When Armoury D.E. first opened earlier this year, the few Hungarian dishes added to the menu felt like an experiment. Owner Peter Novotny noticed that Hungarian restaurants were popular in Chicago and other towns to the north but nonexistent in Dallas. He thought there was no reason similar plates shouldn’t…
In an effort to produce the most succulent and mouth watering bird this Thanksgiving, you may be tempted to break out the deep fryer, but I hope you won’t. I could go on about things like romance — about how your house won’t smell like the holidays if a turkey…
Dallas’ first flirtation with Melt Ice Creams was brief. Kari Crowe opened a second location of her popular Fort Worth-based ice cream shop in the Urban Acres space in Oak Cliff, only to watch the grocery close down a few weeks later. The local food business can be difficult here…
My inbox is filling with an endless string of Thanksgiving Day press releases — announcements with restaurant menus, pies for takeout and other holiday eats. It’s a reminder that the greatest food holiday is almost here and also that another year is coming to a close. This year felt slow…
Let me paint a picture for you. It’s raining, but you don’t care because you’re tucked in at the bar at CiboDivino with a glass of jammy red wine in your hand. The weather’s not quite cold, but it’s cool enough that your favorite flannel shirt — the one that’s…
I haven’t gotten to write about funky beer too much. Sours are widely popular in other beer-soaked cities, but here in Dallas not many breweries have been willing to dabble in the stuff. Michael Peticolas told me he was interested, once, but the wild yeasts used to make these kinds…
Uber Eats hit the streets of Dallas for the first time yesterday, giving office workers in a limited coverage area surrounding downtown access to new lunch options. The service fills cars equipped with hotboxes with meals from a rotating cast of local restaurants and stations them around the city. The…
This is really good news for the Dallas food scene. Chef Bruno Davaillon announced that he’s staying in Dallas after his six-year tenure at The Rosewood Mansion. Even better, he’s opening his own restaurant, located downtown at 400 Record St. in a building that’s still under construction. Davaillon accomplished a lot…
OK, we admit it. Shed 2 isn’t looking all that hot this second. But if you can suspend disbelief and find a little inspiration in the smells of fresh sawdust, you can start to glean what the new anchor for the Dallas Farmers Market will look like. Rex’s says they…
It’s official. Starting this week, you can live out your entire day inside three Starbucks locations in the DFW area. In what used to be a place to grab a hyper-roasted coffee and bagel in the morning, and a quick pit stop for an afternoon jolt, Starbucks is now offering…
It’s rarely a problem. In the past, if a customer had forgotten to bring vino with them for dinner at Urbano Cafe, they could just run around the corner to Jimmy’s and pick up a bottle of Sangiovese. The thing is, Jimmy’s closes every day at 7:30 p.m., which can…
Thanksgiving is just weeks away, and restaurants are releasing their annual take home Thanksgiving meal menus. Before we get too far, I feel I should admit I am against this sort of thing. The best way to celebrate the best food holiday of the year is to cook something and…
The last time I ate a fancied-up chicken-fried steak, I was at Tillman’s Roadhouse, where someone thought battered and fried filet mignon was a good way to command a higher price for a humble plate. The breading came loose the second my knife descended, revealing soft, medium-cooked meat. Red juices…
Ah, the chain restaurant. For decades a modern food movement has been pushing back against corporate processed food purveyors by embracing cuisine that requires fresh ingredients and care. Slow food is good for the environment, good for farmers and good for us, too, but all of this farm-to-table cookery neglects…
The end of October brings another handful of openings and closings for Dallas area restaurants. First, the good news: East Hampton Sandwich Co., 3888 Oak Lawn Ave., ehsandwich.com Fancy-pants sandwich makers East Hampton Sandwich Co. have opened another location. Now the smell of lobster rolls and roast beef grilled cheese…
You can get local craft beer at just about any bar in Dallas these days, and it will only get easier as more breweries continue to spring up. Bars that specialize in craft beer, local or otherwise, are a little harder to come by. When you really want to embrace…
Event: Diwali Mela When: October 31, 4 p.m.-midnight What: More Indian food than you will ever find inside the loop on any other day, including street food, kathi rolls, kulfi and more. Elephant rides, music, burning effigies and tens of thousands of Indian attendees. This is the biggest, most authentic…
Saravana Bhavan’s dining room will never win a beauty contest. The building at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Valley Ranch Parkway in Irving reminded me of a miniature Holiday Inn Express or some corporate diner when I first walked in the door. Or maybe a Bank of America? The…
The Theodore will open in November at NorthPark mall with a star studded staff. The Turn the Tables Hospitality Group behind Smoke, Bolsa, Spork and more announced the opening, tucking a tasty nugget of information into the bio for co-owner Chris Jeffers. Movies have been used as inspiration for many elements…
Marc Cuban’s TV show Shark Tank is bringing the Dallas area another sugar buzz. A few year’s ago the show gave Sweet Ballz the green light, and cake balls hit the shelves of local 7-Elevens and other stores. Now, Cuban is behind California-based Cinnaholic, and a first location opened in Southlake…
It’s Chicken-Fried Steak Day, if you haven’t heard. Unlike some of THOSE other holidays that are ordained only by the dark corners of the Internet, today is officially sanctioned by law in Texas. Even Dallas gives the meat blanket a nod, giving each of us a special excuse to indulge…
Firebird Restaurant Group announced a new expansion late last week. Owner Mike Karns is responsible for Meso Maya, La Ventana, Snuffer’s and scores of El Fenix locations among others. Now he’ll have two new restaurants in Fort Worth, a third Meso Maya and a new concept called Tortaco are expected…
