Last summer, The French Room at the Adolphus Hotel decided to close its opulent doors to renovate its space and its concept. There was uncertainty over whether longtime employees — some of whom had been at The French Room for 20 or 30 years — would be left behind during…
This weekend, you’ll have two new Dallas bars to choose from: Hide, a Deep Ellum cocktail bar that features 30 cocktails made using equipment like centrifuges, and Pilikia, a tiki bar opening in what used to be Three Sheets. Hide opens at 5 p.m. Friday at 2816 Elm St. and will…
The last couple of years have been friendly to the North Texas beer scene — more than 25 breweries have popped up across our prairie landscape. The fears of a craft beer bubble have been popping up for years now, but on the other side of the coin, the thirst for…
Sura Korean Bistro makes an unforgettable first impression. Just inside the vestibule, a glass case houses plastic models of the house specialties. At the host stand, on my first visit, an employee had left an ordinary grocery shopping cart full of melons and cantaloupe. Banners proclaim an “All You Can…
The Neapolitan pizza is serious business. By most measures, hanging the VPN (Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana) logo in your pizzeria is a badge of honor, a statement that your establishment meets the strict requirements that respect the traditions of Neapolitan pizza-making. In DFW, Cavalli Pizza in Irving gained notice for…
Come late spring, the “damp” neighborhood of Oak Cliff could have a full-blown bar at North Tyler and West Davis streets. But for now, it will be one small battle at a time until Tiny Victories can open its doors, as long as its space is successfully rezoned. “We secured…
The Buddhists were right about a lot, but they’re particularly right about one thing: Everything comes to an end, and that is neither good nor bad. It just … is. In that spirit, eat and drink these five things while you’ve still got the chance. The fettuccine matriciana at Pietro’s After…
It’s restaurant wars! While it usually takes months, years, decades to open a restaurant, Top Chef expects its contestants to do it in three hours, give or take. This isn’t a big deal for Dallas chef John Tesar. In his career, he has opened 21 restaurants, 11 which were his…
We saw some new things at the SACC, but also noticed that the industry is doubling down on some previously seen movements such as the classic cocktail resurgence. Daiquiris are the leaders on that front, but we also saw draft cocktails, a Mexican ton of mezcal, and a movement to return to real hospitality behind the bar.
In this week’s round-up of Dallas dining news, there’s a little beer news, a little food truck news and one endlessly curious bit of news: Dallas is fixin’ to get a restaurant where you can shoot fake guns at training simulations while waiting on your dinner. As reported by Eater…
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. Pietro Eustachio smiles as he looks at my plate of fresh fettuccine, tossed in a red tomato…
Free Play Richardson, the retro arcade with more than 75 vintage games and a robust food and drink menu, is a not-so-serious place. But there is one thing they’re serious about: their retro soda program. “We have three categories of sodas at the arcade: glass-bottled Coke products, specialty sodas from…
The next time you and your dog need an outing, head to Mutt’s Canine Cantina for their warm weather cider, Man’s Best Friend.
Pizza has always played a part in the morning food scene, but it’s been a supporting role, one relegated to the tin foil-wrapped shadows where all food is cold, leftover and consumed by those standing in front of open refrigerators. And while there will forever be a time and a…
Meddlesome Moth’s chef Richard Graff is moving on, according to a press release. “Chef Rick is retiring to Philadelphia where his grandkids and family reside after first undergoing a much needed carpal tunnel surgery to repair tendons in his hand,” Moth owner Shannon Wynne says. “I guess years and years…
Drawing from Salone’s experience on the competitive barbecue circuit since 2005, Last Supper doesn’t offer an array of sauce options or expertly arranged boutique side dishes. It’s a straight-forward, plastic-and-styrofoam meat-focused experience. Nothing wrong with that.
There’s nothing like waking up to a nice dark cup of vanilla Ascension coffee. Truth be told, there is actually something better: Community’s Vanilla Ascension Coffee Porter. This dark and roasty Baltic porter lager is infused with Arabica coffee from Ascension and finished with Madagascar vanilla beans. Community is hailing…
It’s time to let the grill go. This, dear friends, is the wondrous era of the griddle. The flat-top, or the griddle as you may like to call it, is a volcanic prairie of beautiful, long-seasoned metal, and it’s the best place to find hamburger that will change you. Many…
Last summer, Top Knot hosted a wildly successful ramen series that featured guest chefs like Matthew Hoa of Ten Ramen, Justin Holt of Lucia and Misti Norris, whose shio ramen with pigs ear terrine totally blew our minds. Uchi’s little sister recently announced another ramen series, and this one has…
From leading Uchi to a brief stint as executive chef at FT33, chef Nilton “Junior” Borges has earned his place among the upper echelon of the Dallas dining scene. In May, Borges joined the Joule team as executive chef for the luxury hotel and its various restaurant concepts, including CBD…
Here’s a confession about food writers: We often get caught in a bubble. With so many new restaurant openings and so many public relations teams clamoring for attention, food writers must exert effort to venture off the beaten path. It takes research and dedication to avoid the publicity frenzy and…
File this under Things We Didn’t Expect to Happen Today: Facebook kingpin Mark Zuckerberg spent Martin Luther King Day in Oak Cliff, where he helped clear a vacant lot to build a fruit and vegetable garden. Zuckerberg spent the afternoon with the Commit Partnership, an organization that “helps drive student…
