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Taylor Adams

Taylor Adams has written about the restaurant industry for the Dallas Observer since 2016. She attended Southern Methodist University before covering local news at The Dallas Morning News.

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How One North Texan Joined the Ranks of Young Professionals Becoming Farmers

By Taylor Adams
Dec 8, 2017

Thomas Locke, 35, hopped around to different jobs until finally finding his calling. It’s not a high-paying corporate job or a gig bringing him fame, but he gets to hang around cows. “I went to Austin College up in Sherman,” he says. “I just had no idea I was going...
Beer Fest Founders Turn Their Sights to Civil Pour, a Craft Beer and Pour-Over Coffee Spot

By Taylor Adams
Dec 4, 2017

It seems local breweries are popping up all over town, but one couple wants to make discovering them a little easier. Chad and Nellie Montgomery are working on Civil Pour, an establishment that will offer 30 taps of craft beer and a rotating offering of five pour-over coffees. “We really...
What Happens When You Eat the Carolina Reaper-Covered 'World's Hottest Chip'? Nothing Good

By Taylor Adams
Dec 1, 2017

The Paqui one-chip challenge sounds easy enough. You stick a large, Dorito-like chip in your mouth. Chew. Swallow. Carry on with life. That’s what it would be like if this were a Cool Ranch Dorito. But this is no such thing, which is probably why YouTube has plenty of opportunities...
With Eat Well Dallas, a Local Photographer Documents the Changing Dallas Food Scene

By Taylor Adams
Nov 28, 2017

Josh Blaylock has a beautiful Instagram of perfectly lit plates of food and perfectly poured glasses of bourbon, but for this 27-year-old, the work is about more than pretty pictures. It's about introducing some of Dallas' most innovative chefs to the public. “I’ve been shooting food and beverage photography for...
How Dallas Restaurants and Festivals Give Family Farms New Purpose

By Taylor Adams
Nov 1, 2017

This weekend welcomes the return of Chefs for Farmers, where chefs will celebrate the work of local farmers through dishes enjoyed by diners. It’s a weekend of good food, whether that’s a seated dinner or a night market-style of dining — another food-centered event that’s popular with people nowadays. It...
What Happened to the Cats at Ten Bells?

By Taylor Adams
Oct 11, 2017

Oak Cliff’s self-proclaimed cat lady may soon lose that title. Meri Dahlke, co-owner of Ten Bells Tavern, has a colony of cats on the property, registered through local organization Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance, but the numbers have been dwindling. “I think when we registered, the colony was 13, and we’re...
For $500 a Year, You Can Join Trinity Groves' New 'Networking Bar' and Sip a $150 Cocktail

By Taylor Adams
Oct 2, 2017

We all know Phil Romano has a knack for launching and expanding a concept. This time, he’s pushing a spot in Trinity Groves that goes beyond serving trendy food. Romano and James Slater — of Deep Ellum’s IdleRye — will soon open The Network Bar, “a members only concept …...
Greenville Avenue Pizza Co.'s New Spot Is Home for Owners Molly and Sammy Mandell

By Taylor Adams
Sep 26, 2017

For the people behind Greenville Avenue Pizza Co., their newest location is a homecoming. The intersection of Peavy and Garland roads is an increasingly popular food destination with the likes of Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House and Cultivar Coffee Bar & Roaster, but it’s also where Molly and Sammy...
Restaurants in the West End Are Trying to Change the Neighborhood's Unsafe Reputation

By Taylor Adams
Sep 14, 2017

The West End area of Dallas has seen its ups and downs over the last two decades. Today, it seems like the voices of optimism may not be too far off base as more businesses and residents move in. Then again, maybe not. Inside every silver lining is a dark...
La Botana's Chef Left Fine Dining Behind to Run a Dallas Taco Truck

By Taylor Adams
Aug 15, 2017

Joel Mendoza has worked in high-end restaurants focused on Mexican, French and Italian cuisines. Today, he’s putting those skills toward his passion for Mexican food, and instead of working in a kitchen with a full team, he’s dishing out tacos to customers from a food truck in Dallas. “It’s a...
A Year Ago, Small Brewpub Parted Ways With Its High-Profile Chef and Started Over. Did It Work?

By Taylor Adams
Aug 9, 2017

Today, Small Brewpub is finding its stride with a popular menu and increasing revenue, but it wasn’t long ago that the owners were working second jobs just to keep their Jefferson Boulevard restaurant afloat and make ends meet. “We were looking at the numbers and thinking, ‘We’re not going to be...
From an Upscale Nightclub to a Sushi Bar to Etouffee: Quill Rebrands as a Cajun Jazz Bar

By Taylor Adams
Jul 31, 2017

When it first opened as a swanky, warmly lit cocktail den, one could find a menu of bottle service and designer cocktails served by women in sky-high heels and skin-tight dresses. When that didn't take hold, Quill rolled out a sushi bar and sake menu. Today, Quill is taking a...
Will Bake For Prizes: Dallas Bake Off to Fill Fair Park With Cookies, Cakes and Other Sweets

By Taylor Adams
Jul 6, 2017

Fair Park is getting attention with talk about its future, and soon it will be overwhelmed with crowds lining up to be jostled on topsy-turvy rides and waiting in front of decadent food-serving stalls as the State Fair of Texas makes its return. But this weekend, Fair Park plays host...
Don't Wait For Chicken and Waffles: Kessler Park Eating House Has Become Jonathon's Part II

By Taylor Adams
Apr 17, 2017

When some companies need a facelift, its owners may feel less than confident about the effort. But not Christine and Jonathon Erdeljac. For the husband-and-wife restaurateurs, they knew the time was right for expansion. Walk into Jonathon’s Oak Cliff for breakfast and you know you’ve walked into a popular place. The...
Fish Bone Grill Has Been Serving the Same Gumbo Recipe for 35 Years, and for Good Reason

By Taylor Adams
Apr 5, 2017

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their history while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. Bill Hensley says he’s been inside Fish Bone Grill about 12,200 times. That’s a lot of visits,...
A Look Inside the ‘Stupid Good’ Coffee Shop Hidden Inside a Downtown Dallas Skybridge

By Taylor Adams
Apr 4, 2017

Four years ago, brothers Daniel and Corey Harmon opened up Stupid Good Coffee. While the name might seem a little less than creative, it turns out “Stupid Good Coffee” isn’t such a stupid name after all. “It’s the model that we live by; we want it to be stupid good...
Gyu-Kaku Brings ‘Social Dining’ and Japanese Yakinuku to Addison

By Taylor Adams
Mar 24, 2017

Maybe Kramer was onto something after all. When the iconic Seinfeld character proposed a pizza place where you make your own pie, he was ridiculed. Maybe he was just ahead of his time. In the era of the foodie, there is an added appeal to restaurants, like Korean barbecue joints,...
The Secret, Off-Menu "Bowl of Doom" That's Become Famous in Dallas CrossFit and Paleo Circles

By Taylor Adams
Mar 23, 2017

Kozy Kitchen has been serving healthy Dallas fare for 15 years. CrossFitters could go there before paleo was fashionable because chef Nicholas Pavageaux had the ingredients and aptitude to put together dishes that fit the diet profile. But a few years ago, something that began as a protein-fueled joke to...
How to Skip the Green Beer and Eat Authentic Irish Fare This Weekend in Dallas

By Taylor Adams
Mar 1, 2017

Before people deck out in green and color their beers for St. Patrick’s Day, visitors to Fair Park will get a taste of Celtic tradition at the North Texas Irish Festival this weekend. “It’s pretty amazing; no matter what gate you come in, there’s something that can engage you immediately,”...
Franklin Barbecue's Aaron Franklin Invaded Top Knot for One Night With 400 Bowls of Brisket

By Taylor Adams
Feb 28, 2017

To get a piece of parchment paper piled with meat from Franklin Barbecue, you'll normally sit in a folding chair on a sidewalk in Austin for at least five hours in the Texas heat. Monday night, just a one-hour wait got you slices of that famously perfect brisket, but it...
Korean Elotes? Sure, Why Not — At Chicken Moto, South Korea Meets Texas Flavor

By Taylor Adams
Feb 23, 2017

Richardson boasts a decent list of restaurants in virtually all types of Asian cuisine, but its latest addition takes the taste of South Korea and pairs it with our own Lone Star State: Chicken Moto, a new eatery from the team behind Bbbop Seoul Kitchen. Luckily, we’re not talking cream...
Bonton Farms' Next Weapon in the War Against South Dallas Food Deserts: A Market and Cafe

By Taylor Adams
Feb 22, 2017

When Daron Babcock prepared to jump into the farming business, he noticed one thing about his new neighborhood. “When I moved down here, everybody around me was sick, like really sick,” he says. “Willy, who was one of the first guys I started working with, he was almost blind from...