Walking up to the Statler feels a bit like stepping into 1950s glamour — a feeling aided by the vintage cars parked strategically out front. Inside, ’50s glamour meets modern chic. Taking cues from both midcentury modern design and present-day aesthetics, the Statler’s redesign is certainly eye catching. Take a stroll…
It’s a wonderful afternoon. You’re sitting in one of Babe’s Chicken Dinner House’s many North Texas locations. A mannequin sits in the chair next to you. Quirky signs depicting John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe line the wall. A young woman asks you if you’ve been there before. Yes, you say,…
Thanksgiving is behind us, but many of us still have guests in town through the weekend, or maybe even the month. This raises the question: Now that we can’t hide behind the business of a Thanksgiving feast, what on earth are we going to do with our relatives all weekend?…
Two nights before Thanksgiving, there are Creamsicle-tinted clouds streaking high above the Cold Beer Co. patio in Deep Ellum. The air is the temperature of a Texas autumn, which means it feels like May anywhere else, and inside the bar, the heat’s pumping to the music. The room is sparsely…
When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took the ring March 8, 1971, it was the first time for two undefeated boxers to fight each other for the heavyweight title. And what a match it was — a true display of agility, strength and grit. Although two undefeated men entered the…
Need to get away from the fam for a minute this weekend? Get a respite from the holiday madness by stuffing your face — or drinking copiously — at some of Dallas’ best food and drink events: ***** Unleash your inner Dowager Countess of Grantham at the Dallas Arboretum. The…
It’s easy to pass by Pho Pasteur 2, tucked into an unassuming Carrollton strip mall near a Cici’s Pizza and a Colombian restaurant. With the same owners as Richardson’s Pho Pasteur, the Carrollton outpost of this Vietnamese gem delivers a large variety of inexpensive, traditional dishes. Taking its name from…
Fall this year in Dallas wasn’t really much of a fall. The 95-degree days in October threw off our pumpkin spice mentality, so we’re excited to finally be feeling a chill in the air — and warmer flavors on cocktail menus. Bowen House’s newly released fall and winter menu offers…
Big news for an ever-growing food and drink neighborhood: White Rock Alehouse & Brewery, a new brewpub and restaurant, opens Nov. 30 at 7331 Gaston Ave. in Lakewood. Aside from the obvious, this new beer spot features an added bonus: It’s right off the Santa Fe Trail, a popular hike and bike…
Sorry, butter. Nice try, olive oil. There’s a new best thing to put on bread. It’s called ezme. It’s spicy, garlicky, acidic and sweet-sour, a lightning bolt to the taste buds. At Tantuni Mediterranean Grill, the newest Turkish restaurant in Richardson, ezme arrives with bread in a small bowl, looking…
Settle Up is a column that critiques cocktail bars with the same gravitas that food critics apply to restaurants, exploring Dallas’ cocktail concepts, menus, execution and service and steering discerning imbibers toward all the booze that’s fit to drink. You can tell a lot about a bar by the hats…
In 2016, for the first time in three years, Jack Perkins had a quiet Thanksgiving. The feeling was, as he tells it, a little weird. Perkins had sold The Slow Bone, his barbecue restaurant in the Design District, which meant he had a little extra time on his hands for…
Looking for a hot deal on that holiday hooch? Well, we’ve got good and bad news. The bad news: True Spirits Liquor, Beer and Wine in Plano is closing after eight years in business, according to a Facebook post: The good news, at least for drinkers, is that everything in the…
Cruising down the Jefferson Boulevard drag, you’ll find a variety of Hispanic/Latino-focused businesses — from taquerias and quinceañera dress shops to grocery stores — and the historic Texas Theatre. Slowly, newer shops and eateries catering to different crowds are moving into this Oak Cliff neighborhood. One new resident is trying…
Considering that brunch is Dallas’ favorite pastime — after complaining about the Cowboys and sitting in traffic on I-35 — there is never a shortage of hot new brunch spots to hit up. But in all the new and now, it’s easy to forget about the Dallas brunch institutions, the…
Stop into HIDE to check out their new food and drink menus, new for Fall.
In this week’s round-up of food news, a kitschy new eatery comes to The Star, Dallas gets a new East African restaurant and more: The Star in Frisco is getting a curious addition in December: Sushi Marquee, a “fun-loving Japanese-inspired concept” that’s serious about cocktails, sushi and ’80s/’90s pop culture…
While things have (finally) slowed down in this explosive sector of the ever-growing fast casual scene, there is one new poke joint coming that we’ve had an eye on since plans were announced seven months ago: Malibu Poke. The Turtle Creek Village restaurant has finally announced an open date: Tues.,…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. Ground pork belly sizzles and crisps into Dunston’s house-made bacon bits. French bread is sliced and fried…
A lot has happened since a New American bistro by the name of The Grape opened in 1972. One president resigned and another was impeached. Jordache jeans took the roller-coaster ride of fashion, the smartphone was introduced, the human genome was mapped and dietary fat was first demonized, then praised…
Our hopes are high that the Toyota Music Factory comes together as a food and live entertainment destination. On the live music front, the venue has had something of a rocky start, with canceled shows and questionable plumbing, but the i-dotting and t-crossing appears to be wrapping up for upcoming events…
Ever since this gilded cage sprung up in downtown Dallas, the city has been falling all over itself to get a taste of Bullion, a new French brasserie from chef Bruno Davaillon. Now, they can: Bullion opens to the public on Friday. The 96-seat restaurant, boasting ample commissioned art and “contemporary…
