Dude, Sweet Chocolate has just opened a second location at 8304 Preston Center Plaza Drive, between Taco Diner and R&D Kitchen. And another spot is set to open next week at 2925 Crockett (just south of Seventh, near Fireside Pies) in Town of the Cow. Prior to becoming a chocolate-dealer,…

Grapevine now has another craft brewery in the works (in addition to Noble Rey). Gary Humble, who lives in Grapevine, has been a pastor for the past 15 years and more recently has fallen in love with homebrewing. It’s a natural progression, after all. The process of purifying water into…

Last year the Arlington Chamber of Commerce hosted the inaugural German-inspired Christkindl Market on the north side of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The open-air street market featured crafts, gifts and German food such as sausage and strudel. Evidently it went well. The 2012 Arlington Christkindl Market started today and lasts…

Driving over the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and across the west bank of the Trinity River, one quickly enters the Trinity Groves Project. If you’re not heads-up about it, you could easily miss the sign announcing it. But, most likely you’ll sense a revival in a part of Dallas that…

If your mouth waters a little when you see one of those “I’m A Pepper” shirts, then you undoubtedly recall last summer when Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group decided to sue Dublin Bottling Works, the then-sole maker of the original-formula Imperial Cane Sugar Dr Pepper. Papa Bear said Baby Bear…

Holly Johnson takes a zealot’s approach to imbibing in a glass of red with dinner. She doesn’t always like to be told what to drink and how much to pay for it. So, she set out on a mission to find every BYOB restaurant in the Dallas region, and luckily…

Wednesday, November 28 The Mason Bar is throwing a little Holiday Open House with complementary “select house cocktails and menu tasting” from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, November 29 A new weekly music series will be held at Klyde Warren Park, Set List on the Green, featuring local musicians. Check…

Kari Gates, long-time Plano resident and purveyor of Spring Creek Organic Farm, lobbied for almost a year to persuade her city to change ordinances that essentially prevent farmers’ markets from operating successfully there. It didn’t work. Monday night, the Plano City Council discussed long-awaited amendments to Plano’s health code and…

Bud Kennedy at DFW Eats Beat got the official word on a new spot from Chef Kenny Mills of Chop House Burgers in Arlington. Mills recently took over what was most recently the Blue Danube restaurant in Pantego and has plans to open a steak and seafood restaurant in its…

CrowdSourcing.com. KickStarter.com. CrowdTilt.com. We’ve covered various endeavors that have been funded through one or more of those i=Internet platforms. It’s a fascinating concept: Come up with an idea. Make a video about it. Write (preferably eloquently) a few paragraphs about the details. Then, wait and see who takes the bait…

When you were a kid, were you able to ever make it through an advent calendar just one day at a time, or did you have tendencies to work ahead a bit? Don’t feel bad if you did. It was just your ambitious overachiever qualities rising up. Good news, advent…

So, do you think you’re interesting? Sure. No. Hell no. Depends on how you define “interesting.” Can you write 500 words about how interesting you are in order to convince someone to buy you breakfast? Are you even inclined to share your story, or perhaps you would rather buy your…

Nailed it! #turkey held together with #bacon 100% #badass #thanksgiving done right #cool #art instagr.am/p/SWd74nFJVd/— Julien Hemmendinger (@JulienTheDinger) November 22, 2012 ***** Warning: If you read this, you will sing it all day. #howithappened #thanksgiving #indians #pilgrims #callmemaybe #instafunny #instagood #turkey #carlyrae #lol instagr.am/p/SW5i9XQGmK/— Andres Aquino (@Andrewboii4) November 23, 2012…

WinePoynt is a new app that recently launched in Dallas that is like the Pandora for wine. It allows you to track wines you like, create your own personal list, then it suggests other wines you may like. Furthermore, the app will tell you where you can buy that wine…

Well, there’s an elephant in the room in terms of culinary events this week and it’s wearing a brown paper hat with four orange and red feathers sticking out the back. Still, there are a few other events to help you get through the long holiday weekend. Before you eat…

Well, OK, “hate” is a strong word. Besides, love is close to hate. Indifference is actually the bad place. Anyhoo! The holidays are upon us. And remember, it’s healthy to release the pressure created after stewing for hours in a crowded room, breathing in dank, hostile air. So, perhaps you’ll…

This Black Friday, 7-Eleven is running a high-energy promotion at all stores that begins at midnight and lasts until 11:59 p.m. Customers who purchase any size Red Bull Energy Drink, including three new flavors, can also get any sized cup of coffee free. The “Grab a Can, Get a Cup”…

Craft and Growler is a new bar serving local craft beer at 3601 Parry Ave., just across from Fair Park. Now, don’t roll your eyes and say, “Oh, c’mon, who isn’t serving craft beer these days?” Well, not many do it like this … See Also: – The North Texas…

Local barkeep and spirited entrepreneur Jason Kosmas is on the last leg of a four-city whistle-stop tour around Texas raising money for his old ‘hood that was in the path of the Frankenstorm Sandy. Kosmas is part owner of Employees Only, a bar in NYC, which luckily didn’t suffer any…