We’ve all been there. You take a weekend road trip and a notable barbecue restaurant just happens to be on your way. You eat two pounds of brisket, get back in the car and as you pull into your destination city your friend announces a desire for Tex-Mex. After five…
When Alice Laussade spoke with the owners during the course of her first look at Mot Hai Ba, she called the fledgling Vietnamese restaurant My Hot Butt. Owner Jeana Johnson was kind enough to continue the interview, but the joke likely stuck with customers who subsequently dined in the restaurant…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
Every week, when we examine our proofs at the Observer — big sheets of paper with the article laid out as it will appear in print — I’m treated to another drool-worthy photo of a dish I’ve selected because I think it will resonate with my review. See also: This…
Bliss. Labor Day weekend is so many things at once. It’s license to indulge too many off the beaten path burgers. It’s an excuse to dick off on a Monday because nobody’s in the office anyway. It’s a sign that maybe, just maybe, the glowing hell-orb that hangs heavy over…
Battuto is showing some signs of trouble, but they’re making some changes to keep afloat. When Gene and Julie Gates’ radio show on KVIL-FM 103.7 was canceled, their plans to open up an Italian restaurant in Plano caused a bit of a stir. But after the restaurant opened this spring…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
Eddie Campbell, one of Dallas’ best and best known cocktail artists, has been muddling all over Dallas, and it’s hard to say where you should expect to see him next. After a stint at Bolsa and then The Chesterfield, he’s doused half of Dallas in booze, appearing at events and…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
That French food is making a comeback should not be a mystery to anyone. Instead, we should wonder every time we see a buttery and flaky croissant why it ever fell out of favor. As recently as the ’80s, French cuisine was synonymous with fine dining — trout amandine and…
If you’ve dined lately at the Front Room, the “Park Cities Diner” shoehorned into the Lumen Hotel that flanks SMU, you may have noticed a significant shift in the menu. Chef Nick Amoriello left the restaurant earlier this summer. He’s been replaced by Tim Bevins, who spent time producing the…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
You’ve done so well keeping that swimsuit physique sharp and toned for the entire summer, but it’s all about to come crashing down like a mountain of thinly shaved potatoes fried to something resembling perfection. The State Fair of Texas is back. And you’re all going to die. Remember, these…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
If you were unlucky enough to step outside this past Saturday, you might have realized it was a bit warm. Despite what seems like the most mild summer in the history of Texas, August has been determined to remind us that this time of year is supposed to suck. See…
When Alberto Neri spoke with the Observer earlier this summer to talk about his little taco empire, he mentioned the original location of his chain of taquerías would be closing. The space was too small, and a better spot was available right across the street, so why not move and…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
Are you ready for BrewFest? Of course you are. But first we have some food news to wrap up. The more I think about it, the pending arrival of BonChon is probably the biggest food news of the week. Their chicken is addictive, and it’s the sort of place you…
BrewFest is dangerously close. Hopefully, you’ve taken adequate measures and are more than prepared for an evening of intense beer consumption in the streets of the Dallas Arts District. Last year’s event was positively frothy with people and suds, and this year’s event is shaping up to be even bigger…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Find more interesting places on our all-new Best Of app for iTunes or…
You’re about to get very excited whether you know it or not. Mike Hiller has a post on his blog, Escape Hatch, about the pending arrival of BonChon Chicken. The Dallas location will be the corner of Lovers Lane and Greenville Avenue, and if they produce the same product that…
If you dine out with any frequency you’ve surely encountered the custom. Your waiter comes to the table, politely hands out menus and says hello. Then, as he prepares to deliver his opening service monologue detailing local farmers, the meaning of share plates and the chef’s guidance on special menu…
