I’m crazy about Dude, Sweet Chocolate. I mean, really: I recently came across a social media post from 2014 when I had returned to work after living in the Philippines, and what had my co-workers surprised me with when I walked in the newsroom? Dude, Sweet. When I moved into…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Up until this week, it had been a minute since I had been to Palmieri Cafe in the Farmers Market. But it’s one of those places that’s just…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. I remember the days when we’d crave Louie’s, but alas, it would be Monday, so we’d end up at Lakewood Landing. That Monday rule still applies, but we…
I’ve been pretty darn healthy during this pandemic — at least in the way of eating pretty well, seriously monitoring portions and working out an average of twice a day. But last week, my body got tired. And after moving myself to a new apartment and not yet having a…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. To give in to a craving you have nearly every day can really make you happy. Especially when you’re quarantined. That happened yesterday, while I was not only…
If you’re feeling cooped up with your family and seeking something to break up the routine with anything possible, Fireside Pies has a way to help with that while providing dinner. Now, if you really want that truffle-oil-heavy Triple Roni pizza from there, just order it. You have to really…
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas’ restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. A few weeks ago, I heard a phrase on Sam Sanders’ NPR podcast: Instead of only thinking about “social distancing,” consider “distant socializing.” Hence, Zoom happy hours, the…
Back when I drove to an office to work, every so often I’d take a different route that would take me to West Village in Uptown. I could run in, get a good cup of coffee and an almond croissant that would start my day off just right. Bisous Bisous…
Apparently, online alcohol sales in the U.S. have jumped 243% during the coronavirus pandemic. Specific to wine, online sales are up 66%. Har, har, people like wine and they’re consuming more of it while they’re “working from home” all day, every day as we try to flatten the coronavirus curve…
If you want a restaurant to be open when we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, be a patron. Get takeout, order delivery. Etc. But also, stay on budget because we don’t know how long this will go on and how it will affect each of us economically. I’m in…
Gabe Sanchez is one of the best people in town you could have making you a drink. Of course, he’s not doing as much of that since Deep Ellum’s Black Swan Saloon is closed along with all the other bars to help stop the spread of COVID-19. In the meantime,…
Whether or not it feels like it, Easter is coming up for those who celebrate it. While big family gatherings or brunch out may be part of your routine, that — and any other habit of normalcy, really — is changed this spring because of the coronavirus. Just as restaurants…
On Friday, Dallas County Commissioners (most of them, anyway) voted to extend the county’s Public Health Emergency through May 20, and County Judge Clay Jenkins announced the shelter-in-place rules would continue through April 30. Of course, Dallas restaurants have evolved drastically since in-house dining was stopped March 17. Shelter-in-place rules…
A few days ago, I traded a half-pint jar of raspberry-mango preserves for a butter roll recipe and some cookies — all via a porch drop with no physical contact. Next week, I’m following up on a lead to trade some jam for some tacos. When I got my hands…
As soon as I saw it on the online menu for takeout at Red Stix Asian Street Food, I knew I had to have the duck fat-fried rice. Some of my closer friends know I’ll pretty much order anything that has the word “duck” in it, but there’s so much…
I’ll start with a disclaimer: I’m not a doctor. I have no expert knowledge about the coronavirus or COVID-19, the illness that results from it. But I am someone eating takeout every day at this point (it’s my job now, after all), exploring as many tips as possible on how…
Forcing yourself to get your food only to-go can make you look back a bit. At least, it has for me since I recently ordered something I frequently got in college: Cowboy Chicken. It still holds up. The quick-serve restaurant has been around since 1981, and while we’re focusing on…
Out of an abundance of caution and in order to follow the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Dallas Observer is postponing its scheduled Iron Fork 2020 date (April 29) until Aug. 12. All tickets purchased for the prior date will be honored.
Peticolas Brewing Company has an excellent process for curbside pickup, probably the best I’ve experienced. And though its owner is grateful for the chance to keep business flowing because of that curbside plan, the company isn’t immune from coronavirus-fueled economic anxiety. On March 16, when Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced…
What we love about restaurants is evolving these days, and one new important aspect is how well the food travels. For that well-accomplished task alone, you should add Brick and Bones in Deep Ellum to your list of places to get takeout. First note: It has the city’s amended emergency…
I first went into Brown Bag Provisions on my birthday. Which was March 17. Which was also the first day Dallas restaurants were closed for in-house dining. But at this Design District establishment, which opened March 9, things were still busy. Sure, people were getting items such as a stellar…
While the small restaurant Salaryman pushes out to-go orders like so many others in the country right now, chef and owner Justin Holt has been strategizing how to help other people in the industry. “I was having a conversation with a friend in a different state in a completely different…
