American Made is a Martha Stewart project that spotlights local purveyors, crafters and bakers and, in the end, one of those small business owners will receive $10,000. The selection process isn’t what you might think though: The American Made group actually traveled around the country visiting many of these spots,…

One long, long year ago, some boys at The Common Table had a dream about a little craft beer party out on the patio. “Well, maybe it’ll extend to the street,” Corey Pond thought (or something close to that). That was back when little burgeoning hobby called “craft beer” was…

Chef April Barney might be the busiest chef in Dallas. Her primary staff includes students at Skyline High School, but her clientele in the evening and on weekends can vary, depending on which local chef has swooped her up to help with an event. During the summer she helped orchestrate…

Been looking for greener pastures lately? Ready to trade in your 2′ x 3′ cubicle and asphalt parking spot for the soft curved line of dirt under your nails? Well, we might have an interesting opportunity for you. Actually, Marie Tedei, the founder and owner of Eden’s Organic Garden Center…

The city of Frisco is currently building the nation’s largest indoor luxury gun range, complete with an upscale private restaurant, bar and cigar lounge for VIP club members. The club will offer public and private access to its 40 indoor gun ranges including four 100-yard rifle lanes. There will also…

Update/correction/head slap: We screwed this up: Zoli’s opened for lunch last week. Still, though: Pizza. Mmm. Original post: Get your fast running shoes on, kids. Zoli’s New York Pizza Tavern at 202 W. Davis St. is finally open for lunch, starting today (update: they actually opened last week for lunch)…

It’s National Dog Day on this 26th day of August, and we know your dog is the best pup around. Time to show some love on this real dog day of summer. We’ve compiled a list of new and old spots were dogs are more than welcome. Mutt’s Canine Cantina…

As you’ve probably heard by now, the Alamo Drafthouse has recently opened in Richardson. In addition to new releases, the offbeat Austin-based theater specializes in cult classics, sing-alongs (like Grease in a couple of weeks) and random things like an Animal House toga party (next week). Part of the shtick…

Before you head over to the Brewfest this weekend, you might want to check out the Global Street Feast in the Harwood District from noon to 7 p.m Saturday. The multicultural affair will have a variety of food truck vendors, along with Twister on the grass and huge Yahtzee game,…

Marshall Grain Co. is a gardening and supply store that’s been in business in North Texas since 1914. They started as a true farm-type store, but in the ’80s found a niche in the organic gardening business. This weekend the store is hosting two classes, “Seeding Your Fall Garden,” with…

The kids down under at the Sydney Morning Herald reported that some “clever Queensland scientists” have discovered way to rehydrate with beer, noting that “quenching a hard earned thirst with a big cold beer just got better for you.” Did it though? Did it? See also: Dallas’ Five Best Beer…

Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz first met while attending SMU. After graduating they took off in different directions and career paths, Noonan with the Pappas restaurant group and Sepkowitz as a financial analyst on Wall Street. After more than a decade in their perspective careers, both decided to come back…

Chef Chad Houser runs a little outfit you’ve hopefully heard of called Café Momentum, which is a restaurant training platform that provides culinary experience to post-release juvenile offenders from the Dallas County Youth Village. Since 2011 Cafe Momentum has hosted more than 20 dinners that have paired great chefs with…

An emotional Tim Love struggled to talk to news teams this morning about an early morning blaze at his Fort Worth restaurant, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro. NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson informed Love of the fire early this morning. Opened in 2000, Lonesome Dove is Love’s signature spot that serves cowboy…

It’s time to make the doughnuts, y’all. Don’t get grumpy about it either. If getting up at 4 a.m. is your assigned lot in life, then embrace it. It’s an important lot. A lot of people are concerned about that lot. Perhaps too many. See Also: Six Reasons We’re Excited…

The latest reinvention of the Village Kitchen (32 Highland Park Village) — formerly Village Marquee, then later with “Texas Grill and Bar” added to the end — is set to take place this Thursday, August 22. Since Trey Wilcox left early this year, the restaurant has undergone a bit of…

Earlier this week The New Yorker posted a fascinating video about a Lower East Side compost program. Nay, you say? It’s impossible for the words “fascinating” and “compost” to live happily in the same sentence? Well, stew on this: The average New Yorker tosses 3 pounds of food waste per…

Alex Fletcher is filling up a magic mystery bus for a six-stop cocktail tour through Dallas. The GM and head barkeep at The People’s Last Stand says he wanted show off his friends’ fancy drinks, so he rented a bus a drew out a map. Probably on a bar napkin,…