When I visit a restaurant, I sometimes imagine the conversations its creators had. What were they thinking? Why did they invest money in this concept? How did they miss the flashing neon orange warning signs that their business plan was doomed? My newest morbid fascination is Circo TX, a 25,000-square-foot…
Dallasite Kevin Curry has turned a recipe blog and Instagram account into a massive lifestyle brand, Fit Men Cook, that now includes a new recipe book and more than 1.3 million Insta followers.
Beer cocktails are a pretty common sight on many of the menus and chalkboards of North Texas’ favorite craft beer destinations. And any Mexican joint worth its Tajin has some form of michelada available come brunch time. By flipping the script, Peticolas Brewing just introduced something far more rare to…
Everyone could benefit from more grandmas in their lives, since it’s well-documented that grandmas are the best people on earth. If only the hurting, stressed-out people among us could borrow an extra grandmother to bake us cookies, dole out hugs and gently caress our cherubic faces as we fall asleep…
Scott Zenreich is an unassuming young man who likes to work in theaters and has spent years working in restaurants. He has a wide smile that shows nothing but sincerity when you meet him, and he speaks with graciousness that makes you want to be his friend. It almost seems…
A new vegan bakery opened its doors in Dallas last month. Sugar Fang Vegan Bakery, owned by Sam Wynne of BrainDead Brewing and Bowls & Tacos, brings dairy-free, plant-based baked goods to Deep Ellum. Malikei Hetherington is the pastry chef and manager of this new concept. Trained in vegan cooking…
There’s no shortage of coffee spots in North Texas. With that comes a variety of ways for coffee addicts to get their fix brewed — pour-overs, cold-brew, French press, standard drip. An older brewing method, however, seems to have come and gone in the DFW coffee scene. The siphon method…
The phrase “brunch at the Joule” has a ring to it that makes you feel like you’re going somewhere special. And with what CBD Provisions regularly has to offer, you’d be right. For us downtown residents, the Joule is a place we can regularly visit. That might mean workout clothes…
The Hill, the sprawling new development at Walnut Hill and Central Expressway, took a major hit recently with the news that its anchor tenant, sustainable home good store TreeHouse, was already closing after a brief run, but new things are in the works. The mixed-use development has no shortage of…
Jalisco Norte offers us four Ranch Water slants. Our favorite is the Early Riser; it’s just the thing to get us through these weird 60-degrees-in-January days and not ruin our resolutions … just yet.
If you’re vegan, or you’ve spent time trying to be, you know you have to dig through every dish’s ingredients to see if it fits your criteria. To help you out on the cocktail side, BrainDead Brewing is hosting Dallas Vegan Drinks once a month. The local vegan group comes…
The weirdest, chic-est or just most conversation-worthy bathrooms at Dallas bars and restaurants.
Last year, Dallas got a new food festival: Between the Buns, a Dallas Observer mini food fest celebrating sliders made by some of our favorite Dallas restaurants. Nearly 2,000 people feasted on everyone’s favorite bite-sized sandwich last year, and if you missed out, you’re in luck — Between the Buns…
Uber-popular Colorado breakfast joint Snooze an A.M. eatery is about to open its fourth DFW location, this one in prime brunch territory: Oak Lawn. The new restaurant at Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road will be 4,200 square feet of breakfast devotion (complete with a “huge patio,” according to…
When Dude, Sweet Chocolate opened in Bishop Arts in 2009, it was ahead of its time — a chef-driven chocolate shop creating outside-the-box confections with all the grit, creativity and imagination of public-facing chef-owner Katherine Clapner. Dude, Sweet expanded by opening a shop in Fort Worth in 2012, a Lower…
For some people, retirement means spending a month in Italy whenever you feel like it. For others, it may be finally getting into that painting hobby you let go years ago. For Lee Theilen, it meant diving into a hobby that eventually became a brick-and-mortar storefront in East Dallas. Pickletopia…
You’re familiar with this origin story: It starts when two people build something from the bottom up in their garage. They start by reverse engineering the concept, deconstructing the way it’s been done before, analyzing the method, then soldering and searing new parts together. There are wisps of smoke and misfires. In…
If you frequent the Whippersnapper — that smaller establishment next to High Fives off North Henderson Avenue — the place might look a little different than usual. The bar closed after a massive New Year’s Eve party, but something new has already opened in its place — something new, something…
The Playwright Irish Pub, sister bar to Downtown’s The Craft Irishman, also owned by Alan Kearney, took over the space and opened in mid-November.
On a recent visit to Yolk in One Arts Plaza, we waited 25 minutes for a table for a late breakfast. With two decent bloody mary options nearby at The Playwright Irish Pub and Jorge’s, you can easily pass the time. What was interesting, though, was that as we approached…
On Feb. 9, we celebrate the only meal of the day that matters: brunch. The Morning After, an annual Dallas Observer food fest celebrating the best in brunch food and booze, is once again taking over the Dallas Farmers Market, and this year’s lineup is pretty stacked. Check out the…
The Guadalajaran, a large format cocktail from Vidorra, is here to help us ruin our resolutions and pour on the fun.
