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Iron Fork Goes Virtual Sept. 2

By Taylor Adams

Aug 4, 2020

Along with seemingly every other event this year, the Dallas Observer’s Iron Fork food celebration will go virtual. It’s the 10th year for the event many love, and it’s not holding back just because people won’t fill Fair Park as usual. Chef Kent Rathbun will be our host while attendees...

Iron Fork Reschedules for August

By Taylor Adams

Apr 2, 2020

Out of an abundance of caution and in order to follow the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Dallas Observer is postponing its scheduled Iron Fork 2020 date (April 29) until Aug. 12. All tickets purchased for the prior date will be honored.

Check Out the Restaurants Coming to Dallas Observer Iron Fork, Then Get Tickets Before Prices Increase Saturday

By Taylor Adams

Mar 3, 2020

Iron Fork, one of the city’s biggest annual food events, marks its 10th year this April. More than 40 restaurants will show up with bites, beer, wine and cocktails, and two big-time chefs will compete in a live cooking competition. If you haven’t been, it’s a favorite one for many. For...

Our personal favorite dish from Iron Fork 2019: Sandwich Hag's Xiu Mai meatball shooters, which take two days to make properly.

The Best Bites From Iron Fork 2019

By Beth Rankin

May 2, 2019

Nearly 2,500 people converged on Centennial Hall at Fair Park last night for the ninth annual Dallas Observer Iron Fork, which showcased 40 of the city's best restaurants — and a particularly delicious array of Texas-produced spirits. There was incredible food throughout the room. As people ate and mingled the...

This year's Iron Fork chef throwdown includes a fun twist: the World Food Championships, which you can watch unfold live during the event.

The World Food Championships Are Bringing ‘the Ultimate Food Fight’ to Iron Fork

By Beth Rankin

Apr 18, 2019

Iron Fork — a Dallas Observer food event bringing together dozens of Dallas' best restaurants for a night of food-sampling and beer-, cocktail- and wine-enjoying — is returning to Centennial Hall at Fair Park at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1. Along with a night of eating and drinking from more...

Fletcher's Corny Dogs and So Many Banh Mis: Check Out the Final Lineup For Iron Fork 2019

By Beth Rankin

Apr 3, 2019

The final line-up was released today for this year's Iron Fork, a Dallas food-lovers' throwdown where you can sample eats from dozens of Dallas restaurants and watch a live chef cooking competition. This year's Iron Fork goes down from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Centennial Hall at Fair Park, and the...

Last year at Iron Fork, Gabriela McCormick (above) and Anastacia Quinones went head-to-head in the Iron Fork Chef Challenge.

Look Who’s Coming to Iron Fork 2019

By Beth Rankin

Mar 12, 2019

Iron Fork is one of Dallas’ biggest annual food events. More than 30 local restaurants will serve up bites (and drinks, including beer, wine and cocktails) to a hungry crowd while two of the city’s biggest chefs face off in a live cooking competition. This year’s Iron Fork takes over Centennial...

Dallas Observer's Iron Fork returns on May 1.

Presale Starts Today for Iron Fork, Dallas' Biggest Foodie Event

By Beth Rankin

Jan 30, 2019

Iron Fork is a Dallas foodie paradise. Thousands of hungry visitors dine on unlimited bites from Dallas restaurants while meeting chefs and sipping wine and cocktails, but the event includes a fun twist: a live cooking competition that pits two Dallas chefs against each other in a real-time cook-off using...

God bless you, Scardello, for creating this mountain of incredible cheese at last night's Iron Fork.

Vegan Street Tacos, a Cheese Mountain and So Much Brisket: The Best Bites From Iron Fork 2018

By Beth Rankin

Apr 26, 2018

Last night's Dallas Observer Iron Fork was the best one yet. There was a ton of creativity in the room, from Norma's chicken-fried steak shooters to Hash House a Go Go's meatloaf sliders to Fresh Art Foodie's crazy sticky rice doughnuts with blood orange-pineapple chicken. Brisket seemed to be the...

Gabriela McCormick (left) and Anastacia Quinones will face off in this year's Iron Fork chef challenge.

For the First Time, Two Badass Female Chefs Will Face Off at This Year's Iron Fork

By Beth Rankin

Apr 18, 2018

Iron Fork, the Dallas Observer's annual food event celebrating some of the city's best food and drink, is just a week away. It has one of the best restaurant lineups ever, and there's an even better reason not to miss this year: For the first time ever, two badass female...

This guy at Iron Fork 2017 knows what we're talking about.

Behold: the Final Restaurant Line-Up for Iron Fork 2018

By Beth Rankin

Apr 12, 2018

We're less than two weeks away from one of the biggest Dallas food events of the year: Iron Fork, which pairs unlimited food samples from dozens of Dallas' best restaurants with ample booze and a live cooking challenge that pits two Dallas chefs against one another in front of a...

Think Your Restaurant Serves Dallas' Best Eats? Last Call For Iron Fork 2018 Participants

By Beth Rankin

Apr 3, 2018

We're just a couple of weeks away from Iron Fork, the annual Dallas Observer food event that brings together some of Dallas' best restaurants for a night of food and drink sampling coupled with a live cooking competition. From 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, Centennial Hall at Fair Park will...

Iron Fork is the perfect opportunity to watch a cooking challenge while stuffing yourself stupid with food and drink.

This Year's Iron Fork Lineup Might Be the Best One Yet

By City of Ate

Mar 14, 2018

On April 25, more than two dozen Dallas restaurants will converge on Centennial Hall at Fair Park for Iron Fork, a foodie extravaganza with seemingly endless food samples, beer/wine/cocktail tastings and a live chef competition that will pit two Dallasites against one another in real time. We just got a...

Iron Fork returns to Fair Park on Wednesday, April 25.

Dallas Foodies, Start Your Engines: Iron Fork Pre-Sale Starts Today

By City of Ate

Feb 13, 2018

Part Dallas food fest, part live chef cooking competition, Dallas Observer's Iron Fork returns to Centennial Hall at Fair Park on Wednesday, April 25 with unlimited food samples from nearly 50 Dallas restaurants, beer/wine/cocktail tastings and Iron Fork's Chef Challenge, which pits two Dallas chefs against one another in a...

There was a ton of great food at this year's Iron Fork, and it's safe to say no one left this party hungry.

Sushi, Fried Chicken and ... Pudding? The Best Bites From Iron Fork 2017

By Beth Rankin

Apr 27, 2017

Last night's Dallas Observer Iron Fork at Fair Park was the best one yet — lines were short, food was stellar and 2,500 people ate and drank their fill. With ample supply and short waits, pretty much everyone got to try bites from the dozens of restaurants and booze-slingers in...

Meat-master John Tesar is emceeing the Iron Fork Chef Challenge, and if you dig TV cooking competitions, you won't want to miss this nail-biter.

Dallas' Favorite (Or Least Favorite, Depending Who You Ask) Celebrity Chef is Emceeing Iron Fork

By Beth Rankin

Apr 18, 2017

Iron Fork, the Dallas Observer's annual food- and booze-tasting event, is next week, and the foodie extravaganza just added a little dose of celebrity: Top Chef alum and Dallas steakmaster John Tesar. Take a break from gorging yourself on unlimited food samples (and eight booze samples, with the opportunity to...

Snack until your face falls off at Iron Fork 2017, coming to Fair Park on Wednesday, April 26.

The Olympics of Overindulgence: Here's a Look at Who's Coming to Iron Fork 2017

By Beth Rankin

Mar 21, 2017

There's not too many opportunities in this city where food-lovers can eat barbecue, burgers, Mexican food, fried chicken and Asian fusion in the same meal, but on Wednesday, April 26, you can do just that at Dallas Observer's Iron Fork. The annual food extravaganza features a seemingly endless array of...

Die-Hard Dallas Foodies, Start Your Engines: Pre-Sale Starts Today for Iron Fork 2017

By Observer Staff

Feb 21, 2017

Dallas-Fort Worth has hundreds more restaurants than any mere mortal — us included — could ever hope to taste in one lifetime. What's an intrepid foodie to do? Hit up this year's Iron Fork on April 26, when you'll get unlimited food samples from dozens of DFW's best restaurants, and,...

Three Life Lessons from Judging Food at Iron Fork

By Beth Rankin

Apr 28, 2016

Last night, Iron Fork took over Centennial Hall at Fair Park, with 2,093 hungry Dallasites scurrying from booth to booth, filling up on food and booze. There were definitely some memorable bites. Flavors Indian Restaurant in Addison served up a phenomenal spread with veggie samosas and other flavorful Indian dishes...

Hope You're Hungry, Dallas: Iron Fork Happens Wednesday

By Beth Rankin

Apr 25, 2016

The tasting of all tastings goes down Wednesday night at Centennial Hall at Fair Park, with dozens of North Texas restaurants cooking up bite-sized goodies, drink-slingers serving plenty of booze and local chefs throwing down in an epic cooking competition. On the center stage, a food-lover's throwdown: Oliver Sitrin of...

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