Earlier this week The New Yorker posted a fascinating video about a Lower East Side compost program. Nay, you say? It’s impossible for the words “fascinating” and “compost” to live happily in the same sentence? Well, stew on this: The average New Yorker tosses 3 pounds of food waste per…
You’ve made it. And other than the potential for a little precipitation this evening, the weekend forecast calls for some seriously impressive weather. The low 90s in Texas in August is something you really should take advantage of. But not before we wrap this week up. Surely, you’ve heard of…
“The bridge to nowhere now goes to somewhere.” – MC Mark Brezinski Things are heating up in Trinity Groves, y’all. As the eight-week-long Fork Fight series heads toward its climax on Thursday, August 29, the events have gotten better and better. The contenders have now all got a win under…
The Internet may be changing the way we eat. The cronut proved that anything that’s both quirky and delicious has the potential to go viral. Invent some strange hybrid snack, and Internet fame could be yours. Now the next big craze is making the rounds through the media. Enter the…
If you’ve driven down Skillman you may have noticed some changes at Mariano’s. The building’s exterior used to be painted a garish red, orange and blue so blinding it was capable of causing accidents out in the nearby intersection. Now the walls are lapped in a subtle creamy color that’s…
Alex Fletcher is filling up a magic mystery bus for a six-stop cocktail tour through Dallas. The GM and head barkeep at The People’s Last Stand says he wanted show off his friends’ fancy drinks, so he rented a bus a drew out a map. Probably on a bar napkin,…
The sky over downtown had a pink glow early this morning as Glazed Donuts Works (GDW) in Deep Ellum (2644 Elm St.) opened for business. One might suggest that the brief pink hue was from the GDW’s fluorescent “Eat Me” sign that hangs over the Elm Street sidewalk, or just…
Beer: It’s why we were created. Our parents made us after having too much beer, and they nurtured us so that we could one day grow to love beer as well. And it’s a great time to be a beer drinker in Dallas. While local craft breweries continue to flourish,…
A few weeks ago, Scott Jones packed up his things and walked away from Jack’s Southern Comfort Food, blaming a kerfuffle over parking with the landlord and other tenants. Now an ambitious neighbor, Naina Srirathakul, who is busy opening her second Royal Cuisine by Naina next door, thought the space…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
You need to get your art hat out tonight and head over to Deep Ellum Brewing Co. for craft beer and Crazy Pig, cuisine all in the name of sprucing up Dallas with unconditional love. The goal of the Dallas Love Project is to create 20,000 pieces of art that…
The other night I saw an ad for Ruby Tuesday that ended with a URL that made me say, “Wow. Did that actually just happen?” This is not something I say often. But I am a sucker for mysterious URLs. (See: Me speed-typing “cowboyfaith.org” into my phone after passing a…
You can do a thing the right way or you can take the easy way out. In an age of endless upgrades toward increasing convenience, enhanced speed, and shorter routes to profit, staying true to your ideals will be tested. Aaron Barker and Sarah Miller, the fecund minds and busy…
Yesterday, on its blog, Yelp announced that it will let users report their experiences from mobile devices. The update rolled out to iPhone platforms yesterday, and should be available for Android soon. The new version allows users to ostensibly report on their experiences in real-time, instead of forcing them to…
One-time barista Liz Goulding drinks coffee around Dallas so her head doesn’t hurt and so she can help keep yours from hurting, too. Got a place to suggest? Leave it in the comments. When I arrived at on a weekday afternoon, Mudsmith, the eight-month-old coffee shop on Greenville, only had…
Maybe, just maybe, Dallas’ long-bitched-about problem with flighty, temperamental diners is just an epicurean crutch. For years, chefs have blamed customers for safe, boring, innovation-free menus, swearing that North Texas diners don’t understand or desire new and evocative cooking. They blame their empty dining rooms on a dearth of loyalty,…
Paula Deen, the undisputed queen of Butter n’ N-Bombs, is headed to Dallas next month, as the central figure in a MetroCooking event series at the Dallas Convention Center. Deen, of course, made news this summer when a deposition documented her use of racial slurs. The downward spiral was quick,…
In the fall of 2012, we created a guide to North Texas craft beers. Less than one year later, it’s time for an update. Following is an at-this-moment current-yet-still-ever-evolving guide to North Texas craft breweries. Breweries are listed based on the dates they were established, which is based on when…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
Ali Baba is blowing up like freshly baked pita bread. Yesterday I was at the Lakewood location picking up the weekly dose of tabouleh that has become my restorative meal of choice when I noticed the menus had changed. The font the menu items were printed in was different and…
No one ever said running a business for more than 50 years means you get to keep the name. Longtime Dallas pizzeria Pizza by Marco has to change the name of all of its restaurants to My Family’s Pizza due to a little trademark issue. Frank Nuccio, son of the…
