Are you ready for full-service Mix-Mex? Genaro Silva owned Genaro’s Tropical, Moctezuma’s and Garmo’s back in the ’80s and ’90s but by 1995 his restaurants had closed. Since then he’s worked in various real estate and construction endeavors. But a news release sent out today announces Silva is back. The…

Remember TABC? It closed earlier this year when owner Russel Hayward left to open Ascension, the high-end coffee shop in the Design District. The old TABC spot has remained dormant for months, but yesterday the space opened for the first time after a revitalization as Boxwood Tap and Grill. A…

National Tequila Day is coming (July 24), which means if you’ve published a single article about food or booze (or maybe even tweeted about either) your inbox is currently drunk on emails about tequila, tequila-based cocktails and any menu items with the slightest correlation to Mexican or Tex-Mex food, from…

Nearly every restaurant with a web presence has a press page. The little slice of internet real estate is devoted to compiling stories penned by various publications about the food, chef or whatever — it’s supposed to impress you. While some press pages are more impressive than others, it’s easy…

I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a restaurant experience satisfying. It takes more than good food. Surveys have shown that customers are more likely to return to a restaurant with mediocre food and exemplary customer service than a restaurant that leaves them feeling slighted, no matter how good…

Richard Allen had the whole deal wrapped up in a bow. The owner of the building on the corner of Ross and Hall Street already has a furniture store and Joyce and Gigi’s occupying two of the three spots. A coffee shop would round out the building nicely, capitalizing on…

No doubt you’ve heard of Uber, the semi-upscale service that’s dispatching shiny black cars all over Dallas so you no longer have to deal with dirty cabs. I’ve only had one experience with the service, which was set up by a friend to get guests from an apres party to…

Earlier this week, the folks behind Mi Piaci announced they’d be taking over the Ocho Kitchen space in Preston Center. Ocho, which opened last fall, quickly failed despite a number of changes to the menu and concept. Mi Piaci has been serving Italian cooking in Far North Dallas for more…

The Establishment was announced last fall when Michael Martensen, who co-owns and runs The Cedars Social, promised to bring an oyster bar to Uptown. Plans for the space have not been linear, shifting a few times in the past nine months. Last January, Martensen announced a nameless, reservations-only cocktail bar…

The Dallas Morning News reported today that Dallas County health officials are hunting for the source of a potential Cyclosporiasis outbreak. Eight confirmed cases of foodborne illness have been attributed to Cyclospora cayetanensis, a protozoan that causes “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Mayo Clinic. See also:…

When Sundown at the Granada first opened, chef Patrick Stark offered what he called an equal opportunity menu. Burgers and steaks were served alongside vegetarian wraps and vegan dishes. It was an attempt to keep everyone happy, and as far as bar food menus go, it worked. But a recent…

Fancy yourself a potential power Yelper? A new e-book by Hanna Raskin promises to take your Yelp reviews to the next level. Raskin, who spent time here presiding over City of Ate when it was recognized by the Association of Food Journalists, has just published Yelp Help: How to Write…

Earlier this year, we pointed to an article in The New York Times that covered the science of snack food. In it, Michael Moss detailed the many different ways snack food companies trick your brain into taking one last pull off of a soda bottle to wash down the massive…

Belgian beers are taking over the taps at the Meddlesome Moth this week. The six-day event features 35 varieties of Belgian-style beer offered by the glass at various prices, or by the five, with a 5-ounce flight for $18. Throughout the week they’ll offer collectable glassware that’s almost as cool…

Rumors of Private Social’s closing have been fluttering around the Internet all weekend. They started with a short and unsubstantiated post on Crave DFW. “An inside source claims that Private Social will be closing permanently after the last shift this evening,” it said. On Sunday chef Najat Kaanache’s tweet confirmed…

Last week while I was watching Antoine Cantarel and Clint Cooper blister flatbreads in the parking lot outside Village Baking Co., Brian Luscher pulled into the lot and jumped out of his car. He was there for the same reason I was, to see if these two characters could conjure…