It didn’t take a Super Bowl commercial to turn pumpkin beer into the drinking public’s punching bag. Even before Anheuser-Busch InBev took its million-dollar dump on craft brewers with its peach pumpkin ale diss, gourd-infused brews earned more haters with each passing autumn, falling victim to evolving tastes and seasonal…
Dallas doesn’t have enough great Chicago-style pizza. Down at the Joule, Americano is looking to change that. This fall, on Sunday and Monday nights, they’re serving Chicago-style pizza by the slice for $10. If you’re ashamed to be seen with a deep dish by the Cool Pizza Kids, an ultra-quiet…
From time to time, a new restaurant pops up here in Dallas that raises an eyebrow. OK, actually, it’s more like a couple times a week. It’s far more rare to find new spots that we can actually see becoming a second home. The lucky thing for anyone who happens…
It’s Saturday night and I’m standing in front of my tent sipping Lakewood Brewing’s Zomer Pils when one of Dallas’ most talented brewers wanders up and offers me a sip of his homebrew. Barrett Tillman and I do not know each other — save for the fact that I asked…
On Oct. 15, more than 3,000 people will converge on City Hall Plaza with a singular goal: to eat as many tacos as possible. Dallas Observer Tacolandia, now in its second year, promises to be a barbacoa bonanza, with taquerias like Come Taco, Revolver Taco Lounge, Taqueria Ventana and Trompo…
When I was in college, there was a happy little Starbucks at the edge of campus where everyone gathered before and after class to study and decompress. As fall crept in and temperatures dropped, my friends and I, clad in big soft sweaters and scarves, often gathered on the small…
The best way to learn your neighborhood is to eat and drink it. At first glance, Lakewood is a sprawl of good lunch and cold beer. There are piping-hot bowls of posole and bar snacks and enough crows on power lines to be in a movie’s apocalypse montage. Lakewood is…
Dallas takes brunch very seriously, as evidenced by the long lines and the people who seem almost eager to wait in them. Ida ClaireBrunch isn’t just for Dallas proper — some spots in the suburb do it well, like Ida Claire, where you’ll find a host of Southern and Louisiana-inspired…
In this week’s round-up of DFW food news: openings, closings and franchise implosion. When Quill opened in the Design District earlier this year, it billed itself as an upscale cocktail lounge — but it appears that the Oak Lawn Avenue spot, a joint project between Apheleia Restaurant Group (Oak, El Bolero) and…
It sounds impossible, but it’s real: Start, the healthy fast food and drive-thru alternative, has created a veggie burger that bests its own beef cheeseburger. It’s not magic. It’s a wild and beautiful Frankensteinian creation, consisting of roughly 28 ingredients that work together to form a vegetable and bean and…
In a hip Asian strip mall in Carrollton, the new Gen Korean BBQ presents a powerful combination of atmosphere and piles of tasty meats. It’s a memorable experience, though the price may keep it in special occasion territory for many. Fortunately, dining at Gen Korean is more affordable for lunch,…
Houndstooth Coffee’s newest location in Sylvan Thirty has an added bonus tucked at the end of the hallway by the bathrooms: Jettison, a sleek little speakeasy that opens Friday, Oct. 21. If you can’t wait until then to check it out, get a sneak peek at the new craft cocktail…
PSLs, UGGs, oversized scarves, shacks made of pumpkins at the Arboretum, sub-90-degree weather — fall is here, people, and bars are readying their menus for the weather change to focus on new trends and seasonal produce. One of Bowen House’s new offerings, Falling for Figs, brings in rosemary, fig and blackberry paired with locally distilled…
SPARK! is a nonprofit organization that provides hands-on creative experiences for children. It does this through workshops and a fully immersive environment that includes a huge Climb, Crawl, Slide sculpture. If you’re wondering how you can go back in time in order to be a child and attend SPARK!, you…
Last month Sixty Vines opened its doors — and its taps — in Plano. It’s the latest restaurant from the group behind Velvet Taco, Ida Claire, Mexican Sugar and Whiskey Cake, which occupies the same shopping plaza as Sixty Vines. But proximity does not breed likeness in this instance. Where…
I recently polled my friends on Facebook to ask if a restaurant flier left on their cars’ windshields would make them more or less inclined to try said establishment. Mind you, it’s a small sample — and highly unscientific — but the vast majority of respondents hate the idea, with…
In downtown McKinney, near the end of a long row of antique shops, clothing boutiques and locally owned restaurants, is a large wooden cupboard sitting on the sidewalk. Words painted at the top read, “Little Free Pantry: Take what you need leave what you can.” Inside are hundreds of food…
In a city as big, diverse and hungry as Dallas, it’s hard to be the best at anything. With dozens of restaurants often serving up the same genre of food (ahem, Southern), it’s not easy to stand out. This city has a lot of restaurants, and everyone’s vying to become…
As part of our Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’ve been sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Best of Dallas is available online and in newsstands now, and here’s out last 100 fave of the year. If…
Chef Tiffany Derry is back in the Dallas dining scene, and she’s not holding anything back. The former Top Chef contestant is hitting the scene hard, too, with several forthcoming projects: Roots Southern Table at Trinity Groves, Roots Chicken Shack in the future Legacy Hall in Plano and a grab-and-go…
I took a bite of the creamy Camembert, feeling the richness flood my taste buds, and followed the bite with a sip of Texas Ale Project’s Payne Pilsner. The moment the effervescence of the bright beer hit my tongue, cutting through the buttery feel of the cheese, was a revelation:…
In case you’ve been living under a rock with exceptionally poor Wi-Fi, you’re no doubt well aware that the State Fair of Texas opens for the season on Friday — and nothing has been buzzed about quite so much as this year’s new food offerings. In the more than two…
