Unleash your inner Dowager Countess of Grantham at the Dallas Arboretum. The arboretum is hosting a special three-course holiday tea every day from now through Jan. 3. Guests will enjoy a first course of roasted chestnut soup with cheese wafer, a second course of assorted tea sandwiches and a dessert…
It’s North Texas Beer Week, which means it’s time to dust off the ol’ beer hat and hide the passport. Not really, though. Beer week is about appreciating what a little yeast and some wheat can do, not about reincarnating a scene from Animal House. And what better way to appreciate…
Dallas is awash in good Mexican food, from El Tocallo’s lengua tacos served on house-made tortillas to Seafood Shack’s citrus crazy ceviche tostadas. Entire blogs are dedicated to the pursuit of the very best Mexican food Big D has to offer, and devotees disregard mileage when it comes to hunting…
What makes the perfect enchilada? Is it the sauce? The filling? The tortillas? We can’t tell you, but Sylvia Casares, the official Enchilada Queen herself, certainly can. Casares owns Houston’s famed Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen and was dubbed Queen of Tex-Mex Cuisine after competing against Bobby Flay. Casares will showcase her…
At first glance, barbecue and brunch might seem incompatible. Truly, who wants burnt ends at 10:30 a.m.? Texans. Texans want barbecue for brunch. Because to a Texan, the smell of smoked meat can be worn like Chanel No. 18, and the ways of the grill are law. So when 18th…
You know those sad stand-up comedy bars? The ones that smell like nachos and dead-end careers? Don’t go to any of those. Go to Oak Highlands Brewery instead, where they will host the Brew-HaHa Comedy Series. For $20 (in advance, $25 at the door), a ticket to Brew-HaHa gets you…
One of the Saturday Night Live characters Bill Hader was notorious for playing was Stefon, the eccentric clubs editor who had a penchant for peculiar places. In Stefon’s world, these places often took the name of a single verb: Crease, Slice, Taste, Slash, Gush, Push, etc. Fans of Stefon may delight…
Mudhen Meat and Greens will host an evening of seasonal eats, drinks and activities at their Dallas Farmers Market eatery. Chef Suki Otsuki will prepare a Harvest Buffet while Tia Downey, cocktail director, will show off her fall-ready creations including Pumpkin Palmer, Sweet Poison and Witches Brew. The night will…
It was only a matter of time before some fast food industry titan hopped on the brunch bandwagon. And now Jack in the Box, the same company that brought us a round-headed mascot and combo meals that treat tacos like side orders, has developed Brunchfast, the all-day, drive-through friendly take…
The Grape’s latest iteration of their wine dinner features vino from Archery Summit Estates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and special guest Eric Swindle of Crimson Wine Group. We’re pretty sure the dinner, titled Come As You Are, doesn’t have anything to do with Kurt Cobain. Unless, that is, the…
Lactobacillus fans, this one’s for you. As part of their Sour Week, Strangeways will have a multitude of different sour beers on tap through Sunday. So what are you waiting for? Make like a wild yeast strain and get at it. What it be: Sour Week at Strangeways When it…
Located in the Harwood district, Happiest Hour occupies one of the center cuts of Dallas’ dining real estate. It’s also a massive piece of realty with over 12,000 square feet of space that has been given the modern industrial treatment. You’ve seen it before: Edison bulbs, oversize tubular furniture, hosts and…
The Bishop Arts District is a real gem with its original architecture, one-of-a-kind shops and now, thanks to the Bishop Arts District Wine Walk, lots and lots of winos. Shop, eat and drink your way through Bishop Arts during this special edition of the wine walk, which supports local breast…
Last month Sixty Vines opened its doors — and its taps — in Plano. It’s the latest restaurant from the group behind Velvet Taco, Ida Claire, Mexican Sugar and Whiskey Cake, which occupies the same shopping plaza as Sixty Vines. But proximity does not breed likeness in this instance. Where…
SPARK! is a nonprofit organization that provides hands-on creative experiences for children. It does this through workshops and a fully immersive environment that includes a huge Climb, Crawl, Slide sculpture. If you’re wondering how you can go back in time in order to be a child and attend SPARK!, you…
Let’s face it: As much as we all love brunch, it tends to be one of the more homogeneous meals of the day — like the Sweden of eating occasions. But then again, brunch is also consumed with far less frequency than other meal genres, so while diners might look…
In case you haven’t noticed, rosé is having a moment. Sieze it (the moment, that is) at Ida Claire as they partner with the Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation for a day of rosé. From 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., you can delight in specialty frosé cocktails and half-priced…
When DISH Cedar Springs ended its seven year run in February, it was with anticipation of things to come. Tim McEneny of NL Group (Front Room Tavern, DISH Preston Hollow) planned to revamp the space, the menu and the mission, eschewing DISH’s more formal approach in lieu of a lively and…
Swirl, sniff and become one with your inner Frasier Crane at GrapeFest. This marks the 30th year for what is hailed as the biggest wine fest in the Southwest. Sample wines from Texas to Australia and everywhere in between as part of guided tastings. Truly, there’s something for every wino…
Last Saturday, USC and Alabama fans transformed Deep Ellum — if only for a few hours — into a sea of crimson and red. The streets were closed for a car show and with that came more people — women in pin-up outfits and rockabilly chic, men in biker gear…
So you’ve been to the Deep Ellum Wine Walk and the Bishop Arts District Wine Walk, but have you, my cabernet-guzzling friend, been to the Plano Wine and Art Walk? Downtown Plano can be quite charming, especially under the influence of a few sample-pours of vino. Pre-purchase tickets online and pick up…
Pier 247’s brunch menu uses the words “creamy” and “grits” on six separate occasions, while “bacon” appears seven times. One dish, in fact, manages to capture all three: the chicken-fried chicken biscuit sandwich, which comes smothered in bacon Creole sauce, served with a side of creamy cheese grits. Using the…
