It was bound to happen. After falling head over heals for Peticolas’ Velvet Hammer, and swilling more than my share of Royal Scandal and Golden Opportunity (both with which I’m smitten) I’ve finally found a beer brewed by the award winning brewery that’s not for me. See also: – The…
What makes for a good cookbook? Decades ago, massive recipe compilations with detailed instructions for everything anyone could possibly want to prepare were considered mandatory components of any kitchen library. The Joy Of Cooking, Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, and How to Cook Everything, were, and still are, popular titles…
Saturday, December 8 Saturday brings the 4th Annual Holiday Market at the White Rock Local Market. In addition to the usual bounty of local produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods and other culinary treats, there will be more than 50 artists pedaling their crafty creations. The Dave Burris Group will provide…
Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, email or in the comments. An email I received last week has me…
We just got word that if your name is Jim, Jimmy, James, Jamie or any other related moniker, you’re entitled to a free Sweet Jim Beam Bacon Swiss Burger today, Tuesday at any Red Robin restaurant. Seems like that could open the conversation up to some bartering. I think Jim-Bob,…
The wait is finally over. According to the Londoner’s Facebook page, the Greenville Avenue location of the popular English pub will open for business today at 7 p.m. after a small friends and family event. The new Londoner slipped into the space which used to host Rohst, the Korean fusion…
ZIP code 75208 just got a new soup delivery service. Chef and founder of Oak Cliff Soup Co., Dina Light-McNeely, trained as a classic French chef “in the old school apprentice style,” but her soup career actually started when she was about 6 years old. Her mom tells the story…
Chef Kenny Mills of Chop House Burgers in Arlington (1700 W. Park Row Drive) is busy busy BIZ-EE! Last week we reported that he’s expanding with a steak and seafood restaurant in Arlington. And today Mills signed a lease for a second Chop House Burgers, this one in Mansfield. See…
Congratulations, you’ve made it to part two of three of my Fort Worth Barbecue Road Trip, in which the venues are selected at random and the reviews don’t matter. You told me to go to Angelo’s. I didn’t listen to you. I am a dangerous rebel who does things you…
While a handful of restaurants popped up in the DFW area last month, November wasn’t nearly as busy as October for restaurant openings and closings. Read on for the full list and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com…
If you’re thinking about opening up a burger restaurant in the area, you better be ready to step up your game. Another casual beer and burger joint called Rodeo Goat Ice House has opened near Fort Worth’s Cultural District and they’re grinding the meat for their burgers in house every…
In the first of a thankfully brief series, I show you the delights that could be in store for you if you brave the horrors of Interstate 20 and I-30, and issue you a challenge. Go on a barbecue road trip out of Dallas with some good friends, and try…
UPDATE: Congrats mlopez22, come and get your tickets! Torchy’s Tacos is opening up yet another taco restaurant in the Dallas area. This one’s at 9440 Garland Road, Suite 234. The newest location will feature full alcohol sales just like the SMU location that opened up back in August, and true…
If civilization does collapse on Friday, December 21, 2012, which is the day the Mayans were all like Hey guys! Earth’s gonna explode in a fiery saucer of flames and stuff!, then any remaining future humans (or any aliens stopping on the burnt husk of Earth to take a leak)…
This Wednesday, December 5, the Sigel’s at 5757 Greenville Avenue will raise a toast small craft-distilleries in a special tasting event with more than 60 different spirits to sample. All of the micro-distilleries participating make unique, small batches of spirits. Per Jasper Russo at Sigel’s, what makes these kinds of…
Dude, Sweet Chocolate has just opened a second location at 8304 Preston Center Plaza Drive, between Taco Diner and R&D Kitchen. And another spot is set to open next week at 2925 Crockett (just south of Seventh, near Fireside Pies) in Town of the Cow. Prior to becoming a chocolate-dealer,…
Saint Arnold Brewing will roll out a limited series of a new beer next week, but don’t put in a request for time off work just yet. The Icon series will be quarterly releases, rotating in style and not necessarily tied to the season, with new label art. On December…
With Thanksgiving behind us and the Christmas countdown ticking away, the next few weeks promise to be extremely caloric ones. Time to break out the hats, scarves, heavy coats and elastic pants. If you’re looking for food stuff to do this weekend, Lauren’s got you covered, but don’t start your…
Grapevine now has another craft brewery in the works (in addition to Noble Rey). Gary Humble, who lives in Grapevine, has been a pastor for the past 15 years and more recently has fallen in love with homebrewing. It’s a natural progression, after all. The process of purifying water into…
I’m sure you other Instagram users noted it too. Last Thursday the popular social media site, based on filtered photography, was absolutely inundated with pictures of turkeys, table settings, pies, fall leaves and anything else that was even remotely related to the Thanksgiving holiday. A bakery based in New York,…
Thanks to Twitter user @RodDurham for pointing this one out to me. Travel + Leisure just published a list of the 21 best sushi restaurants in the country, and two of my favorites are included. See also: – How to Order Sushi Like a Champ at Yutaka Yes, yes, Uchi…
The opening scene of this week’s Top Chef picked up where we left off last week: Valentesar fight. Tesar was being Tesar, and Valentine goes, “There’s a thing called tact, and obviously you don’t have any.” And Tesar says, “Oh, Oklahoma has a lot of tact.” And then everyone watching…
