People came out in droves to Greek Fest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church over the weekend, to drink Greek beer, eat Greek-inspired food and celebrate the recent arrival of fall. In addition to the same dishes that have typically been served at the annual event, sliders stuffed with slices…
On Sunday evening as most people in the universe were watching a chemist rig a gun in his trunk, the West End Pub was preparing for its very own finale. After 25 years of business in the West End, the self-described “neighborhood pub without a neighborhood” shut the doors for…
Often when you go out to eat, your meal is simply viewed as a necessary means of sustenance — a vehicle for nutrition on the days you can’t even muster the energy to push the buttons on your microwave to conjure food from a frozen box. Days like these your…
Meat Fight is an annual celebration of meat, meat, and meat that raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). The event started just three years ago as a back yard barbecue, then graduated to a bigger space that would allow for more meat for more meatheads last year…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
I’ve levied a lot of expectation on Savor, the new restaurant that opened last on Klyde Warren Park. Those desires have less to do with the Savor on its own, and more to do with the collective draw that a group of restaurants and attractions can create when they’re tightly…
It’s hard not to get a little excited about the prospect. Uni — the sex organs of sea urchins — may be one of the most delicious things you can encounter at the sushi bar, provided it’s fresh. It offers a creamy, briny flavor that’s rich and satiating, and a…
Klyde Warren Park’s first official restaurant, Savor, has opened its doors to the public. Sort of. The restaurant, which calls itself a “modern gastropub,” is currently serving dinner, but plans to open for lunch in the next month or so. Savor (along with Relish, the restaurant’s smaller, more casual sibling)…
You’re likely going to have one of two reactions to the new Texas Discovery Biergarten at the State Fair of Texas. You might be genuinely excited by some new options. After all, nothing cries out anti-fair like a spinach salad with dried fruit. On the other hand, if you’ve just…
Right now, it’s three walls, a roof and a lot of rubble. But next year, the empty space between The Slip Inn and Form, near The Pearl Cup off Henderson Avenue, will be home to Black Forest Biergarten, a German-style beer garden owned by Blake and Di Ann Bogus. “We’re…
Whip out your club card (or haul ass past the greeter), because Sam’s has a sweet deal for you. Well, it’s not so much sweet as it is oaky and a little like drinking fire. Or gasoline. Or gasoline on fire. The Huffington Post, MSN and others picked up on…
A Saturday morning in September found me standing in a large white suit with thousands of honey bees politely buzzing just inches from my face.
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James St. Peter is the hippie and creator behind Dallas’ very own Hypnotic Donuts. His dream of making doughnuts started out with Spanish-based baking lessons in the wee hours of the morning, then grew to selling doughnuts from the back of a Ford Expedition, and eventually led to a retail…
If you’re ready to be hardcore convinced that our food system is going to pot, you’ll want to head over to the Texas Theater this weekend to enjoy the new feature-length documentary GMO OMG. The film is based on director Jeremy Seifert’s search for real food. When he can’t find…
Texas barbecue: You and I know it’s the best. More importantly, it’s a food where, if you leave the state, you’ll notice other states do barbecue in strange and terrifying ways that make you feel wrong. Once I went to Oklahoma (this is how all great stories start, I know),…
Certainly you’ve noticed. Every Twitter handle within a three-hour radius of Dallas has published no less than 17 tweets referring to the weather in the last few days. Suddenly, stepping outside is somehow enjoyable — a foreign concept considering the past three months have felt as hot as the sauna…
Back in January I got a press release that a Dallas-based company called Sweet Ballz was raising money for the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. I was obviously hesitant to take the bait. Who wants to have their byline associated with an article about a company that turns out to be…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
It’s a hot Friday night at Abacus, and Eddie “Lucky” Campbell is lovingly describing a gin cocktail, finished with lime and garnished with a copse of fresh herbs, to an older woman at the bar. Kent Rathbun’s flagship restaurant is fine dining tailor-made for its Uptown neighborhood, and the woman’s…
Braden and Yasmin Wages of Malai Kitchen are two of my favorite people in the Dallas restaurant business. Maybe it’s Yasmin’s warm smile. Maybe it was the time Braden teared up a bit when talking about her. Or maybe it’s because they take these amazing culinary excursion to far corners…
1400 Miles is a campaign created by Texas brewers who are cycling from Austin to Denver to raise money and awareness for the Pints for Prostrate organization. The ride started in Austin on Wednesday and will stop at Community Beer Co. on Thursday for a little music, beer and dinner…
