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Beth Rankin

Beth Rankin is an Ohio native and Cicerone-certified beer server who specializes in social media, food and drink, travel and news reporting. Her belief system revolves around the significance of Topo Chico, the refusal to eat crawfish out of season and the importance of local and regional foodways.

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One of Dallas' Best Cocktail Bars Is Closing This Weekend

By Beth Rankin
Dec 29, 2017

After a decade of stellar cocktails and solid late-night eats, Dallas cocktail forefather Victor Tangos is closing after service concludes on New Year's Eve, bartender Carlos Marquez confirmed on Facebook. Over the years, Victor Tangos has been home to some of the city's leading bar and culinary talent, from chefs Kirstyn...
The Best New Dallas Bars of 2017

By Beth Rankin
Dec 27, 2017

This time last year, looking back on 2016's new bar offerings was a bit underwhelming. There were a couple of breakouts — one year in, Jettison is still one of the city's best cocktail spots — but otherwise, the Dallas bar and cocktail scene didn't get the shot in the...
Le Bilboquet Owner 'Betrayed and Sad' After Ted Cruz, Trump Jr. Post Photo With Bizarre Obama Cake

By Beth Rankin
Dec 18, 2017

On Sunday, Donald Trump, Jr. posted to Instagram twice with photos from events in Dallas: One, a picture of a cowboy boot-shaped cake celebrating "a great friend's 40th birthday," Trump Jr. said on Instagram. The location on that post was listed as Dallas, Texas. But it's Trump Jr.'s second Dallas...
The Dallas Observer's Most-Read Restaurant Reviews of 2017

By Beth Rankin
Dec 18, 2017

This year, Observer food critic Brian Reinhart went on a very Eat, Pray, Love-esque pilgrimage around DFW, praying Google listed correct hours of operation while falling in love with strip-mall kebabs and Turkish ezme. In his soul search, Reinhart found a beautiful variety of cuisines and experiences, from Iraqi feasts in Richardson...
Big Macs, Barbecue and Mark Zuckerberg: The Most-Read Dallas Observer Food News of 2017

By Beth Rankin
Dec 15, 2017

It is perhaps the world's largest understatement that 2017 was a year filled with news — earth-shaking, head-scratching, social consciousness-raising news. The Dallas dining scene was not immune to such moments. This list, arguably, does not contain the city's "biggest" dining news of the year, but rather the news that...
Tre Wilcox Out at Don't Tell Supper Club

By Beth Rankin
Dec 12, 2017

Dallas chef Tre Wilcox, formerly on Top Chef and at more restaurants than we could possibly fit in one sentence, is no longer consulting chef at downtown's Don't Tell Supper Club, according to a press release titled "Tre Ends Work at Don't Tell." "Today, Tre Wilcox announced that he is...
In Meat-Loving Dallas, Sachet Gives Vegetables the Chic, Sophisticated Treatment They Deserve

By Beth Rankin
Dec 12, 2017

Within 2 miles of new Highland Park restaurant Sachet, there are, by conservative estimation, more than a dozen Dallas steakhouses serving pricey 22-ounce cowboy rib-eyes and pork chops big enough to derail a streetcar. The well-heeled bits of Dallas, particularly suit-sporting expense account holders, love meat. Not just any meat,...
Tacodeli Now Open at What's About to Become an Eco-Friendly North Dallas 'Un-Mall'

By Beth Rankin
Dec 12, 2017

A revamped shopping center at Central Expressway and Walnut Hill Lane is hoping to become an eco-friendly dining and shopping hot spot in North Dallas. The Hill, a "modern mixed-use development located in a historic shopping center," opened its anchor tenant, forward-thinking sustainable home goods store TreeHouse, a few months ago...
Two More Restaurants Coming to Victory Park: Asian Lounge Imoto and Wine Bar Burgundy Swine

By Beth Rankin
Dec 6, 2017

Victory Park is in the process of building eight new restaurants slated to open in 2018, and the neighborhood just announced two of the latest: Imoto, "an Asian kitchen and bar" from Tracy Rathbun (Shinsei, Lovers Seafood & Market) and a wine bar called Burgundy Swine. Via a press release: Imoto,...
Dallas' Newest Cafe Is a Solar-Powered Coffee Shop in a Sustainably Built Tiny House

By Beth Rankin
Dec 5, 2017

Last week, the Dallas coffee scene got a tiny new addition: a solar-powered Houndstooth Coffee shop at Walnut Hill Lane and Central Expressway. The cafe is in what are essentially two tiny houses designed by Lake Flato, an Austin/San Antonio company that specializes in sustainable architecture. In the main tiny house...
It Sold Out Last Year, but It's Back: Grab Presale Tickets for the Morning After, a Brunch Festival

By Beth Rankin
Dec 5, 2017

Last year, the first Dallas Observer brunch festival the Morning After was a hit — such a hit that the festival sold out weeks before the event. Now it's back, and Dallas brunch fans who want a taste of the fun can snag tickets early in a presale that begins...
New Restaurant Alert: Italian Restaurant Mille Lire Is Open in Oak Lawn

By Beth Rankin
Dec 4, 2017

At the busy intersection of Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs, The Centrum building has been in the midst of major renovations. As part of those renovations, the Oak Lawn building will get several new restaurants: new locations of local burger joint Pints & Quarts and local coffee shop Mudsmith are...
What It's Like To Order Poke Using Facial-Recognition Software

By Beth Rankin
Nov 30, 2017

At first, it's like ordering poke at any other restaurant kiosk. You scroll through beautiful pictures of coconut curry hamachi and wasabi ponzu salmon bowls, mulling over add-ins like avocado and micro radish. Add marinated shiitake, remove wasabi tobiko, sub cauliflower "rice" for sushi rice. That draft rosé sounds good; you'll...
Ever Wonder How Bisous Bisous Makes Those Colorful Croissants?

By Beth Rankin
Nov 28, 2017

Bisous Bisous Pâtisserie, Uptown's French-style bakery and sweet treat shop, specializes in some delicate, time-intensive desserts, including its popular macarons. On a recent visit, we watched the process behind the new bicolor pistachio croissants, which come stuffed with a touch of pistachio cream. This video will make you want to...
Overeasy Brings the Gravy to Downtown Dallas

By Beth Rankin
Nov 27, 2017

Walking up to the Statler feels a bit like stepping into 1950s glamour — a feeling aided by the vintage cars parked strategically out front. Inside, '50s glamour meets modern chic. Taking cues from both midcentury modern design and present-day aesthetics, the Statler's redesign is certainly eye catching. Take a stroll...
A New East Dallas Brewpub and Beer Garden Opens Next Week Off the Santa Fe Trail

By Beth Rankin
Nov 21, 2017

Big news for an ever-growing food and drink neighborhood: White Rock Alehouse & Brewery, a new brewpub and restaurant, opens Nov. 30 at 7331 Gaston Ave. in Lakewood. Aside from the obvious, this new beer spot features an added bonus: It's right off the Santa Fe Trail, a popular hike and bike...
Plano Liquor Store True Spirits Is Closing, and It's Selling All Remaining Booze for Cheap

By Beth Rankin
Nov 20, 2017

Looking for a hot deal on that holiday hooch? Well, we've got good and bad news. The bad news: True Spirits Liquor, Beer and Wine in Plano is closing after eight years in business, according to a Facebook post: The good news, at least for drinkers, is that everything in the...
Food News: '90s Pop Culture Meets Sushi at Sushi Marquee, New East African Eats and More

By Beth Rankin
Nov 17, 2017

In this week's round-up of food news, a kitschy new eatery comes to The Star, Dallas gets a new East African restaurant and more: The Star in Frisco is getting a curious addition in December: Sushi Marquee, a "fun-loving Japanese-inspired concept" that's serious about cocktails, sushi and '80s/'90s pop culture...
Malibu Poke is Finally Opening, and There's Good Reason to Get Hyped for This Poke Spot

By Beth Rankin
Nov 16, 2017

While things have (finally) slowed down in this explosive sector of the ever-growing fast casual scene, there is one new poke joint coming that we've had an eye on since plans were announced seven months ago: Malibu Poke. The Turtle Creek Village restaurant has finally announced an open date: Tues.,...
Bullion Opens Downtown on Friday — What Will You Order?

By Beth Rankin
Nov 15, 2017

Ever since this gilded cage sprung up in downtown Dallas, the city has been falling all over itself to get a taste of Bullion, a new French brasserie from chef Bruno Davaillon. Now, they can: Bullion opens to the public on Friday. The 96-seat restaurant, boasting ample commissioned art and "contemporary...
Uptown's Bar Scene Is a Problem, City Officials Say, and Something Has to Change

By Beth Rankin
Nov 14, 2017

Since Aug. 8, 2016, the city of Dallas has been considering a zoning tool called a late-hours overlay. If enacted, it would allow the city to require any business that wants to operate between midnight and 6 a.m. in certain areas — in this case, Uptown — to apply for...
Another Angle In the Fight to Fix South Dallas' Food Desert: Low-Cost Gardening

By Beth Rankin
Nov 14, 2017

In 2016, the Dallas City Council offered $3 million “to assist in development and/or location of one or more high quality grocery stores … within or adjacent to a southern Dallas food desert." More than a year later, no major grocery stores have taken the bait, and the problem persists. One Southern...