You’re about to get very excited whether you know it or not. Mike Hiller has a post on his blog, Escape Hatch, about the pending arrival of BonChon Chicken. The Dallas location will be the corner of Lovers Lane and Greenville Avenue, and if they produce the same product that…
Now that Dallas finally has a Trader Joe’s, we can more easily eat all-natural, non-GMO, pesticide-free veggies and meat that roamed freely across organic pastures before it was gently killed, right? Actually, no. Trader Joe’s is one of those grocery stores that seems all organic-y, because it has tasteful decorations,…
The kids down under at the Sydney Morning Herald reported that some “clever Queensland scientists” have discovered way to rehydrate with beer, noting that “quenching a hard earned thirst with a big cold beer just got better for you.” Did it though? Did it? See also: Dallas’ Five Best Beer…
Lucia is hiring. It’s not often you see a job post from the city’s best Italian restaurant. Cooks with a desire to break into fine dining are no doubt clamoring to put their best clog forward with chef David Uygur. Of course there are some necessary prerequisites. Basically, you better…
The concoction you see above is 32 ounces of Adios Motherfucker. “What’s an Adios Motherfucker?” you might be asking. Well, according to the internet, it’s a mixture of rum, gin, vodka, tequila, blue curacao, and 7-Up. It’s known as the drink of destruction, one that sends you well over the…
There’s a new culinary creation hitting the streets of Dallas soon. Bobaddiction is a Taiwanese-inspired dessert food truck that specializes in gourmet boba tea drinks and also a hybrid of frozen yogurt and shaved ice, called shaved snow. Three industrious Dallas guys found the dessert at night markets of Taipei…
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…
The cuisine of Thailand is forceful and diverse. It’s deeply rooted in the same hot and sweet, sour and salty combination that forms the basis of most Asian cooking, but it’s influenced heavily by India, which lent spices, cooking techniques and a splash of Buddhism. South America offered the chiles…
Strategic social media stalking has led to perhaps the most celebratory news for all pizza purists west of Interstate 35E: Il Cane Rosso is coming to Fort Worth. Dallas’ own Pizza Heisenberg, Jay Jerrier, dropped the not-so-subtle hint via the Cane Rosso Facebook page earlier today, setting off a torrent…
Pakpao is a hot restaurant right now, in more ways than one. Not only is the dining room packed most days, making this a popular dining destination in Dallas, but the dining room is pretty warm, too. There was a similar climate control issue at FT33, where a massive in-room…
OinknMoo food truck, which hit the streets earlier this year, just posted a picture of a monster sandwich called The Hulky. This looker (that could kill) is made with two-thirds of a pound of meat including smoky sliced brisket, a hot link and pork topped with two strips of hickory…
Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz first met while attending SMU. After graduating they took off in different directions and career paths, Noonan with the Pappas restaurant group and Sepkowitz as a financial analyst on Wall Street. After more than a decade in their perspective careers, both decided to come back…
Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters has been delivering freshly roasted coffee to wholesale clients and porches since 2008, but have never had a place to call their own. All that changes Friday when owner Shannon Neffendorf opens his own coffee shop in Oak Cliff. And it is about time, because Oak…
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…
Back in June we had a brief conversation with Mico Rodriguez about his soon to open Mesero Miguel, the Mexican restaurant that will replace the Lemon Bar after its failed attempt to take over the space this spring. Before that, Alma brought fluffy tortillas and Mexican food to the same…
If you like anything passionately, Vanity Fair may have its sights set on you. The magazine has released a series of short videos bashing film and music snobs, and now they’re taking aim at food nerds. Heirloom tomatoes are under attack, and the results are unfortunately hilarious and accurate. If…
Chef Chad Houser runs a little outfit you’ve hopefully heard of called Café Momentum, which is a restaurant training platform that provides culinary experience to post-release juvenile offenders from the Dallas County Youth Village. Since 2011 Cafe Momentum has hosted more than 20 dinners that have paired great chefs with…
An emotional Tim Love struggled to talk to news teams this morning about an early morning blaze at his Fort Worth restaurant, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro. NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson informed Love of the fire early this morning. Opened in 2000, Lonesome Dove is Love’s signature spot that serves cowboy…
As Americans, our love of brunch has been well documented. The combination of carbohydrates, fats, meats, sweets and eggs is completely intoxicating to us, even before you add in the liquor component. There’s nothing better, really. Brunch is what makes Sunday awesome for a lot of us. In fact, you…
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…
On Wednesday evening, a new “Mexican” restaurant quietly opened within walking distance from Dallas Observer HQ. We’d watched with curiosity as the building at 2618 Oak Lawn Ave. made the transition from the former brick, beige and bland law offices of Robert S. Gregg to the new, stylized wooden façade…
I have a little running joke with Mary Carter, who handles press relations for the Greek Food Festival every year. When I first got to Dallas I called her and asked if they’d be roasting whole lambs at the event, because, you know, it’s a Greek food festival. Most Greek…
