Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. There’s something beautifully indulgent about starting a meal with a puff pastry — but when’s the last time…
By now, it’s well known that Stephan Pyles is a pioneer of modern Texas cuisine. From the beginning of Routh Street Cafe to Star Canyon and Stampede 66, his culinary impact has been felt far and wide. Many of today’s brightest young chefs have honed their skills under Pyles’ cunning…
Over Memorial Day weekend, the Buddhist Center of Dallas hosted the Thai Culture & Food Festival, an event boasting traditional music and dances, tours of the Buddhist temple and more food than even the hungriest noodle fanatic could handle. Pulling in at the Forest Lane DART station, my friends and…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Macaron fever has yet to subside in North Texas. Bisous Bisous Patisserie, Kate Weiser Chocolate, Joy Macarons, Haute…
In 1971, the Herrera family opened its first restaurant, on Maple Avenue. Herrera’s became a Tex-Mex institution with multiple locations, each of which founder Amelia Herrera bequeathed to one of her children. One side of the family kept the original Herrera’s Café location alive, and in 2014 it moved to…
When the Observer posted about the soon-to-be Toasted Coffee + Kitchen restaurant, a number of people commented with exasperation about an eatery specializing in “artisan toast.” “The clarion call has been sounded. The world is ending. … Dallas is officially over.” “Sounds like hipster hell.” “But will they toast it…
New breweries turn up on North Texas taps every month, but not many come carrying the same legacy as Big Bend Brewing. Founded deep in the heart of the Lone Star State’s last frontier by the punk rock godfather of independent Texas brewing, Big Bend bottles (or rather cans) the…
There’s nothing more American than a damn good sandwich and although they weren’t invented here, the fabric of our nation was stitched together by meat and bread. We love America, we love sandwiches. Bald eagles for everyone. A short distance north of 635 rests the tiny hamlet of McKinney, with…
You’d have to call the new Buc-ee’s location in Far North Fort Worth ridiculous. You’d just have to … if it weren’t so damned amazing. The new monument to Texas excess is now open just south of Texas Motor Speedway, so come one, come all, because every day is the State…
June 3-5, Taste of Dallas is taking over Fair Park with dozens of restaurants slingin’ $2-$5 bites and, as can be expected, plenty of booze. There will be an art gallery, sidewalks covered in chalk art by more than 45 artists, music and the all-new “Foodie Experience Presented by TangoTab,”…
The music is loud — nightclub loud, a deep and unrelenting thump that shakes the ice in my glass of tequila. Servers teeter past in sky-high stilettos and dresses that are equal parts short, tight and low-cut, making the outfits sartorially precarious for a person whose job it is to…
Last September, it became obvious to Kelly Yandell that the traditional school model wasn’t working for her 11-year-old son Ford. “I have one of those boys who just wasn’t created to sit still, who wasn’t created to be super-organized at the age of 11, who is smart and funny and…
In this week’s food news, franchises expand, Lower Greenville gets sweeter and Rex’s Seafood shutters two of its three locations: Joy Macarons’ second location in Lower Greenville is finally open at 1927 Greenville Ave., which means macaron-lovers can get their fancy cookie on in the evenings, as this location stays…
One of DFW’s most beloved brunch spots is coming to Fort Worth. Today, Bread Winners announced its first Cowtown location in University Park Village. Via a press release: Opening in Spring 2017, Bread Winners will occupy the former space operated by Blue Mesa. The 6,300 sq. foot site will feature a vintage and…
The Grape’s latest iteration of their monthly wine dinner features special guest host Jason Charles of Glazers. We’re pretty sure the dinner, titled Come as You Are, doesn’t have anything to do with Kurt Cobain. Unless, that is, the grunge rocker was a fan of Italian wine, in which case…
In case you haven’t stopped by lately, things have changed at the Dallas Farmers Market. The open-air stalls reflect the market’s new focus by providing locally sourced produce, while The Shed acts as an indoor food hall and shopping venue for purveyors who deal in all things fashionable, from bone…
On the first day, God made … what was it again? Well on the last day, he made bacon. And the day after that, he made bourbon. Nickel and Rye put them together and made something heavenly. Nickel and Rye’s Maple Bacon Manhattan is an incredibly simple yet flavorful way…
Steamed sandwiches and cocktails are Knuckle Sandwich’s thing, but when I arrive on the first day of the Lower Greenville spot’s lunch service, I’m on a mission for the burger. The Knuckle Burger ($13) is prime beef topped with two slices of smoked Gouda, fresh bibb lettuce, an extravagant heirloom…
You’ll have to go around the back for some of the best ribs west of I-35. The front entrance didn’t fit in with Mike Shannon’s redesigned floorplan when he moved in and added his name to what had been Real Pit Barbecue in 2007. But if you find your way to…
All in all, 2015 was a banner year for craft beer in the DFW area, with several breweries opening across the region. Not to be outdone, 2016 is turning out to be yet another great year for the craft beer boom happening across the country. It seems like each month…
Garza Foods is a fiercely local restaurant that opened a few months ago in the Medical District. The owners adapted their hyperlocal ways after living in Seattle, where it wasn’t just important to buy local, but to buy from your own neighborhood. This food is really more Mex-Tex than Tex-Mex…
With restaurants like Nonna and Carbone’s under his belt, it’s no surprise that Julian Barsotti’s latest restaurant has been seeing some brisk business, thanks in no small part to the fact that Sprezza offers a different perspective on the Italian food Dallas diners already love. About a month ago, Barsotti…
