If you’ve dined on the front porch at Belly and Trumpet recently, you’ve likely noticed some construction in progress on the lot just to the south. Nothing complements perfectly seared branzino and a white Burgundy like whirring saws and the staccato rapport of a pneumatic framing nailer. The patio of…
Recently we wanted to learn about the best places in Dallas to drink tequila. Not in the sense of slamming shots, but in terms of a robust or select collection. Honestly, at first the idea was to create a quick list of the best five or 10 spots. Then after…
Justin Anderson, founder of WOATS, is one of those granola kind of guys. Here’s a fact about granola: It can be like eating tiny bricks sometimes. And if you have braces, the snack can be a downright menacing. Anderson knows all about that. When he was 16 he bit into…
In the latest Encino-man-meets-fine-dining-restaurant, HG Sply Co brings the paleo diet to Lower Greenville Avenue. If you’re not familiar, paleo practitioners embrace a back to basics style of eating they say promises a litany of health benefits. This isn’t just farm to table back to basics though, we’re talking way…
If you follow food politics you probably haven’t heard very many nice things about Monsanto. Their agriculture products and policies have gained a surprising amount of control of the modern agrarian economy and changed a lot of the ways farmers work and do business. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybeans are now…
OK, so there are no more jokes to make about Taco Bell pushing the boundaries of hyperbole with their new fast food items. It’s done. It’s all done. Can we be done? Somewhere in between Idiocracy references, Inception, the zombie apocalypse and our heads exploding like the guy in Scanners,…
Haystack Burgers & Barley, the new burger restaurant we told you about in April, will celebrate its grand opening tomorrow. Unlike Hopdoddy, Liberty Burger and countless other burger restaurants, Haystack is a singular entity owned by Richardson locals Kevin and Jenny Galvan and Rob and Christine Wondoloski. They’ll be sampling…
Long-time readers of this blog will remember the irrepressible mischief of my wife, Richard (not her real name). Well, one of the greatest regrets of our marriage is that I took her to Pecan Lodge one time on an off-day. It was good, but not great. She was unimpressed. I…
With other, more aesthetically pleasing options (sunny patios, shady backyards, quiet bars) a dusty industrial park is probably not the first idea that pops into your head when dreaming up Saturday afternoon drinking plans. But as craft breweries have continued to crop up all over Dallas, they’ve provided viable options…
The last time I remember seeing an operational drive-in theater was in 1980 in Houston. I wasn’t actually at the theater; rather we were driving past it on the freeway. The huge screen was right near the highway showing Brooke Shields in the Blue Lagoon. I was fairly young and,…
Busy week in Dallas dining news. I’ll cut to the chase and get right to it. This week I wrote about Craft and Growler, the beer filling station that’s become a hub for local craft beer enthusiasts. If you’re looking to explore the exploding local beer scene here in Dallas,…
It was a gloomy day, so when a friend offered to deliver me lunch I jumped on the opportunity. “Bring me two banh mi sandwiches from Mot Hai Ba, and make sure one of them has pork pâté,” I asked. I was curious how the restaurant would package the sandwiches,…
The Dallas chapter of the Slow Food Movement and Greenling are getting together to host a workday at the “We Over Me Farm” at Paul Quinn College this Saturday. Several years ago the college transformed its football field into a massive garden. Farm manager Andrea Bithell squeezes as much as…
If you plan ahead, BYOB restaurants can be a lot of fun. Not only can they save you a lot of green, but they also put an endless variety of booze at your disposal and the potential pairings are limitless. Come with growlers full of beer, bottles full of wine…
Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream … but was it local cream? And did the cows eat organic grass? And who owns the dairy? Tell us, mice. People have questions about their food these days. Recently I spotted a Texas butter called Falfurrias at the grocery store…
Last July, Sarah Lombardi, daughter of Alberto Lombardi, who’s behind a seemingly endless array of Dallas restaurants, announced she was getting into the business too. Sarah signed a lease in Bishop Arts and planned to open a space distinctly her own and separate from the family business. Look at this…
Each week (or thereabout) we track down a chef for a few burning questions. This week, Tim Byres of Smoke and Chicken Scratch was willing to participate. He indulged us in a few of his favorite cookbooks and weird surprises in the walk-in. What are a few of your favorite…
Last night at Iron Fork, a bunch of hipster food people got together and ate food at each other while wearing fashion clothes at the Dallas Contemporary. It was fun. See also: – The 11 Best Bites from the Dallas Observer Iron Fork 2013 – The People and The Food…
Here’s pulling for great weather next Friday. Students from the culinary program at the Art Institute of Dallas are planning an outdoor event to raise money for Patriot PAWS. The nonprofit organization provides service dogs free of charge to disabled veterans. The event will pit two teams from the culinary…
Yesterday I was back at La Banqueta for lunch. While I was waiting for my plate of suadero tacos, I chatted with a few guys who’d stopped in to give the place a try. One of the gentlemen had obviously fallen in love with La Banqueta’s delicious street tacos previously,…
This Saturday is the third annual North Texas Beer and Wine Festival at the Irving Convention Center from 2 to 7 p.m. Organizer Darrell Faircloth started this event three years ago, back in the old days when craft beer festivals were unheard of. Most of the local North Texas brewers…
NOSH Euro Bistro in Plano has closed. The restaurant confirmed on its Facebook page on Wednesday with a message, “Thank you for all of your support!” along with a picture of owner Avner Samuel sort of smiling. He looks dapper in bright sweater. I suppose the message is, “I’m good,…
