Havana Cafe opened on Buckner Road in East Dallas two months ago to an enthusiastic group of diners who have apparently been longing for decent Cuban food in Dallas. According to LDD’s post, one weekend evening offered standing-room only in a space that doesn’t have a lot of standing room…
You can put a lot of thought into making a burger if you want to. Chefs at top restaurants started a trend when they realized they could charge an arm and a leg for what was once considered cheap and pedestrian. All they had to do was make the entire…
Silly Canucks. The Canadian offshoot of Dallas-based Pizza Hut turned what was originally intended as a marketing joke into reality — they’ve created Pizza Hut pizza-scented perfume. See also: The 10 Worst Fast Food Trends of 2012 Their Facebook page details the fiasco. A post asking what Facebook fans would…
It was bound to happen. After falling head over heals for Peticolas’ Velvet Hammer, and swilling more than my share of Royal Scandal and Golden Opportunity (both with which I’m smitten) I’ve finally found a beer brewed by the award winning brewery that’s not for me. See also: – The…
What makes for a good cookbook? Decades ago, massive recipe compilations with detailed instructions for everything anyone could possibly want to prepare were considered mandatory components of any kitchen library. The Joy Of Cooking, Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, and How to Cook Everything, were, and still are, popular titles…
Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, email or in the comments. An email I received last week has me…
The wait is finally over. According to the Londoner’s Facebook page, the Greenville Avenue location of the popular English pub will open for business today at 7 p.m. after a small friends and family event. The new Londoner slipped into the space which used to host Rohst, the Korean fusion…
If you’re thinking about opening up a burger restaurant in the area, you better be ready to step up your game. Another casual beer and burger joint called Rodeo Goat Ice House has opened near Fort Worth’s Cultural District and they’re grinding the meat for their burgers in house every…
UPDATE: Congrats mlopez22, come and get your tickets! Torchy’s Tacos is opening up yet another taco restaurant in the Dallas area. This one’s at 9440 Garland Road, Suite 234. The newest location will feature full alcohol sales just like the SMU location that opened up back in August, and true…
With Thanksgiving behind us and the Christmas countdown ticking away, the next few weeks promise to be extremely caloric ones. Time to break out the hats, scarves, heavy coats and elastic pants. If you’re looking for food stuff to do this weekend, Lauren’s got you covered, but don’t start your…
I’m sure you other Instagram users noted it too. Last Thursday the popular social media site, based on filtered photography, was absolutely inundated with pictures of turkeys, table settings, pies, fall leaves and anything else that was even remotely related to the Thanksgiving holiday. A bakery based in New York,…
Thanks to Twitter user @RodDurham for pointing this one out to me. Travel + Leisure just published a list of the 21 best sushi restaurants in the country, and two of my favorites are included. See also: – How to Order Sushi Like a Champ at Yutaka Yes, yes, Uchi…
Ever hear of Lufkin? I hadn’t until recently, but I’m not as Texan as some of you Texans, so I thought I’d ask. The town 170 miles southeast of Dallas made news yesterday when Fuel City announced they’d be opening a second location of their popular gas-station-meets-car-wash-meets-taco-stand there…
The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed today calling for less government meddling in our dietary choices. Julie Gunlock’s piece questions whether recent state controls regarding food labeling, bans on trans fat and taxes on unhealthy foods are really fitting for a country of free citizens with a limited government…
Just this morning Catherine Downes dropped by my desk to bitch about Bolsa. She said their weekly Wednesday special, featuring $5 drinks, had gotten a little stale and was wondering if they’d do anything soon to reinvigorate the program. Swear it. Just happened while I was drinking my morning coffee…
It’s not a whole lot to look at right now. Lemongrass grows in a pot or two, along with basil and a few chili pepper plants. In the soil, row after row of chives shoot up in green clumps reaching for the sun. Many of the rows have been trimmed…
If you’re not a social person, if you’d rather quietly eat at a table alone and enjoy peaceful solitude while you dine out, you might have a hard time enjoying yourself at Sakhuu Thai Cuisine, the new restaurant on Bryan Street that quietly opened earlier this fall. You might want…
I don’t normally geek out over newly released menus. They can read well, but if the dishes aren’t executed well then all the drool on my keyboard was for nothing. I’m having a hard time sitting on Bowl and Barrel’s new menu though, and it’s not just because popular Dallas…
Food trucks get tons of attention, but is the food they’re peddling any good? While evaluating creativity, curb appeal, value and taste to award Firestone tires, we’re ranking Dallas’ food trucks to sort out which one’s are worth chasing around town and which ones may be headed for a blow…
When I talked to Jeffery Hobbs about his departure from Sissy’s, he was on and off the record like a sauce pan is on and off the heat. All I could get him to say was that he was leaving to pursue his own interests. And that excited me…
You’re not still doing it are you? Perhaps you crave two slices of bread, a little Miracle Whip and then a spoonful of anything and everything from the apothecary of Tupperware in your fridge? Maybe you prefer your leftovers on small plates, microwaved individually so you can watch a golf…
D Magazine just released their list of this year’s best new restaurants and for the most part I think it’s a nice compilation of what’s been good in the Dallas dining scene during the past year. I sympathize with Nichols’ task. There have been a slew of exciting new openings…
