Ah, the chain restaurant. For decades a modern food movement has been pushing back against corporate processed food purveyors by embracing cuisine that requires fresh ingredients and care. Slow food is good for the environment, good for farmers and good for us, too, but all of this farm-to-table cookery neglects…
A couple of weeks ago, we listed the top 10 international dishes in Dallas that you probably haven’t tried yet. Last week, Scott pointed out our city doesn’t have everything. Here are a few international cuisines, dishes and trends we’d like to see arrive in DFW soon. 1. Sub-Saharan African…
The folks at Braindead Brewing in Deep Ellum have unveiled new fall menu items. Here’s a glimpse for those looking to capture fall-icious flavors at their peak. The list is long and tempting. The roasted acorn squash stuffed with wild rice risotto and Spanish chorizo promises to warm and comfort…
Thanks to the switch to standard time, this year Halloween is an hour longer, which means you’ll have a full 60 minutes to pound in extra booze while you’re dressed like a sexy cat or sexy Walter White or whatever sexy costume you’ve chosen. That mean you’re going to need…
Back in July, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission banned crowlers — crosses between growlers and aluminum cans — from retailers such as Lewisville’s Taps and Caps. The TABC said putting draft beer in an aluminum can and sealing it up, as opposed to putting beer in a glass bottle and screwing a top…
The end of October brings another handful of openings and closings for Dallas area restaurants. First, the good news: East Hampton Sandwich Co., 3888 Oak Lawn Ave., ehsandwich.com Fancy-pants sandwich makers East Hampton Sandwich Co. have opened another location. Now the smell of lobster rolls and roast beef grilled cheese…
You can get local craft beer at just about any bar in Dallas these days, and it will only get easier as more breweries continue to spring up. Bars that specialize in craft beer, local or otherwise, are a little harder to come by. When you really want to embrace…
Event: Diwali Mela When: October 31, 4 p.m.-midnight What: More Indian food than you will ever find inside the loop on any other day, including street food, kathi rolls, kulfi and more. Elephant rides, music, burning effigies and tens of thousands of Indian attendees. This is the biggest, most authentic…
Grocery stores might already be blasting Christmas tracks and selling canned pumpkin substitute, but believe it or not, Halloween is coming. With that in mind, and because I just can’t possibly talk about how much I hate candy corn any more, I asked a handful of local chefs and chocolatiers…
Ten years ago, it would have been pretty unthinkable that one of Dallas’ most promising new restaurants would have been in…Flower Mound? The progression of fine dining and upscale casual food has firmly made its way to even the most outer suburbs, but you can still call Ray Skradzinski a…
Eating at a Vietnamese restaurant is easy, right? Grab a couple spring rolls and a giant bowl of beef pho and you’re good. But some of Dallas’ best Vietnamese places, like Mot Hai Ba and Bistro B, challenge visitors to think outside the bowl and try something new. It’s time…
Just beyond a miniature herb garden in the Inwood Village, under a stretch of a royal blue awning, you’ll find an ornate, heavy wooden door. Open it and reveal an ethereal world of twinkling, skyward-stretching branches. It is in this magical space where the most amazingly fluffy soufflés imaginable are…
Marc Cuban’s TV show Shark Tank is bringing the Dallas area another sugar buzz. A few year’s ago the show gave Sweet Ballz the green light, and cake balls hit the shelves of local 7-Elevens and other stores. Now, Cuban is behind California-based Cinnaholic, and a first location opened in Southlake…
The Theodore will open in November at NorthPark mall with a star studded staff. The Turn the Tables Hospitality Group behind Smoke, Bolsa, Spork and more announced the opening, tucking a tasty nugget of information into the bio for co-owner Chris Jeffers. Movies have been used as inspiration for many elements…
Saravana Bhavan’s dining room will never win a beauty contest. The building at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Valley Ranch Parkway in Irving reminded me of a miniature Holiday Inn Express or some corporate diner when I first walked in the door. Or maybe a Bank of America? The…
It’s Chicken-Fried Steak Day, if you haven’t heard. Unlike some of THOSE other holidays that are ordained only by the dark corners of the Internet, today is officially sanctioned by law in Texas. Even Dallas gives the meat blanket a nod, giving each of us a special excuse to indulge…
“Never talk money, politics or religion” in polite conversation, they say (whoever “they” are). Add “cake” to that list — opinions on the subject quickly fire up debate on opposing sides. For some, it’s all about the icing. Whether you prefer a thick, grainy buttercream, an airy, whipped frosting, or…
Firebird Restaurant Group announced a new expansion late last week. Owner Mike Karns is responsible for Meso Maya, La Ventana, Snuffer’s and scores of El Fenix locations among others. Now he’ll have two new restaurants in Fort Worth, a third Meso Maya and a new concept called Tortaco are expected…
Right now, there’s really no better place to sit on a patio and drink than Spork, the Sonic Drive-In turned chef-driven casual restaurant. The weather right now is excellent at night, the strings of white lights and Sonic-chic neons add kitsch, and if you go late enough, you can avoid…
It’s hard not to notice them in a city as car-centric as Dallas. People — walking on their actual feet — seem to be wandering though the streets of Deep Ellum a whole lot more lately, sometimes even when the sun is still up, before the shows start at the…
Sylvan Thirty keeps on pouring on the cool. Next week Austin-based Tacodeli will add to a growing list of interesting restaurants to fill out the newly constructed development. Chef and founder Roberto Espinosa and partner Eric Wilkerson will open their first Dallas location on October 29, giving locals another option…
You’re going to drink anyway — might as well do it for the kids. This Friday, Community Beer Company will host a Medical City Dallas fundraiser benefiting the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Every $20 ticket includes three beers, a brewery tour and access to a silent auction. What it be: Medical…
