Schlitz is the beer that made Milwaukee famous — we don’t know what for exactly, or anyone who drinks Schlitz, for that matter, but never mind that. Anheuser-Busch was once the heart of St. Louis. Now it’s the appendix of Belgian-Brazilian consortium InBev. Anchor Steam is San Francisco’s iconic brew,…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Many places offer ramen in Dallas, and likely many more are coming. The…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Hungry fans of Ethiopian food have lots of choices around the intersection of…
I doubt I’m alone in my annual State Fair of Texas tradition that involves an ice-cold lemonade and a corn dog straight from the fryer. Maybe you order yours with a beer in hand, and I’ve seen a few frozen drinks making their ways around the fairgrounds, but the corn…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Let’s start by pointing out that the Fort Worth address at Campestre Chula…
Ah, Labor Day weekend: the end of summertime shenanigans, the promise of cooler temperatures somewhere on the horizon and the opening of Pink Magnolia. Chef Blythe Beck announced her new Oak Cliff restaurant will open September 3, just in time to catch diners as they celebrate the three-day weekend that…
I didn’t take long to come to terms with the fact that my favorite bowl of ramen at Wabi House was not a soup at all. A broth of sorts was included, but it was served in a shallow bowl on the side. The noodles themselves were dry as a…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Kuby’s, the German grocery and deli in University Park’s Snyder Plaza, has been…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Normally, brewpubs produce menus that are everything that this list is not about…
Last week, the State Fair of Texas announced the eight finalists in the Big Tex Choice Awards, seven of which were deep-fried. The only dish to make the cut that didn’t first emerge from a bath in triglycerides was a margarita infused with bacon, and that’s not really food. The field…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. There’s something about the new location of Smoke that makes me wonder if…
Toasts are kind of a big deal these days, if you haven’t heard. Perhaps it’s their visual appeal compared with traditional sandwiches — those colorful and vivid ingredients exposed to light. Or maybe it’s that toasts have half the carbohydrate load of their fully breaded counterparts. For whatever reason, toasts…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. El Ranchito remains one of my favorite Dallas restaurants. It’s loud, brash and…
Before we get into any of this I thought I should point out that Old Navy is having a sale on elastic pants right now. Maybe you should bookmark it. Bikini season isn’t going to last forever, you know, and I can personally attest to the comfort and appeal of elastic,…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Any list that gives me an excuse to revisit the papusas at La…
Just two years ago I lamented the late-night dining scene here in Dallas. It was awful, and if you wanted to grab a bite after 10 p.m. your options were anything but delicious. And if the hunger pangs struck after, your choices were abysmal. That’s changed greatly in the past…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. At the intersection of quaint coffee shop and lovable bakery lies Boulangerie, a…
The red “A” hanging over Elm Street was first illuminated about a month ago, alerting pedestrians that their next late-night dining option was ready for business. Armoury Deep Ellum (or Armoury D.E.) brings a familiar mix of cocktails, beer and food in a dimly lit space reminiscent of the steampunk…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. In a city where fine dining can get a little stuffy, FT33 brings…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. While you can certainly enjoy a solitary meal at Royal Sichuan in Richardson,…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. From the street, La Banqueta does little to differentiate itself from the other…
Ten Bells co-owner Meri Dahlke just released new details about her upcoming pub and things just got weird in the most delicious way. Dahlke dished on the upcoming menu, which is unlike any other offering in Dallas. Her kitchen will intimately embrace European dining sensibilities. Before we talk plates, though,…
