If you count Smoke and Bolsa among your favorite restaurants, or you’re a Wes Anderson fan (or both), you’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of The Theodore. As of November 16, the wait is over. The newest addition to NorthPark Center showcases re-imagined American classics in a quirky yet elegant…
Restaurateur Danny Meyers is finally implementing what he referrs to as “hospitality included” at his New York City restaurants. The Times took a look at the Modern as front and back of the house employees prepare to become a tip-free restaurant. As that system rolls out, the restaurant community will…
Before last Thursday, East Dallas was a weekend-only popsicle area. Folks had to buy grocery store popsicles and store them in their own freezers for home consumption. The only public popsicle eating happened at local events or maybe a weekend Farmers Market. It was downright disturbing. Well, all that’s changed…
Andrew Chen is completing plans for the next expansion of his Monkey King Empire. Chen announced a new location of his noodle restaurant in Carrolton earlier this year, and has been openly working on relocating his original location since an inspection debacle bungled his rooftop patio dining there. He hopes…
So you think you can make the perfect omelet? Brian Luscher summed it up best when I interviewed him at Luscher’s Red Hots recently. The dish isn’t particularly difficult or complicated; it just requires some finesse. Anyone with basic sauté skills can figure out how to make an omelet in…
Pop-up restaurants have been a delectable trend for the last couple of years, one that’s still going strong with foodies, unlike some other disastrous trends we could name. (We’re looking at you, Cro-Nut.) They’re a great way to support a charitable cause or sample the work of a visiting chef,…
Thanksgiving dinner. A turkey, a small army of side dishes, a dozen family members and football. With all the food you’re consuming, and naptime inevitable, good alcohol can be an afterthought. Luckily, great Thanksgiving wines are easy to find for bargain prices. Our shopping criteria were pretty simple: Wines that…
Well this is perfect timing. Just as we all prepare for Season’s Eatings, Dunkin Donuts has announced a pilot for their doughnut delivery service, right here in Dallas. From 7 a.m.-10 p.m. you can have all the doughnuts you want shuttled to your door via a partnership with food delivery…
There are all kinds of theories for explaining helping behavior. We do it out of a sense of reciprocity. We do it because it makes us feel like good people. We do it because of cognitive dissonance. But if we are really honest with ourselves then we can see that…
When you’re at Small Brewpub, you should probably just order a beer. The house-brewed selections are the constant subject of beer nerds’ raves, and even those who don’t necessarily have a taste for anything fancier than a Michelob Ultra can understand the straightforward flavor profiles of these easy sipping beers…
This is all the confirmation I need to know that Dallas has slowly been trying to kill me. For as long as I’ve lived here, the Lakewood Ali Baba was a regular source of healthful sustenance to temper my excessive diet. On the evenings I wasn’t eating for work I’d…
If you’re the type of person who likes to stay on top of Dallas’ restaurant scene, you’ve likely found yourself rather busy over the past year or so. In addition to scores of new restaurants opening, we’ve seen chefs turn the brewpub model on its head, watched bar owners embrace…
For this year’s Best of Dallas awards, I turned to Bolsa Mercado for their reliably delicious creations. Good things happen when pastrami, turkey and other deli meats are cooked in house, and the Mercado has become a great place to chill out and enjoy a solid lunch. Of course, great…
Last week, beer giant AB-Inbev completed its deal to swallow SABmiller for $107 billion. Already huge, AB-InBev is now truly gargantuan, looking at potential annual revenue of $64 billion and controlling roughly 30 percent of beer sales worldwide. It’s so big, in fact, that AB-InBev had to sell its nearly…
Earlier this month, NY Mag published a list of shelf-stable essentials that will have your pantry looking like the shelves at your favorite gourmet grocery store. The list is fun to scroll through, for sure, but aside from the drool-producing photography, it’s interesting to note the amount of canned fish on…
When Michael Martensen and the rest of his crew at the restaurant group Misery Loves Co. announced they would be opening Madrina, a new high-end restaurant in Highland Park, they were at the top of their game. Their previous effort Proof + Pantry enjoyed a packed dining room, invigorated by…
There’s a phrase I’d like to reserve for the future, before it’s claimed: burger vacation. It should refer to the wildly enjoyable time a person takes off, removed from the company of smart electronics (and possibly other people), to bond emotionally with a double cheeseburger. While good burgers are common…
The Falafel Invasion has begun. Vertskebap, at the intersection of Walnut Hill Lane and Central Expressway (plus three locations in the suburbs) is the first of a series of fast-food falafel joints opening in Dallas. And the food at Vertskebap sets a high bar for its followers, while still pointing…
When Armoury D.E. first opened earlier this year, the few Hungarian dishes added to the menu felt like an experiment. Owner Peter Novotny noticed that Hungarian restaurants were popular in Chicago and other towns to the north but nonexistent in Dallas. He thought there was no reason similar plates shouldn’t…
In an effort to produce the most succulent and mouth watering bird this Thanksgiving, you may be tempted to break out the deep fryer, but I hope you won’t. I could go on about things like romance — about how your house won’t smell like the holidays if a turkey…
You know Buzz Bike. It’s that big yellow bike contraption thing that sits about 15 passengers and drives through different parts of Dallas. The passengers are drunk and loud and annoying and they all want you to know what a good time they are having. It’s all a damn façade…
We all have a list of things we say we’re going to learn how to do, from making souffles to building an icy emotional wall between ourselves and our loved ones. For those of you who have learning how to home-brew on your list, here’s the perfect event for you:…
