Under a New Chef, José’s Upscale Mexican Fare Has Leveled Up

José didn’t have to improve itself. The Park Cities crowd quickly adopted it as a favored Mexican food destination, and once the Park Cities crowd likes a restaurant, it doesn’t need to serve good food to keep their attention. José could have coasted for years by riding the pocketbooks of older Anglos with…

Dallas Finally Has a Booming Healthy Restaurant Scene — Here Are Our Favorites

In a restaurant scene dominated by steaks, burgers and Tex-Mex, healthy dining options in Dallas have historically been limited. Yet today, probably more than ever, people of all ages and backgrounds are eschewing fryers and mechanically separated pink slime for healthier, more naturally-produced and locally-sourced food. Our city’s longest-running healthy…

The Posh Dallas Arboretum Food and Wine Fest Returns This Weekend

The Dallas Arboretum Food and Wine Fest returns this weekend, but this year, the festival will be a three-day affair with tastings, classes, cooking demos and panels. It will also include The Chef’s Garden’s Roots on the Road, a conference with four one-hour interactive panels covering everything from the future of…

An ‘Immersive Modern-Day Candy Factory Pop-Up’ Is Coming to Dallas

Dallas seems to love the Instagrammy pop-up “art experience,” from Sweet Tooth Hotel to Rainbow Vomit. In April, we’re getting another one: Candytopia, an “immersive modern-day candy factory pop-up,” according to a press release. Candytopia, created by “celebrity candy artist Jackie Sorkin,” opens in April at The Hill, the mixed-use development…

Jinya Ramen Bar Opening Soon in Victory Park

A ramen franchise that got its start in Tokyo in 2000 is opening its first DFW location in Victory Park this month, according to a press release. Founder Tomo Takahashi’s Jinya Ramen Bar has locations in several states and in Houston and Austin. “Cozy yet modern, the Victory Park location is…