Graze Craze recently opened up its first North Texas location in Plano. The spot, originally from Oklahoma, revolves entirely around the charcuterie board, originally from fifteenth-century France.
January has been a busy month on the Dallas restaurant and bar scene. The biggest news for Midwestern hot dog fans is that Portillo’s is now officially opened in The Colony. Will Dallas embrace this hot dog institution from Chicagoland? Lines consistently wrapped around the building indicate a resounding yes…
Back in 2012 Food Republic published an article about Brian Chong, where he was dubbed as the unofficial mayor of Koreatown in Los Angeles. We hope someone alerted Carrollton because he’s brought his K-Pop flare for dinner and a show to town.
Casa Pollastro is a new prix fixe four course meal featuring an interesting merger of Brazilian and Italian cuisines.
A chapter in one of my favorite books about movies perfectly sums up the experience of eating movie theater concessions. The book is called A Year at the Movies: One Man’s Filmgoing Odyssey. Written by Kevin Murphy of Rifftrax and Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame, the book chronicles an entire…
In a world where we’ve been conditioned to assume that bigger equals better, especially when it comes to burgers, the sliders at Son of a Butcher have a way of swiftly dispelling that notion. But don’t get it twisted. These aren’t the pint-sized sliders of White Castle or Krystal. Robust…
Located in the spot of a former newsstand, the new Dallas location of Oren Salomon’s Starship Bagel hopes to bring quality fresh bagels to the north Texas masses.
Moroccan food comes with a French twist at the recently opened L’Aqua. The interiors of L’Aqua don’t give the same vibes as your typical fancy French café.
What do you get when you mix cowboy boots with Timberlands (affectionately referred to as “Timbs” in the 212)? Well, it depends who you ask, but politics aside …
River Pig Saloon recently opened on the lowest part of Greenville Avenue in what was a Firestone tire shop for years and most recently housed the shuttered Flatbread Company. The restaurant originated in Oregon, where “River Pig” is an old term for guys whose job it was to guide timber down…
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we feel there’s some room for debate. With a seemingly endless number of brunch places opening in North Texas …
“It’s all about the grind.” So says Lauran Weiner, owner of Big Al’s Smokehouse BBQ in Dallas, And though we’re talking about the simple salt and pepper rub that Big Al’s uses on its brisket, we could just as easily be reflecting on the work that Weiner and her team…
Last Saturday, second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence led the Jacksonville Jaguars to a furious postseason rally for the ages.
Food has the power to provoke our memories and help us create new ones, lighting up the dopamine centers in our brains.
The local-favorite Cauldron Ice Cream has a new location in Frisco. And to the excitement of Dallas dessert fanatics, it’s just as Instagrammable as the first two.
Loro’s new location in Addison offers good Asian barbeque fusion with a good happy hour menu and plenty of outdoor seating.
Dallas is one of the largest U.S. cities by population (ninth overall). Fortunately, with big numbers come big choices, at least in the culinary department. It’s amazing to see North Texas evolve into a smorgasbord of traditional foods birthed from every corner of the planet. Filipino Americans now make up…
If you don’t find yourself with the time (or budget) to make a full-fledged trip to France, try Frisco. Of course, you might miss out on the fondue, the Eiffel Tower and a few other things.
Congratulations to all Chicago transplants in North Texas. Your hot dog dream day is just about to arrive. Portillo’s has set an official grand opening date for its first Texas location. The doors will swing open on January 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Food Network star Guy Fieri made waves locally and across the state when he proclaimed that the best restaurant in all of Texas was Deep Ellum’s own Pecan Lodge. As it turns out, although framed that way by some, Fieri never made that claim. The foodie website Mashed published what appeared…
The Koi Way might just be the new Cheesecake Factory of Asian food. From Chinese to Thai to Indonesian, the family-owned restaurant seems to be taking a stab at home-style dishes from all over Asia. Chinese fried rice,
If the name isn’t a dead giveaway, Plano’s bakery Pistachio is a haven for lovers of all things nutty. Glass cases throughout the small shop are lined with nut-based sweets,
