Restaurants

Julian Barsotti, best known for running Italian fine dining establishments like Nonna, Carbone’s, Sprezza and Fachini is now dipping his toes in the Tex-Mex arena …

In the flavor wheel of the modern culinary world, Asian and Tex-Mex may just be polar opposites. While one is focused more heavily on cold and raw textures,

Andy Pham’s French inspired bakery offers up a beautiful selection of gelato, pastries, and macarons

Looks like chicken, smells like chicken and most definitely tastes like chicken. But it’s not chicken. Garland’s very own Tastes like Chicken (TLC) Vegan Kitchen is on a mission to create a versatile menu that contains classic dishes, but without the chicken. It doesn’t stop at poultry, though. Menu offerings…

A new Indian-fusion restaurant in Frisco is putting just about everything in a bowl. Based on the popular fast-food chain Chipotle, Mango Leaf Foodies Hub hopes to use the same method with classic Indian comfort foods.

A handful of Thursdays ago, the Observer’s food editor convinced me to join her and Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn at TMBBQ Club’s “Meat Up” series at Terry Black’s BBQ in Deep Ellum. We consider ourselves pretty plugged in to the goings-on in Dallas-Fort Worth barbecue, but there’s no…

Local baker Le Gourmet Baking in Dallas is celebrating 10 years in business and a new partnership with the high-end cooking line Williams-Sonoma …

The Exchange, a large food hall at AT&T Discovery District in downtown that opened last year, is moving some concepts around and welcoming a few big named local chefs.

Dolce Riviera recently re-opened in the Harwood District. Like Sassetta in downtown, Dolce Riviera closed during the pandemic and did a bit of refresh before re-opening.

Brandon and Kellie Stoll first began selling their ice cream with a small four-wheeled cart, carrying their locally-sourced ice cream from city to city.

District is a San Francisco-based wine bar and restaurant that has recently opened a location in Addison in the Village on the Parkway.

Sassetta reopened on the ground floor of the Joule Hotel earlier this year. In its previous life, the restaurant lived in the Design District, in the space now occupied by New York-import …

Ked’s Artisan Ice Cream Shop is serving more than 95 flavors of ice cream to the city of Plano. And we can guarantee that you’ve never heard of most of them …

Good Morning America (GMA) hit the road this week in a quest to find best barbecue in America. The show visited four different cities – Dallas, Chicago,

Rico Alexander is on a mission to nourish his community. As the founder of Hopeboy’s Kitchen, a vegan food trailer docked at Tyler Station near Oak Cliff Brewing Company …

The Beast and Co. opened about a month ago along West Magnolia in Fort Worth. This gem offers creative fine dining without the black tie or stuffy air.

There’s been a flurry of new ice cream shops opening recently. And so if anyone says that the country is going in the wrong direction, be sure to bring that up.

China Queen recently opened in North Carrollton at the Southeast corner of Midway and Hebron, and serves, as their website states, “a combination of both classic San Francisco style dishes along with traditional Chinese cuisine.”

Graffiti Pasta on the square in Denton has big shoes to fill. For 24 years, the previous tenant, J&J’s Pizza, was not only a reliable place to grab a slice of pizza …

Coconut Paradise, inside the 99 Ranch Market at the George Bush Tollway and Old Denton in Carrollton, opened around Easter this year and is technically still in its extended soft opening stage. They serve up some flavorful sweetness in the form of coconut jelly …

Up on Knox has been transformed into a “brasserie” now known as Knox Bristo. After watching Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and our recent crush on Toussaint, we’re keen on another quaint French restaurant concept …

Located in an inconspicuous parking lot on the outskirts of Farmers Branch, the to-go style eatery is almost invisible to the human eye. Serving food from inside a dull