It’s a blunt headline, but it’s what the news is: Both Common Table in Uptown and Stonedeck Pizza Pub in Deep Ellum are shuttering, and there’s time to get your last tastes and say your goodbyes. Common Table, which we’ve had for 10 years, posted on Facebook yesterday that they’re…
Norma’s Cafe is celebrating National Pie Day with free slices of their mile-high pies. No purchase is necessary for each person to get their choice of flavor, including coconut, chocolate, lemon, chocolate-peanut butter and Oreo. What: National Pie Day When: Starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Where: Norma’s Cafe…
Bullion’s executive chef Bruno Davaillon is stepping aside from his role to become the restaurant’s creative adviser, according to a news release. “When I first opened Bullion more than two years ago with the Labora Group, Bullion became a leader in paving the path for Dallas’ booming culinary scene,” Davaillon…
Cochon 555, the nose-to-tail culinary event supporting family farmers and educating buyers, returns to Dallas on Sunday, Feb. 9 with a list of chefs that will surely give us something worth writing about. This tour started in 2008, aiming to spread word about the agricultural importance of eating heritage breed…
Out of the food events the Observer does, I hear many people talk specifically about how they love the brunch event. Morning After takes over part of the Dallas Farmers Market to bring us some fantastic bites from a meal that’s become a highlight of our week. Even if you’re…
LUCK at Trinity Groves and Casa Komali on Cole Avenue have closed. We got a tip midday Friday about LUCK (Local Urban Craft Kitchen), but management denied they were closing. Then, hours later, word slipped out to more people. That’s one struggle with closing: It’s an insanely emotional time, and…
The other night I was out — well, where I am far too often — sipping a gin and tonic at Cosmo’s. When Jackson Tran offered me a duck taco that’s going on the menu, I couldn’t turn him down. As he crisped up the skin and warmed the juicy…
I feel like I haven’t been able to go a day the last two weeks without people talking about Oishii: They were about to work there, they were raving about it or they’re talking about the news that’s now officially out: A second location has arrived for the restaurant. This…
Trompo is still around. Plenty has been written about Luis Olvera moving his taco spot to Oak Cliff, but it’s still hard for people to make their way there. The former ChildCareGroup location is now split into small business operations, and you have to know where you’re going to get…
Jaxon Texas Kitchen and Beer Garden will open in downtown Dallas this spring, with chef David Gilbert at the head of the kitchen as executive chef. “We’re really taking a modern approach to a lot of traditional Texas dishes,” he says, noting that flavors come from all areas of Texas,…
Taste wines from family-owned wineries in Napa, all in one place. Plus, the event benefits Jonathan’s Place. What: Napa Valley Visits Dallas When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 Where: Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG), 1807 Ross Ave. (downtown) Tickets: $125 *** John Hernandez of Casa Masa is popping up at Revelers…
El Centro College hopes expanding its culinary, pastry and hospitality program to Northwest Dallas will offer even more students an education with one main goal. “Our role is a workforce development role,” says Steve DeShazo, director of the program. “Our job is to put people to work, serving the city’s…
Spend a month in Vietnam, and you’ll fall in love with the people, the food and the landscape. The country will call you to return years later. At least, that’s how I feel about it. While that explains why I’m at places such as Sandwich Hag (and Mot Hai Ba…
Just about two weeks ago, Teasom quietly opened in West Village, where founder Minji Son is hoping to bring Dallas a new kind of drink experience. “We want to be the gateway into the tea world,” she says. The space is appropriately small — at least, you’ll see it and…
While brunch can mean getting spiffy’d up to sip mimosas and be seen doing so, sometimes it’s a relief to head somewhere for the meal in a T-shirt and whatever pants you may have worn the day before. And if you’re in East Dallas, that might take you to Lake…
Elaina Kay’s Cornbread and Country event returns for a second year, bringing along Graham Dodds (there is cornbread, after all). “We did the first one last year around this time at Garden Cafe. It was super fun, I think we had 100 people or so, actually way too many,” Dodds…
Las Almas Rotas is hosting Jason Paul Cox, owner of El Destilado restaurant in Oaxaca and the Cinco Sentidos line of agave spirits. You can hear about his journey through the cuisine and spirits of Mexico and how the brand went from the restaurant to a unique line available in…
One Dallas restaurant and two suburban spots are on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in 2020. The restaurants close to home are Sky Rocket Burger in Dallas (No. 28), Tommy Tamale Market and Cafe in Grapevine (No. 16) and The Aussie Grind in Frisco (No. 30). The site has…
Chef Brian Luscher, formerly of The Grape, and RM 12:20 Bistro’s chef Erin Willis are collaborating for a dinner Jan. 18. From 6 to 9 p.m., guests can have a four-course menu, with wine pairings, for $100. Considering the talents of both, it should be a good evening. “My husband…
If there’s one thing we hear when talking to local restaurateurs, it’s this: Dallas loves brunch. To celebrate that, we’re all going to sip brunch cocktails and try the best brunch foods our city has to offer at the Dallas Observer’s annual Morning After festival. This event won’t take over…
Before Sandwich Hag was overtaken by severe popularity thanks to Bon Appétit, I went to this stand in the Cedars and got the same thing: a lemongrass pork banh mi. If I had a friend with me, add an order of the tofu spring rolls (with extra peanut sauce, because…
With the new year comes some big news for El Centro College, as its Food and Hospitality Institute is becoming the Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality program. We’ll soon have more to report on the program that occupies the spaces of the former Le Cordon Bleu facility in Northwest Dallas, but…
