The coffee landscape in Dallas is changing, and fast. Locally owned coffee institutions like Ascension and Cultivar are expanding, adding new locations all over North Texas — and not just stand-alone shops, either. They’re opening mini-shops in restaurants and bakeries, anchoring hotels and mixed-use developments, and roasters are expanding their…
Close your eyes and imagine a spring-fed swimming hole with a sandy bottom, surrounded by a ring of tall green trees rustling gently in the breeze. You’re floating belly up, arms out, the initial chill of the water wearing off. You stare at the bright blue sky above you. There…
About two months after closing his brick-and-mortar restaurant, David Anthony Temple is ready to go back underground in Dallas. “I’ll never leave underground behind; it’s always going to be there,” he says. Chef Temple, whom you may know as Chef DAT, started underground dinners in Dallas in December 2009. He…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Certain dishes have deep-rooted emotional ties to Texans. Most chefs know they’ll never make gumbo better than Meemaw’s…
Through a billow of pecan wood smoke, Orlando King turns over pulled pork with several twists of a tong, “to get the juices spread evenly throughout the meat and make it glisten,” he says. King has been setting up his smoker — usually on the corner of Routh and Cedar…
In 2014, homebrewers Macy Moore and Matt Hill were part of a social bike riding club in Fort Worth. During a ride on a near-freezing evening, a discussion of what kind of brewery they would open if they could became the catalyst for HopFusion Ale Works’ founding. Not long after…
Jonathan Everidge nurses his cocktail, eyes trained on the TVs above the bar, watching as CNN reports live from two blocks away. “This feels weird,” I mutter into my beer, and Everidge responds without taking his eyes off the TV. “It’s beyond weird,” he says, sounding deflated. “It’s surreal.” It’s…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Ten Bells Tavern is a place to lick your wounds. We don’t know what the science is, but…
Luscious yellowtail arrives curled into three perfect rolls, glistening and light pink, nestled on a pineapple puree pillow and speckled with shards of candied ginger. Rich and buttery hamachi toro dance on my tongue until it melts away, cleansed by the crisp pineapple, delivering a creamsicle-esque harmony; tart, rich, sweet…
Dallas bars and restaurants have been rallying today to offer help in the wake of last night’s tragic downtown shooting. Some are delivering food to Dallas police, some are offering free food and drink to first responders and others are donating a portion of proceeds to the families of officers…
It’s lunch hour on a Friday in Deep Ellum but the neighborhood feels quieter than usual — but not at Luscher’s Red Hots. Despite only one customer eating lunch at 11:15 a.m., there’s a flurry of activity. Chefs and caterers come and go from the restaurant, loading boxes of food and…
I’m a busy girl. For that reason, I enjoy multitasking. Alex Fletcher’s recent creation for Atwater Alley, the Cubano Daiquiri, helps me do just that — it’s an expertly portioned daiquiri with a little something extra: cigar smoke-infused rum. Since it’s doing double duty, this cocktail packs a wallop, so take…
In this week’s round-up of DFW food news, a Plano restaurant shutters, more chef change-ups for Misery Loves Company, a Dallas barbecue institution struggles to make ends meet and a death in the Dallas restaurant scene: Things have been pretty shaky for Kent Rathbun Concepts since Rathbun left the company…
Some days, a cup of hot coffee sounds more like torture than salvation. And by “some days,” we mean from now through approximately November, when the Texas heat is unrelenting in its quest to make us all feel like a heavy sack of hot garbage. Regardless, whether it’s 100 degrees…
We’re calling it now: Cattleack Barbeque is no longer Dallas’ best kept secret when it comes to barbecue. We’re partly to blame; we’ve sung the praises of Cattleack’s sauce and burnt ends and named them Best Barbecue Restaurant of 2015. Even though the jig is up, it’s still a joint that’s not familiar…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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 few things in life better than a great pâté. Rich and velvety with that beautiful metallic…
Do your child’s dreams resemble those of Jiro? Do they have posters of Julia Child plastered on their bedroom walls? When asked if they would like to help you make dinner do they reply “yes, chef!” If so, this may be the event for them. Every Thursday this month, Blythe…
Even David Chang isn’t immune from committing crimes against atmosphere. The New York Times’ Pete Wells docked Momofuku Nishi, Chang’s latest culinary enterprise, for being “as loud as the opening face-off of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.” Dining at Chang’s restaurants has always been a noisy experience, but…
Matt Ragan has done amazing things at Victor Tangos. Not only is the Henderson Avenue locale still a hot spot serving unique and delicious food and drink after eight years of business — a miracle in a market like Dallas — but they continue to keep things interesting. An impetus…
Here’s one of the many things we know as citizens of America headed towards one of the strangest, most baffling election cycles in recent history: Presidential candidate Donald Trump prefers his steaks well done. It makes sense; most of Donald Trump is cooked well past medium. Del Frisco’s Grille is…
It’s been a busy year in Dallas food. Late-night Halal street food in Deep Ellum, Austin soft serve in East Dallas, big-name chefs shuttering restaurants and moving onto new projects — new eateries have been popping up around Dallas (particularly in Deep Ellum) all year. But there can be no…
Craft beer has been a booming industry in Dallas for a number of years, but Fort Worth may soon rival Dallas’ lineup, with several breweries planning to open before the end of the year. In 2014, the Collective Brewing Project first came onto the North Texas craft beer scene after renting…
