Bigger and Brighter and Fried-er

It’s here! Fried Christmas!!! That delicious waft of funnel cake + corny dog + world’s biggest Frito pie + horse-ish ladyman stank you’ll get when you walk through the turnstiles at the fair is gonna hit you like a Lisa Frank double food rainbow. And you will love it. The…

Scenes from Saturday’s Dine Around Uptown [Photos]

I’d say that Saturday’s Dine Around Uptown was a success. And of course, I define success as a solid buzz peppered with bites of delightful food and a celebrity sighting (Paula Deen popped out of a limo at ZaZa), all while being whisked from place to place by paid DDs…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 1: Oysters At Rex’s Seafood

Our Best of Dallas® 2012 issue is on the stands, and to accompany it, we’ve been counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. This is the last one this year, but if there’s a dish you think we missed, leave it in the comments or email me…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 2: The Turkey Sandwich At Bolsa Mercado

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. The turkey sandwich is undoubtedly one of the most boring creations…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 3: Chicken Shish Kebab At Pepper Smash

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Way back in February I blogged about a mystical chicken sandwich…

Bowery’s Bogus Dogs

It was bound to happen. Dallas has been elevating the burger ever since The Mansion on Turtle Creek started topping beef patties with rare blue cheese that tasted of gym socks and serving them alongside fries dressed in truffle oil. Now every bar with pretensions of grandeur charges at least…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 4: Babaganoush At Baboush

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Typically, babaganoush is about a point or two higher than hummus…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 5: Tortilla Soup At Fearing’s

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. You have only seconds after the bowl arrives to take in…

First Look at Max’s Wine Dive

Max’s Wine Dive (3600 McKinney Ave.), uptown’s newest culinary addition, opened last Wednesday in the space that once housed Borders bookstore. The Texas-based restaurant and wine bar originated in Houston in 2006 and has since expanded to Austin, San Antonio and now, Dallas. The restaurant is spacious, with large windows…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 8: Shwarma At Samar

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. The best seats in Samar undoubtedly line the back bar. Many…

Urban Rio’s Next-Mex

Ten years ago, downtown Plano was pretty slow as far as downtowns go. Jorg’s Café Vienna, serving delicate schnitzels and imported beers, had just opened, but there were no other interesting restaurants. There was a costume shop called the Queen of Hearts, but that would eventually close. There were (and…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 10: Cochinita Pibil At Meso Maya

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I may never find another cochinita pibil dish as good as…

100 Favorite Dishes, No. 11: Scallop Ceviche At Stephan Pyles

To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Ceviche may be one of Dallas’ most abused dishes. Until a…