Longhorns, honky tonks, dancing tumbleweed, dusty cowboy boots and tobacco-chewing ranch hands are just some of the images that pop into the imaginations of the city folk unfamiliar with what life is really like in modern Fort Worth. Of course, Fort Worth is as much a gleaming metropolis as any…
There have been whispers — David Haynes has heard the gossip from friends — that he’s restaurant cheating. It’s been about five years since he and wife and business partner Catherine Jacobus opened the doors of a thin-crust pizza joint on the corner of Elm and Good Latimer, and they’re embracing…
Join Observer Food Critic Brian Reinhart on r/Dallas on Thursday, June 27 for a Dallas dining AMA (ask me anything).
You can get a lot of international cuisines in Frisco. And thanks to the new Aussie Grind, you can add Australian fare to the list.
A year after his suicide, three Dallas chefs are channeling their love for Anthony Bourdain into an event meant to bring the service industry together in support of each other. Tuesday night at Franklin’s Tattoo and Supply in East Dallas, chefs Peter Barlow, Joshua Farrell and Justin Holt will throw a Bourdain Bash to honor the man’s memory.
After Noble Rey’s sale, its two taprooms closed and there’s no word yet on when or where they’ll reopen. In the meantime, their former Dallas Farmers Market taproom has been taken over by the 2nd Tap, which features one brewery at a time. Currently, it’s Manhattan Project Beer Co.
A Chicago-based concept called Foxtrot is opening a “contemporary evolution of the corner store on McKinney Avenue in Uptown on June 25.” The all-day concept — a popular idea in Dallas right now, as evidenced by all-day destinations like The Henry and Tribal All Day Cafe, which serve everything from…
The Tepache Cocktail at Las Palmas uses tepache, a fermented pineapple beverage that takes a week to make, as its base.
If you have a mediocre meal with fantastic service, there’s a good chance you’ll walk away feeling generally well about the experience. But when you have a subpar meal with service that seemed to have a goal of making you wait, and you’ll walk out wanting your money back. At…
Matt Pittman wasn’t born in Texas, but he barbecues like a native. After his first exposure to true Central Texas barbecue, Pittman’s passion for smoking meats grew quickly, and soon he was a regular on the competition barbecue circuit. In 2014, he landed a spot on Season 5 of the…
The Grape is hosting another come-as-you-are wine dinner showcasing wines from Spain, where chef Brian C. Luscher will prepare a three-course bistro menu to complement impeccably selected Spanish wines. This monthly wine dinner is a fun, casual setting, hence the “come-as-you-are” title. You make a reservation in the available time,…
By and large, the standard fare at most Texas barbecue spots doesn’t stray too far from center. Brisket, sausage and ribs define true north, with beans, coleslaw, and mac and cheese the likely side choices. That said, we love to see shops flex their creative muscles, and there may be…
Chef Joel Orsini has turned the Deep Ellum rooftop above Izkina into a small apiary and production garden for the restaurant attached to Deep Ellum Hostel.
Six months after the release of our Top 100 Dallas Restaurants list, we check in with the winners.
Few culinary changes would bring the Dallas area as big a quality-of-life improvement as putting a falafel joint in every neighborhood. We’re working on it, slowly. In the northeastern corner of Plano, Board Bites is setting an example for the kafta revolution.
Char’d wants to be the Chipotle of fast-casual South Asian food.
On Valentine’s Day in 2016, a beloved Oak Cliff pizzeria closed and left the neighborhood for good. Zoli’s opened on Davis Street in 2013 but had to close when developer Alamo Manhattan leveled the building in 2016 to make room for its massive Bishop Arts development. Even though the New…
Dino and Megan Santonicola are opening Partenope Ristorante, an Italian restaurant dedicated to the cuisine of Naples, in the Titche-Goettinger building this fall.
Ida Claire’s Turn the Tables rum cocktail contains turmeric and coconut milk to keep you healthy while you’re drinking.
What happened when Old Hag Pizza and Pasta in Oak Cliff decided to stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week? They learned just how much people in Grand Prairie are willing to pay to get a single order of fries delivered in the middle of the night.
Situated right across the street from Wild Acre Brewing, the new Joe Riscky’s Barbecue has Fort Worth barbecue legacy and shockingly inexpensive eats.
If you’ve yet to solidify your plans for Flag Day (who hasn’t?), you can head to Victory Park this Friday. Naturally, there will be a flag-themed party throughout the neighborhood, where you’ll find specials on food, drinks and retail throughout. Tickets ($10) include entry, food and drink tastings, specials and…
