This Friday night, restaurants will be packed, the champagne will be flowing, and some drunk schmuck will land himself in the emergency room after launching fireworks in his yard. Yes, New Year’s Eve is upon us, and if you haven’t made plans, well, your options are limited. You could reserve…
Still don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve yet? You’ve only got three days left to plan the big night or risk spending Friday night ordering from Papa John’s. On Monday, we gave you our top picks for NYE dining, and today we’ve got suggestions for where you can still…
If you don’t have dinner plans for New Year’s Eve yet, you better make reservations soon or risk cuddling a pizza box on the couch come Friday. Some restaurants are completely booked, but we’ve compiled a list of places with interesting menu options that are still taking reservations. We also…
The holidays are as much about tradition as getting soused on brandy-spiked eggnog and passing out on the couch during the final minutes of the Rose Bowl. In our family, that’s actually tradition. You probably have fond childhood memories of decorating gingerbread houses or visiting that sketchy Santa at the…
Poor breakfast, it’s the most overlooked meal during the holidays. Sure, you’re having a huge lunch or dinner, but you’re going to need something to nibble on while the kids unwrap presents and trash the living room. Go to Sur La Table today for a do-ahead holiday breakfast class at…
So you’ve probably spent your whole paycheck on gifts for the kids and now you’re looking for ways to save some cash. Rather than going on the McDonald’s dollar menu diet, check out our list of the best Tuesday food specials. 5. It’s not often you get rewarded for social…
For those who were at the malls in search of bargains or at the grocery store picking out a Butterball, it’s time to relax tonight and have a glass — or five — of wine. Urban Crust in Plano is hosting a holiday wine tasting tonight that will make you…
‘Tis the season of charitable giving and charitable drinking. Go to Hacienda on Henderson this Sunday for Tequila for Toys: A Care-aoke Christmas, benefiting Toys for Tots. Bring an unwrapped toy for the charity and receive a free shot of Tequila Avion. Margaritas and Avion shots are $3 all night,…
Instead of watching 30 Rock in your pajamas tonight, go rock out for a good cause. Rock ‘n’ Taco is hosting Rock’n Out Hunger, a night of food, fashion, and music that benefits the North Texas Food Bank. There will be drink and food specials all night, plus music from…
Sometimes it’s better to leave the cooking to someone else, and we can’t think of a better day to stay out of the kitchen than December 25. It used to be hard to find anywhere open besides the neighborhood Chinese joint, but times have changed. We’ve compiled a list –…
Don’t have plans tonight? Well, now you do. Treat yourself to a five course dinner at Woodfire Kirby’s that features wines from Frog’s Leap Winery. The menu includes diver scallops with a Chardonnay smoked corn salsa, duck confit with a balsamic reduction and beef tenderloin with truffle mash. Finish it…
You’re probably going to a few holiday parties this year that you’d rather skip. We’re trying to come up with an excuse to skip the tacky Christmas sweater party our family has every year, but unfortunately mom’s giving us a guilt trip. Go to a party tomorrow night you actually…
Oh, the infamous holiday office party. Every year, the members of our editorial staff put down their Blackberrys and log off their computers to join together at a nearby restaurant for our holiday lunch party. Even Schutze stops griping about the jackasses at City Hall long enough to enjoy a…
Let’s face it, business lunches suck. There’s nothing more you’d rather do during your one hour away from the office than dine with coworkers or your boss, right? You can’t always avoid the dreaded lunch with the boss, but at least you can get a good meal out of it…
Face it, if you’re the parent of a preschooler, your car is probably littered with Cheerios and your home covered in tiny, sticky fingerprints. During a hectic day, it’s nice to park the kid by the television so you can enjoy a glass of mommy’s special grape juice. But with…
No matter how busy you are at work, it’s always refreshing to leave for just an hour to have lunch. Of course, if you work at our office, you’re just trying to escape the noontime odors of Lean Cuisine and microwavable mussels. We’re not effing around. Microwavable mussels. Central Market…
If you’re planning on staying at home tonight because, well, you just don’t go out on Tuesdays, you might want to reconsider because Culpepper Steak House in Rockwall is hosting a white truffle dinner at 7 p.m. We can hear the groans already — another truffle dinner? Trust us, this…
If you’re like us, you don’t make weekend plans five days in advance, and usually not before you’ve recovered from your Saturday morning hangover. Instead of sharing a week’s worth of events every Monday, we’re now going to have (mostly) daily updates on what events are happening around town. Mondays…
It’s the holiday season again, and you’re looking at your calendar and wondering just how many break and bake cookies you’re going to buy for that work party and get-together with friends. In case you didn’t know, those prepackaged sugar cookies stamped with Christmas trees are getting old. Honestly, they…
Sometimes the best way to immerse yourself in another culture is to indulge in its libations. Here’s your chance: Join the Japanese-American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth for a sake soiree featuring sakes from five breweries. A sake specialist will demonstrate how to serve and drink sake, and there’s even a…
T.S. Eliot proclaimed that April was the cruelest month, but we would argue that November has been particularly unkind to some restaurants. Top Chef fan favorite Tiffany Derry found herself without a gig after Go Fish Ocean Club shuttered its doors this month, and Sharon Hage closed York Street, long…
It’s always hard to go back to work after Thanksgiving, especially if you spent the last few days chilling out in your Snuggie like we did. Before you polish off that cherry pie, check out what’s happening this week at these restaurants. We also have suggestions for how to dispose…
