In a unique display of bipartisanship, ordering a cocktail to go will soon be allowed by state law. Today the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued an industry notice explaining the details to all those who dabble in the trade of fine
Cinco de Mayo celebrations began this weekend but there’s still plenty of partying left to do on Wednesday. And while you’re not too likely to come across many explanations of the holiday’s historic significance, there will be some honest attempts to honor Mexican culture.
Texas farmers and ranchers have had a year. Whether they supplied restaurants with local produce or welcomed families to pick their own buckets full, even green pastures and rows of blackberries weren’t immune to the pandemic.
Booty’s Street Food was created by Kent Roth and Collin Ballard, both avid travelers. They’ve traversed countries, often breaking camp at hostels; more than 100 collectively. Their experiences led them to want to create a similar space for travelers in Texas.
Sky Blossom is a cute restaurant in the center of downtown Dallas that features a top-floor restaurant and bar with stunning views and great menu options.
A new wine-tasting and shopping experience, Vinotopia, is opening this Friday at Legacy Hall in Plano. According to their press release, this hybrid wine bar and retail shop is a “social, communal and energized premium wine-buying experience.”
Dole Whip was born at a tiki bar in Disneyland of all places and gets its name from the fruit producer, who was a sponsor at the park and makes the mix. According to Disney Food Blog, Dole Whip was first served at the Enchanted Tiki Room and in the Tiki Juice Bar in Adventureland in 1986…
The state of Indiana has given exactly two culinary gifts to the rest of the world. One of them is Wonder Bread, which some of us Hoosiers are apologetic about. But the other one is our hubcap-sized offering to the bar food gods: the fried pork tenderloin sandwich. In theory,…
Tucked away in the east end of the State Thomas neighborhood, the new Asian street food concept Anju recently opened. Owned by Michael Kim of One Esca Concepts, Anju offers a …
It’s fun to cheer on a local restaurant as it grows, and Dillas owners Kyle and Maggie Gordon are easy to root for. Kyle’s dream in college was to open a restaurant that only served his favorite food. It was a wild idea, but his girlfriend Maggie…
On an ordinary day, in an ordinary world, someone would probably be singing at D Jackson BBQ right now. Music flows through this shoebox-sized dining room and kitchen in the southwestern reaches of Oak Cliff, just off Cockrell Hill Road.
Last week, on April 20 to be exact, The Grapevine reopened its main bar for the first time in over a year. The quirky Uptown dive, which was completely closed for a part of 2020 has taken careful steps in welcoming both employees and …
Vidorra has a new item on the menu that you and five of your friends need to try; unless you’re into competitive eating, then go solo here. The El Jefe is a four-pound 18-inch taco stuffed with chorizo, ground beef, shredded cheese, queso, pico de gallo…
Eataly is the new Italian food wonderland at NorthPark Center that opened late last year. It’s hard to put into words everything that this place is exactly. If you squint and tilt your head, it’s like Central Market for the Amalfi Coast. An Ikea of charming Italian goods, but in…
I’ve been the Dallas Observer’s food critic for five years now, and as you might expect, I’ve gotten some hate mail. After one editorial in 2019, an angry reader blocked me on Facebook (and one restaurant owner wrote a reasoned, non-angry reply for the paper). Restaurant owners and chefs have…
Wednesday afternoon Melody Vo ordered a Vietnamese coffee at Toasted in Dallas. When she took her first sip, she immediately knew it was a cold brew mixed with condensed milk, not the stronger espresso-like pour-over typically used in Vietnamese coffee. Vo took her coffee back to the counter, sure she’d…
Wake up, sleepyheads. Since we were old enough to eat solid food, it was drilled into our heads that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Without getting all preachy on you, research shows that skipping breakfast encourages poor eating later in the day, while a solid breakfast…
Here we are almost finishing up the month of April and, I don’t know if it’s me, but 2021 is flying by. I looked up and, boom, we are amidst the ever-so-amazing crawfish season. Now crawfish season is usually something you enjoy with a larger group or in a family…
The coronavirus pandemic has been good for parking lots. Well, it’s been good for people repurposing parking lots, for freeing ourselves from the belief that they’re only good for holding cars and generating ungodly summer heat. Across Dallas and its suburbs, restaurants are putting picnic tables in former parking spaces,…
This Saturday, April 24, the Lowest Greenville Collective is shining a light on the diverse restaurants, bars and businesses along their namesake street from Belmont Avenue to Ross Avenue. The fourth annual Experience Lowest Greenville will offer a variety of food and drink specials, yoga, flowers, lots of mimosas and…
Baseball is back, and nothing can stop us from being happy about it. Apart from the pandemic. And the All-Star Game controversy. And the Rangers being mediocre at best. OK, so this season probably won’t be one we tell our grandkids about. Nevertheless, the cookware company Le Creuset has given…
If you’re one who is, at least on occasion, motivated by food but hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, we’ve got some potential gaming-changing news. The James Beard semifinalist baker Clyde Greenhouse of Kessler Baking Studio is offering a sweet incentive. Greenhouse started baking more than 20 years ago and in 2014…
