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  José Andrés’ Zaytinya Closes in Frisco

  November 19 at 10:04 a.m.

  Zaytinya, by celebrity chef José Andrés, has closed in Frisco. Head chef Jon Thompson announced it in a Facebook post Monday. Escape Hatch broke the news first. The restaurant opened in the Star in February 2018. Observer critic Brian Reinhard visited that spring, noting some successful executions with some pitfalls: “Zaytinya,...

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  Plano’s Biscuit Bar Opens in Deep Ellum This Week

  November 19 at 4 a.m.

  The Biscuit Bar, which opened its first location less than two years ago, is opening its third location near the heart of Dallas, in the western end of Deep Ellum. “When we first envisioned the idea of the Biscuit Bar, it was so much work, we thought we would not...

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  The 22 Best Things to Do in Dallas This Week, Nov. 18-24

  November 18 at 12:58 p.m.

  Monday, November 18 The Funky Knuckles If The Funky Knuckles aren’t a part of your weekly jazz intake, they should be. The Funky Knuckles have been together for nearly seven years. The fusion jazz band released an album called Meta-Musica in 2014 that climbed to No. 1 on iTunes’ jazz...

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  Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s Jake Byrd Stops by the Flat Earthers’ Conference to Start Some Shit

  November 18 at 4 a.m.

  Being in a conference dedicated to the belief that the Earth is flat is surreal enough. Then one of late-night TV's most notorious trolls enters to stir up trouble for the sake of comedy, and it somehow feels more surreal but a hell of a lot funnier. Jake Byrd, the chipper,...

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  The 10 Best Free and Cheap Events Happening in Dallas This Weekend, Nov. 15-17

  November 15 at 4 a.m.

  Friday, November 15 Nomad Tacos Pop-Up 5 p.m., Friday, November 15 Peticolas Brewery Free-ish Peticolas returns with its monthly game night, where guests can enjoy games with the brewery hosts. Chef Zuriel Barradas of Kitchen Zus will be onsite, selling his famous street tacos. You don’t want to miss out...

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  Dallas Fetish Ball Is Back and Will Offer a Spanking Booth, Torture Garden

  November 12 at 4 a.m.

  There aren’t many places in public where people could get away with wearing a gimp suit or fetish wear, but the 2019 Dallas Fetish Ball 20th Anniversary is encouraging people to squeeze into the sluttiest, freakiest and kinkiest shit they got tucked back in the corner of their closet. The...