So you’ve been to the Deep Ellum Wine Walk and the Bishop Arts District Wine Walk, but have you, my cabernet-guzzling friend, been to the Plano Wine and Art Walk? Downtown Plano can be quite charming, especially under the influence of a few sample pours of vino. Purchase tickets online…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. We knew it was a solid order when our server, who looked as if he’s worked the floor…
A look inside the patty melt that’s become famous among Deep Ellum service industry folk.
Historic downtown Dallas hotel The Statler is in the middle of a massive multimillion-dollar renovation, with the new Statler set to open fully this fall with new hotel rooms and residences. As part of that renovation, the hotel is opening six new food and beverage venues, all of which will…
How local should locavore food be? Can a North Texas restaurant survive and profit on ingredients sourced almost exclusively from within a few hours’ drive? Is that kind of challenge beneficial to chefs and diners? Is Dallas ready for this much pickling? The stakes are high at FT33 these days…
Beer drinkers of DFW, get ready: Presale starts today for Dallas Observer BrewFest, our seventh annual outdoor beer tasting event that, this year, will bring more than 500 beers from around the world (and North Texas in particular) to the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 9. A $35 general…
How Starbucks’ latest “craft” strategy imitates the third-wave craft coffee shops it’s trying to destroy.
The only thing hotter than Dallas and her fair ‘burbs this summer is the cold Asian dessert craze. From bingsu to bao, trendy treats are cropping up all over town. There’s never been a better time to seek a delicious reprieve from the heat. Sago Soup Mango Mango, 2205 N…
Sandwich Hag is investing in The Cedars with authentic banh mi and Vietnamese iced coffee.
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. If you scoff at the idea of eggs as a pizza topping, you clearly have yet to try…
Looking for a new breakfast spot? If you haven’t tried any of these spots yet, you’re missing out, and you need to alleviate that ASAP. Whisk Crêpes This West Dallas crêperie, owned by Frenchman Julien Eelsen, is the real deal. Whether you’re looking for a sweet crêpe or a savory breakfast filled…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. The idea began with something like a dinner party. About 17 years ago, Carlos Branger, who had…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Let’s get one thing straight: There is nothing gourmet, artisanal or chef-driven about the cheese omelet at Metro…
After all these years, Bread Winners is still a solid brunch option.
If you’ve still got any party in you after the holiday weekend, there’s plenty to do this week. Hydrate, people. We know how you get on Fourth of July. ***** It’s summer, which means grocery store shelves are brimming with peaches. Sweet, juicy peaches with tender skins and firm flesh…
Fair Park is getting attention with talk about its future, and soon it will be overwhelmed with crowds lining up to be jostled on topsy-turvy rides and waiting in front of decadent food-serving stalls as the State Fair of Texas makes its return. But this weekend, Fair Park plays host…
The common children’s sandwich that graced many a lunch room table with affixed stools is now showing its face at Dallas’s Downtown Southern eatery, Grayson Social, but in cocktail form in their PB&J Manhattan.
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. How doe we choose a Tacos Mariachi taco for inclusion in our list of favorite dishes? It’s like…
So you snagged a Tinder date — look endlessly cool by taking them to one of these hip Dallas hotspots.
This has always been a cheeseburger to crave. It gets into the folds of your brain, sits dormant like a volcano and rumbles when you imagine ordering it again. It tastes, somehow, exactly like Independence Day fireworks, and is served with the exactitude of a NASA mission: A crimson dash…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. I have a cookbook with a recipe called “Tomato Party,” but I’m not sure that it can top…
Kids these days have it so easy. No, I’m not talking about millennial entitlement, smartphones, trigger warnings, participation trophies or our planet’s inevitable spiral into a nightmare of rising oceans and blistering heat waves. I’m talking about the fact that college kids can get such sophisticated drunk food. Take the…
