Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. When The Cedars got itself an Alamo Drafthouse earlier this year, the neighborhood got an added bonus: Vetted…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Oh, Sprezza. Will we ever stop singing your praises? This newcomer to Oak Lawn, a part of the…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The Second Floor, the bistro and bar on the second floor of the Westin Galleria Dallas, has a…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. After walking around Bastille on Bishop, taking in the street performers and some delicious Lucia fare that didn’t…
Rejoice, Denton: The Hangout Bar & Dine (AKA Rasoi 2.0) opened for lunch Thursday and will continue to expand its hours and menu options throughout the coming weeks. As we reported in February, the new location will not only serve Rasoi’s beloved rotation of meat and veggie-friendly curries for buffet…
Today is Bastille Day, otherwise known as the day when Americans are really glad that something (doesn’t matter what, U-S-A, U-S-A!) happened in France because it gives them a chance to dust off the ol’ beret and drink a Saturday amount of wine on a Thursday. In honor of Bastille…
Most of the burgers I eat in Dallas, and many of the ones I love, are cooked on the flat top. The hard sear, the fantastic crust that adorns a patty from a griddle is an attribute that transforms a perfectly good burger to a Ratatouille-level emotional bond. As George Motz…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Rabbit just keeps popping up on Dallas menus, and we’re cool with that. Were you to raise your…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Snacks are underrated. Sometimes an entire meal just isn’t necessary — which is where Urban Taco’s crab tostadas…
Early this morning, the Dallas Fire Department responded to a “small fire” at Pecan Lodge, according to owners. “We had a small fire this morning that was contained to the smokehouse,” owner Justin Fourton says. “It was extinguished quickly and we will be open for business as usual today.” By…
Close your eyes and imagine a spring-fed swimming hole with a sandy bottom, surrounded by a ring of tall green trees rustling gently in the breeze. You’re floating belly up, arms out, the initial chill of the water wearing off. You stare at the bright blue sky above you. There…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Certain dishes have deep-rooted emotional ties to Texans. Most chefs know they’ll never make gumbo better than Meemaw’s…
Through a billow of pecan wood smoke, Orlando King turns over pulled pork with several twists of a tong, “to get the juices spread evenly throughout the meat and make it glisten,” he says. King has been setting up his smoker — usually on the corner of Routh and Cedar…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Ten Bells Tavern is a place to lick your wounds. We don’t know what the science is, but…
Luscious yellowtail arrives curled into three perfect rolls, glistening and light pink, nestled on a pineapple puree pillow and speckled with shards of candied ginger. Rich and buttery hamachi toro dance on my tongue until it melts away, cleansed by the crisp pineapple, delivering a creamsicle-esque harmony; tart, rich, sweet…
We’re calling it now: Cattleack Barbeque is no longer Dallas’ best kept secret when it comes to barbecue. We’re partly to blame; we’ve sung the praises of Cattleack’s sauce and burnt ends and named them Best Barbecue Restaurant of 2015. Even though the jig is up, it’s still a joint that’s not familiar…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. There are few things in life better than a great pâté. Rich and velvety with that beautiful metallic…
Even David Chang isn’t immune from committing crimes against atmosphere. The New York Times’ Pete Wells docked Momofuku Nishi, Chang’s latest culinary enterprise, for being “as loud as the opening face-off of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.” Dining at Chang’s restaurants has always been a noisy experience, but…
It’s been a busy year in Dallas food. Late-night Halal street food in Deep Ellum, Austin soft serve in East Dallas, big-name chefs shuttering restaurants and moving onto new projects — new eateries have been popping up around Dallas (particularly in Deep Ellum) all year. But there can be no…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Independent Bar & Kitchen’s European-inspired comfort food has proven popular in Deep Ellum, and for good reason —…
Sauerkraut and Nebraska aren’t often mentioned in the same conversation, unless that conversation happens to be over a brown ale while gazing upon the menu at Preston Hollow Village’s newest hangout, Blatt Beer and Table. Hailing from Omaha, Blatt opened its first location outside of the corn fed state in…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Now that Houndstooth Coffee’s new location is up and running — with JuiceLand coming soon — Sylvan Thirty…
