Skip to content
advertisement
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
Site Logo
Support Us
User Menu
  • Sign Up/Sign In
  • Contribute
  • Contact Us
Search
Close Search Close Search
  • News
    • Crime & Police
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Politics & Government
    • Texas Legislature
    • Transportation
    • Trump
    • Weather
  • Soccer
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Hidden Gems
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 100 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Dallas Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Rock Music
    • Touring Artists
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • City Guide
    • Events Coverage
    • First Look
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
  • Best of Dallas
    • Out now: Best of Dallas 2025!
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Weekly WTF
    • Advertise With Us
    • Contact Us
    • Flipbook Archive
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored

Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week: Where to Get Free Food and Deals in Dallas

  • News
    • Crime & Police
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Politics & Government
    • Texas Legislature
    • Transportation
    • Trump
    • Weather
  • Soccer
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Hidden Gems
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 100 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Dallas Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Rock Music
    • Touring Artists
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • City Guide
    • Events Coverage
    • First Look
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
  • Best of Dallas
    • Out now: Best of Dallas 2025!
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Food & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Weekly WTF
    • Advertise With Us
    • Contact Us
    • Flipbook Archive
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads

Author

Showing 837 - 858 of 2592

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.

lauren.daniels@dallasobserver.com
Visit My Author Page

Road Trip to Big Bend: Is it Worth the 8-Hour Drive from Dallas?

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 17, 2022

The wild and mysterious national park in our very own way-back backyard.

Brunch Goals: Cocktails, Hip Hop and Thrift at Ebb and Flow

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 17, 2022

We make a lot of jokes about brunch being Dallas’  most defining meal. And in this case, comedy does, in fact, imitate life. In a city where a lot of people put …

Chef Tiffany Derry Says This Is the Best Pad Thai in the City

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 15, 2022

When a James Beard-nominated chef with multiple appearances on Top Chef and whatever else, talks about one of her favorite restaurants in the city,

‘If You Don’t Tip Your UberEats Driver You’re a Bitch’: Food Delivery Tips in the Time of $4 Gas

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 14, 2022

The King’s Garden residential community in Frisco has an oblong park squat in the middle of it, with an enormous fountain at one end.

The Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival is Back, and You’ll Need to Wear Your Stretchy Pants

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 7, 2022

After a two-year break, the Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival is back this March 31 through April 3. This four-day event is a whole bouquet of flavors, sips and smoke spotlighting some of the best …

DFW Airport’s Swank New Flagship Lounge Is a Traveler’s Dream, or Yours for $150

By Lauren Drewes DanielsMarch 4, 2022

There’s a new restaurant and lounge at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. And James Beard-nominated chef Tiffany Derry helped craft the menu.

advertisement
There’s a Call For a Ban on Russian Vodka; Dallas Bar Serves ‘Fukin Putin’ Shot

There’s a Call For a Ban on Russian Vodka; Dallas Bar Serves ‘Fukin Putin’ Shot

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 28, 2022

While researching vodka, we came across a rather fascinating term. According to Dima’s vodka, which is produced in Ukraine, Ukrainians are “earnest toastmasters,”

White Rhino is a Coffee Shop You Should Get to Know Better

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 24, 2022

It was a seat warmer on a cold icy night several years ago that led Chris Parvin to become a different kind of coffee shop owner. He was driving home after a day in court …

2022 James Beard Nominees Announced: DFW Gets 11 Nods

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 23, 2022

After a one-year hiatus, due in part to the pandemic, the James Beard Foundation is back with its esteemed annual awards celebrating the finest of our culinary …

The Great Avocado Shut Down of 2022 is Over: USDA 1, Drug Cartels 0

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 21, 2022

Crisis avoided. Your sushi rolls, smoothies and lumpy mounds of guacamole will live on.

The U.S. Bans Avocado Imports from Mexico as Drug Cartel Turf Battles Disrupt Market

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 16, 2022

Did you notice a ton of avocados in stores last weekend? The Super Bowl is evidently a big day for avocados. A recurring prom for the small soft mushy green fruit.

Smothered and Covered at Waffle House on Valentine’s Day; A Prix Fixe Menu and Warm Apple Pie

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 15, 2022

It’s hard to get everything to fall in line when eating out with family. There are rare few moments when we everyone is willing to just chill out and enjoy a meal together.

advertisement

Pinched: Local Bakers, Pitmasters and Brewers Feel the Heat of Rising Prices

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 15, 2022

The kitchen of Bisous Bisous, a small French patisserie in Uptown, is a carefully planned orchestra of people, butter, flour and sugar. And clipboards.

Jarams and Paciugo in Lakewood Get Biked Out of Parking Spaces; City Never Notified Current Owner

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 14, 2022

The Lakewood Advocate recently reported on bike lanes that put the squeeze on two small businesses along Abrams Road, locally-owned Jarams Donuts and Paciugo.

Farm + Feed is a Gaming-Centric Restaurant Now Open in the Shops at Legacy North

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 9, 2022

A new restaurant has opened in the Shops at Legacy North where Gordon Biersch Brewpub used to be. Farm + Feed is a gaming-centric restaurant and bar …

First Look: Rodeo Bar Has Texas Swagger

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 8, 2022

The Rodeo Bar certainly has a lot going for it. It occupies ground floor corner space inside the stunning Adolphus Hotel with an excellent ground floor view

Order Up: Southwest Airlines Brings Booze Back Just in Time for Spring Break

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 7, 2022

Southwest Airlines announced this week they will soon allow passengers to imbibe when they wanna get away. Starting Feb. 16, on flights of 176 miles or longer …

Troy Aikman Served His New Beer, Eight, at Katy Trail Ice House Yesterday

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 3, 2022

Just before the rain and ice rolled through Dallas yesterday afternoon, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman was at The Katy Trail Ice House …

advertisement

South African-Inspired Wits Steakhouse Now Open in the Design District

By Lauren Drewes DanielsFebruary 2, 2022

Last year when Oak closed it was the end of a pretty good 10-year run for the spot in the Design District. Many high-profile chefs had …

First Look: Sharon Van Meter’s New Spot, Beckley 1115

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJanuary 31, 2022

Longtime Dallas chef Sharon Van Meter recently opened a new spot in Oak Cliff, just a wee bit north of Bishop Arts District. Beckley 1115 is in

The State Fair of Texas Is Now Taking Applications for New Food Vendors

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJanuary 26, 2022

The 2022 State Fair of Texas is months and months (and months) away, but they’re already working on the menu. They’re now accepting applications for new small business and food concessionaires.

The $6 Focaccia at Mio Nonno Trattoria May Change Your Life

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJanuary 25, 2022

Recently while walking to a Mavericks game, I noticed Mio Nonno Trattoria across the street from the American Airlines Center. Diners inside were slumped …

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • …
  • 118
  • Next
Site Logo

View This Week's Print Issue

Where To Find Dallas Observer In Print

Editorial

  • News
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • Music
  • Things To Do
  • Newsletters

Marketing

  • Promotions & Free Stuff
  • Advertise With Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

More

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Careers
  • Flipbook Archive
  • Membership

Voice Media Group

  • Denver Westword
  • New Times Broward-Palm Beach
  • Miami New Times
  • Phoenix New Times
  • V Digital Services
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
PrivacyTermsCookiesAccessibilityAIYour Privacy Rights

Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our policies linked above. The Dallas Observer may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2026 Dallas Observer, LP. All rights reserved.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information

Privacy Policy

Stay in the Know

Sign up for the latest news, free stuff and more!

Notice of Collection | Terms | Privacy

Welcome!
You are now a Dallas Observer Insider, thank you!