On an overcast Friday afternoon, a tiny bird lost its way and found itself inside what is currently storage space next door to Local Press + Brew in Oak Cliff. “Oh, a little birdy came in,” Ben Johnson says, losing his train of thought. “Looks like a fledgling just learning…
When her children started at Independence Elementary in Castle Hills, Chonnie Richey wanted to be involved. After learning what her kids were eating at school, she knew just how she wanted to help. “As a parent, I want my kids to eat fresh food,” Richey says. At home, that decision…
Welcome to the day after, when regret runs rampant and the struggle is very much real real. If you’ve over-indulged, here are a few ways to kick that hangover. Jonathon’s chicken and wafflesTired of waiting on the sidewalk for the chance to get down on Jonathon’s chicken and waffles? You’re…
Bouchon 1314 seemed, at first, like the neighborhood French bistro of Oak Cliff’s dreams. The combination bistro and wine bar/retailer was in a great spot near the Kessler on Davis, the wine selection was solid and the menu of French classics looked promising. But it never really seemed to hit…
Bolsa’s Michelada uses mussel broth to give their traditional Mexican cocktail a little extra spice and complexity.
One of San Antonio’s quirkiest restaurants is opening in Dallas with an equally quirky business plan: Hot Joy, “a wild mash-up of China, Texas, Vietnam, Japan, Louisiana, Thailand, Mexico, Malaysia and anything else that lights up our brain,” will open a “pop-up restaurant” at 3130 Lemmon Ave., in the former Texas Land…
Yatai Ramen Izakaya in Plano first look.
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Halcyon is a lofty name for a cafe. Halcyon is defined as denoting “a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful,” so one might describe their childhood as halcyon, or a summer spent touring the English countryside, or that time when one’s stomach capacity seemed…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed – for the good or bad – over the years. Standing at a table in the dining room, one of Lucky’s servers scoops something from a large…
Marijuana is still very much illegal in Texas, even though municipalities like Dallas are moving forward with policies like the city’s new cite-and-release, which means that, starting Oct. 1, “anyone caught with less than four ounces of marijuana in the portion of the city of Dallas that lies within Dallas…
Simplicity is not exactly trendy in Dallas dining right now. Somewhere along the line, specialization was replaced by book-length restaurant menus that wildly run the gamut. At Nick Badovinus’ new hotspot Town Hearth, you can get everything from Blue Point oysters on the half shell to house-made pasta, ahi tuna…
Nazca Kitchen has a lot going for it: fresh green tea and Colombian coffee, solid ceviche, a flat-screen near the kitchen that displays photos of llamas so vividly that you may try to hug one and slam into a wall. And then there’s the burger, a hidden gem on this menu…
Dallas is home to some seriously gorgeous restaurants, but some places serve food so good, they have no need for fancy build-outs or plates that aren’t made of Styrofoam. Taquerias in particular lend themselves to low-key settings where even individual menus are an unnecessary luxury. While places like Revolver and…
Prohibition Chicken to bring fried chicken and Prohibition-era cocktails — with a speakeasy — to Old Town Lewisville.
Town Hearth is a ridiculous love letter to a ridiculous city, a monument to Dallas-sized ambitions, cars, hair and egos. Beautiful, loud-talking people congregate here in absurd shirts, poofy dresses and hair products sturdy enough to survive hailstorms. Town Hearth feels like the kind of place that will appear on…
Iron Fork, the Dallas Observer’s annual food- and booze-tasting event, is next week, and the foodie extravaganza just added a little dose of celebrity: Top Chef alum and Dallas steakmaster John Tesar. Take a break from gorging yourself on unlimited food samples (and eight booze samples, with the opportunity to…
It’s been a tumultuous few years for local Thai chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin, AKA Chef Eddy. He left his post at Pakpao in 2014 to start his own restaurant, Kin Kin Urban Thai in Fort Worth, eventually opening a second Kin Kin location on Oak Lawn. He eventually closed the Fort Worth location…
Tacodeli opening a second Dallas location in The Hill on Walnut Hill.
We may call them coffee shops, but the fact is, most cafes go through more milk than coffee by volume. “At least half of our beverage sales are milk-based drinks as opposed to straight espressos and brewed coffee,” says Nathan Shelton, co-owner of Cultivar Coffee. Despite the countless gallons cafes…
When some companies need a facelift, its owners may feel less than confident about the effort. But not Christine and Jonathon Erdeljac. For the husband-and-wife restaurateurs, they knew the time was right for expansion. Walk into Jonathon’s Oak Cliff for breakfast and you know you’ve walked into a popular place. The…
