Dallas Observer BrewFest is Back, Presale Tickets On Sale Now
It’s been a long lonely year without festivals and events. We miss mingling with the local breweries, restaurants and artists that foster our rich and vibrant local culture.
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No Drinks on the Motherf***ing Plane: Southwest Flies Dry and American Goes Elitist
Now that vaccines are being widely distributed, Americans are booking flights again. And many airlines are resuming business as usual, including allowing passengers to imbibe in freshly poured beverages of choice during flights.
Bobbers Burgers and Whips Opens inside The Exchange at AT&T Discovery District
Bobbers Burgers and Whips recently opened in downtown Dallas. No, not like you’ve been bad, kind of whip. Like Dole Whip. Calm down. This entire entertainment area covering a block in downtown can be stunning. The vibrant 104-foot media wall on the side of the building at Akard and Jackson Street..
Chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi to Open Tatsu Dallas This Winter
Renowned sushi chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi is opening a new restaurant in the recently renovated Continental Gin Building in Deep Ellum this winter. The eight-seat restaurant will serve omakase-style sushi, a style of dining where there is no set menu, rather dishes are influenced by the chef’s interactions with guests.
Dallas Arboretum’s 4th Annual Food and Wine Festival Is a Foodie’s Playground
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is hosting its fourth annual Food & Wine Festival with plenty of space to sip, sample small plates and stroll. There are two different options for this event, starting with a Gatsby Garden Soirée on Thursday, June 10
Vidorra and Stirr to Expand to Grand Prairie Complex, The Epic. Plus Pickleball.
Vidorra, Stirr, Serious Eats, Chicken N Pickle and Loop 9 BBQ are all opening new spots in massive multi-purpose development, EpicCentral, in Grand Prairie this fall.
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Dallas Corn Dog Chronicles: The State Fair Favorite Is Back at Golden Chick This Summer
It might seem trite at first bite, but corn dog news in Texas is anything but. Specifically in Dallas, corn dog history is as deep and hot as a vat of bubbling peanut oil.
We Tried the Crack Pie from Milk Bar’s Dallas Pop-Up … and Damn
We’re pie people. Birthdays often call for a pie rather than a cake. Thanksgiving is an absolute pie bonanza. We’ve gone through many mixers and have a decade of pies
9 Summer Beer Picks from Craft Beer Cellars, Plus the Bar Is Open Again
Craft Beer Cellars on Gaston Avenue is a beer lovers’ playground. This small spot opened in 2016 a few years into the local craft beer boom. Owner Jim Waskow spent a career in the paint industry and was enjoying retirement when his…
Booze: March Was a Happy Hour, Then Mom Showed Up, Plus Top 10 Texas Bars
The receipts are in: March was a giant happy hour across the state. Then in May, Mother’s Day blew the lid off. After a year of capacity restrictions, the gates were finally fully opened for all restaurants and bars on Mar. 10. So, we did a little
LORO Opens in East Dallas This Summer, Pop-Up This Weekend. It’s Franklin BBQ and Uchi’s Baby.
In 2019 Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue and Tyson Cole of Uchi combined their culinary powers and opened LORO an Asian smokehouse and bar in Austin. The menu has grilled and smoked meats, with Southeast Asian and Japanese-inspired sauces.
Westlake Brewing: Beer Drinkers With a Running Problem Pour a Pint in Deep Ellum
On a recent cool Wednesday evening, a group of runners gathered outside Westlake Brewery Co. for a self-paced out-and-back down Swiss Avenue. No one is racing here (that’s a lie), just a casual trot between friends (mostly), with (well-deserved) cold beers waiting at the finish line.
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Federales Tacos and Tequila Coming to Deep Ellum This Fall
There’s a gaping hole in the structure at the corner of Malcolm X Blvd and Commerce Street in Deep Ellum. Westlake Brewing said their new neighbors will soon be Federales Tacos and Tequila.
Uncle Uber’s Bar and Grill: Same Food, Updated Space and Late Hours
Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop has been pushing out some fantastic sandwiches for about two decades now. So, when a hangry editor popped over for a sandwich about a month ago and the door was locked, he needed answers.
Asia Times Square is Making Food Courts Cool Again
Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie has been around for decades, but in the past year, the food court area has gotten some new tenants making it quite the foodie destination.
Ghost Kitchens, Celebrities and Tech Combine to Change Dallas Dining — for Good and Bad
The grandma pie at Pizza Leila feeds you like family. The Sicilian-style pie is a tribute to simple homestyle preparation, just as grandma would make: crust, cheese, sauce and a few basil leaves plucked fresh from a plant…
There’s a Chick-fil-A Sauce Shortage and Sen. Ted Cruz Blames President Biden
Chick-fil-A announced last week that supply chain issues have caused a shortage of select sauces in their stores, including Zesty Buffalo, Classic Chic-fil-A, Herb Ranch and Polynesian sauces. The company says it’s working to make adjustments …
Mike Chen, a Food Vlogger, Ate Nothing but Buc-ee’s for 24-Hours, and it Was Glorious
Mike Chen is a food vlogger (video blogger) with more than 3.7 million followers on his Strictly Dumpling YouTube channel. Chen was born in China but was raised in the midwest, where his parents ran Chinese buffet restaurants, giving him a front-row
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Restaurants Promising $20 an Hour to Lure Workers
The Standard Pour is a charming uptown staple known for tasty happy hour specials and good bites. Like many other restaurants and bars across the city, they sloughed through 2020, bruised but not beaten.
New Restaurant Round Up: Tap Out in Downtown and Bar All Day at Eataly
After a year in a holding pattern (mostly, anyway) five months into 2021 and the Dallas restaurant scene is busy with new openings. Which is great to see. We’ve rounded up a highlight reel from the past few weeks.
Will the Real Vietnamese Coffee Please Stand Up?
Recently there was a coffee kerfuffle that captured the attention of a lot of East Dallas, a bean roaster in Brooklyn and Yelp. The full story is here, but in the shortest of all explanations, Melody Vo fancied a proper cup of Vietnamese coffee.
Houston Resident 50 Cent Wins Reserve Grand Champion for Bubbly at Rodeo Wine Competition
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper 50 Cent was in da club at Houston Rodeo’s Uncorked! International Wine Competition this weekend. Curtis James Jackson’s champagne, Le Chemin du Roi, won 2021 …