For the fifth year, Dallas’ bars will host the industry’s biggest annual charity event, The Fantasy Bar Draft, a one-night-only event that features five bars under one roof, on Nov. 5. The past four years, the event raised up to $130,000 for Trigger’s Toys, a not-for-profit organization that donates financial support…

Slushies make most things better. Alcoholic slushies make everything better. Haystack Burger + Barley figured that one out and created The Haymaker, a whiskey slushie to accompany their mouthwatering burgers and delightful fries. Make one at home using the recipe for a one-off below, or stop in for one (or…

Sometimes a cocktail’s vessel is as important as its contents. Moscow Mules are great, but do they really taste as good in a regular glass as they do in a copper mug? Negative. The Honey Bear cocktail at Rapscallion not only comes in an adorable glass, but it’s also delicious…

It’s not hard to find a good cocktail in Dallas, and it’s certainly not hard to find an expensive cocktail, either. We live in the era of the $27 cocktail, and it’s not uncommon to find yourself staring down a drinks list that starts at $12. But there are cheap…

Is there a more noble reason to drink than to benefit the North Texas Food Bank? Throughout the month of September, you can visit Mudhen and order their Canadian Clementine cocktail, developed by Mudhen cocktail director Tia Downey, and they’ll donate $1 to the NTFB in honor of Hunger Awareness Month. So pop in, order a…

The cautionary tale of “the girl next door” brings to mind a (seemingly) mild-mannered, cute girl, right? It’s seldom the case … she always has some sort of a crazy streak. The same could be said about Next Door’s Scorched Peach, a playful cocktail made sweet with cinnamon syrup and…

Let’s set some ground rules: A boilermaker is a beer and a shot served together, but only can be called a proper boilermaker if the whiskey shot is dropped into the beer, then chugged. Otherwise, you have yourself a “one-and-one” situation, which is a shot of liquor with a beer…

The People’s Last Stand offers delightfully mixed options across its copper-top bar, most created by the men (and women) behind the stick. The Winston McCall is crafted by Dena Sweis, their lone female bartender, and it packs a punch. Prepare your palate for some serious spice thanks to the multiple…

This summer, the phenomenon of frozen wine slushies has reached critical happy hour mass with a drink that’s proven outrageously popular: frozen rosé wine, playfully dubbed the “frosé.” Grape Ranch, a now-defunct company owned by two Dallasites, was way ahead of the frosé trend when they created pouches of frozen…

Were you the kid at camp that alway caught his marshmallow on fire and waved it in front of other campers’ faces and then got in trouble? That kind of reckless behavior has no doubt gotten you far in life. Luckily, today being National S’Mores Day and all, the bartenders…

You know what they say: People in glass restaurants should make delicious drinks. (Wait, is that how that goes?) Savor Gastropub is nestled at the edge of Klyde Warren Park and offers great food, well-crafted cocktails and amazing people watching. Their saké sangria is a new slant on a traditional…

One of Ocean Prime’s newest cocktails, the Rum Punch, is an exciting version of an old classic thanks to the addition of Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur and a touch of chocolate bitters. The spice from the chile liqueur is faint but noticeable, and then you’re left with a slight whisper…

Great minds do think alike – like mine and the bar manager’s at Meddlesome Moth. We both decided that during the Moth’s Belgian Beer Week there should be a cocktail featuring a Belgian beer. This beertail features one of their features for Belgian Beer Week in a simple, yet delicious cocktail,…

Through the years, Dallas has heard the name of legendary restauranteur Gene Street time and time again. (Ahem … Black Eyed Pea, Snookie’s, Liberty Burger, Good Eat’s, etc.) Luckily, the restaurant industry runs in the family.  Recently opened Street’s Fine Chicken is owned by one of Gene’s sons, run by…

I’m a busy girl. For that reason, I enjoy multitasking. Alex Fletcher’s recent creation for Atwater Alley, the Cubano Daiquiri, helps me do just that — it’s an expertly portioned daiquiri with a little something extra: cigar smoke-infused rum. Since it’s doing double duty, this cocktail packs a wallop, so take…

Matt Ragan has done amazing things at Victor Tangos. Not only is the Henderson Avenue locale still a hot spot serving unique and delicious food and drink after eight years of business — a miracle in a market like Dallas — but they continue to keep things interesting. An impetus…

Eating the recommended daily amount of fruit seems easier for kids. Between bananas in lunch bags, apples and peanut butter after school and orange slices at half time during soccer games (let’s not even talk about the Capri Suns), kids are pretty fruit flush. Adults seem to buy fruit and…

Right now, we all want one thing: A/C.  OK, actually we want two things: A/C and cold drinks. Victor Tangos has some serious A/C blasting, and their Cool Like That cocktail by Andrew Stofko satisfies the latter. We’ve never considered radicchio for a cocktail, but we’re glad that Stofko did…

A relative to tequila has been showing up of late on cocktail menus all over Dallas. Mezcal is a spirit made from agave, but with some seriously smoky notes. For the uninitiated, Abacus’ Smoke on the Water is the perfect gateway drink to the smoky spirit, thanks to tequila infused with…