While the big restaurant money continues to flow north toward Highland Park, Preston Hollow and Uptown, Dallas’ most interesting restaurant scene continues to slowly grow and diversify on the other side of the river. Lucia brings five-star Italian and Campo offers ravioli stuffed with brains. Hattie’s updates Southern comfort, giving…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Nosh Sandwich: The Croque-Monsieur ($11) Bread: Empire Baking brioche sliced thicker than pre-natal Jessica Simpson Toppings: Bayonne ham, gruyere and bechamel The Case: Simplicity…
After a long career in the pub business, the Irishman shares his secrets and a bit of magic.
Alex Nham travels the globe, mainly the part with Dallas on it, in search of new places to eat breakfast. In my search for Dallas’ more interesting morning meals, tacos are the one obvious breakfast genre I have yet to explore. It’s not that I don’t eat them; I eat…
In the lowest depths of Greenville Avenue, Matador Tapas has risen like a phoenix from the ashes that were once the pretty lame Eight Lounge. It began its life as a matador-themed punk rock club (seriously), but that apparently was a bit too niche. So they reworked the concept and…
“I’d like to get the Chili Bomb,” I told my bartender moments after I’d taken my stool. “The pepper bomb?” he asked, confirming my order. I was staring right at the menu, clearly the 11.75% ABV Leviathan Quad I’d sipped was working its magic. It tasted of burnt candy. “Yeah,…
Yesterday when my Greenling box arrived, it had a little surprise, which they randomly throw in every now and then. Among the turnips, beets and kale was a small container of Three Happy Cows caramel milk spread, or as it’s commonly known in these parts (because it rolls off the…
I’d just walked into my local 7-Eleven to pick up a six-pack of beer. While walking back from the cooler, I saw a round and wobbling man standing in front of the cheese and chili dispenser. He had One hand on the chili dispensing button. The other was cupped below…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments, and he’ll check it out. Venue: Bolsa Mercado Sandwich: Smoked Turkey Ciabatta ($7) Bread: Fresh ciabatta from the very familiar Village Baking Co. Toppings: House-smoked turkey, even smokier bacon, arugula,…
What’s in a name? That which we call a taco would, by any other name would taste just as kick-ass. Sorry, but Cheap Bastard’s deep, deep love for Tacos La Banqueta, formerly Tacos El Guero, got us thinking about Romeo and Juliet. And butt crack. Whatever it’s called, the joint’s…
For some time, Central 214 was known as the restaurant led by Blythe Beck, the chef with the big personality who made her dishes “naughty.” Beck plated chicken-fried Kobe steak, whipped potatoes weeping butterfat and cream-laden gravy served not in some country kitchen, but in an opulent hotel dining room…
Inside the space at DUO: All Things Culinary (7721 Inwood Road), co-owners Leslie Needleman and Mary Kathryn Bass opened The Gem somewhat quietly about a month ago. Mainly a juice bar, The Gem serves organic smoothies, fruit-flavored draft kombucha, organic coffee and tea and, of course, lots of juices…
This Sunday at Vickery Park the weather was warm, the breeze was stiff, and the brunchers were out in full force. I joined a small crew late in the afternoon and tried to make sense of their Crispin and whiskey lubricated ramblings. (They’d arrived several hours before me.) I was…
At its inception, the 35 Denton music festival was simply North Texas’ answer to Austin’s famous shitshow, South by Southwest. In its third year, 35 Denton has become a legitimate music showcase, pulling names like Big Boi, The Flaming Lips and Mavis Staples into its funky little downtown square. The…
Recently I got to take a spin around Goghee To Go Korean BBQ Tacos. When this spot opened at 2222 Inwood Road last year, we talked about it here and there, but we figured we’d revisit to see how they’re settling in after a year. And from reading those previous…
Alex Nham travels the globe, mainly the part with Dallas on it, in search of new places to eat breakfast. Acting on a tip from fellow blogger Justin Bitner, this week I ventured out to Hypnotic Donuts — but not for the donuts. To say that this wacky donut shop’s…
After last week’s vegan pho fiasco, I wasn’t too jazzed about another meatless meal, but reading Scott’s V-Spot review inspired me, and I was encouraged to seek out tasty vegetarian options once again. El Padrino means “godfather”, and that awesome name was enough to get me to stop here rather…
February was a busy month in the Dallas food scene. The highly anticipated Off-site Kitchen finally opened its doors, along with a handful of other eateries. Read on for the full opening and closing slate and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section…
Durian [Door-ee-uhn]: This larger-than-life fruit of the Malaysian tree can weigh up to 10 pounds, has a brownish-green semihard shell covered with thick spikes and is slightly larger than a football. So starts the durian entree in my trusty Food Lovers Companion. The book goes on to describe this notorious…
There has been an steady stream of new food trucks in the DFW area recently. And it seems the scene is, for the most part, taking shape. Last weekend both Dallas and Fort Worth hosted food truck parks or parties and customers kept the meals on wheels busy. A few…
This week, the Cheap Bastard goes in search of tacos but finds balls instead at The Stand, 2916 McKinney Ave., 855-557-8263. Very open-minded of her. Khakis-and-a-tie count: 6 Number of guys who walked in and said, “Ha. Sign says, ‘Parking in rear.'”: 5 The other day, I decided to finally…
Delia Pisarro is a meat eater. She’s also a business woman. So when she opened Pure, her small Greenville Avenue Cafe in 2003, it wasn’t for her love of coconuts and kale. It was because she saw an opportunity. “Nobody else was doing it,” Pisarro says. On the coasts, sure:…
