They are among the highest echelons of pedestrian fare, joining burgers and nachos in the holy trinity of bar food. Chicken wings have been making stool-bound drunks smile saucy Ronald McDonald grins since they were invented in Buffalo in 1964. Now they’re served with such fervor their price outpaces chicken…
Big changes are under way at Nora, the Afghan restaurant that opened last year on Greenville Avenue. This weekend, opaque plastic obscured the windows as workers on scaffolding tended to the exterior of the building. Chef and owner Matt Pikar took control of the adjacent space and knocked down the…
Do you love chicken-fried steak? Could you eat it once a week? Could you eat it once a week for a year? Norma’s is set for the grand opening of its Frisco location tomorrow morning and they’re going to mark the occasion with enough cholesterol to bring down a pachyderm…
Tonight, local barkeep Chris Furtado, former president of the North Texas chapter of Bartender’s Guild, is holding a little clinic at the coolest dive in town (this is a verified fact), The Windmill Lounge. Furtado will explain the meaning and importance of the Italian liquor amaro, and specifically how it…
When the city approved the Farmers Market Group’s proposal for privatizing the Dallas Farmers Market, May 31 was listed as the official date for the transition. Last Friday, at a meeting that included city officials and representatives from the group, that transition was postponed. A new target date of June…
The quirky kosher craft brewer that all started out as a Chanuka experiment back in 1996, Shmaltz Brewing Co., will be in town later this week to promote their latest beer, chat about old ones and, in general, get acquainted with the locals. As a bonus founder Jeremy Cowan will…
Official word just came down from the raw fish heavens: Uchi, the Austin-based sushi joint that’s garnered pages of great press and excitement, has secured and is opening a location at 2817 Maple Ave. in Dallas. Before you trident-spear a blue whale from happiness: We’re looking at an opening sometime…
If you live anywhere near Lemmon Avenue and the tollway, this blog post is about to seriously brighten your life. Kyla Phomsavana, co-owner and chef of Sakhuu in East Dallas is about to open up a second location on the other side of town. See also: – At Sakhuu, You’re…
So, I think they’re being facetious, but not totally sure. Tone is so hard to detect in the written word sometimes. Regardless, Food & Think on Smithsonian.com offers a lesson about our nation’s growing thirst for sodas through the history of Big Gulps. The title of the article is “We…
Last night, Kitchen LTO opened its doors (well, 3015 Trinity’s doors, technically) to the $25-per-ticket-paying-public for a sold-out night of tasting, schmoozing and drinking. The event was all in the name of introducing the chefs and designers who are in the running to create the very first Kitchen LTO concept,…
Last night the Beer Nerds gathered at The Common Table in Uptown to sample Wim Bens’ new wares courtesy of Lakewood Brewing Co. Dubbed Dame du Lac, the latest from the brewery’s collection of single batch obscure brews known as the legend series, it sports a caramel color, lots of…
The Cedars Social bartender Trina Nishimura knows an awful pickup line when she hears one. With almost a decade slinging drinks in Dallas, she’s had a front row seat to our fabulous booze-fueled etiquette. Splitting her time doing voice-overs for Japanese animated films, Nishimura has helped develop the Dallas craft…
If you’ve grown fond of the delicious tandoor baked bread served at Stephan Pyles’ Samar, you better start eating a lot of it. A renovation of the first two floors of the building that hosts the restaurant will force its closure this July. The renovations will bring a new fitness…
If you eat bacon on your breakfast sandwich, order two strips alongside your scrambled eggs or couldn’t imagine a hamburger without a few slices of salty smoky pork, China has just invested in your meals. Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. agreed to pay $4.72 billion for Virginia-based Smithfield, according to the…
Last week Bud Kennedy posted on his Eats Beat page that Escondido, “the best Tex-Mex dive in Dallas, has closed … Loved it dearly.” I contacted William Pacheco with the restaurant about the closing and he explained that when they heard the new Parkland Hospital was going to be built…
Two weeks ago Private|Social announced a new direction on their Facebook page. Edible art was out, and “awesome Texas food” was in. A subsequent news release said the restaurant was looking to embrace a menu with a lower price point and more approachable food. See also: – Rocco Milano on…
We all measure success in widely varying degrees. A gold star, five stars or, perhaps, front page billing on Reddit. “Look, Mom! More than 1,100 comments!” Matt Bull, a Dallas-based freelance ad guy recently created a new billboard (seen above) for Chicken Scratch in north Oak Cliff. The ad on…
By many accounts, Dallas’ dining scene is improving. Restaurants have gotten more James Beard Awards and increased national attention as innovative and passionate cooking slowly edges closer to mainstream. Both Nancy Nichols at D and Leslie Brenner at the DMN have noted progress within the last year, and I’m seeing…
In a move that once again pushes smokers further to the periphery, Starbucks will invoke a new law of the land, which forbids smoking within 25 feet of their stores. That means enjoying a smoke on the patio is no longer allowed. You’ll have to move it to the parking…
A seemingly innocuous question posted on the Dallas Observer’s Facebook page this week drew more than 100 comments fast. “Where are your favorite chips and salsa in Dallas?” asked web editor Nick Rallo (he says it was for a friend). Had he asked me I might have sent him to…
If there’s one thing you could use to convince an out-of-towner that Dallas is a city worth visiting, the first-class city its leaders want so badly for it to be, it would likely be the Arts District. It’s the largest in the country, according to people who know such things,…
You could use a little sun. And some dirt under your fingernails. And some fresh air. We’re not saying you spend too much time inside, but rather your pastiness just doesn’t go well with the wall paint. Gardening is a great way to make all that happen. The small community…
