Last year, I predicted 2015 would be the year the burger bubble burst in Dallas. Since that article was published, no fewer than 37 burger restaurants have opened. Maybe burgers are invincible — the culinary equivalent of Kevlar and titanium — but I still argue that Dallas has too many…
For the longest time, Dallas was a macaron desert. There were a few pastry shops that offered the fancy cookie, but most iterations were crumbly impostors of their French counterparts. But then, there was a renaissance. As macarons quickly became the “it pastry,” macaron shops started popping up all over…
The methodology for creating money-making baseball dishes is simple. Walk into any 7-Eleven, grab three products, put them in a box and shake. The food objects don’t have to have any pre-existing relationship with each other and they can be savory or sweet. You get bonus points for anything that…
It’s like walking into a restaurant inside a kids’ book. Nestled in the Casa Linda Plaza shopping center, next to Great Clips, is the adorable Dugg Burger. Inside, there’s a menu that’s all pictures. It’s perfect for non-readers, lovers of simple food and extraterrestrials. E.T. would actually have no trouble…
Just last week I was walking around Trinity Groves when I passed Kitchen LTO. Blythe Beck was still chef, which was odd because the tenure of any chef at the restaurant was supposed to be limited to just four months, which we were well past. Limited Time Offer — that…
Braindead Brewing is open. You can tell because the patio is packed when you walk by at night. They’ve got all the windows open, all the lights on and music is playing just loud enough. It’s hard to believe this was once a sleepy block. There’s no house beer yet…
It’s the 11th year for Savor Dallas and there’s a whole host of things to see, do, eat and drink. Friday night’s event at the arboretum is sold out, as is the Reserve Tasting and Sunday brunch, but that just leaves more room for the Grand Tasting, (sorry, sold out)…
Michelle learned to love ramen as a teenager, growing up in Singapore and traveling around Asia with her family. Brian is newer to the scene: He didn’t even try instant ramen in college. Together, they’re hunting for DFW’s best ramen. The Shop: Sushi Robata The Atmosphere: Everybody who knows their…
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good — or at least non-lethal — lunch for less than 10 bucks. “I’m sorry — you can’t drink that in here, sir.” Register Girl runs from behind the counter to stop Already Chugging the Craft Beer She…
Everything about a properly made grilled cheese sandwich — perfectly toasted white bread, browned with a slathering of butter that steps up to the edge of excess; tiny, golden-brown crumbs that cling to greasy fingertips; American cheese so hot it pulls apart in small strings; a satisfying crispness in every…
In the food world, trendiness can be a real kiss of death. One minute, there’s a fancy gourmet cupcake shop on every corner, the next you can’t find a cupcake outside of the supermarket bakery. Sometimes, though, you have to buy into a trend to introduce a clientele to a…
Texas Rep. Senfronia Thompson filed legislation this week that proposed new limitations on craft breweries that operate in Texas. Specifically, her bill seeks to limit the amount of beer small breweries can self-distribute to 5,000 barrels a year. The current limit is 40,000 barrels. Texas Brewers were quick to cry…
My very first introduction to pisco, the traditional Peruvian spirit, was at a New York ceviche bar. Our Peruvian server had conned my entire table of already-buzzed idiots into taking a shot of pisco, straight up. If you’ve ever tried pisco, you know that taking shots of this spirit, which…
Meri Dahlke and her partners don’t waste precious beer time. News that they’d taken over the lease at the Amsterdam Bar broke late last week, and Dahlke says she’s already shooting for a June opening. She hopes Eight Bells will replicate the success they’ve had with Ten Bells, which opened…
Part of the responsibility that comes with being a Texan is that you’re expected to know where the good tacos are at all times. This is easy and hard in equal measure, since there are approximately 500,000 taquerias in the state and little to no way of knowing which ones…
After a full month open and serving other brewers’ beers, and after postponing a scheduled celebration due to Mother Nature, On Rotation finally found a mild and pleasant day recently for a grand opening and the debut of its house brews. With roll-up doors thrown wide to enjoy the seasonal…
When I first saw the billboard for Gatsby downtown, I thought it was an advertisement for a new show on the CW. I was wrong: It’s actually a new downtown Dallas nightclub opening in the space that was formerly occupied by Plush. As eyeroll-inducing as the idea of a Gatsby-themed…
You can only have the same sandwich from Subway or Jimmy John’s so many times, and it’s occasionally good to enjoy a lunch that doesn’t involve processed deli meat. Enter East Hampton Sandwich Company, the upscale sandwich chain that started in the Park Cities has been popping up all over…
Let’s ignore the somewhat awkward pool table and the haze of cigarette smoke in the vestibule in front of ZaLat, the new pizzeria on Fitzhugh Avenue. Let’s ignore the cast of characters hanging out inside as pizzas are delicately formed and slipped in the oven. Let’s ignore the insane creations…
Many images come to mind when thinking about sports bars. Bud Light bottles, six-at-a-time in buckets of ice; shots; waitresses in skimpy referee uniforms; no less that 704 flatscreen TVs — this is how we spend our time while watching sports, provided we found the energy to peel the backs…
The greatest thing about Julian Barosotti’s coming Oak Lawn restaurant is that nothing exists yet. Yes, a deal has been inked in the Maple Avenue Dining District with the Donohoe brothers who brought the Dram to Henderson Avenue. Yes, it will be loosely based on Roman fare, but that’s about…
Sunrise Asian Cuisine is a great restaurant to eat cheap sushi, but it’s even better as a restaurant to test your dining companion’s character. An uptight, square person will be alarmed by things they may have heard while dining at Sunrise Asian Cuisine, such as “We’ve lost our liquor license” or…
