Cosmic Cafe Is Closing; Will Serve Last Meal This Sunday, Oct. 17
CultureMap reported earlier this week that the Cosmic Café is closing. For about a quarter of a century, Cosmic Cafe on Oak Lawn Avenue was a vegetarian mainstay with an easy vibe.
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You Can Go Home Again: Chef Graham Dodds Is Back in Deep Ellum
The first time chef Graham Dodds worked in Deep Ellum, it was an entirely different set of circumstances. He was cooking in the tiny, hot kitchen at one …
Don’t Panic, But The Topo Chico Shortage is Getting Real
This weekend a customer at a Tom Thumb asked a manager, “When is Topo Chico going to be back in stock?” The manager responded, to the shock of all eardrums …
First Look: Sylvan Avenue Tavern Has Great Views, Huge Burgers and Sporty Vibes
Sylvan Avenue Tavern recently opened at the mixed-use development Sylvan Thirty. It’s a sister bar of Bryan Street Tavern (owned by the same group) and sits above TEN Ramen.
Lucky’s Hot Chicken Sponsors SMU Wide Receiver Reggie Roberson Jr.; First Local NIL Deal
Lucky’s Hot Chicken has signed possibly the first local sponsorship of a college athlete. SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. is welcome to eat all the hot chicken he can handle for the rest of the football season.
For the People of the State Fair of Texas, Its Return Means More Than Fried Foods
To say the State Fair of Texas is all about plowing through 6,700 calories in one afternoon is selling it short. Criminally so. As with many other things last year, we realized the true value of this dipped and fried event only after it was taken away from us.
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The Brown Butter Old Fashioned At Lucia is Worth Finding Parking in the Bishop Arts District
There’s still reason to brave the parking gauntlet in the Bishop Arts District and it has to do with fat-washed bourbon. Yes, fat-washed.
Hot Chicks and Texas Republic Bar Opens Near SMU Monday
Another hot chicken sandwich spot is entering the highly competitive spicy bird market. Hot Chicks Chicken is a locally-born concept that started in Plano
Tacos la Gloria Is No Longer Neighbors with Oak Cliff Brewing Co and Is Working on New Spot
It was one of our favorite spots of 2021; the beer garden at Oak Cliff Brewing Company, nestled in a glade of trees flanked by the taco truck, Tacos La Gloria.
The Last Cash Stand: Valet at José Has Genius Idea
COVID-19 helped tilt the scales of a cashless society a little further along. Having cash on hand isn’t so much a fact of not having been by the ATM in a while, but more an effort to avoid spreading germs, right? Sure.
The Foundry is Reopening
The popular space closed in 2020 after the pandemic hit. (You may remember Beto and Biden made a campaign stop there before hitting a Whataburger.)
The Local Oak and Ten Bells Tavern to Make Way for New Apartment Complex
The space currently occupied by two popular Bishop Arts restaurants will soon be a brand new apartment complex. One already has plans to relocate,
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Eat This (Now): Japanese Taiyaki at the Dallas Farmers Market
Street snacks are certainly having a well-deserved moment. One street snack we discovered recently is taiyaki, a Japanese lightly sweetened cake with a custard filling, traditionally adzuki, that is shaped like a fish.
Westlake Brewing in Deep Ellum Takes Gold at Great American Beer Festival
The 35th edition of The Brewers Association’s annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) started in early September with nearly 10,000 beers, each of which was tasted and inspected by 170 judges over 17 days.
Vaccine Mandate Leaves a Big Question for Restaurants and Bars: Who Pays?
Since President Biden’s announcement that companies with more than 100 employees will have to mandate vaccinations or test unvaccinated employees weekly, there have been more questions than answers.
Texans Attacked a NYC Hostess Thursday Night When Asked for Proof of Vaccine
On Monday New York City restaurants had to begin enforcing the Key to NYC vaccine pass, which requires diners to show proof of at least one dose of a vaccine.
Mike Chen Tries All the Burgers at Whataburger; A Story of Love & Zapped Redemption
Food vlogger Mike Chen moved to North Texas early in 2021 and it was fun to watch him eat his weight in Buc-ee’s fare and dig into our vast culinary landscape. He’s amassed 1.4 million followerd documenting his travels and feasts on his YouTube channel,
Saturday Morning Ice Cream and Zalat Move into The Exchange Food Hall
The Exchange food hall at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas has welcomed a couple of new neighbors to its ever-growing belly.
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Q&A with John Mueller and Trey Hutchins of Hutchins BBQ on Collaborating and the Path Ahead
While the Texas barbecue revolution is burgeoning, the meat causing all the hullabaloo at the center of it all isn’t anything new. For decades barbecue restaurants have been anchors of communities, especially in small towns.
Tito’s Vodka Pitches in for Community Garden in South Dallas
Texas-based vodka distiller Tito’s is helping to till dirt in a South Dallas neighborhood. It’s all part of the vodka brand’s nationwide project Block to Block,
Mot Hai Ba in Victory Park Closes for Good
Mot Hai Bai in Victory Plaza is no longer taking reservations. According to their profile on Open Table, they have closed for good.
Restaurant Labor Shortage: Is There An End in Sight?
Last week we reported on the soul food restaurant Savorite in Plano after it was featured on HBO’s sports documentary, Hard Knocks, which features the Cowboys this season.