It used to be that Dallas proper was the only place to get a decent bite from a non-chain restaurant. Now, though, the foodie revolution is exploding all over North Texas, evidenced by the great restaurants opening all over Plano, Southlake, McKinney, and many of Dallas’ other three thousand suburbs…
On Saturday, thousands of local beer snobs flocked to Fair Park for the annual Big Texas Beer Fest. Started by locals Chad and Nellie Mongomery after their visit to the Great American Beer Festival in 2010, the Big Texas Beer Fest is a charitable event that provides a portion of…
There are a lot of things to love about Spork. There’s the mystifying theme of alien abduction: The bathroom doors show “men” and “women” icons beaming up to an alien saucer. A tiny Spork logo on the menu reads “A Message from Space” in Forbidden Planet font. The beer list…
I have to say that it was an exceedingly likable plate. The corn bisque evoked memories of my mother’s creamed corn, and the fish that swam in it was cooked perfectly. A faint rosy hue peeked out from flesh that was soft, supple and juicy, and the skin was crisp…
As you drive south on White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake, past the Methodist church that gives the road its name, you’ll pass by exquisite looking houses situated on impossibly large expanses of lush green lawns. The home of some of the area’s most expensive residential real estate seems like an…
You know you’ve taken gluttony to a new level when your waitress calls you a fatty. She said it in the kindest, most familial way possible but at its core her comment stung with the icy saber of truth. And yet, I feel my order-logic was sound: If a waffle…
If you’ve been enjoying the bar at your local Whole Foods, you might be interested to know that it could be getting bigger. In a move to diversify their offerings, some grocery stores have been enticing customers to linger a while before they buy their milk and cereal. The move…
What even is vermouth? Most of the time, it’s swished into a martini glass and then promptly discarded, because most people think vermouth tastes too weird to sully their vodka or gin. Even though most of us don’t know a thing about fortified wine, we’re happy to follow along with…
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good — or at least non-lethal — lunch for less than 10 bucks. I (Heart Shape) Pho is in the same shopping center as the Used To Be Kinko’s at Forest Lane and Central Expressway (7927 Forest Lane)…
Update: We were so excited about the porron drinking at Proof + Pantry we decided to send a videographer to capture the sloppy drinking action. Trust us, it gets pretty sloppy. Original post: Remember when sucking in the rubber hose of a beer bong was, like, the coolest thing ever?…
I needed a gallon of spring water. OK, that’s the lie I told myself because I wanted to pay a visit to the bar at Whole Foods. I really did need that water — the tea that comes out of my pipes these days is a muddy brew — but…
Michelle learned to love ramen as a teenager growing up in Singapore and traveling around Asia with her family. Brian is newer to the scene: He didn’t even try instant ramen in college. Together, they’re hunting for DFW’s best ramen.The Shop: ShiawaseThe Atmosphere: The spirit of Las Vegas is alive…
As if we needed any conformation that Malai’s Braden and Yasmin Wages were doing well with their Asian restaurant, the couple announced recently that they would be opening a second. Southlake residents are about to enjoy the culinary success the couple has been building for around four years now. This…
It seems you can’t swing a hipster in Denton these days without hitting a trendy new bar, but is that really something to complain about? Service Industry, tucked away just off the town square behind a boorish sports bar that shall not be named, is the latest effort to saturate…
Long gone are the days when food trucks meant anonymous white vans and mystery burritos. Nowadays, food trucks are stalked with the aid of social media, with devotees willing to pay handsomely for dishes prepared on four wheels. This Thursday, Denton will be inundated by the likes of The Waffle…
In the world of chefs, those who work in the fine-dining (read: expensive) establishments get all the credit. Restaurant snobs assume that any chef who isn’t working in a fancy restaurant is someone who didn’t quite realize his culinary potential. If anyone is proving these elitists wrong, Goodfriend Burger Bar’s…
The second I saw Teddy’s Bigger Burger was coming to Dallas, the movie Pulp Fiction popped into my head for obvious reasons. Yes, Samuel L Jackson was munching on Brad’s Big Kahuna Burger (Mmmmmmm! This is a tasty burger!), but both burger places have a Hawaiian slant, even if one…
Tim Byres isn’t oblivious to the irony. “There’s some independent restaurants up here, but it’s nothing like Uptown,” he says, laying out his reasoning for opening a second location of Smoke in Plano. Most neighborhoods closer to downtown Dallas offer a wide selection of locally owned places to eat, while…
Things at Bishop Cider Co. will be getting a little more interesting in the coming months. Owner Joel Malone is expanding his business, opening a second location near the Medical District on Irving Boulevard. Malone signed the lease just two months after opening his first location in Bishop Arts last…
If you stop by the Erdeljac’s new Kessler Park Eating House and don’t order the pierogis, you’re doing it wrong. They’re listed on the menu with the other appetizers like there is nothing special about them, but there is. They should be listed in a bold font, maybe five to…
Wake up and smell the pork’s assorted, Dallas. What is pork’s assorted, you ask? Well, from the look of the brown striated bits, the gray, ventricle-like pieces and the blocks of dark scarlet that occupied the bottom of my cháo bowl, it’s a lot of things, none of which Westerners…
Baseball season is upon us, which means you have 81 chances to eat as many of those foil-wrapped gut bombs as you can. Whether you take yours with mustard, ketchup (shudder), onions or jalapeños, hot dogs are iconic American summer fare. The only problem is getting to the stadium. Drive…
