The first time I met John Reardon, founder of Deep Ellum Brewing Co., was in the summer of 2011. It was a hot, bright day, and he was balanced atop a giant wooden spool outside his brewery, drenched in sweat, shirt off, headphones on. While in the midst of building…
Rudy Peña grew up in the restaurant business, helping out at his parents’ place over the years waiting tables. When the time came for him to head off to college, he chose another path: electrical engineering and applied math. Or so he thought. Eventually, he yearned for his roots in…
With more than 200 people on the call, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission held an emergency Zoom webinar at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to pass three amendments to regulations that clear a path for bars to reopen under Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency order restricting their operations during the pandemic. TABC presiding officer…
Rulli Torres moved to Dallas in 2012 after graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree in fashion design. He spent years designing and creating formal dresses for momentous events. His career was built around life’s great social occasions. When the pandemic hit, all of that glamour came to…
The Texas Rangers has launched a “field-to-table” program to satiate the need for ballpark food. You can even get the fare delivered directly to your door, as long as you live within an hour’s drive of Globe Life Field in Arlington. The menu is anchored with four family-style meal kits,…
Scott Hagarbome had a great gig going. In 2004, he started out with just one hot dog cart, and he hustled hard. “I worked 18-hour days,” Hagarbome says. “I’d start my day in downtown Dallas in the Central Business District from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then I would…
With summer rounding third base, we wanted to take a look at some of our favorite hot, lazy day treats before we’re all formally impaled with fall flavors. If you stress-eat, there’s been plenty of opportunities over the past few months. Dallas chefs, bakers, restaurateurs and sno-ball shavers have been…
Every month or so, we like to take a citywide inventory of beer, and to our amazing fortune, our local brewers have been busy. So, as we round the final corner of summer, let’s take a look at some new brews. Lakewood Brewing Co. has a special taproom release Friday:…
Ah, tips. The bellwether of decency when eating out. That fickle territory where the customer squares up with a server. Or not. Big life decisions are based on tips. Bosses, first dates, in-laws want to know: What did they tip? And based on that slide across the table, is this…
Years ago while I watched a show about a crew working in a sewer and heard one of the workers say, “You either gotta laugh or throw up.” But, there’s another option aside from illness or giving way to the insanity through laughter to survive when confronting a foul mess:…
Sylvan Thirty was calm and quiet on a recent sun-soaked Saturday morning, which was a shame because in terms of outdoor seating in a busy urban center, it’s a peaceful space. There are even bocce ball courts. I never noticed them before; I was probably too busy running around. But,…
It was an audacious move, honestly. Luring pandemic-weary citizens with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos beer and corn dogs at noon on a Wednesday, during prime Zoom call time. Regardless, Martin House Brewing Co. in Fort Worth was up to more of their creative shenanigans with the release of Fiery Crunchy Cheesie…
If you’ve have any type of vested interest in a bar, either as a gin and tonic aficionado or stockholder, then that pain you feel in your neck isn’t a weird symptom you need to Google. Rather, it’s whiplash from trying to keep up with codes, compliance and protocol changes…
The measured ka-thunk of cars passing overhead and a summer breeze funneling through the underpass was a fitting stage for the unveiling of an art project titled “Seasons and Rhythm/Estaciones y Ritmo” Saturday morning. A group of community leaders, neighbors, police officers and firefighters gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
Old Hag’s Pizza & Pasta in Oak Cliff wants to be clear about something. And you’ll absolutely be clear about it by the time you sign your receipt. For certain. Just wait. After calling in an order recently, I knew I wanted the North OC pizza, because I like to…
About a decade ago, the local craft brewing scene ignited like a flambé, and it hasn’t simmered down much since. It was only in 2011 that both Deep Ellum and Peticolas brewing companies poured their first pints. According to the Brewers Association, in that year there were 59 craft breweries…
Legal Draft Beer Co. in Arlington has opened its taproom and patio, despite executive order GA-28 from June 26, which required all bars and breweries to close. Earlier this week in a post to their Facebook page, and several times since, they’ve explained their plans, starting with “Let’s hope this…
Good to go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Chef Tiffany Derry opened Roots Chicken Shak in 2017, serving all manner of things (chicken and fries, mostly) deep-fried in duck fat. A recent flurry of chicken sandwiches…
For July and August, we’re bringing Chilled to Go, weekly posts on the best things you can get for takeout to beat the heat. Walking through Legacy Hall in Plano is sort of an assault on the senses. It’s window shopping for the gut. The options are almost overwhelming: lobster…
Wednesday, Yelp released its Economic Average Findings for the second quarter of 2020, which analyzed user interest on their platform and, in part, compared it to COVID-19 cases. Yelp says it has compiled data over time to uncover trends “including a correlation between interest in restaurants, bars and nightlife and…
The sun had just dipped below the horizon. A car did a doughnut in a store parking lot, screaming and sending up clouds of white smoke into the thick air. Other cars headed north on Harry Hines Boulevard, inspired by the display, and suddenly gunned it to the next stoplight…
Cindy Pedraza of CocoAndré Chocolatier in Oak Cliff is used to business slowing down when the temperature rises. “Chocolate isn’t a big seller in the summer, so a while back we added horchata, then we added ice cream. My mom is always coming up with new things,” Pedraza said. Since 2009 she…
