We’d make some cutesy comment about how hot it is out there right now, but it’s safe to say we’re all aware — and we’ve got at least another eight weeks of this heat. How will we ever make it through? Refreshing summer cocktails, that’s how. Here’s what to sip…
We’ve reached peak summer, when the heat settles in hard and things get quiet, especially in the food and drink scene. That said, there are still a few things cooking: Tickets are now on sale for the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest, going down Nov. 4 in Austin, and DFW’s best…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. You probably already knew that CiboDivino in Sylvan Thirty is a solid spot to grab a Neapolitan pizza…
Yesterday’s City Plan Commission workshop on the late-hours overlay — a tool that, if implemented, could require bars, restaurants and retailers in certain parts of the city to apply for the privilege of staying open after midnight — was much like the half a dozen meetings and workshops that have…
Max’s Wine Dive in West Village has closed effective today, according to a press release. The Houston-based restaurant had been open five years but owners opted not to renew their lease. “We love Dallas and are very grateful to everyone who has supported us,” Jerry Lasco, president and CEO of Lasco…
Clutch’s new Skinny Watermelon Mule brings all the best things together—a refreshing summer flavor (watermelon), Patrón (because, tequila), and an Instagrammable vessel—and does it without piling on the calories.
The tiki cocktail reigns supreme this weekend. Zombie on, Dallas. ***** Beats and Eats returns to the Granada Theater this Thursday for another evening of delicious food and great tunes. This month, Austin soul band Tomar and the FCs will take the stage as the Blind Butcher’s Oliver Sitrin takes…
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. A good pub began with steamed mollusks. About 20 years ago, Dublin-born Feargal McKinney returned to Dallas from…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The bowl arrives at the table, its garnish dancing happily atop a small mountain of vegetables. The Brussels…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The best bowls of noodles come with a super power: Once you dive in, slurping up good sauces…
Toni Rivard attributes a lot of her success as a baker to her “glass half full” attitude. Now, eight years after founding Creme de la Cookie, she’s debuting an over-the-top milkshake menu that will fill a lot more than half your glass. Her “freakshakes” were inspired by a recent visit…
Today, Small Brewpub is finding its stride with a popular menu and increasing revenue, but it wasn’t long ago that the owners were working second jobs just to keep their Jefferson Boulevard restaurant afloat and make ends meet. “We were looking at the numbers and thinking, ‘We’re not going to be…
About eight years ago, Cosmo’s veteran Jackson Tran crafted a menu that infused his background in Vietnamese comfort food into Lakewood’s long-standing dive bar. He called it a pop-up. Tran’s parents are also great chefs; they came from Can Tho in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Tran was born in a Red…
We’ve picked the fish clean. Its spinal column yawns in a thin arc across the platter; my friend’s fork probes the vertebrae, checking for tiny, lingering morsels of meat. Most of the skin is long gone. The head has been pulled apart and searched for cheek meat — there isn’t…
In December 2015, El Palote Panadería opened in Pleasant Grove as a traditional Mexican bakery with one notable exception: vegan Thursdays. Word spread on local vegan blogs and Facebook pages, and soon the shop was serving more vegan items during the week and all-vegan menus on weekend nights to satisfy…
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Dallas Farmers Market will be swimming in beer — more than 500 beers, actually — when the seventh annual Dallas Observer BrewFest once again takes over the Shed at DFM. A $35 general admission ticket gets you access to the festival when the gates open…
Leslie Brenner, Dallas Morning News’ food critic, is leaving the newspaper after eight years, according to DMN. She’s leaving to take a senior management position with Rebees, a Dallas-based “place creation” company that was launched by a local developer in 2014. “We collaborate with partners and clients to develop real estate…
This is the golden age of saying things are in the golden age, but this is, sincerely, the golden age of cheeseburgers and tater tots. It’s not because of ubiquity: Burgers and tots aren’t just everywhere (they are); it’s the golden age because Dallas chefs are handcrafting cheeseburgers and fried…
The International Rescue Committee, a refugee aid organization, has paired up with an unlikely ally in Dallas: Eno’s Pizza. As part of the Youth Food Justice internship, three refugee children were selected to learn about Dallas, food and more. The interns are Pay Pay, a long-haired, bubbly high school junior…
Shake Shack’s new Hot Chick’n is a good chicken sandwich, just not a spicy one.
If you eat a meal without posting about it to Instagram, did you even eat a meal at all? Rack up the likes with this visually appealing Dallas food and drink. The Star pizza at Cane Rosso For a bite of the most ‘Grammable pizza in town, head to The…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. There are sandwich icons, like the BLT, that are probably best made at home. Texas tomatoes, crispy bacon,…
