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Desiree Gutierrez

Desiree Gutierrez is a Dallas-based arts and culture journalist who dabbles in food writing. She joined the Dallas Observer as an arts and music intern in fall 2021. Since then, she has been a contributing writer and has written for D Magazine and SUCCESS Magazine.

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The Charlotte: Refined Comfort

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 29, 2024

The hype and the wait were worth it. The Charlotte is the real deal.

Want Free Bad Advice? Dallas Woman Types Up Shock Value on the Katy Trail

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 28, 2024

Comedian Sammy Minsk takes to Dallas’ Katy Trail every weekend to type up bad advice for anyone who asks. At least it’s free.

Tango Room’s Next Era

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 22, 2024

A new executive chef and bar manager have taken the helm at the Design District’s Tango Room.

Local Public Eatery Opens With Boozy Splash

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 18, 2024

Canada’s LOCAL Public Eatery wasted no time staking a claim as Uptown’s next party hangout.

Dallas' Cucuy Fest.

Dallas’ Cucuy Fest Is for the Emo-Latino Misfits

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 17, 2024

Cucuy Fest is a celebration of your emo primo.

Doce Mesas Opens New Location: Big Ambiance, Small Flavor

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 8, 2024

Doce Mesas in Uptown is strong on drinks but skip the Queso Doce. And maybe the enchiladas (and beans) too.

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Author Allyson Jannotta holds her first published book, children's story Cosmo’s Flying Funnel Cakes.

Longtime State Fair Vendor Publishes a Funnel Cake-Inspired Children’s Book

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 7, 2024

Cosmo’s Flying Funnel Cakes is Funnel Cake Factory’s Allyson Jannotta’s mom fantasy.

Is Mar y Sol More Than an Influencer Trap?

By Desiree GutierrezSeptember 19, 2024

Mar Y Sol became infamous for its alleged “prep fees,” but is it any good? We stopped on a Sunday for brunch to get a taste.

Rayo Bar & Lounge Becomes an Instant Neighborhood Hit

By Desiree GutierrezSeptember 12, 2024

The Exposition Park newcomer has been open for only three weeks, but it has already developed a cadre of regulars.

Grupo Frontera Returns to DFW All Grown Up

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 10, 2024

Música Mexicana band Grupo Frontera returned to DFW for their sophomore tour, Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada. This go-round, the sextet have grown into their fame.

DFW Restaurant Week Is Live. Here’s a Scouting Report From Komodo.

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 6, 2024

From now until Sept. 1, dine at frequent old faves and glamourous new spots while also giving a chunk to charity.

Aguasal Pop-Up at Rye Is a Cruise Through the Caribbean (on Lower Greenville)

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 1, 2024

Rye’s Mexican-Caribbean concept-testing pop-up, Aguasal, will be gone by Labor Day. Read why you should make haste.

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A spread of dishes from Uchiko, now open in Plano.

We See How Much $50 Gets at the New Uchiko in Plano

By Desiree GutierrezJuly 12, 2024

We set out to see what $50 at happy hour gets you at the new Uchiko at Legacy West in Plano. We left happy.

Culinary Dropout Spoils Dallas Diners With Parking, a View and Happy Hour

By Desiree GutierrezJuly 1, 2024

The “It’s 3:45 Somewhere” menu on the rooftop might save summer with $8 boilermakers and Frosty Fries.

two martinis at Little Daisy in downtown.

First Look: Little Daisy Blossoms at the Thompson Hotel

By Desiree GutierrezApril 2, 2024

You can go big or reel it in here. It’s a Texas-Louisiana thing.

Newly Released: Louie TheSinger Leaves Prison and the Haters Behind and Signs With UMG

By Desiree GutierrezDecember 27, 2023

After 16 years in the music industry, a prison sentence and a genre shift, country singer Louie TheSinger is finally getting his shot.

Viral Sensation Les BBQ Sandwiches To Open Oxtail Shack in Dallas

By Desiree GutierrezOctober 2, 2023

The Oxtail King, Les Rhodes Jr., popped up in Dallas last weekend to sell his world-famous candy apple red oxtails and announce the anticipated opening of a Dallas location.

The World’s First Instant Film Convention, Dallas-Based PolaCon, Just Got Even Bigger

By Desiree GutierrezSeptember 29, 2023

Instant Film Society’s PolaCon returns for PolaCon 8 and it’s bigger and better than before.

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Shay Mitchell’s Brand BÉIS Lands in Dallas With the BÉIS Hotel Pop-Up

By Desiree GutierrezSeptember 23, 2023

Pretty Little Liars alumni Shay Mitchell’s luggage and lifestyle brand pops up in Dallas with the BÉIS Hotel.

Peso Pluma Brought Mexican Pride to a Sold-Out Irving Show

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 13, 2023

Mexican regional trailblazer Peso Pluma’s first U.S. tour made a stop at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.

Dress Code Policies Continue to Draw Allegations of Racism at Dallas Restaurants

By Desiree GutierrezJuly 27, 2023

Dress code policies have long been seen as a cover for discrimination. Two recent events add fuel to the long-simmering fire in Dallas.

School Is Now in Session: The DJ School Champions Dallas’ Next Generation of DJs

By Desiree GutierrezJuly 5, 2023

A DJ school in Dallas is changing the future sound of DFW nightlife.

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