Are you dying for a Twisted Root Burger Co. fix but not sure if Deep Ellum is worth the drive…or even still there? No problem. There’s always Richardson. And things are bigger in the northern ‘burbs, after all. The second location of Twisted Root–all 3,000 square feet–just opened at the…
As with other holidays, local restaurants are going all out with special St. Patrick’s Day offerings for their customers on Tuesday. Urban Taco may not be the obvious choice for St. Patrick’s Day revelry, but it’s throwing its hat into the green ring for its lucky customers, serving a special…
We’re not sure what we did before Natsumi. One of the first responders to Dallas’ need for fancy yet natural fro-yo has kept us in “healthi” cold treats for one year now. And we couldn’t be more grateful. It even earned our “Best Ice Cream” designation in the 2008 Best…
Sure, we’re feeling a little green. St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and we have some celebrating to do. But we’re also feeling green in a much more environmentally-friendly way, too.Although there’s plenty of organic material left behind after the Greenville Avenue parade…But that’s not what we’re talking…
Since first being published in 1873, Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days has been adapted countless times for stage and screen, most notably for the 1956 big-screen version starring David Niven and the revamped 2004 take starring Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan. Plano playwright Carol M. Rice still…
Everyone’s important on the Interwebs, and there are many options for marking your place in cyberspace. Highlighting one such vehicle is the newest exhibit at the And/Or Gallery. YTMND (“You’re the Man Now Dog”) is a site that lets users create one-page Web sites that consist of one tiled image…
The food at Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen, a newly-opened Vietnamese-Brazilian restaurant on McKinney Avenue in Uptown, is a sharp contrast to its surroundings.The restaurant looks and feels like an art gallery. But what’s really on display is a hot, innovative fusion menu, with finger foods, soups and salads, specialty…
Mandola’s Market sounds like the lovechild of Jimmy’s Food Store and Eatzi’s. But it really shares in the heritage of Carraba’s and Chili’s Bar & Grill. In other words, it has a great pedigree and powerful potential…although we’ll have to wait until later this year for it to arrive in…
Despite some recent upheaval, The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek remains a Dallas classic, the stage for all types of life’s little fine dining milestones. You know, weddings, birthdays, marriage proposals or the ‘I didn’t get canned’ dinner.That sort of thing. Now The Mansion takes a moment to celebrate. The…
We’ve all heard the saying that happy cows produce good cheese. Yeah, maybe. Irritated oysters produce the best pearls, but that’s a bit different. Anyway, in most cases we don’t really know the happiness level of our dairy products. But sometimes you can straight to the source and see for…
There’s a new grocer in town. Well, not really new. Just bigger, fancier and in a different location. Dallas’ newest Whole Foods Market location opened Monday to much fanfare. Yeah, the store is more than a little bit similar to existing siblings in look and product selection. But there’s a…
What’s your function? If you’re a conjunction, it’s hooking up words, phrases and clauses. We know this because we were raised on Schoolhouse Rock, which cleverly taught grammar, science and math through catchy cartoon jingles. However, the only way we can problem-solve is by singing little songs in our head…
We’ve dreamed of this all winter. When the weather is icy and the trees are bare, we return in our minds to Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum, an annual springtime event that is a fitting reward for making it through the last months of dreary. This year’s celebration, Dallas…
Think global; act coastal. That’s what Abuelo’s is doing during a limited-time, Mexico-inspired coastal celebration. And although we’re not too close to the coast, unless you count the shores of Lake Lewisville, we can still take part. A few of Abuelo’s celebratory offerings: · Shrimp Mojo de Ajo (angel hair…
Many pizza joints deliver, but how many bring the whole oven along for the ride?That’s right, not just a warming bag, but a wood-burning pizza oven on wheels. Jay Jerrier (of Campania Pizza) is now officially on the go with Il Cane Rosso, a mobile oven. The former backyard cook…
Earlier this year, Cowboy Chow rolled out its recession menu. Today, prices plummet even lower in honor of Texas Independence Day. Yup, it has been 173 years since the Lone Star state broke from Mexico and declared itself a republic. So Cowboy Chow is offering tacos for $1.73 each. Chef…
Nancy Krabill, owner of Snider Plaza’s gourmet shop Flavors From Afar, took off for Italy late last fall. And what she brought back from Trieste was much better than a silly t-shirt…and we consider any tee from Italy that doesn’t say “Juventus” a waste. But that’s an aside. Krabill returned…
Want to help a good thing get even better?We recently wrote about the phenomenal lunches and dinners provided by aspiring chefs of El Centro College’s culinary arts program. Still, the school’s kitchen could use a little help. And it’s getting it from a few of its famous friends.From 4 to…
From Fashion at the Park to the Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas keeps making strides down the runway of the apparel design biz, and its next stop is the Pin Show. Now in its second year, the show features 25 emerging designers showing 125 looks for men, women and children, as…
Dallas just got a new coffee house, and it’s a jewel. Well, more like an irritating piece of grit that someone molded into a jewel. The Pearl Cup Espresso Bar & Coffee Shop, the latest on the local independent java scene, opened this month on the still renovating side of…
Are you wearing purple and green? Eaten your yearly quota of King Cake? Avoided choking on the plastic baby this time? I forget what it is you do for a string of plastic beads… Time for those Mardi Gras festivities is running out. But, there’s still one night left to…
The days of vegetarian’s blah reputation is fading fast. No longer are veggie lovers limited to greens and sides when they eat at mainstream restaurants. And now chef Anthony Bombaci of Nana in the Hilton Anatole (2201 Stemmons Freeway) has done his part to stamp out those pitiful “rabbit food”…
