Fear not, Dallas citizens, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people aged 21 and over. For unto you is served this day, in the master-planned restaurant complex of Trinity Groves™, a summer indulgence, which you’re going to want to pour into…
As you may or may not know — or care, for that matter — last month, D Magazine devoted its cover story to Dallas’ craft beer scene. Of the many articles revolving around our favorite brewed beverage, one was a printed listicle of sorts, titled “The Best Beers in Dallas.”…
Last week we showed you some of our favorite summer drinks, including this stunner from Bolsa. Now, see how it’s made in this video from Kathy Tran:…
Soon enough the Polar Vortex will be rightfully consumed by summer and the sweat will start pooling again. When it does, douse it with one of these summer cocktails, either using the recipes below or just showing up at the bar. Violet Beauregarde, above (Bolsa): 1 1/2 oz Tito’s vodka…
It’s one of those rare but perfect summer nights when, for at least a few hours, it actually does feel like the livin’ is easy. It’s hot but not oppressive. And I need something to wet my whistle. It isn’t a speakeasy, but from the first time I followed my…
These days it seems like you can’t swing an empty growler in Dallas without breaking a freshly-screened pint glass from a new local brewery. Is our market saturated? Is there room for another new brewery? What makes this one different from the last? *insert incessant hand-wringing* Well, I’ll tell you…
Even though successful microbreweries are still a fairly new phenomenon in North Texas, we’ve had an avid homebrew scene since homemade beer was finally legalized in 1978. By my count, there are around two-dozen homebrew clubs based in DFW today and the oldest — the North Texas Homebrewers Association –…
Listen up, baseball fans. In March, over half of ESPN’s experts predicted the Rangers would make the playoffs. Now, there’s not a Lemon Chill’s chance in an August afternoon game that we’ll finish higher than third place. With the All Star break behind us, Your Texas Rangers® are officially the…
Remember when rosé first became a thing? It seems without much notice that many Americans collectively put down the Boone’s Farm, or perhaps a fizzy Bartles and Jaymes and picked up a bottle of pink wine from France to fill in as their summer sipper. Speedos suddenly became OK, along…
If the Dallas Observer’s Brewfest is anything, it’s a dynamic event. The first few years the sudsy celebration was held at the zoo until someone threw a can of Dale’s Pale Ale at a flamingo and our editor out-wrestled a gorilla. Then we moved the event to the Arts District…
I don’t know Lauren’s last name, partly because I was drinking while researching this post and partly because I was drinking while I was researching this post, but I’ll never forget her answer to my question. I’d just ordered a glass of Prairie’s Funky Gold Mosaic and was blown away…
This past weekend I decided to wander around Dallas drinking all the summery local beers I could find. There were a lot of them, and I became very drunk, awaking the next morning in a haze of hoppy memories and the remnants of a Quesarito in my lap. I felt…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s why we built this calendar of half-price food and drink specials, listing the restaurant, special and time under each date. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced food and drink deals…
Even though the season won’t officially change until later his month, I believe that the weekend after Memorial Day ought to be heralded and celebrated as the first weekend of summer. Hopefully, you all behaved appropriately by eating your first snow cones, re-organizing your closet, and dumping standing water to prevent…
In 2003, I wrote in these pages about a room at 3531 McKinney Ave. that had, over the course of six decades, stood witness to the people — many of them drunk — who represented the changing societal, political and demographic realities of our city. “And pretty much everyone had…
The beloved Dallas dive bar is no more.
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s why we built this calendar of half-price food and drink specials, listing the restaurant, special and time under each date. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced food and drink specials…
Don’t all hangover stories start with something yada something, “but it wasn’t my fault”? As hollow as it may sound here, I feel the need to doubly express that my condition on a recent Sunday morning was not my fault. I had innocently bellied up to the bar at Pier…
Most of us drinkers stick to a fairly predictable schedule. During the week we drink when we get off work until the sun gets heavy in the sky, and then depending on how we feel we cap it off with one more at home. When Friday comes we’re more liberal:…
Winter is on its way out (fingers crossed), but Dallas is still serving up plenty of delicious seasonal spirits. I spent the past few weeks exploring some of Dallas’ winter cocktails (you can view the full slideshow here). And while all the drinks are a foolproof way to escape Dallas’…
Last week Buzzfeed unilaterally matched cocktails with US states, giving just a vague description of its research — “a combination of state of origin, popularity, and exclusivity.” Some of them made sense, earning their names from the state’s university, an infamous citizen or a major city. The Sazerac went to…
Deep Ellum Brewing Co. is launching what founder John Reardon says may be their best beer yet tonight at Goodfriend Beer Garden. After enjoying a sample bottle, I am inclined to agree. Also featured in the 6 p.m. tap takeover are 2011 and 2012 Darkest Hour (my other candidate in…
