Deep Ellum Wine Walk Participating Deep Ellum venues will open their doors tonight for the first-ever Wine Walk. This event is perfect for the art-lover whose resveratrol levels could use a little pick-me-up. For $5 you get a specially designed wine glass which will be topped off as you meander…
We hear you, DFW. No more screaming, “WHAT’S HAPPENING? AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING HAPPENING, ARE THERE CHILDRENS’ TICKETS?” into the void. Starting this week, and every week forever after, we present you with a down-and-dirty schedule of food and drink-related events. You can always find more events at dallasobserver.com/calendar…
Living up to its name, Hypnotic Donuts seems to have cast a spell on the people of Denton. During my visit on Saturday — four days after the Lakewood shop opened its newest location in Denton’s town square — a line stretched out the door. Parents, their gazes eerily transfixed…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. Maybe you don’t care about graphic design. Maybe the only reason you look at a beer bottle label is to…
Coming in, sitting down, scanning the menu, ordering, waiting, eating and finally, satisfactorily patting our bellies while saying “wasn’t that good” before going home. This is the order of things, the way we eat out. It is a complacent activity by design. Often, the joy we take in having a…
Yea, though I walk through the aisle of the cooking fats of Indo-Pak, I will fear no hydrogenation: for ghee art with me; thy full pockets and thy full belly they comfort me. A few years ago I watched a documentary on African immigrants. One man, recalling his first experience…
It will be healthy, they said. It will nurture your body, they said. “I’ve got donuts,” a coworker said. Those are the last words you want to hear when you are engaged in the kind of nutritionally dense, smacks-of-moss undertaking that is drinking cold-pressed vegetables. So when this coworker went…
Some embrace them. Some are torn between tolerance and abolition. Some take the perennial approach. Some don’t let them come to pass. Whatever the case may be, all chefs have an opinion on, and a way of dealing with, signature dishes — the kind of dish that has survived menu…
The Liberty Bank building has quite the provenance. It has been four saloons, one bank and now, over a century after it was built, the building is home to Green Door Public House. Architect Craig Melde relocated the building from its original site at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and…
The new paint smell is one of the dead giveaways that Firecrust Neapolitan Pizzeria just opened. The other is the staff, who are eager in a way that only fresh hires can be. This much becomes apparent as white-jacketed employees rush to man their respective stations and greet customers. With…
The potato salad is always a concern. The success of every summertime event hinges upon its outcome. If too acidic then the family reunion will either be called off or derisive factions will form. Too yellow and the picnic blanket will be abandoned, the bounty laden upon its red and…
One of the keys to any good eating establishment is being able to find it. S&M Eats, newly opened and making use of The Grapevine Bar’s adjacent kitchen space, appears very approachable. Located just off Maple Avenue, S&M is painted an inviting how-do-you-do turquoise, which is offset by punchy neon…
Ah, yes, Taco Bueno buildings. Such distinct architecture, so difficult to mask. But dammit if Habip Kargin, chef and owner of Pera Wine and Tapas, hasn’t tried. This particular former Taco Bueno, near the corner of Belt Line and Preston, has been reincarnated several times over the years. It’s been…
Naeng myun, like revenge, is a dish best served cold. While there are many permutations of this Koreanchilled-noodle staple, the two main types are mul naeng myun and bibim naeng myun. Mul naeng myun is made with soft, buckwheat noodles and surrounded by icy pheasant or beef broth. This preparation is…
Amid the afternoon rush, George Rubio zooms about behind the counter of his store. Between his tangle of curly brown hair and blazing yellow Brazil jersey, he stands out from his small army of high-school-age employees. “Are you ordering something? Our line’s building,” the cashier tells me while eyeing the…
On a recent, rainy Sunday, as vendors struggled to keep their tent awnings awninged and their products dry, a handful of people perused the offerings at Little D Farmers Market under cover of umbrellas. It was a small day for a growing farmers market that opened in April, hoping to…
America’s number one source of minor heart palpitations just got a little more expensive. Food manufacturer J.M. Smucker recently announced a 9-percent price increase for Dunkin Donuts and Folgers (the bestselling brand in the U.S.) coffees. Thanks to stockpiles of Arabica, Smucker has been able to delay passing costs onto…
