MillsMade Barbecue in Arlington Opens with a Scandalous Brisket Mac ‘N’ Cheese and Old-School Plates
Travis Mills has long been in the restaurant business. His dad is chef Kenny Mills of Chop House Burgers of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives fame.
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Deep Ellum Brewing Co. Was Sold to Monster Beverage Corp. Is it Still a Craft Brewery?
CANarchy, the private equity firm that owns Deep Ellum Brewing Company (DEBC) along with a handful of other craft breweries around the U.S., announced …
Dallasite Releases New Cookbook, A Best-Seller That We Can Vouch for
Local blogger, foodie and cookbook author, Alex Snodgrass, recently released her second cookbook and coincidentally, hers the only cookbook I use on a weekly basis.
Antone’s Sandwiches from Houston are Rolling into DFW
Antone’s is a bit like the Jimmy’s in East Dallas, in terms of it being a specialty-import grocery store; but their sandwiches closely resemble Antoine’s Foods on Harry Hines Boulevard.
Susan’s Burgers N More Opens in old Off-Site Kitchen Spot
A new hamburger joint has opened in what used to be Off-Site Kitchen. Susan Alvarado and her husband have both worked in restaurants around Dallas for more than a decade;
Rainbowcat: Chef Misti Norris Blends Comic Books, the ’80s & Food in New Concept
Misti Norris, the James Beard-nominated chef at Petra and the Beast, is dabbling in a new project. Rainbowcat is a combination of two of her favorite loves:
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The Rodeo Bar is Set to Reopen with “Tight Jeans and Loose Morals”
Remember the movie Urban Cowboy? When Bud hooked up with the polished city girl, Pam, who was looking for a “real cowboy?” Well, when Pam wasn’t slumming …
Restaurants Continue to Close Due to Sick Staff; More Financial Relief May Be on the Way
As cases of omicron continue to climb, more restaurants are temporarily shuttering. We first reported restaurant closures in New York City, Houston and Philadelphia on Dec. 22 …
Whataburger Has a New Limited Batch Spicy Ketchup in Stores Now
Whataburger is embarking on the new year with reckless sauciness. Spicy ketchup from Whataburger first became a wild fixation in 2012 as a limited-batch offering, then …
The Stix Icehouse in McKinney Honors Betty White with Hot Dog and Vodka Combo
McKinney restaurant and bar Stix Icehouse is honoring the recently passed legend Betty White with an apropos food and beverage special.
Troy Aikman’s Beer, EIGHT, to Hit Bars and Restaurants in February
Three-time Dallas Cowboy Super Bowl champion quarterback Troy Aikman is getting in the beer business. Eight, a reference to the number pinned to his back through …
First Look: Chicken N Pickle Opens in Grand Prairie
Tennis courts across North Texas are being retrofitted into pickleball courts, which really just requires a roll of durable tape. Pickleball a cross between tennis and ping pong …
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Trompo in Oak Cliff Closes, Making Way for Bulldozers
Austin used to have parking spots. Lots. Everywhere. And traffic wasn’t bad. One could just drive to a concert at Zilker Park, park in a dirt lot and
‘This is an Absolute Kick in the Grapes’: Dallas Restaurants Close Due to Sick Staff
A soft opening is a common term in the restaurant industry; a short period of time when new restaurants essentially beg for forgiveness during the first few …
First Look: Chet’s in the West End
A new restaurant has opened in downtown’s West End. Chet’s is an Irish and American pub serving classic fare from both sides of the pond.
Voluntary Closures at Restaurants Spread In Major Cities Because of COVID Cases Among Staff
The last two weeks of the year are usually a boon for restaurants and bars. After a year of staffing shortages and many other challenges across the industry …
KC Bar to Jackson Mahomes: “We survived a global pandemic, we’ll survive your ego.”
One of the things that has certainly changed in the restaurant and bar industry over the past 18 months is the old adage that “the customers is always right.”
Midnight Rambler to Host Chef Misti Norris for Rainbow Cat Pop-Up Tuesday Evening
Chef Misti Norris loves a good pop-up. Her James Beard-nominated restaurant, Petra and the Beast, started as a pop-up …
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The Dallas Observer’s Top 10 Food & Restaurant Articles in 2021
If we’re not eating, we’re thinking about our next meal, right? More precisely we’re thinking about our next chicken fried steak. The stories that logged the most flight time
First Look: Fatburger at Two In the Mornin’
Texas recently got another famous California resident: Fatburger. This longstanding West Coast burger joint opened its first Texas location in North Richland Hills back in 2020 and …
The Trouble with Take-Out: Orphaned To-Go Orders
On a busy Saturday night at a small Thai restaurant in Austin, the phone was squawking non-stop. A server sat walk-ins, wiped down tables and quelled the ringing while …
The Best Things We Ate This Year
Spotify is dinging us with our most listened to songs of this year, but our sweat pants keep reminding us how much great food we ate.