When she’s not busy cranking out housemade sorbets and ice creams at Gemma, pastry chef Stephanie Childress, the subject of this week’s chef interview, has to eat. Like most chefs, she’s pretty particular about where she dines out, to the point that being at a less-than-great restaurant makes her a…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. It’s the least you can do for yourself after you’ve endured…
Since opening earlier this year, AF+B has been cranking out food and cocktails that are impressive enough to justify a drive to Fort Worth even if you don’t have other plans. What hasn’t gotten as much fanfare, though, is the restaurant’s impressive (if short) cocktail menu. In an effort to…
You may be more focused on the best ways to injure your insides with fried things at the State Fair of Texas, but we need to talk for a few moments about Dallas Observer Brewfest, our annual ode to beer. The upcoming fest is less than a month away, and…
You’ve had Velvet Taco nine times this year. Your kid’s peed himself in the Klyde Warren fountains another seven. You’re in a rut. You need a change-up, and you need it covered in sauce, and you need it now. We’ve got you covered, in sauce, with these 10 food road…
Shivas Bar & Grill opened this on Greenville Avenue, tucked into the same strip that used to house Jack’s and then JO24. A kolache restaurant named Bohemian Cafe will open next door this fall. But for now, the fresh smells of curry are wafting down the strip, which is nice…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. It is the bread pudding to trump all bread puddings, and…
This was no ordinary shopping center. No Target, Best Buy or Subway was within miles (OK, like two miles), and a women’s clothing store, though not your average Forever 21, stood to my left. Wanting an Indian-food experience other than standbys like Roti Grill and Chennai, I’d asked some Indian…
Music venues aren’t usually known for the food they serve. Patrons talk about the sound system, lighting and layout, but rarely do you hear people shouting over a guitar riff about cold nachos for sale in the lobby. There’s good reason. The Granada Theater sells pizza slices from a warming…
Fine chocolate is a finicky thing, especially when you’re talking about the kind of tricked-up, hand-painted beauties that Kate Weiser is crafting at her new spot in Trinity Groves. You’ll probably remember Weiser from her stint at Chocolate Secrets a few years ago, but this new shop is inarguably all…
Gemma has been adding a touch of freshness and California cool to Henderson Ave since opening earlier this year, and head pastry chef Stephanie Childress has proven herself a crucial part of the restaurant’s success. Our own food critic raved about Childress’ well-executed and offbeat dessert dishes, and diners have…
If you’ve driven down Elm Street in the past few months, you know it’s a mess. There are as many potholes as there are pothole patches and just two blocks or driving can rattle the shocks off your car. But behind the rubble and concrete there are glimmers of hope…
I half wanted to keep the news from you, if only for purposes of public protection. But when Whataburger announced a spicy ketchup contest, readers responded in resounding fashion. When the same condiment joined regular ketchup alongside mustard on Central Market and HEB shelves, readers freaked out about it. So…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. One of the most exhilarating experiences you can have with food…
The Dallas food map is studded with breakfast taco-burritos that will blow the socks clean off your feet. Some of them come with jalapeno ranch. Good 2 Go in White Rock has big hangar steak and egg tacos that will you make you cry hollandaise tears. They’re good, cheap, and…
Follow the Cheap Bastard as she scours the city, looking for a good — or at least non-lethal — lunch for less than 10 bucks. State of the drive-in at noon: packed Camo hat count: 4 Keller’s on Northwest Highway has my favorite dirty burger to eat in the summer…
Months ago, when Larry Lavine, the founder of Chili’s, and I shouted at each other over the sounds of drilling and hammering at his new restaurant’s construction site, it was hard to imagine that that restaurant, Ten50 BBQ, would evolve into become what it has today. Which is, for starters,…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. The last thing I needed this weekend was a burger. I…
In this occasional series, Teresa Lensch provides a woman’s view of area “breastaurants.” She previously filed dispatches from Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks and Wild Pitch. I have not been to one breastaurant™, despite my previous three dispatches. Nope. Not one of those places was an actual breastaurant™. There is only…
Remember when I ate that fried Cuban thing that was more of an egg roll and less of a sandwich? Remember when Hanna Raskin hurked after biting into a ravioli of deep-fried beer? Remember when Alice Laussade pointed out that this whole oil-logged Big Tex Choice Awards were getting a…
French fries can make or break a meal, especially when they’re served alongside a burger. Soggy, flavorless industrial fries are an abomination to both potatoes and your palate, so you should seek out a place that pays as much respect to the potato as they do their beef. Whatever your…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. There is a certain segment of taco enthusiasts who take great…
