Food & Drink

Emporium Pies begins a new chapter under the ownership of an Oak Cliff family and long-time supporters of the shop. Landon and Charlie Purdue bought the specialty pie shop from founders Megan Wilkes and Mary Sparks to carry on Emporium’s community traditions of serving up handmade pies.

Rex and Stephanie Hyewon Pak have opened a new location of their Aloha Chicken and Shrimp, which started in a gas station in Watauga, serving up combos of chicken, shrimp and bulgogi beef with a Hawaiian twist.

Whiskey and wine lovers have a new place to sip and savor. Social Oak Wine & Whiskey Lounge is now open in Trophy Club, with upscale décor and plenty of beverages to choose from. This lounge offers guests the unique experience of self-serving their own drinks. No, it’s not just…

Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s name itself might be enough to pique the interest of spice-lovers across Dallas. The red fiery lettering of the sign outside only heightens expectations for some chili-filled, eye-watering, tongue-burning food.

Known as one of Dallas’ original craft beer cultural hubs, Community Beer Co. is cooking up something new with the opening of the Community Kitchen.

Knox-Henderson’s newest bar and grill, Willie D’s, aims to offer a unique, vibrant space for all of its regulars – the college students, the young professionals, and east Dallas natives who maintain the eccentric spirit of the neighborhood.

Ruthie’s has been a pillar of grilled cheese goodness for more than a decade in Dallas. And now they’re about to expand with a permanent location.

The upcoming new year is looking bright. Recently Spinster Records owners David Grover and Kate Siamro announced their latest concept Ladylove, a restaurant and lounge bar.

After a lengthy and extensive renovation that took nearly an entire calendar year, Lower Greenville’s Belgian-influenced bar Meyboom Brasserie is a full-go.

Occasionally one might be in the mood for some hibachi-prepared Japanese food without all the pomp and circumstance that usually accompanies such an outing: Sitting around a communal hibachi grill with strangers in often uncomfortable seating (or worse yet for old knees, just pillows), having to endure all the requisite hibachi meal shtick that the chef feels compelled to perform.

The East Quarter just got a new restaurant specializing in prime rib and high-end kitschy décor. Brass Ram is another Nick Badovinus concept under …

The Harwood District near the American Airlines Center will soon add pizza and martinis to its growing repertoire …

Isla & Co. is a promising new addition to the thriving Bishop Arts District restaurant scene. We stopped in for a first look at this Australian-inspired one-stop shop for brunch and dinner dishes, artisan coffee, vino and spiffy signature cocktails.

Pizza Leila will open its first physical location in downtown Dallas this January. Since 2020, the operation has been run as a ghost kitchen for Sloane’s Corner, an eatery on Ross Avenue. Now, Pizza Leila will move right down the road to open at 2111 Flora St., less a mile away from its motherland.