Sunday is the 14th annual World Milk Day. In honor of this totally real holiday, a handful of brave Dallas Observer staff members took part in a blind taste test of a variety of milks. Here’s what happened…
Food trends come and go, but for the last few years poutine has been cropping up on menus across the country. Poutine originated as a lowly diner food for drunk Canadians in the 1950s, but chefs are adding their own upscale twists to the dish as it becomes one of…
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. With such a large Vietnamese population in Dallas, this list would…
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. Village Baking Co. sells all sorts of treasures for those looking…
I’ll go ahead and acknowledge that my grasshopper taco-eating experience is limited. I’ve enjoyed the delicacy a handful of times at Oyamel, a Mexican restaurant D.C., but that’s it. Still, I feel safe in the declaration that the tacos de chapulines available at East Dallas’ El Come Taco right now…
It was a food critic’s seventh-worst nightmare: While trying to get caught up on new bars and restaurants, I found myself at the Whistling Pig, a new bar on Ferguson Road in East Dallas, down an eating partner. Most of chef Asher Stevens’ new menu looked good, but the pastrami…
Taco Bell’s newest thing is the Spicy Chicken Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco, and at this point we’ve strayed so far from the world of actual food that we’re in some Jim Henson-like fantasy land. Just saying the full name of the taco in the drive-through felt like I was…
There are two or three blocks along Travis Street, south of Henderson Avenue, that have long been a sort of culinary safe zone, the restaurant equivalent of those houses in the neighborhood where you knew you could seek refuge if the ice cream man got weird. Fernando’s Mexican Cuisine will…
In the last few years, the Dallas Design District has become a true food destination. Matt McCallister’s FT33 is responsible for much of that, but Chef Richard Gras is making his own kinds of waves down the street at Oak. After the departure of Jason Maddy in late 2012, Gras…
Two weekends ago I was walking up La Vista Drive after a particularly egregious Yumilicious session (strawberry tart, graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips) when I noticed the Ginger Man’s balcony was packed with beer swillers. The bar was having its grand opening, and the place was mobbed. My stomach was…
Inside the New Pecan Lodge from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. After rising to barbecue fame in the Dallas Farmers Market’s Shed 2, Pecan Lodge finally moved into its new space in Deep Ellum last week, and brought its trademark line and trusty smoker with it. We were there to…
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. Let’s start with the worst part about dining at 20 Feet…
For my dining dollar, dessert really isn’t as great a value as that foie gras add-on or an excellent cheese plate. Once I ordered the Basque cake at Gemma, though, I had to reconsider my no-dessert policy. In France, gâteau Basque is a traditional dessert of the Basque region. This…
Brad Perkinson, owner and founder of FireWheel Brewing, got his first taste of the celebration of beer while on vacation in Munich in 2009, where got to experience the original brewhaha known as Oktoberfest. A couple years later, when he got laid off from his job here stateside, he took…
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. Gas station tacos shouldn’t get a pass just because they’re gas…
If you’ve driven down Oak Lawn Avenue recently, you might have noticed a new restaurant taking shape. The exterior is now-ubiquitous horizontal wood, and it encases what appears to be some serious patio potential. Most recently, a sign was hoisted into place above the glass front door. Scotch and Sausage,…
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. To the untrained eye, the kebab served at Afrah can appear…
You had to know it was coming. As states legalize marijuana, and food trucks continue to enjoy cult popularity, it was only a matter of time before pot brownies joined the likes of sliders and banh mi. According to NPR, “The Samich” is the first edible marijuana-themed food truck to…
If the corner of Hillcrest Road and Northwest Highway is on your way work (or geographically convenient on any of your driving routes), you may find a new love in Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts. The new shop opened earlier this week with a sunny dining area, attractive-looking doughnuts and a…
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If it hasn’t been done already, some day society is going to look back on how Chipotle revolutionized the fast food industry and compare it to how Ford revolutionized the manufacturing industry. The comparison starts with the assembly line workflow both of these business use to streamline how a product…
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. Black pudding gets a bad rap, and not just because its…
