As the Dallas food scene grows, so does its options for vegan diners. Last year, vegan-focused lifestyle magazine VegNews named Dallas a top 10 vegan city. Dallas is home to a host of well-known and well-loved vegan restaurants, including Spiral Diner, El Palote Panaderia, V-Eats and Loving Hut. These restaurants are…
The French Room is still The French Room. In fact, it’s more The French Room than it had been in decades. A no-expense-spared restoration has returned the dining room to the elegance of its original look, closer to the way the restaurant appeared when it opened in 1912. Gone are…
If your New Year’s resolution is to stop potentially poisoning yourself by eating raw cookie dough, things are looking up. Next month, the Dough Dough opens its first storefront on the northwest corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane, introducing the safely edible “raw” cookie dough concept to Dallas. Not everyone…
A few weeks back, we shared the life-changing news that Dallas was about to get its first slider festival: Between the Buns, an afternoon dedicated to everyone’s favorite tiny sandwiches. From 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, the Dallas Farmers Market will be overtaken by these tiny sandwiches, and attendees…
Twenty-eight years after he opened Dodie’s Cajun Diner on Greenville Avenue, Charlie McGuinness was required to change its name. McGuinness moved to Dallas in the 1970s from New Orleans, and he’d opened up a Cajun-classics spot in a city where it wasn’t easy to find grandma’s gumbo recipe. Now, McGuinness…
Unless you have traveled to India or are of Indian origin, you’ve likely never experienced the spicy, comforting delight that is to be found in a hot Indian breakfast. Unlike the legendary American and English breakfasts, there are no bacon or sausages in the vegetarian Indian breakfast, but there are…
Two Dallas restaurants start the year off by, well, not existing anymore, but we also get a peek at new things to come. Dish in Preston Hollow — owned by NL Group (Jalisco Norte, Dakota’s Steakhouse) — closed Jan. 2, according to a press release. “As of today, January 2, 2018,…
Chef Joshua Harmon knows his audience. A few weeks after launching a late-night bao cart in front of his trailblazing Deep Ellum restaurant Junction, Harmon is switching things up with a late-hours menu and a speakeasy that pays homage to the neighborhood’s blues history. Starting at 8 p.m. tonight, Junction…
Local farmer Jeff Bednar was out delivering lettuce and herbs Thursday afternoon from his Lucas farm, Profound Microfarms, when he spotted something curious. Some might say nefarious, even. Bednar had just dropped off the goods at Bullion on Record Street and was headed to his next drop when someone strange pulled…
Wine and cheese. Beer and pizza. Some food and drink combinations were just meant to be. But what about tequila and tamales? Not only are they alliterative, but they also make for a winning pairing. Enjoy both tamales and tequila Saturday at Jettison. Hosted by Union Tamale, this event will…
The American school house-themed restaurants released new cocktails for the new year, and one of them will help school some of the nouveau buveur (new drinkers) of us. Their Crushed Velvet cocktail, while a take on the Moscow Mule, brings a touch of classic cocktail to the mix by using B&B reduction.
Plano’s changing demographics have transformed its food scene.
There’s something going on with the Asian food scene in Plano. We won’t call it a renaissance because that wouldn’t be fair. There has been delicious Asian food in the city for decades. I grew up there, and my fondest memories were of eating pho at Que Huong; teriyaki bento…
On one of the coldest days in Dallas, the diner in Oak Cliff feels too warm to be real. Chicken-fried steak, big as the sun and shimmering with pepper gravy, steams visibly; it’s ready to go in the kitchen window like a pie in the windowsill of an old cartoon…
Buried deep within the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is an early Christmas present for small- to medium-sized producers of beer, wine and spirits. In Part IX, Subpart A, you’ll find the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform section, and if you are a small producer of alcoholic beverages,…
Epic brunch festival The Morning After will once again take over Dallas Farmers Market on Sunday, Feb. 17, with tasty bites from more than 30 of Dallas’ best brunch spots. Attendees get to sample unlimited brunch bites and sip eight cocktail, Champagne or beer samples because this is brunch, and…
There’s a reason why Hattie’s is known for being Hattie’s — and recently, it’s a reason fraught with sadness. Estevan Galindo made Hattie’s what it is, according to chef Christopher Alexander. Now the community must move on without him. “He was probably the most underestimated culinary power that Dallas had,”…
Most restaurants fail within the first two years, which makes it no surprise that Dallas, too, frequently sees eateries shutter with little to no warning (at least for consumers). These closures can feel like a tiny heartbreak — we form close bonds with the businesses we frequent. We make memories…
In the window at T-swirl Crepe in Carrollton is a collection of life-sized, polymer crepes. These beauties are filled with fruit that will never rot, scoops of mossy green matcha ice cream that can’t melt and shrimp that will remain ever-fresh. They provide a startlingly accurate depiction of the food that inspired…
It wasn’t a long time ago, and it wasn’t a galaxy far away when Deep Ellum was, mostly, a place for beer, crispy fried things, cheeseburgers and pizza. The Texas comfort food pyramid was on full display: an iced-mug beer at Pete’s or a two-hander cheeseburger, free of frills, at Adair’s…
After a decade of stellar cocktails and solid late-night eats, Dallas cocktail forefather Victor Tangos is closing after service concludes on New Year’s Eve, bartender Carlos Marquez confirmed on Facebook. Over the years, Victor Tangos has been home to some of the city’s leading bar and culinary talent, from chefs Kirstyn…
2017 was a good year for eating. Of course, most years are good years for eating when you’re a food critic. But 2017 offered some truly delicious memories, and best of all, the fondest of taste memories are diverse. One of them was on a $150 tasting menu, but another…
