over Shake Shack’s slated September opening. Madrina’s got a new chef taking over…
Local Hub, the Deep Ellum bike shop that opened late last year next door to Braindead Brewing, hosts weekly social rides, leading cyclists to various bars and parks around the city. This weekend’s social ride will feature a little something sweet: a bike that makes ice cream. “We basically mounted…
Is it even possible for food to be “unconventional” anymore? We’ve reached an age when the restaurant industry thrives on pushing the limits with unexpected ingredients, methodology and settings. Cooling a cocktail glass with liquid nitrogen? Sure. Dinner in a location you won’t learn until you’re texted an address an…
A group of strangers gather at sunset in Deep Ellum, huddled next to a trendy loft door in the shadow of I-75. Someone pulls out their iPhone, looking for instructions on how to get into the building. No one knows exactly where they’re going, but they talk excitedly about how…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. If there’s any one dish that seems to never go out of style, it’s the tartare. This delicate…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. It’s a proven fact: Lox is basically the world’s greatest breakfast. The smoky, rich salmon, the bite of…
In theory, it’s so simple — fresh fish, raw or nearly raw, chopped into beautiful square hunks and surrounded by equally fresh, crisp vegetables. But for such a simple dish, executing it at home isn’t quite so easy. Sourcing high-quality fish that can easily be consumed uncooked isn’t as easy…
In this week’s round-up of DFW food news, local rock stars announce plans for an East Dallas bar with a retro feel, a new brunch comes to Uptown and there’s a chef change-up out in McKinney: Dos Jefes, the new Mexican-Sushi-Tequila Bar-Tapas-Nightclub in Uptown, is launching brunch this weekend. Brunch service…
Stepping into the new Houndstooth at Sylvan Thirty feels like stepping into a cloud. The Austin-based coffee chain opened its second Dallas location this week in the trendy mixed-use development that’s also home to Ten Ramen, Whisk Crepes and Tacodeli. The new space is bright — lots of whites and…
It’s been a rough week for restaurants in downtown Fort Worth. On Monday, FW Market + Table, a West 7th district restaurant and grab-and-go spot specializing in “fresh and local foods,” announced via press release that it was closing, citing not enough foot traffic in the district. “We tried two…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. It’s nearly impossible to mis-order at Deep Ellum’s Monkey King Noodle Company — the menu is small but…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The menu at Goodfriend Package is not complicated. Pastrami and rye, roast beef, club sandwich, B.L.T — they’re…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. God damn, it’s hot out there, and it’s only June, which means we’ve got many sweaty miles ahead…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Despite what it may say when people are looking, Dallas loves toast — and why not? It’s quick,…
In this week’s North Texas food news round-up: D releases its list of Dallas’ best restaurants, the team behind Wayward Sons is planning a barbecue restaurant with a Ferris wheel (sure, why not?) and a Louisiana sports bar chain announces North Texas plans: The team behind Wayward Sons is planning…
This week, Tales of the Cocktail — one of the country’s biggest festivals for bartenders and the bar industry at large — announced nominations for the Spirited Awards, which highlight the country’s most promising bars, bartenders and industry pros. One nomination will surprise no one who’s familiar with Dallas craft cocktails:…
