A few of Erin McKool’s friends thought the idea was a mistake. Drive-thrus were for McDonald’s and Taco Cabana, not an eco-friendly health-food start-up. The image of a Chevy Suburban saddled up to a takeout window evoked cheap burgers, soggy fries and fatness, which was the antithesis of Start. The…
Everyone knows that in a nice restaurant, special etiquette must be practiced. Carefully following the rules of decorum reserved for fine dining is what separates The Fancys from The Normals. The trouble is, it’s hard to remember every single rule at once. Well, lose your shit not, friend. The Cheap…
Last year, October was Vegetarian Awareness Month. This year, it is once again. Because clearly, the fight to recognize that Vegetarians are among us is still not over. We must be aware. We must make others aware. We will prevail! Celebrating Vegetarian Awareness Month is easy! Just be aware that…
E Bar quietly opened more than a month ago, but their performance at the Katy Trail Taco Run was anything but silent. The organized race paired with taco tastings drew almost 2,000 participants who voted E Bar’s carnitas tacos as the best. A panel of judges agreed and E Bar…
I like Whitehall Exchange in Oak Cliff. The inside has a subtle New Orleans vibe imparted by owner Cretia Drydale, who also owns Cretia’s Bakery across the street, and has spent a good amount of time in NOLA. When I’ve visit that spot at 550 N. Bishop, there’s always a…
The Village Baking Company “Boulangerie” (which is a fancy French way of saying it’s a fancy French bakery) has opened a new retail storefront at 5531 E. University in what used to be a Whole Foods bakery. Inside, this small bakery has a whiff of quaint charm and looks like…
This afternoon, as I was lounging in my hammock, sipping freshly squeezed lemonade and reading the paper, I pondered the meaning of life. Under a delicate, cloudy sky that looked like a soft, sleepy blanket of solid grey wool, I wondered, “What if we’re the stars?” Except nobody has time…
GRIP Mediterranean Grill has opened in the Preston Center at 6030 Luther Lane (a few doors down from Hopdoddy) as a fast-casual pita wrap in the same vein of Chipotle. Like, exactly the same vein. If you tested the DNA, it’d be the same, just taste and smell different. The…
This week, recently re-documented alien Gavin rolls with the chaps in Lewisville, where he recovers from his Dickey’s experience with some deliciousness at Dat’s Good BBQ. For those of you who haven’t ventured up into the frozen northern reaches of the metro area (it’s like how I imagine life is…
As you walk through the door of Mughlai, the year-old restaurant tucked in a strip on Alpha Road just north of the Galleria, you may not recognize the space as distinctly Indian. “Are those fajitas?” your dining guest might ask as you watch a screaming-hot cast-iron skillet as it’s whisked…
September was another churning month for the Dallas restaurant community. Sisu opened in Uptown, Ser took over the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole and Campo said goodbye. Read on for the full list of openings and closings and be sure to share tips about shifts in the scene in…
When I dreamed up the idea to write about late-night eats, I thought the project would be an easy one. All I’d have to do is take in a show, go to an art exhibit or sit on my couch and listen to records till 10:30 p.m., then find a…
For chief fishmonger Jon Alexis, the building of TJ’s new location in the Shops of Highland Park has been a labor of love and the culmination of all the years he’s been running his family’s business. “This is what I’ve always wanted TJ’s to become,” Alexis says. See also: -…
A great personal debacle has been resolved. See, the courtyard at Chicken Scratch is one of the hippest, coolest, I-wanna-have-a-beer-there-with-ALL-my-friends places in the city. But problem is, and please judge me on this, I don’t really like fried chicken. Roasted chicken is OK, but I still rarely go out of…
Sisu, located in an old house at 2508 Maple Ave. (just north of McKinney Avenue), is Uptown’s latest culinary and nightlife addition. The house-turned-restaurant and bar has been completely renovated; dark wood spans the first and second floors, stark white walls are contrasted by magenta accents, and at times the…
Most Reuben sandwiches are served with a side of guilt. The meat is usually fatty, the bread is buttered to a sheen, and cheese and Russian dressing ooze from three sides. Kuby’s, on the other hand, is the absolute antithesis of these coronary cloggers. In fact, if you tried really…
This morning the Texas Worm Ranch, which in addition to wrangling worms, grows some downright gawgeous produce, posted this fresh bounty of late-summer vegetables and herbs to its Facebook page, with this message: Peppers, okra, eggplant, basil … this is what’s coming out of our garden and to you at…
Hopdoddy is an upscale, yet casual, restaurant and bar that originated in Austin just a couple years ago and has quickly amassed an ardent drove of devotees. Their hippie-seducing burgers are an affirmation to all things craft, local, organic, Austin and Willie. See also: 11 Off-The-Beaten-Path Cheeseburgers Their first spot…
Dallas’ newest steakhouse, perched on the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole where Nana once resided, opens tonight. The cavernous restaurant radiates masculine elegance; it’s decked out in dark woods and dominated by a grey and brown color-scheme that’s accented by a splash of color (mustard high-back chairs and red…
A new Cuban restaurant, Havana Café, has opened at 1152 Buckner Blvd. in the Casa Linda Plaza. This small, family run spot affords only enough space for about 10 tables, which is quite unfortunate considering the crowd they’re already drawing. Amidst the downpour Saturday night, it was standing room only…
On Saturday, Dallas was rainy and dank, but inside the Addison Conference Center it was Chocolate Christmas. DallasChocolate.org’s annual Chocolate Conference & Festival offered the opportunity for chocolate makers both local and otherwise to showcase their chocolatey wares, and for anybody with a $20 to take it all in. See…
On a rainy Saturday, what could be better than sitting down with a freshly baked empanada filled with cheese, honey and figs? This past Saturday I found out. The answer is nothing. Nothing is better than that. I added pajama pants and a mug of hot chocolate, both of which…
