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Lauren Drewes Daniels

Lauren Drewes Daniels is the food editor of the Dallas Observer. She started working as a freelance writer in 2013 and became editor in 2021. She covers Dallas’ evolving dining scene, the many openings and closings as well as trends and breaking news. She oversees annual lists including Top 100 Bars and Top 100 Restaurants and contributes to the Best of Dallas. If you have a tip about an amazing pastry, pie or taco, let her know.

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BrewFest and Harvest Moon Festivals Lead Our Food and Drink Finds for Sept 9-12

By Lauren Drewes DanielsSeptember 8, 2022

The two big events this weekend are our very own BrewFest and, of course, the first Cowboys game of the regular season, which we hope will get rid of that bitter taste from their final game last season …

Viral Parody of The Bear is Set in a PB&J-Only Restaurant

By Lauren Drewes DanielsSeptember 5, 2022

Peanut and jelly sandwiches, ciggies and crazed chefs make for the most exsquit of social media videos …

Best Bites, Brews, Cakes and Taps for Sept. 1 – 4

By Lauren Drewes DanielsSeptember 1, 2022

Each week we like to dig around and find unique, boozy and indulgent things to get into around Dallas. It might be a festival, a social gathering of like-minded imbibers at a

First Look: Bowl Games Sports Bar is Open in the Design District

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 31, 2022

Bowlounge in the Design District of west Dallas has a new sister concept across the parking lot, Bowl Games, which opened a few months ago.

The Fifth is a Richardson Culinary Hide-Out

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 30, 2022

It can be frustrating to spend your days sifting through local food news for a living, only to learn about a spot that’s been right under your nose but you’d missed for years.

The Big Tex Choice Awards: Honey Buns, Horchata and Deep-Fried Charcuterie

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 28, 2022

On Sunday a panel of judges gathered in Fair Park to judge the 10 fried food finalists for the 18th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards. The winners are the cream of the fried crop at the State Fair of Texas, which runs Sept. 30 – Oct. 23 this year.

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Dallas Chefs to Host End-of-Summer Bash to Advocate for Vasectomies

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 26, 2022

Earlier this summer we spoke with Will Call’s chef Joshua Gianni Farrell about his mission to urge men to be proactive about their role in birth control, either through conversations, activism or by learning about vasectomies.

What to Eat and Drink this Weekend: Bacon, Banana Splits, Corn Dogs and Wine

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 25, 2022

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend to shake off the crazy-ass week, there’s plenty to fill your time and stomach. Thursday is national banana split day, plus Fletcher’s Corny Dogs is popping up at Klyde Warren. For serious foodies (no shade intended …

Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs Moves Into Klyde Warren Park

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 24, 2022

It was 1939 when Neil and Carl Fletcher first set up a food booth in Fair Park. They’d had a long-running career in Vaudeville as performers, and had moved their show,

Antoine’s Foods on Harry Hines Has Closed after 60 Years in Business

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 18, 2022

Longtime Dallas sandwich shop Antoine’s has closed. The sandwich shop was a fixture along Harry Hines Boulevard serving the Medical District and downtown …

Best Things to Eat and Drink in Dallas This Week, Aug. 18 – 22

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 18, 2022

Each week we like to dig around and find unique, boozy and indulgent things to get into around Dallas. It might be a festival, a social gathering of like-minded imbibers, an exclusive dinner or a special that we’re fond of (like this week, it’s The Slow Bone’s beef rib Saturday).

First Look: Atipico Serves Up an Uncommon Bit of Everything

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 17, 2022

Atipico is a new restaurant just north of downtown near downtown where Harry Hines Boulevard changes into North Akard Street. It along with The Henry,

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Late Summer Round-Up: Opening and Closings in the Dallas Restaurant Scene

By Danielle Zachariah and OthersAugust 17, 2022

Restaurants in Dallas have opened and closed for the month of August.

H-E-B to Open First Store in Tarrant County, Still Absent in Dallas County

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 16, 2022

Whoever in Dallas County pissed off H-E-B, please go handle this. Send flowers. Apologize. On Aug. 11, the best lil’ grocery store in Texas announced its first Tarrant County store.

It’s Restaurant Week-Month: Here’s a Scouting Report

By Lauren Drewes Daniels and OthersAugust 15, 2022

Restaurant Week is a trifecta of wins, or a boxed daily double, for your handicappers. We get to eat mostly high-end meals at what feels like a matinee pricing.

Autonomous Society Brewpub Opens This Saturday in The Cedars

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 12, 2022

There’s always room for another brewery at the table. Craft beer in North Texas continues to grow and this weekend it will get a little bigger.

Top Foodie Finds This Week: Clubs, Julia Child, Bob’s Burgers and Margs

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 11, 2022

Well, it feels like this summer just will … not … end. And while the kids might beg for it not to, us adults are ready to wrap up this season of hot sweat. Here are some fun distractions to get you through the next week.

Cell Phone and Jacket Policy at Tim Love’s New Restaurant Has People Big Mad

Cell Phone and Jacket Policy at Tim Love’s New Restaurant Has People Big Mad

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 9, 2022

Chef and TV personality Tim Love loves a good angle. His concepts never shoot straight down the middle. His upscale restaurant Lonesome Dove, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in the Fort Worth Stockyards, serves exotic wild game dishes

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Steaks, Chocolate, Hatch Chiles and Onion Rings Lead Foodie Finds this Weekend

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 4, 2022

Someone recently called August the weekend of summer. So, we’re taking that approach for the next several weeks. Treat yourself for plowing through

Tito’s Vodka Just Flipped Off Your Cooler Full of Seltzer

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 3, 2022

Tito’s Vodka is not having it with all these canned seltzers. For a bit of a back story: seltzers are trending. Bigly. And you don’t need to go to a 10U baseball tournament in Waco or any driveway neighborhood gathering to see that.

The Starbucks at Mockingbird Station is the First in Dallas to Unionize

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 3, 2022

Some of the most synchronized and caffeinated workers in America are starting to form an alliance. On July 29, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tallied the votes from the Starbucks store at Mockingbird Station in Dallas

First Look: Hugo’s Invitados in the West Village is an Almost-Guiltless Escape

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 2, 2022

Hugo’s Invitado has infused a bit of fresh color and energy into Uptown’s West Village. The new, large outdoor dining area is full of green chairs, tables …

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