Confession time: I haven’t been the biggest fan of tripe. Before moving to Texas, I’d only eaten stomach a handful of times. The only instance I cleaned my plate was at Restaurant Eve, a four-star restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, with a chef who could turn a shower shoe into a…
Before the salt and sugar brine permeated and seasoned the flesh, before the impossibly crisp skin emerged from the convection oven, before the vibrant red and green salsas joined it on a massive wooden board turned serving dish, the pig’s head was already special. Berkshire pork is prized for its…
For a long time, the zeppole at Cane Rosso were the only versions of the Italian doughnuts I’d tried here in Dallas. Jay Jerrier’s version has a lot of fans — it’s fried dough and sugar; how could it not? — but I’ve always wondered how they’d stand up against…
Yesterday I published a post that took a quick look at Grub Burger Bar, which recently opened in Greenville Avenue. The menu touted buns baked on the hour, and while they were certainly much better than stale, old buns, they left a lot to be desired compared to artisan loaves…
With so many burger bars, it’s hard to come up with something that really differentiates a new joint from all the others. House-ground meat is an angle many places are taking these days. Some burger restaurants offer house-baked buns to raise the bar higher. Awesome personal service is a big…
Update, 5:10 p.m.: A spokesperson for Barter has informed us the restaurant’s opening has been delayed. A new opening date was not given. Original post: Barter will open today in the old Private|Social location on McKinney Avenue, after holding a soft opening over the weekend. The owners claim Barter will…
The time has come. After months of anticipation — an early announcement in May, banners spotted last month — the people of Bonchon have announced they will open this Wednesday. The newest chapter in Dallas’ Korean fried saga starts at 11 a.m. and the opening might come close to the…
Update, 11:50 a.m., December 7: A manager for the Joule Hotel confirms that CBD Provisions will open at 5 p.m., today. Original post: By now you’ve likely heard news of the electrical fire that occurred last night in front of the Joule Hotel. If you haven’t, check out our live…
If you wandered into a grocery store last night, chances are you encountered a larger than normal number of cracked-out shoppers stuffing their carts as if they’d never see another grocery store again. Common convention says that milk and toilet paper are core staples for faux-apocalyptic preparedness, but when I…
“Local” is a buzz word we often attach to produce and meats we buy from small farmers who live within driving distance. But the local movement embraces all businesses within a specified radius, in an attempt to keep money in the local economy and reduce environmental impacts. If you’ve been…
Holy Smokes! Jim Cantore, welcome to Dallas! Your passion for extreme weather precedes you, and your arrival has struck fear into the hearts of Dallasites everywhere. It’s true! Many locals are terrified of inclement weather that doesn’t involve tornadoes, and completely unaware of how to best respond to a thundersnowflake…
Have you ever been out on a date with someone who is absolutely beautiful, holds a high-paying position at an awesome company, makes good conversation, and then somehow just don’t do it for you? That’s always how I felt and about The Tried and True. Just take a look at…
It is a scene that belongs in a thousand places, the last of which is Dallas. On Main Street in Deep Ellum, past the cluster of bars and restaurants that anchor the neighborhood as a nightlife hotspot, Monkey King Noodle Co. sits in comparative isolation. The sky is overcast, and…
If you’re a human being who attended college then you have likely had a shot of vodka. If you were doing it right, you took several shots on several occasions and consistently wondered if the resulting hangover was worth whatever you couldn’t remember. But while vodka shots have remained consistently…
Todd Mills, creator of the Doritos Locos Taco, one of the most successful fast food creations in history, died on Thanksgiving from brain cancer at the age of 41. He never made a cent on the idea. Mills, a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, first pitched Plano-based Frito-Lay with the…
Peticolas Brewing Company has covered a lot of ground in the two years it’s been brewing beer in the Design District. Owner Michael Peticolas and his team have released nine beers, won numerous awards (including Best Brewery here at the Observer) and gotten Dallasites completely wasted all along the way…
Yesterday morning news broke that The Loon is looking for a new location. One of the most revered bars in Dallas is being pushed aside to make room for a CVS. While the relocation is sad news for anyone who’s spent any time at the decades-old bar, I was secretly,…
Just up Greenville Avenue from Lovers Lane, nestled between a Sweet Tomato and a Potbelly Sandwich Works, Bonchon’s sharp new facade is marked by a large Now Hiring banner. The restaurant is expected to open later this month. News of the coming chicken chain broke back in May, filling Dallasites…
If you’re an East Dallas resident and a fan of Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, more than six months of anticipation comes to a close today. The second location of the Dallas-based burger restaurant opens today, the restaurant announced on Facebook…
It’s kind of gross outside lately. Perhaps we’re about to pay for what was a relatively mild summer with a long and brutal winter. At least we don’t have the Super Bowl to worry about this go around. Instead we can focus our attention on remedies that warm us from…
If there’s one thing you should be thankful for this holiday season, it’s the pecan pie that is sitting on your table — provided it’s there. News of supply and price pressures have been coming out for weeks, but The New York Times recently declared an all out crisis. The…
While there were certainly ramen restaurants in New York City before David Chang began rolling and cutting his alkaline noodles in the East Village, they have exploded since he opened up his famed Momofuku almost a decade ago. Chang made waves with his creative take on traditional Japanese cooking, viewed…
