Texas’ best little distillery under a bridge, Balcones, has won a new set of awards, further documenting its slow and steady conquest of the whiskey world. This time around London’s Wizards of Whisky anointed the Waco-based distiller’s Texas single malt as Whisky of the Year 2014, as well as the…
Bacon is a cat. Lee Harvey’s is a bar. Kaz is Bacon’s keeper and Lee Harvey’s social media authority. Bacon recently took an unannounced odyssey, leaving nothing but conspiracies in his wide, panicked wake. A well known local music critic, no one understood why Bacon would give up his fat,…
Our pants, palates and cheery dispositions continue to expand to along with the local craft beer scene. And as more breweries continue to pop up across North Texas, finding a local beer at a local bar is no longer a matter of availability, rather choice. Growler filling stations are a…
We hope you’ve been training for the second annual Hypnotic Donut Dash 5K, particularly the Chubby Bunny doughnut-hole eating contest. And the beer. We’re not “hopeful” there, we have faith. We “know.” It’s the sixth sense we subsist on, actually. Below are the pertinent details, broken out in doughnut-hole points…
This weekend McKinnney-based craft brewery Franconia shared a link to an article from Blog About Beer about the top five beers in the world. I’m imagining a monk in a cave in a forgotten forest in Bavaria who just released a beer graced with angel tears. Or specks of unicorn…
Martin House Brewing in Fort Worth is launching a new session beer, Gateway XPA, today at The Bearded Lady in Fort Worth. The name pays homage to a trail near the brewery along the Trinity. The beers pays homage to sessions, which in the beer world implies the ability to…
Honestly, I’m not sure why anyone would want to get in the food truck business. I’ve been fascinated with the concept since they first started rolling on the scene a few years ago, often chatting with owners, including here and here. I hear the same story line: long, exhausting hours,…
The Frank Kent Motor Company is ready to diversify its business model a bit. The almost-century old company out of the Town of the Cow is dabbling in the burgeoning food and wine scene in the trendy Near Southside district. This past fall, the company closed on an 8,000-square-foot property…
You woke up today and though it was just another Wednesday, but wrong. It’s the King’s birthday. Elvis Aaron Presley came into this world on January 8, 1935, in Memphis. And 79 years later, the king of rock ‘n’ roll continues to be celebrated primarily in two ways: impersonation and…
Because there can simply never be enough sandwich shops — and because DFW, in fact, has a dearth of them — Fork in the Road has opened in Central Arlington (1821 S. Fielder Road). Chef-owner Josh Hopkins has worked in many kitchens around the area. He started as a busboy…
Just two years ago, much of Dallas thought a “growler” was a particularly terrible 2-year-old. Now we not only know what one is, we can’t avoid them. See also: – First Look at LUCK in Trinity Groves A quick history, just in case: In the 1800s, brewers and drinkers needed…
If that raw juice cleanse just isn’t cleansing enough after the debauchery of the past few weeks, then Hypnotic Donuts has got an event you might be interested in. This Sunday, January 5, they’ll line their toes along the edge of the pool at the Fraternal Order of Eagles (8500…
Throughout last year, we took time to talk to a good number of chefs in Dallas who willingly imparted advice on cooking, management and burning. Following is a highlight reel from some of the city’s finest. Last spring we asked a few chefs for advice for recent culinary school grads…..
Most places get their fancy jazz hands out for New Year’s Eve. And maybe that’s your thing, which is so awesome, but for some of us, we just want a drink. We’ve pulled together a list of a five places that are taking it quasi low-key, but also offer solid…
Oh, One Arts Plaza. You’re so circular, yet so haphazard. See Also: – The Restaurants of One Arts Plaza are Officially a Snooze Today Lombardi Family Concepts announced that they’re closing Café des Artistes at the ever-fickle One Arts Plaza. Specifically, the press release reads: “Although the restaurant saw acceptable…
If we’re going to talk about sandwiches, which, we promise we will, then we’d be negligent to exclude the Cuban. And in a land where there’s a lot of chatter about proper sandwiches, we just don’t hear enough about the sandwiches from the island a-skip-and-a-hop south of Florida. See Also:…
Just about a year ago the White Rock Abbey opened in East Dallas at the intersection of Garland and Peavy roads. Business was hit and miss at the neighborhood spot, with mixed reviews on both the service and food. This summer James Orr bought the bar and brought along a…
Santa brought Lewisville an early present this year in the form of its first brewery. Co-founder Bill Shaw started brewing years ago, then roped in his son-in-law Neil MacCuish. After years of tinkering with home-brew recipes, the two decided to push it all to the middle of the table and…
This coming Monday is Festivus, the annual parody of holidays created by Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. The day/event includes, among other things, the airing of grievances and an unadorned aluminum pole. The man of the house is also suppose to take the floor in a wrestling match of some sorts…
Good news if you have a craft beer lover on your good list: there’s a lot of options. Bad news: there are just so many options! Dallas has done well in embracing the craft beer wave. From breweries, to retail spots, home brewing outlets and chef-driven beer bars, there’s plenty…
Santa may have a little tango with a Temptress while in Dallas. The elves at Lakewood Brewing Co. have been busy hand-stamping labels for a limited bottling of their Bourbon Barrel Temptress, an imperial milk stout. See also: – Six New Local Winter Beers To Keep You Warm – The…
This was certainly an exciting year for craft beer in North Texas. With a few more brewery openings, new laws and shiny awards, there was a lot to crow about in the local craft beer scene, and it’s not all hangover related (although we have that too). As we complete…
