This weekend, take a bar crawl on a party bus. It’s a decent way to celebrate with friends and you’ll be carted around to Bottled Blonde, Backyard, NYLO’s rooftop bar, Scout and Waterproof. What: Party Bus Bar Crawl When: 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 Where: Starting at Bottled Blonde, 505…
“A farm-to-table Spanish tapas bar led by big-time culinary talents opens its doors inside a style-conscious youth hostel.” The summary sounds like a joke about those crazy foodies down in Austin finding yet another way to out-weird the rest of Texas. But it’s not a news alert from Austin. Deep…
El Bolero’s new East Dallas location serves brunch, but maybe it shouldn’t.
There’s a new vegan restaurant in town, but you can’t actually visit it. Lucky Cat Vegan is a delivery-only restaurant that opened three weeks ago from dietitian-chef Navin Hariprasad, the owner of downtown Indian Tex-Mex fusion restaurant Spice in the City. Food from Hariprasad’s new, virtual venture can only be…
Every year is a good year to be a food writer, but 2018 was an especially interesting year to eat in Dallas. The city’s diversity really came to the foreground: I visited restaurants as remote as McKinney and the far side of Arlington, and investigated the cuisines of Laos, Egypt…
Before we get into this list, let’s address the reason for highlighting black-owned businesses. After delving into the added hurdles that black chefs and restaurant owners have to deal with, we hope to have given you a better understanding of what it’s like being in the kitchen while black in…
It’s time to go green, and Overeasy is giving you the chance to do just that with their Proud Mary, and just in time for National Bloody Mary Day on January 1.
If those midnight toasts didn’t satisfy, think of something more along the lines of morning and noontime toasts. Possibly French, definitely buttered. Maybe with a side of chicken-fried deliciousness. Now don’t go cooking up a mess in the kitchen on the first day of the year before turning to the…
2018 was a banner year for new restaurants in Dallas. In particular, chefs put renewed effort into making their creativity accessible for wider audiences, at more reasonable price points. And Dallas’ diversity was on full display, too. Our list of the year’s best new restaurants includes French, Italian, Spanish, Sichuanese,…
The first unicorn-themed dessert bar in the U.S. graces Deep Ellum with its magical presence.
Natural Grocers is hosting a class to teach all about almond flour. It’s high in fiber, protein, iron, potassium and magnesium and is a grain-free, low-glycemic alternative for all your baking endeavors. What: Quick Class: Almond Flour Power When: 3:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 Where: Natural Grocers, 11661 Preston Road…
Perhaps you’ve noticed that Dallas is growing. When it comes to living, working and dining in DFW, we no longer feel confined inside the 635 loop. Sure, we still have our food and drink favorites in Dallas proper, but our suburban friends are no longer forced to drive into the city…
Some call pepperoni rolls the unofficial state food of West Virginia, where they were first sold by Giuseppe “Joseph” Argiro at Country Club Bakery in 1927 and are still a local staple. However, these doughy delicacies seem to have found a following here in North Texas. Generally, a classic pepperoni…
Simplicity and innovation have, so far, seemed to be a winning recipe for Greenville Avenue Pizza Company. It’s reliable pizza whether you’re sticking to the basics or going overboard with toppings (don’t skip the pizza crack), but there’s a lot of fun in seasonal creations. Their latest dishes are a nod to…
Casa Linda Plaza in East Dallas has a new option for healthy, fast-casual fare. Maya’s Modern Mediterranean, which serves Israeli food, opened the first week in October. Named after owner Russell Birk’s daughter, this new concept aims to show Dallas that there’s more to Mediterranean food than Greek fare —…
Five months after they opened, business went off the face of a cliff. The decline was a gut-punch surprise for owners Braden and Yasmin Wages. Malai Kitchen was their first restaurant, and good feedback met them right out of the gate. They’d traveled the world, enriched bowls of lip-smacking curries…
Dallas loves brunch. Go anyplace serving a brunch menu on a Saturday or Sunday and it becomes ever-apparent. Mimosas, chicken-fried steak, shrimp and grits, waffles: There’s something about the sweet and savory food paired with a Champagne beverage that so many of us love. As we wrap up 2018, it’s…
It’s not just a tired trope from A Christmas Story anymore. For some families, a Christmas Day meal at a Chinese restaurant isn’t just the second choice after the neighbor’s dogs ate the holiday turkey. If you’re looking to get out of the kitchen and spend the day dining on…
At Morefan in Plano, a Xi’anese food stall is cooking up stellar biang biang noodles.
Go to enough brunches in Dallas and the menus start to look the same. There’s a take on a Benedict, a plate of shrimp and grits, eggs cooked your way. The look of the menu alone at the new Merchant House immediately lifts expectations.
Our favorite cocktail cave, Midnight Rambler, puts Cassia Cinnamon to use in one of the cocktails in its holiday lineup of 12 merry mixes to get you into the spirit(s), the Nutcracker Flail.
Little known fact: A home-cooked feast on Dec. 25 is not a requirement. Leave it to professionals. It’s fine. Sure, cooking all day and doing dishes may be a great way to escape family drama or a televised sporting event, but it might be just as rewarding to leave a…
