JEM Beverage Co. is a little distillery that produces handcrafted spiced rum on a remote island in the Caribbean where lagoons of blue water give way in the flat dry landlocked city known as Carrollton. This small-batch craft distillery makes a few other spirits as well, including Southern Star Vodka,…
There is a thing about guilty pleasures — other than the fact that we all have one — and that is we usually prefer to keep them out of sight of other humans. Sure, we might like to drink straight out of the milk carton or have a heart-felt air…
Corn gets a bad rap these days and for good reason. There’s the whole GMO thing, leading to corn that can tolerate an ever-increasing amount of pesticides and fertilizers (which are bad for you). Then there is the part where it gets turned into high fructose corn syrup leading to…
While spring’s seasonal vegetables sprout up timidly from cold dirt, summer’s bounty arrives like a freight train. Go to your local farmers market in April and May and new vegetables and fruits slowly arrive one by one. In June though, the floodgates open, and squash, legumes, tomatoes and other produce…
It seems an odd bit of torture to me that anyone should celebrate okra before the peak of the season — before the toughened pods join chiles as the only vegetable that can handle Texas summer’s heat. There will be a lot of okra to come in the coming months,…
Next Thursday, July 4, is the Fifth Annual Brass-Knuckle Corndog Beat Down at the Libertine Bar. This is one of our favorite food events because eating copious amounts of corn dogs is just disgusting! Which is so great! Because it’s gross! You should so totally do it! We’ve got your…
Frankie’s Sport Bar & Grill in Uptown at 3227 McKinney Ave. closed last week. This spot originally opened in 2000 and after 13 years of making it possible to watch every college football game at once, posted this message to their Facebook page: We’re heartbroken to leave our original Uptown…
News broke yesterday that Dallas’ own Rusty Fenton passed away after a three-year battle with renal cancer. He was 53. Fenton was not only a brilliant restaurateur and as kind as he was creative, but he was also a family friend for many, many years. Fenton’s Monday morning passing brought…
Moving is a strange thing. Flashy and exciting visualizations of the road ahead overstimulate, while a library of warm memories prompts longing as you realize you will never have those experiences in the same way again. Sure, you can buy a plane ticket and revisit plenty of them, but those…
This weekend’s New York Times had a headline that every Texan should appreciate. Apparently New Yorkers have finally realized that tacos are breakfast food — a revelation that has undoubtedly changed the lives of the supreme urbanites forever. See also: How To Make The Best Breakfast Tacos in Dallas Four…
Apparently, Oreo cookies have recently decided that they’d like to be Doritos. I was in Walmart the other day (because I hadn’t showered recently enough to be allowed into Target) and there, while questing for these unwantable new Watermelon Creme Oreos, I saw at least 20 different Oreo flavor options…
There’s something different about Cosmo’s Bar and Lounge. Where else can you gather around a horseshoe bar with customers who order concoctions like Starfuckers and Nerds this far away from SMU? It’s the shottiest bar in all of Dallas. Cosmo’s is darker and a little more seedy and sexual than…
Planning a date is tricky business, especially if you are actually interested in the person you are dating. You want to stand out from other potential suitors, but not in a creepy or bad way. And then there is deciding what angle to take: romantic and schmaltzy or fun and…
Just because school is out doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get your learn on. This Wednesday, Sigel’s at 5757 Greenville Ave. will host a tequila “festival and tasting.” But, isn’t every tequila tasting a festival? The difference here is it’s free. That’s certainly a game changer. All you’ll need to do…
Yesterday Candice Choi at the Huffington Post hit one out of Twinkie Park with an extensive overview of the Twinkie Revitalization Plan. Here’s the crux of it: Twinkies will be back on the shelves July 15. See also: Jon Stewart on What Really Killed the Twinkie However, there are a…
A while back, we asked five local brewers which of their beers they recommend for a nice summer session. Remember that? Well, now we’ve turned the tables and put them on the spot. We asked those same brewers to recommend their favorite summer session beers from another local brewery. After…
Chef Nicole Gossling has been having her Secret Supper Club for a while now. You might have even read about it around here. Gossling has always worked to source much of her food directly from local farmers, but tomorrow night she is doing something she has never done before: hosting…
Zomer Pilsner, the anticipated summer seasonal brew from Lakewood Brewery, was tapped at Craft and Growler last night. Lakewood’s previous seasonal, a farmhouse saison named Till and Toil, was widely popular throughout Dallas last spring. But while Till and Toil will certainly be missed, the beer nerds who came out…
The July issue of Conde Nast Traveler, which hits the stands June 25, has a feature on the 70 Best New Restaurants in the World. The list concentrates on seven specific cities: NYC, San Francisco, London, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai Sydney. And then the American South is lumped into one category…
The new craft beer-inspired restaurant, Dallas Beer Kitchen, opens at 4 p.m. today at 1802 Greenville Ave. Joe Scribner and Bryan Kaeser, who run a blog called Best Damn Things, have been carefully crafting this spot, which will have 30 beers on tap. The duo plan to marry craft beer,…
Earlier this week the Dallas Farmers Market was handed over to DF Market Holdings, LLC. The management group (formerly known as the Farmers Market Group) is now responsible for market operations and working with farmers, vendors and the business owners of Shed 2. While some business owners retain their optimism…
Editor’s note: Earlier we told you about a few locally made hot dogs, and hopefully you’ve been persuaded to give one of your local butcher shops a try. Don’t stop now. There are a few more things you can do to take your hot dog game even further. See also:…
