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This week, Petey Feng finally made it home to Taiwan. Here’s what happened.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-cook-petey-feng-returns-to-taiwan-ice-detention-40652148/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chefs-the-prep-qa-with-chef-rj-yoakum-at-sushi-kozy-40652466/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40652466 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chefs-the-prep-qa-with-chef-rj-yoakum-at-sushi-kozy-40652466/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0500 Food & Drink Chef RJ Yoakum recently joined the Michelin-recommended team at Sushi Kozy. We chat about Luka, chicken nuggets and kitchen nightmares. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chefs-the-prep-qa-with-chef-rj-yoakum-at-sushi-kozy-40652466/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/deep-ellums-local-still-shines-40652338/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40652338 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/deep-ellums-local-still-shines-40652338/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Food & Drink Revisiting a longtime Deep Ellum favorite, Local, reminds us why it's been around for more than 20 years. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/deep-ellums-local-still-shines-40652338/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/3-dallas-restaurants-on-texas-monthly-best-new-list-40649949/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40649949 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/3-dallas-restaurants-on-texas-monthly-best-new-list-40649949/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0600 Food & Drink Texas Monthly food critic Paula Forbes crisscrossed the state to find the best new restaurants, and Dallas did quite well. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/3-dallas-restaurants-on-texas-monthly-best-new-list-40649949/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-questions-with-reilly-brown-at-frenchie-40647778/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40647778 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-questions-with-reilly-brown-at-frenchie-40647778/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0600 Food & Drink Chef Reilly Brown recently moved to Park Cities' restaurant Frenchie, where he's putting his Michelin touch on the dinner menu. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-questions-with-reilly-brown-at-frenchie-40647778/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-anastacia-quinones-pittman-40640832/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40640832 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-anastacia-quinones-pittman-40640832/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:46:47 -0600 Food & Drink We talk to chef about her worst day in the kitchen, which involved the whole staff walking out. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-anastacia-quinones-pittman-40640832/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-eduardo-osorio-at-meridian-in-the-village-40635041/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40635041 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-eduardo-osorio-at-meridian-in-the-village-40635041/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:31:34 -0600 Food & Drink We ask chefs about their favorite 2 a.m. spots, the biggest challenges facing the restaurant industry and their biggest kitchen disasters. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-qa-with-eduardo-osorio-at-meridian-in-the-village-40635041/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-matt-mccallisters-journey-through-addiction-40632829/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40632829 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-matt-mccallisters-journey-through-addiction-40632829/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:17:18 -0600 Food & Drink The lauded chef who helmed Dallas restaurants FT33 and Homewood opens up about his addiction, which started when he was just 9 years old. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-chef-matt-mccallisters-journey-through-addiction-40632829/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer