When you walk into CrushCraft, there are two menus to peruse. One looks a little like the menu board at Chipotle, with 10 or so dishes you’ll mostly recognize. The other menu is scrawled on a a series of sheets of butcher paper that serve as a sort of proving…
There was a time when going out to dinner was an indulgence. A thing you did when you really wanted to treat yourself. Now most of us head to restaurants out of necessity, or at least we tell ourselves that: We’re either too busy or too lazy to actually prepare…
If you consider yourself a whiskey snob, or have aspirations of becoming one, you might want to find your way to Balcones’ Waco distillery this weekend. Founder Chip Tate recently announced a special fifth-anniversary, straight single-malt release that only 100 folks will get to enjoy. Yes, only 100. It’s a…
Last May I hit my breaking point with One Arts Plaza after I reviewed The Greek, which was a major disappointment. I wrote that the menu might provide a decent substitute for sleeping pills and described some of the ingredients used there as terrible. The restaurant closed yesterday, as reported…
Most of us drinkers stick to a fairly predictable schedule. During the week we drink when we get off work until the sun gets heavy in the sky, and then depending on how we feel we cap it off with one more at home. When Friday comes we’re more liberal:…
First the terrible news as reported by the Morning News: Club Schmitz may very well be bowled over by the neighboring RaceTrac. The giant gas station/condom dispenser is conducting a feasibility study with an eye toward expansion of their location on the corner of Harry Hines and Webb Chapel. If…
Woodshed Smokehouse’s menu has been teasing me for months. With all those exotic items (smoked mozarella! Bizarre sausage! AN ENTIRE GODDAMN SHIN OF BEEF! Smoked rutabaga, which is called “swede” back home because “rutabaga” is literally impossible to say in a British accent), I had actually spent what might be…
Nick Badovinus, the restauranteur behind Neighborhood Services and Off-Site Kitchen, announced last week that he was planning a new restaurant, Town Hearth, in the Design District, featuring open-hearth cooking and plenty of seafood and steaks. The announcement got everyone dreaming about what Badovinus’ latest restaurant idea would look like. It…
Knife Steakhouse is taking shape fast. John Tesar’s American steakhouse, slated to take over the Central 214 restaurant space in the Hotel Palomar, was announced in December. But even though the switch required some renovation work, Tesar hoped to have his new steak house open by May. And it looks…
Last fall we heard rumors about a second growler filling station/bar opening in Dallas to serve the citizens of Lakewood. After a few unexpected delays that pushed the opening back a few months, Lakewood Growler finally opened last Friday, delighting those poor, environmentally conscious Lakewood-ites who wanted a place within…
I drove up and down a short length of Legacy Drive in Plano twice, and then circled the Central Legacy Plaza once before I capitulated and called the phone number for Tasty Tails. So where is the restaurant that specializes in New Orleans-style seafood boils? It’s tucked inside one of…
I think I mention the length of time it took a restaurant to open in about one of every three stories I write about a new place. It’s tough getting the coveted certificate of occupancy from the city, and unexpected delays can pile up like tile dust on the floor…
Just over a week ago we posted news that Katherine Clapner of Dude, Sweet Chocolate and a whole slew of chefs were rallying around Ulysses Galvan as he battled with leukemia. The benefit they held helped raise more than $20,000 as Galvan prepared for a bone marrow transplant, but news…
Social media is a beautiful thing. Sites like Twitter and Facebook allow us to read all about our high school classmates’ stupid kids, yell at politicians about gun control and tweet creepy, 140-character love notes at celebrities we like. Thanks to cooking shows like Top Chef and Chopped, chefs are…
Imagine a nice spring day, sipping a beer mere feet from the tanks in which it was brewed — perhaps across the table from the brewer — devouring the remnants of a meal from a food truck just yards away. No chains. No multi-national conglomerations. Everything conceived, contrived, made and…
Peticolas Brewing Co. in the Design District has consistently provided some of the best beer in the city and has the hardware to prove it. Recently we got to chat with Michael about his job, what’s in his fridge right now and Wisconsin cherries. What’s the greatest misconception about being…
It is now known that the Socal burger at Ten Bells Tavern comes with two omens. The first came in the form of a kind waiter, who warned me of a possible doom: “Leave the wrapper on as a long as you can.” I thought, “the prophecy of the meat…
The much-anticipated Black Forest Biergarten, wedged between The Slip Inn and Mid-Century furniture store Form at the corner of Henderson and McMillan, opened for business on Wednesday. The space was in shambles Tuesday evening as construction workers scurried around the spacious patio, assembling large beer garden-style tables. The smell of…
If you drive up or down Lower Greenville Avenue with any frequency, you’ve likely noticed Palapas Seafood Bar slowly taking shape next to a tire shop over the past few months. Construction workers gutted the place last fall and dug deep holes to set a patio out front. They laid…
On the weekends outside The Boiling Crab the action in the parking lot is just shy of chaotic — not as bad as the pavement that surrounds Trader Joe’s before a forecast dusting of snow or the American Airlines Center when Beyoncé comes to town, but packed full, with vehicles…
Jon Stevens is finally leaking some information about his upcoming Bishop Arts District restaurant, Stock and Barrel. The chef left Nosh last year, and has been tight lipped while working out the details of his own restaurant. But after setting up a Facebook page for the space, he’s finally leaking…
Traveling to Austin just got a little tastier. The famous kolache-riddled Czech Stop in West, Texas, now has some friendly competition on the other side of the highway called Slovacek’s Foods. It actually opened late last year, but we finally got a chance to stop in this week. The story…
