In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Can Turkyilmaz. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. After a decade-plus in the service industry, Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling had seen plenty of bartenders…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Can Turkyilmaz. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. After Michelle Obama visited Dallas’ public schools in 2012, Dora Rivas, the district’s executive director of food…
When Smoke landed on a hill in Oak Cliff in 2009, people assumed a barbecue restaurant had tucked itself in behind the Belmont Hotel. It was a logical assumption, since Smoke was more than just a name. It billowed from the kitchen, enveloping beef ribs in a gentle embrace until…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Hungry? Grab a friend and make haste to Royal Sichuan. Actually,…
Let me explain to you what the Hella-Peño burger is. The Hella-Peño burger from Jack in the Box is the new, severe-heartburn-timeframe-only available (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) burger that is topped with jalapeños, other jalapeños with cheese in them and a liquid cheese “taco sauce.” In this press photo,…
It’s no surprise that Dallas lacks in the French pastry department. The involved, highly-technical processes of making macarons, croissants, and other French baked goods just isn’t practical for today’s high-volume, birthday-cake-and-cookies kind of bakery. Samantha Rush of Rush Patisserie in Oak Cliff, though, prefers to keep things old school. Her…
It’s closing in on July and we still haven’t cracked triple digits. And while everyone cringes every time I jinx the weather by declaring this the greatest summer ever, it’s hard not to notice we’re having a brilliant summer so far. If you’ve been to your local farmers market lately,…
Last night, lovable Oak Lawn dive the Grapevine Bar posted an ad to Craigslist announcing that some of its furniture is up for grabs. Two chairs are being sold for what we’re assuming is $1 a piece, but they come with a disclaimer: “May contain vomit.” Yes. Now you can…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. There’s no way to construct a list of 100 Favorite Dishes…
A few months after Proof + Pantry was announced as the replacement for The Greek, another new restaurant has announced a willingness to brave One Arts Plaza, this time in the former Cafe des Artistes spot. This restaurant, though, will take a tack different from its predecessors, which largely depended…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I have mixed feelings about Joyce and Gigi’s during happy hour,…
The Ivy Tavern, located at 5334 Lemmon Avenue, opened early this month in the space that once housed a place called Kitty’s. While we’re not entirely sure what Kitty’s used to be — some sort of dive bar, it seems? — a beer-guzzling patron tells us the venue has received…
Unfortunately, crawfish season is equally as fleeting as that beautiful weather the Texas spring brings with it. The season for everyone’s favorite Cajun delicacy starts just after the Super Bowl in Louisiana, and typically lasts until mid-to-late June. Unfortunately, according to Jon Alexis of TJ’s Seafood, this year’s crawfish season…
Major League Baseball isn’t even to the All-Star break and the folks at Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park are announcing some mid-season additions to their line-up. Not players, mind you; on the field, hope is lost. But on the concourse, those who find themselves hungry have a few new…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Those of you who like your beef cooked through to the…
If Aaron Franklin’s cameo in Chef has you itching to see blackened brisket on the big screen, a new film by a pair of South Australian film makers might have you drooling soon. Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker are the duo behind Urtext Films, and they make short movies that…
Now that summer is bearing down on us, our tastes are starting to get a little bit lighter. Scarfing down all those heavy burgers and barbecue isn’t enticing, or practical, during the summer’s hottest months, unless you want the meat sweats come pool time. But eating lighter doesn’t have to…
A new, small Italian restaurant opened in Oak Cliff recently, but a grand opening is set for this weekend. Owners Donna and Robert Rice describe their menu as southern Italian and the restaurant is BYOB. Don’t take the name too literally; there are no Bocce courts to be had. The…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. A trip out to Everest Restaurant from downtown Dallas can feel…
As you approach Wild Detectives in the Bishop Arts District, it quickly becomes apparent that you’re not approaching just another Oak Cliff bar. The fresh terra cotta paint on the front porch and quaint seating on the lawn is inviting, and the lighting is subdued and enticing. The 1940s-built house…
Katherine Clapner is much more punk rock than your average chocolatier. After spending decades in some of the best kitchens in Dallas and across the globe, Clapner has settled into a chocolate-covered takeover of Dallas-Fort Worth with her Dude, Sweet Chocolate shops. Since opening in Dallas’ Bishop Arts district, Clapner…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Zaguan is the little neighborhood café you wish you could walk…
