CBD Provisions Will Cater Pig Head Carnitas for Your Next Tailgate

It’s pretty clear that the Dallas Cowboys season is going to be a real stinker, but that doesn’t mean most of us won’t keep watching them play. We’re just going to suffer. Luckily, CBD Provisions is providing some pretty swank eating options to help you forget what’s happening on the…

Beer Snobs Are Desperate for Saint Arnold’s Pumpkinator

Each year, Saint Arnold Brewing Co. in Houston releases their Divine Reserve beers: single-batch beers brewed differently each time. Most of the Divine Reserve beers have been heavier, stronger recipes. From double IPAs to barleywines to Belgian strong ales, the variance has been successful, with beer snobs seeking it out…

Tre Wilcox Surfaces With New Cooking School

It’s been quiet on the Tre Wilcox front since the celebrity chef left Village Marquee. Known for his time on Bravo’s Top Chef, Wilcox has been spending the past few years working as a private chef, offering cooking classes, catering and consulting on a number of concepts he wouldn’t discuss…

#PopsicleDrunk: This PopStar Popsicle Stars in My Dreams

It was a hot day in Dallas (like those are hard to come by). I had spent minute after sweltering minute wandering Klyde Warren Park aimlessly from booth to booth tasting and photographing and smiling and eating and searching and chatting and all I wanted to do was dunk my…

Rex’s at the Market Closer to Opening

Beau Bellomy’s estimate for a late summer opening for Rex’s at the Market was a bit too optimistic. Bellomy stopped working at his father’s original location of Rex’s on Lovers Lane this spring. Then rains pushed back construction of the common elements of Shed 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market,…

State Fair of Texas Posts Record Growth

Did the line to get a corny dog at the State Fair of Texas seem a little long this year? Did you have to claw your way to the mustard dispensers to adorn your recently fried treasure in liquid sunshine? If this year’s event seemed a little more crowded, it…

The Table Opens in Flower Mound Today

Flower Mound has a new restaurant opening today. The Table is the work of Bruce Wills, Ty Wellborn and chef Ray Skradzinski. The team worked together recently in that great restaurant up in the sky Five Sixty. The Table will serve a lunch and dinner menu of modern American cuisine with…

Addison’s Ida Claire Gets a Needed Jump-Start

Give John Franke credit. The corporate chef at Fork It Over Restaurants listens and moves quickly when he hears something is amiss at one of his restaurants. Between my visits and the writing of this review, Franke and his team have made considerable updates to the menu at Ida Claire,…

Roasters United: Scenes from the First Dallas Coffee Day

It took about 45 seconds for me to realize I was out of my element at Dallas Coffee Day yesterday. Now, I love good coffee and drink it every day. We’re a French press household, which I generally like to think puts us in a class above most of the…

Madrina Is Now Open for Lunch

Madrina has been open for just a few weeks, but they’ve clearly worked out the kinks in short order. Dinner service at the Highland Park restaurant started in late September, and last week, Madrina announced they would begin opening their doors for lunch. If you work or live in the…

Dallas’ Six Best Baskets of Fried Okra

As Southern side dishes go, there is none better than fried okra. Assuming you can get past the okra pod’s slippery, seedy insides, you’ve found yourself the perfect complement to barbecue, burgers, chicken fried steak — damn near anything you can think of. Unfortunately, most of the fried okra you’ll…

Where’s All the Fall Food at the Dallas Farmers Market?

Since the current owners of the Dallas Farmers Market took over for the city in 2013, it’s undergone a pretty radical makeover. “Shed One,” which once housed Pecan Lodge and other eateries, has been razed along with “Shed Three,” the warehouse where wholesale produce vendors set up shop to sell…

Damn, the Damn Burger is Good

The first thing you notice on the Armoury D.E. brunch menu is the French Toast Von Chocula. That’s the classic Count Chocula cereal living gloriously in French toast. One cocktail comes with cookie crisps and a whole egg. Beyond brunch, there’s the awesomely named Darkwing Drums: Five duck wings, deep…

The Making of Dallas’ Messiest Burgers

When Jonathon Erdeljac created his first monster burger at his Oak Cliff cafe Jonathon’s, it nearly killed one of our writers. “The Nooner” boasts a half-pound beef patty, a handful of ham, Swiss, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, tomato, mayo and a fried egg plus a huge side of fries. The…

Tacolandia Is This Weekend!

Tacolandia is tomorrow and the weather is looking amazing for a day of outdoor taco consumption. The general admission section of the event will feature 24 local taco restaurants, while VIP attendees will have access to another three. Everyone is invited to eat as many tacos as they can handle…

Monkey King to Open Next Door to Il Cane Rosso in Carrollton

If there’s one thing Dallas needs, it’s not another burger joint or barbecue spot. As we’ve lamented plenty of times here, our city could use more culinary diversity and global flavor. Fortunately, Monkey King Noodle Co. will be bringing their unique brand of Asian noodles, soups, and dumplings to —…

Dallas Needs Even More Ethnic Eats

This week the 50 Most Interesting Restaurants I compiled over the summer leading up to our Best of Dallas 2015 issue were bundled together in a cover story that makes Dallas look like a pretty great dining city. There are enough restaurants to keep diners going for months without hitting…

Eat This: the Garnachas at Tacoqueta

The menu at Tacoqueta makes bold claims for a neighborhood taqueria. The tostada pictured below is  the best in town, for instance. And the garnachas pictured above is one of the best antojitos to make its way out of Veracruz and into the States. I won’t endorse any superlative descriptions…