There was a lot of beer — and a lot of great beer — at Brew Riot, the homebrew fest that took over Bishop Arts on Sunday afternoon. Established breweries shared their goods, homebrewing clubs showed off seriously above average beers (I would like a dozen six-packs of Trunk and…
Butcher shops are a dying breed. This is obviously not due to any influx of vegetarians, especially here in Texas, but it might have something to do with Americans’ growing disconnect with their food and where it comes from. Or maybe people just don’t care. According to the USDA, the…
By now, Dallas pretty much has an independent coffee shop located in every major zone of the city. Now, Victory Park’s got one, too: Cafe Victoria is a small, smartly designed space nestled between a row of boutique shops alongside the W Hotel, a caffeinated oasis amid an urban forest…
For fans of vegetables, brunch and dining al fresco, Mudhen Meats and Greens’ new brunch is tasty good news. The farm-to-table-influenced eatery at Dallas Farmers Market is now serving brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, and the menu is filled with healthy options like Groatmeal…
The new restaurants just keep coming in Deep Ellum. The latest addition: Amsterdam Falafelshop, which opened today. The new spot at 2651 Commerce St. is open for lunch, dinner and serves until midnight Sunday-Tuesday and 3 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Along falafel, the fast casual, vegetarian-friendly eatery serves up Mediterranean classics…
In this week’s Dallas food news, two eateries shutter, a nightclub unveils an expensive renovation, Stephan Pyles announces the team for his latest endeavor and local beer comes to the Dallas Farmers Market. Henderson Avenue “upscale dance club” Candleroom is celebrating its 13th birthday by unveiling a massive renovation. They’re also…
A blitzkrieg of buzz normally surrounds a highly anticipated restaurant — diners quickly fall into frenzy for reservations and the media stumble over themselves in feeble attempts to get the scoop. But with On the Lamb, few caught wind of this Deep Ellum restaurant’s opening weekend. Former Oak chef Ross…
Just over a week ago, we lost Jack Keller. Keller founded the iconic drive-in that deals in easy cheeseburger perfection. In a city with a restaurant scene that’s zipping forward like a time-lapse video, Keller’s remains true and unchanged. Simple, cheap cheeseburgers with a swipe of mustard, poppyseed bun and…
May 16 kicks off this year’s American Craft Beer Week, first organized by the Brewers Association’s Craft Beer Program in 2006. The week of tastings, tappings and events provide craft brewers an opportunity to commemorate what they do with fellow craft beer lovers. This isn’t some silly made-up and oddly…
Carlo’s Bakery (of Cake Boss fame) celebrated the grand opening of their first Dallas location in March. To get a cannoli on opening morning, you had to camp out overnight, leaving many people long-faced and pastryless. In the weeks that followed, long lines continued to wind through the bakery, sometimes…
Taste of Addison returns following last year’s event, Fork and Cork. While Fork and Cork aimed for a more upscale experience, it lacked, shall we say, that certain food revelry quality so inherent to Taste of Addison. And so it is with big eyes and growling stomachs that North Texans…
We all have a little pain in our lives. Some of us have physical pain (stupid plantar fasciitis), some of us have broken hearts (stupid Bumble date), and some of us just have to deal with a pain in the ass neck at work (stupid Judy in accounting and her expense reports)…
Ever since The New Yorker, Eater and the food-writing horde declared “artisanal toast” the Next Big Thing™ two years ago, toasted sliced bread has continued its improbable yet meteoric rise. From Wild Detectives’ tosta menu to Cultivar’s “toast program” to the avocado toast selling like, well, toast at spots like Local Press…
Beer people are a devoted bunch. We stand in long lines in the heat of the day to secure 750 milliliters of twice-fermented squash-and-beet saison. We wrap cases worth of rare ale in Depends undergarments, stuff them in a box and ship it to a stranger 12 states away with…
Zoli’s has announced that it is reopening in November. This is news that we could not be happier to hear. We are puppies hugging puppies happy about this. We are post-coital smoke-break relieved that we will not have to live for very many more months in a world without roni…
If the Kitchen LTO concept has a weakness, it’s an over-reliance on fads. Every six months, the Trinity Groves restaurant holds an application process to select a completely new menu and chef, offering underappreciated chefs the chance to (briefly) run their own restaurant. The final decision is based on popular…
For most, the bulk of grocery shopping happens at grocery store chains. Farmers markets and local specialty markets are the ideal but, in practice, the big guys just make more sense for certain grocery trips. But as Americans living in a capitalistic democracy, for most of us, our buying power is…
During lunch hour, Fuel City — the beloved travel stop that’s part gas station, car wash, pseudo petting zoo and taqueria in one — is bustling with hungry construction workers and weary travelers watching a longhorn lounge under a tree. It’s situated on Riverfront Boulevard under a tangle of freeways,…
If you’re looking for the new Ascension location in Crescent Court, you’ll likely find another coffee shop first. Located just around the corner from McKinney Ave, tucked between the Rosewood Crescent Hotel and the complex’s office building, this new iteration of local coffee shop Ascension is spacious and warm, serving…
At some point, fried chicken went from the everyman’s inexpensive indulgence to a high-priced commodity at upscale restaurants. Setting aside the dish’s obvious trendiness, we wanted to explore fried chicken that does not cost four times as much as what someone in their right mind would pay. We want deep-fried goodness…
Hutchins BBQ is good — and judging by the lines out front, North Texans know that. Now, Yankees will get a taste of the goods, too, when Hutchins heads to the Big Apple next month to cook dinner at the James Beard House. Cooking at the Beard House, in case…
In this week’s Dallas food news: closures, summer menus and a Texas Monthly barbecue dinner that no self-respecting barbecue nerd would miss: At an exceedingly masturbatory press conference this week, Jerry Jones and the family members he hired to run the Dallas Cowboys empire announced the restaurants that will be…
