100 Favorite Dishes, No. 91: The Spanakopita at Greek Cafe and Bakery

The Bishop Arts District has no shortage of trendy eateries, lines winding out the door and down the block during peak hours. On weekends, this corner of Oak Cliff is wall to wall people, woo-woo girls teetering in sky-high heels, families wobbling on rented bikes, out-of-towners taking selfies in front…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 93: The Tiger Cry Bao at Top Knot

When considering the most memorable bites at Top Knot, Uchi’s little sister restaurant that opened above the beloved sushi spot earlier this year, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Much like every aspect of Uchi and Top Knot, the menus are excruciatingly workshopped, every individual bite tweaked over and over…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 94: Creme Brulee Doughnuts at Jarams

There’s no denying that Dallas has doughnut fever. In Deep Ellum, lines stretch out the door at Glazed Donut Works. Seattle’s Top Pot Doughnuts recently opened an outpost in SkyHouse, Queenie’s Steakhouse opened a late-night gourmet doughnut spot in the back of their Denton restaurant and Crunch Donut Factory is slated…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 96: Squid Ink Cones at Quill

When high-end cocktail lounge Quill opened in the Design District in March, the Instagramming hordes fell all over themselves to get the perfect shot of a food item on Quill’s small but noble food menu: the squid ink cones, a crunchy cone colored with squid ink, filled with big eye…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 97: The Gringa at Trompo

For regulars at the Kessler, Trompo is nothing new. Oak Cliff native Luis Olvera has been slingin’ tacos at the venue for awhile now. Back in April, Olvera finally opened a brick-and-mortar location of Trompo, a low-key taqueria that specializes in “straight-up Mexican street tacos,” Olvera says.  Trompo’s menu is…

Let’s Get Bitter: Negroni Week Hits Dallas Bars June 6-12

If ever there was a time to treat yourself to FT33’s $15 cask-aged Agave Negroni, June 6-12 is it. Negroni Week is back, with bars around DFW serving up classic and modern takes on the classic gin-vermouth-Campari cocktail, and a portion of sales from every negroni sold go to a…

Kent Rathbun Has Resigned From His Namesake Restaurant Group

High-profile chef Kent Rathbun has resigned from Kent Rathbun Concepts, the restaurant group behind Abacus, Jasper’s, and Hickory, according to Bill Hyde, Rathbun’s apparently now-former business partner. Hyde released a statement today: Kent Rathbun has resigned from Kent Rathbun Concepts. Although he will be relinquishing his day to day activities…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 99: The Mushroom Bouchee at Gemma

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. There’s something beautifully indulgent about starting a meal with a puff pastry — but when’s the last time…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 100: The Foie Gras Macaron at Oak

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. Macaron fever has yet to subside in North Texas. Bisous Bisous Patisserie, Kate Weiser Chocolate, Joy Macarons, Haute…

We’re Giving Away Tickets to Taste of Dallas

June 3-5, Taste of Dallas is taking over Fair Park with dozens of restaurants slingin’ $2-$5 bites and, as can be expected, plenty of booze. There will be an art gallery, sidewalks covered in chalk art by more than 45 artists, music and the all-new “Foodie Experience Presented by TangoTab,”…