The god father of Tex-Mex in Dallas, El Fenix, is celebrating its 95th anniversary this Monday. To commemorate the event, for the rest of September El Fenix will give every guest a scratch-and-win card, which together total one million dollars in prizes that range from iPads and gift cards to…

Moment of truth: I started this post thinking Central Market was going to host some marginal events over the next week for their Brewniversity event and, mostly, I was excited that they’re offering 20 percent off beer purchases of $25 of more. But as I dug through the store calendars,…

This is something you’re most certainly going to want to clear your schedule for. Garrison Brothers Distillery founder Dan Garrison is holding a bourbon seminar at Sigel’s Elite at 3209 Fitzhugh next Wednesday, September 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. Garrison Brothers is a small distillery on a ranch in…

According to AllRecipes.com and 10,000 Facebook likes, The World’s Best Lasagna hails from Frisco, Texas. Earlier this week The Washington Post featured John Chandler’s recipe for the layered pasta dish, AllRecipe’s single most popular recipe on the entire English-language site. The Post took the dish’s name as more of a…

Sad news, kids. The Mattito’s Tex-Mex restaurant that’s occupied the cozy spot on Routh Street for the past 14 years is moving, to much less cozy Centrum Building at the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road. We’ve talked about this particular parcel of land before, most recently…

After opening 50 stores in 11 states, Mooyah, the Dallas-based burger chain, has gone overseas, and not where you might expect: It opened its first restaurant in Dubai earlier this month, and is expanding its culinary reach to Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar all by the end of 2013 Mooyah has…

“Dallas Beer Week” is returning this year as North Texas Beer Week, an eight-day event from November 9 to 16 that will highlight the people, places and brews that make up the region’s craft-beer scene. North Texas Beer Week is now a locally owned and operated event. Chad Montgomery of…

During Texas’ last legislative session, several laws were passed that changed the way distilleries in Texas can operate, opening up new opportunities for both consumers and distillers. All of these new laws took effect September 1, and the state’s whiskey makers were quick to take full advantage of them. See…

PETA issued a press release today with Rex’s Seafood in the crosshairs. Tomorrow the group will send a “nearly naked mermaid” to the restaurant and market at high noon on Patriot’s Day to stick up for fish, writing that “Fish might not seem as cute and cuddly as the dogs…

Who’s already thinking about a glass of wine this fine Monday morning? Well, there’s much to look forward to this week. The 27th Annual GrapeFest in historic downtown Grapevine runs this Thursday through Sunday, September 12 through 15. In addition to wine, there’s also live music, cooking demos, winery tours…

You all need to make haste to acquire a bottle of Balcones whisky out of Waco. Then, toast to founder Chip Tate for and making us all so proud with his exquisite whisky-making skills. See Also: — Tasting Balcones Texas Single Malt Whiskey — Texans Make Scotch Whiskey Better Than…

A new locally produced TV show focusing on neighborhood restaurants in North Texas is set to debut this weekend. Local Fare is the brainchild of restaurateurs Josh Sepkowitz and Kyle Noonan and will premiere at 5 p.m. this Saturday, September 7, on KTXA channel 21. See Also: An Interview Josh…

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article today about a new IRS tax rule that could affect your next large celebratory dinner. It has to do with automatic gratuity charged for large parties at restaurants. You know the asterisk at the bottom of the menu in 10-point font: (*18-percent…

The North Texas Food Bank is in an important fundraising stretch for Hunger Action Month. There are several things you should notice around town, specifically the color orange, which is the signature color for hunger awareness. Plus, Thursday night the NTFB is hosting a 24-hour sort-a-thon and have some openings…

Trader Joe’s has just announced a new store in Southlake at the northwest corner of Southlake Blvd and Central Avenue within the Southlake town square. This is just north of Central Market on the other side of Southlake Blvd. If the all permits and plans are approved, they will begin…

Previously we’ve only been able to watch beer bikes in passing envy. But, now Dallas is slated to get its very own roving, 16-seater, pedal-powered, mobile pub. And, yes, it’s amazingly already received the green light from the City of Dallas. “My partner and I first saw one in Houston…

Last summer, Scott Reitz introduced us to pizza cones at Epic Cones in Deep Ellum, including the little red delivery scooter replete with a cigarette lighter, radio and roof. The small pizza cone-eria was actually part of Excuses Cafe. Now Epic Cone has a place of its own in Arlington…

My son and I had tickets to the Rangers game Saturday evening, so I suggested we walk through the notoriously epic LSU tailgating festivities at AT&T Stadium prior to the baseball game. LSU fans bring with them hands-down the best tailgating food ever, and I thought I’d let the kid…

Sunday, September 1, is Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s second annual Labor of Love, which is a homebrew competition. This year there are around 50 entrants. Judges have already begun tasting the samples, but there is also a People’s Choice award on-site day of. Recently, the best little brewery in Deep…