Last September, it became obvious to Kelly Yandell that the traditional school model wasn’t working for her 11-year-old son Ford. “I have one of those boys who just wasn’t created to sit still, who wasn’t created to be super-organized at the age of 11, who is smart and funny and…
One of DFW’s most beloved brunch spots is coming to Fort Worth. Today, Bread Winners announced its first Cowtown location in University Park Village. Via a press release: Opening in Spring 2017, Bread Winners will occupy the former space operated by Blue Mesa. The 6,300 sq. foot site will feature a vintage and…
The Grape’s latest iteration of their monthly wine dinner features special guest host Jason Charles of Glazers. We’re pretty sure the dinner, titled Come as You Are, doesn’t have anything to do with Kurt Cobain. Unless, that is, the grunge rocker was a fan of Italian wine, in which case…
In case you haven’t stopped by lately, things have changed at the Dallas Farmers Market. The open-air stalls reflect the market’s new focus by providing locally sourced produce, while The Shed acts as an indoor food hall and shopping venue for purveyors who deal in all things fashionable, from bone…
Steamed sandwiches and cocktails are Knuckle Sandwich’s thing, but when I arrive on the first day of the Lower Greenville spot’s lunch service, I’m on a mission for the burger. The Knuckle Burger ($13) is prime beef topped with two slices of smoked Gouda, fresh bibb lettuce, an extravagant heirloom…
You’ll have to go around the back for some of the best ribs west of I-35. The front entrance didn’t fit in with Mike Shannon’s redesigned floorplan when he moved in and added his name to what had been Real Pit Barbecue in 2007. But if you find your way to…
Garza Foods is a fiercely local restaurant that opened a few months ago in the Medical District. The owners adapted their hyperlocal ways after living in Seattle, where it wasn’t just important to buy local, but to buy from your own neighborhood. This food is really more Mex-Tex than Tex-Mex…
By now, North Texas is well aware that Spiral Diner — the long-running vegan diner with locations in Oak Cliff and Fort Worth — makes great food. This meat-free, egg-free, dairy-free food isn’t just great for vegan food, it’s just plain great, even if you’re an omnivore. Every month, they…
The Asian food invasion of Upper Greenville continues with the recent opening of Fast Furious Japanese Grill. Joining Pho is for Lovers, BBBop and Roll n’ Go in dishing up fast casual Southeast Asian fare, Fast Furious’ third DFW location adds its own twist on quick rice and noodle dishes…
Every neighborhood needs a good, friendly French spot — not necessarily a fancy jacket-and-tie palace of cuisine, but a bistro where wine flows freely amid the sound of friends getting lunch-drunk. Bouchon 1314, a new restaurant with walls of wine and painted murals in the style of a century-old Paris…
For 40 years, Dallas residents knew where they could go for a basket of warm rolls and a plate of chicken-fried steak and gravy. For those in Oak Lawn, driving past the shuttered flagship Black-Eyed Pea caused a twinge of pain. With Phil Cobb, Gene Street (Good Eats Cafe, Lucky’s)…
Last week, Heim BBQ made ESPN and a host of other local and national news outlets when the Fort Worth barbecue spot offered Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor free barbecue for life after he infamously punched Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista. In case you haven’t already watched…
Barbecue has enjoyed a renaissance in Texas, and the trendy phenomenon has yielded two related byproducts. Like it or not, barbecue has become city-fied, and the price has risen substantially. But neither has encroached on Lee’s Bar-B-Q in Haslet — not yet, anyway. If you last walked into owner, operator, pitmaster…
Don’t leave your beards and summer-weight flannel at home — it’s American craft beer week at Flying Saucer. Each day of the week, a different brewery will be featured with special tappings and brewery guest speakers along the way. Thursday will see a Prairie Brewing vintage release, while Karbach will…
Food trucks began to shed their roach coach image in the late 2000s as an economy on the downswing made starting or staying in the restaurant business an even tougher game. Increasingly, chefs took their talents on the road. They transformed the austere, white shells of ye olden trucks into…
It’s tough to keep things simple in the burger capital of America. In Deep Ellum, there are at least 15 burgers to choose from in the meat ecosystem that spans from Canton to Elm, not counting the beaver burger at Twisted Root. There’s a $22 burger in there somewhere. Executive…
The folks behind Sugarbacon are bringing a new quick-service restaurant to McKinney: Butcher Board, which will open May 25 in the space next door to Sugarbacon. Located off the square in downtown McKinney, Butcher Board will serve “chef-created sandwiches and sides in a rustic industrial and casual interior,” according to…
From the outside, Sprezza looks homey — as in, it almost looks like someone’s house, complete with a breezy front porch. Step into the new Oak Lawn eatery during daylight hours and you’ll find an interior that is bright and open, a sea of pale grey, tan and white. Every…
Bisous Bisous long ago found an enterprising way to use up excess pastry dough: the cruffin, a muffin made by stuffing leftover croissant dough into a muffin tin. With this buttery little pastry, chef Andrea Meyer cut down on waste and tapped into America’s ever-growing love for zany hybrid desserts…
Fuego Burgers are back and just as great as they have ever been — but now you’ll find them in a gas station diner across the street from a cemetery in Rendon. Strangely enough, this is some of the best Mexican food in Fort Worth, sold out of a place…
For fans of vegetables, brunch and dining al fresco, Mudhen Meats and Greens’ new brunch is tasty good news. The farm-to-table-influenced eatery at Dallas Farmers Market is now serving brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, and the menu is filled with healthy options like Groatmeal…
The new restaurants just keep coming in Deep Ellum. The latest addition: Amsterdam Falafelshop, which opened today. The new spot at 2651 Commerce St. is open for lunch, dinner and serves until midnight Sunday-Tuesday and 3 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Along falafel, the fast casual, vegetarian-friendly eatery serves up Mediterranean classics…
