Dallas isn’t new to the pop-up scene. It’s become as common in the city’s culinary landscape in recent years as barbecue or burgers. With pop-ups’ low investment cost and short time commitment, it’s become a launching platform for some of Dallas’ up-and-coming chefs. For most chefs, notoriety, establishing their presence…
Experiential art exhibits are showing up around Dallas like mushrooms after a spring shower. Sweet Tooth Hotel, Psychedelic Robot, Eye Scream Wasted are all with their own brand of creative twists and interactiveness. Their creativeness is limitless, but their repeatability is almost nonexistent. One admission may only last 45 minutes…
Khao is a multifaceted word in the Thai/Laos culture. By definition, it really just means “food” in general. But its cultural use is extremely broad. It can be stretched to “Come eat,” or “Let’s eat!” It can even be used in a general coming together way, as well. This exploration…
Running a restaurant out of a convenience store or gas station isn’t anything new — but a homestyle, checkered tablecloth Italian restaurant operating out of a convenience store isn’t exactly the grab-and-go sandwiches you might be used to. Keith Steinhour stands tall with a pile of wild hair on top…
As race issues take center stage in America, Bobby Sessions turned the lights up to the max and handed them a microphone. The Dallas legend signed with Def Jam Recordings hosted a listening party Thursday night at Alamo Drafthouse Cedars for his first EP with the record label, RVLTN: Chapter One: The…
The Sweet Tooth hotel is the exact kind of luscious that Dallas needs. Created by Cole and Jencey Keeton, the “hotel” is a sprinkle-crusted, sugar-coated, neon-backlit beacon for those in search of eclectic, playful and diabetes-enducing artwork. Separated into five unique rooms, each subsection of the art and retail pop-up…
Two months ago, Cristina Mendez and John Pham opened their first restaurant together. At the ripe age of 23, the couple decided to bring together the culinary bests of both of their cultures into Cris and John’s Vietnamese Street Food. Vietnamese street food is a slight misnomer. This is a far cry…
Pho is the kind of dish that makes people love to argue over authenticity and tradition. But a world without weird pho is a world we don’t want to live in, which is what drew us to the new Lime Bar & Kitchen in Irving to try the restaurant’s already famous…
So you went too hard last night. It’s the holiday season, so we forgive you — but your hangover may not. Assuming you have nothing to do for the first few hours the day, a little hair-of-the-dog with your brunch may be the fastest route to … if not health,…
Jalisco Norte recently opened on the corner of a Turtle Creek shopping and eating complex, and the new restaurant seeks to remove the stigma of processed yellow cheese and deep-fried burritos popular with Tex-Mex fans. No one is saying Tex-Mex is bad. But Jalisco Norte asserts that if you think Tex-Mex is…
Inside Dallas’ Uptown Urban Market, tucked away in one of the back corners, lies a Japanese establishment no larger than the size of Harry Potter’s closet. Coming out of this tiny kitchen, though, are some serious flavors backed by some seriously big analytics. Totto Yama has been open for a…
For 35 years, despite the ever-changing neighborhood around it, Mozzarella Company has been making incredible queso Oaxaca, burrata con crema and, of course, fresh mozzarella in Deep Ellum. Owner Paula Lambert started the company after a trip to Italy, where she experienced truly fresh mozzarella for the first time. Knowing…
While some might like it hot, some like it insane. There are daredevils out there who seek out dishes that are fearsomely spicy, with a heat that zaps like lightning and kicks like a bull. For those looking to go a few steps past insane in their culinary adventures, these…
Leading up to next week’s Best of Dallas® 2017 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. Nestled in a strip mall in Richardson, flanked by a gas station and a bookstore, lies a…
Mavericks fans and charitable folks filled up SMU’s bleachers Saturday night to watch an entertaining mix of professional and amateur tennis players play a few rounds to raise money for Dirk Nowitzki’s charity foundation. The foundation has raised money for a variety of organizations in Dallas, but for the second…
Picking a color is the only hard part of a visit to a nail salon, other than paying the bill. Almost all salons offer dozens of options with names like “Bikini So Teeny” and “Size Matters.” But at one salon on Oak Lawn Avenue, Nailuscious, the job just became even…
A Dallas County Schools bus caught on fire around 4 p.m. Friday, blowing the hood off its engine compartment and scorching the front half of the vehicle. The driver was able to pull the bus to a stop off the Greenville Avenue exit on LBJ Freeway, where she escaped uninjured,…
So you’re at a restaurant and nothing on the menu is piquing your interest. You may not have to pick up and try a new one just yet. Some restaurants in Dallas have been holding back, keeping secret menu items hidden for those in the know. Some are experiments or…
Why would anyone quit his or her job making six figures a year? If you ask Doc Wright, he’ll say to make some of the greatest slab tables and desks Dallas has ever seen. “This isn’t normal,” Doc Wright says, turning to look at a pile of sawdust and grey…
Riders took off almost everything but their helmets and shoes Friday for an underwear bike ride hosted by Red Star Bicycles of Dallas. More than 30 riders attended to promote body positivity, a healthy hobby and their equipment. Riders congregated at Red Star Bicycle Shop off Parkhouse Street in the…
The International Rescue Committee, a refugee aid organization, has paired up with an unlikely ally in Dallas: Eno’s Pizza. As part of the Youth Food Justice internship, three refugee children were selected to learn about Dallas, food and more. The interns are Pay Pay, a long-haired, bubbly high school junior…
Top Knot’s Uncommon Ramen dinner series reared its delicious head again Monday night, this time featuring the flavors and expertise of chef John Tesar. The main ramen dish was a mushroom flavor explosion. Its official term is Kinoko Iwana ramen, which roughly translates to “mushroom and char ramen.” The char…
