Danish pop group Lukas Graham are coming to Dallas at the top of their game. It was announced last month that their earworm of a song, “7 Years,” had earned three Grammy nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The song off their…
Hey, you know what sounds effing delicious? A healthy vegetarian chicken pot pie made by a chef who ran over the whole damn kitchen. And by effing delicious, go ahead and lay me down on shattered glass now. But let’s review last week. Sylvia Barban is gone and Dallas chef…
Now’s the time. Whether it’s your genius idea to dress American Girl dolls in tiny wedding dresses identical to yours or your invention of vibrating socks to keep you warm and (sort of) burning calories (these are my drunk ideas) — the idea isn’t going to turn into a multimillion…
Everyone has a neglected piece of art stored somewhere in their garage. When people decide to do their spring cleaning on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, they sometimes find out those works of art are worth thousands of dollars — other times, they’re worth $15. But Houston resident James Kenner received only…
The birthday curse is real. No, not the curse where no matter how hard you try, you still end up crying in the bathroom on your birthday. This is a curse special to chefs who compete on Top Chef. If their birthday falls close to an elimination challenge, they will…
The previews for this episode promised Dallas chef John Tesar and competitor Katsuji Tanabe would heat up the kitchen (ha!) with their anger and distaste for each other. That didn’t exactly happen. Ugh, TV editing. Yes, they are both egotistical. Yes, you’ve uttered, “God, I hate him” about both. And…
When your sister asks for really expensive designer boots for Christmas, you start to wonder how high the expectations of one of the Real Housewives of Dallas must be when it comes to Christmas. And what about someone who holds public office? Don’t these people have it all already? What…
If you began this season of Top Chef, eager (some may say hungry) for Villain John Tesar, damn, I bet you’re disappointed. Because Dallas chef Tesar is totally nice and totally cool and totally a team player. Tesar’s first shot in this episode is him complimenting someone’s collared greens. And…
Nick Viall is making his fourth appearance on The Bachelor franchise as the lead guy in the 21st season of The Bachelor. After almost proposing to Bachelorettes Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe, and then dating Jen Saviano on Bachelor in Paradise, why the hell not go up to bat for…
He’s the comeback kid. The semi-comeback kid. He’s something. John Tesar, Dallas chef and Top Chef’s own “step-dad” (as chef Brooke Williamson so gently put it) barely made it out alive during the first episode of Top Chef’s 14th season. Turns out, the judges didn’t particularly care for his take…
How incredible would it be if dogs were toilet trained? There would be no getting up, putting on their leash and being forced to go outside for “fresh air” or whatever the preferred euphemism. Denton musician Ace Hampton and his dog aren’t quite there, but almost. Hampton’s dog, Pablo, at…
If you ever wanted a peek inside the lives of mountain lodge workers, Bravo has just the show. Introducing Timber Creek Lodge: a show about white people working in a lodge named Timber Creek Lodge in Canada. There’s a former Dallas Mavericks dancer on staff who tells the camera during…
Man, cuffing season is already here. And while you don’t know what the hell that means, everyone around you seems to. Here’s the down low for you: It’s the time of the year where it’s cold outside so then you stay inside a lot and then you get lonely because…
A few years ago, the Observer began a series calling out what we thought were some of the area’s ugliest buildings. The AT&T office building at Bryan Street and Haskell Avenue, the Dallas World Trade Center, the Turley Law Center on Central Expressway, Irving’s convention center, Dallas City Hall. (That…
Dallas-Fort Worth started with five, but now we’re down to one contestant from left on The Voice. Austin Allsup calls himself a “country boy but rock ’n’ roller at heart.” He sang “Wild Horses” during his blind audition and he and coach Blake Shelton chose each other — more accurately, Shelton…
People say money can’t buy love or happiness, but it can. We have proof, and it’s in the Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gift Guide. Hillary Stonger, who handles corporate public relations for Neiman Marcus, tells us about half of the Neiman Marcus fantasy gifts are sold each year. In fact, two…
Little Women: Dallas is officially here. Or it’s over there, since they spent a good chunk of the episode in Fort Worth. The premiere episode begins by introducing all of the “little women.” There’s Emily Fernandez, Bri Barlup, Caylea Woodbury, Tiffani Chance, Asta Young and Amanda Loy. They list off…
Grammy-award winning, vocal powerhouse Adele was in town last night. She played at the American Airlines Center to a sold-out crowd. But if you weren’t lucky enough to snag a seat, Dancing With The Stars winner and celebrity offspring Rumer Willis was also in town. She played her cabaret show…
You’re about to read the story of how a pen and a potato bought one guy a house. Plano native Alex Craig started Potato Parcel, a business founded on the idea that people would want to send potatoes with messages scrawled on them. Six months after he founded it, he…
It was the renewal heard ’round the world. ‘Round Dallas. OK, shit, who knows. You’re probably really upset about it, but there are a few select women who really don’t care how you feel because their fame and fortune are extending. Yes, that’s right. We’ll never know how it happened,…
It’s Thursday morning and the sun is starting to heat up the State Fair of Texas. The cast of Little Women: Dallas hangs out near the public relations office of the fair, talking with one another and their boyfriends. A few fair workers recognize Bri Barlup, a transplant from Little Women:…
A few years ago, the Observer began a series calling out what we thought were some of the area’s ugliest buildings. The AT&T office building at Bryan Street and Haskell Avenue, the Dallas World Trade Center, the Turley Law Center on Central Expressway, Irving’s convention center, Dallas City Hall. (That…
