In a few words, Verts could be summed up as the Mediterranean Chipotle. The expanding Austin-based chain follows the now familiar model of fast casual dining by offering a limited, vessel-based menu with nearly endless opportunities for diners to create dishes catering to their specific tastes through the art of…
When Uchi’s Dallas outpost opened in June, little was known about the sister restaurant that would come to occupy the second floor. Diners knew what to expect from Uchi Dallas. Its reputation, style and menu were all extensions of Uchi Austin and Uchi Houston, but less was known about the…
And so it went: Yesterday at Smoke, with meat hissing on the grill, three chefs, one hearty food foundation and a council of mushrooms set off on a quest to save Earth. The Mushroom Council was at Dallas’ Smoke looking to help the planet. This council is not part of…
Located in the heart of Irving, Fenjani Mediterranean Grill is many things: a buffet, coffee shop, Hookah lounge, a great place to see live music, a perfect spot for a private party or family meal. In all arenas, it succeeds. Situated in an unassuming shopping center between an auto insurance…
The tasting of all tastings goes down Wednesday night at Centennial Hall at Fair Park, with dozens of North Texas restaurants cooking up bite-sized goodies, drink-slingers serving plenty of booze and local chefs throwing down in an epic cooking competition. On the center stage, a food-lover’s throwdown: Oliver Sitrin of…
Have you seen the weather forecast for this weekend? This is some code red, high alert, category five brunch weather: How can we North Texans best take advantage of this glorious pre-summer-meltdown weather? You could go exercise in a park, we guess, or maybe wander around smelling flowers, but let’s…
At the end of dinner service on April 30, chef Stephan Pyles’ eponymous’ “New Millennium Southwestern Cuisine” restaurant will close its doors for good. Worry not, Pyles has plans for that Ross Avenue space: Flora Street Café, a reportedly upscale, more formal restaurant that will serve “elevated Texas cuisine.” He’s certainly…
In Cameron, Texas, the afternoon’s rain clouds scatter from the sky as if by request. I’m rolling along in a truck belonging to Bob McClaren, president and CEO of 44 Farms. James Burks, 44 Farms general manager, is in the backseat. We pull up next to an area that looks…
We’re living in the age of the high-end cheeseburger. The Kraft single suddenly lives harmoniously alongside Wagyu. Jarred pickles are Dodo birds, extinct after a long reign of artisan pickles. Custom buns have been spotted in greater numbers. Looking at Dallas’ ecosystem, burger options range from American Revolution-era cheap to…
Chef Garreth Dickey didn’t take a break when moving from the Cedar Springs DISH location to the Preston Hollow address when it opened last year — he’s only expanded his ingenuity. The Cedar Springs location temporarily closed at the end of February as preparations are underway to launch a new,…
The Rustic unveiled a new menu this week, and we checked out several of the dishes, which you can see in this slideshow. New items replace under-performers like the beer can chicken and crab quesadillas, says chef Daniel Menchaca. “There were some menu items that the guests weren’t happy with…
Iron Fork will have plenty of pleasant tasting opportunities for people at Fair Park on April 27. But on the main stage, it will be war. Two baskets full of ingredients will await Jermaine Brown of Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine and Oliver Sitrin of The Blind Butcher. Each one is expected…
When Americano, the newest restaurant at The Joule hotel, opened in October, it replaced Charlie Palmer. Palmer’s departure signaled a shift: The space was transformed from a traditional, buttoned-up steakhouse to a relaxed, hip eatery that oozes style. The walls and ceiling are painted a brilliant shade of green, save…
In the next few weeks, we’ll be hitting prime produce season, when Texas’ agricultural bounty becomes even more abundant. But if you’re shopping at grocery stores each week and only hitting farmers markets sporadically, it’s hard to know what’s in season and what’s not — and is there anything worse…
Unless some generous Dallasite steps in to save it, this past weekend was the final few days of regular service for Deep Ellum “small plate dining” spot Twenty Seven. Chef/owner David Anthony Temple, previously known for his underground dinners, announced the restaurant’s closure this weekend on social media: Dear Friends…
Unlike Dallas and its constant struggle over how to handle the Trinity River, Fort Worth embraced its water source by erecting along its banks apartments, a pavilion for concerts, running trails and coming in the summer of 2017, The River District, a new entertainment district carefully plotted against the Trinity…
There’s a certain amount of bravado that comes naturally to Texans. Two-thirds of our fair state’s residents were born here, and the adage goes that the other third got here as fast as they could. Call it swagger. Call it pride. “Don’t Mess With Texas” isn’t just a bumper sticker;…
Susan Sarich says she fell in love with Dallas immediately. She loves it so much, in fact, that the owner of California bakery chain SusieCakes is house-hunting here while she opens the bakery’s first location outside of Cali, on a bustling corner of Preston Center. “The neighborhood here has a…
It ended, as it should, with a great burger. In the final hours before closing down, while the line at In-N-Out grew mercilessly just next door, Midway Point moved on like a train. Each seat was filled at the horseshoe bar. Giant burgers made their way through the saloon-style doors,…
Texas may lead the nation in job growth, but it also leads in stereotypes: we’ve got plenty of guns, Bibles, cowboy boots, trucks and now (sigh) a reality TV show about how Dallas women allegedly behave. While all debatable but mostly true, one stereotype we’ve turned into a caricature of…
You don’t have to be a hardcore Catholic, lighting frankincense and headbanging to the Pope’s new rock album, to enjoy a good fish fry. This Friday, the Irving Heritage Society will hold their annual fish fry and cake auction to benefit the Irving Heritage Society. So whether you want to contribute…
It’s noon on a Sunday and all seems well at Top Knot. A man sits at one of the marble tables on the patio; his date appears to be a newspaper, a bowl of fresh fruit and a cocktail. Girlfriends catch up over glasses of freshly squeezed juice and plates…
