Full disclosure: I appreciate Midnight Rambler, the bougie bar somewhat hiding in the basement of The Joule hotel. I moved downtown to the Central Business District in 2010. There wasn’t a lot, from conveniences to number of residents. We had a new place to walk dogs in Main Street Garden…
Some people just can’t handle cider. Even if we’re fans of desserts, when it comes to drinking something cold out of a can, we’re not equipped to take something so sweet we’re going to fall over. Don’t roll your eyes if you are one of those who loves the sweet…
Behind every band is a chef. At least if you’re a punk band playing in Dallas. More than 20 years ago, Justin Box wrote to a punk band, offering them a meal when they came to town to play. “Back in the day you could write to bands and you…
This is a fantastic time of year. Maybe you’re the type who rushes to the Starbucks drive-thru when the pumpkin spice latte comes out. Perhaps you’re one who starts wearing sweaters when we finally escape from triple digits. It could be you’re one who’s stoked for the State Fair of…
This past summer, chef Dean Fearing has been hosting Dallas chefs for dinner at Fearing’s Restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton. A number of restaurants do this, but at Fearing’s, dinner was served after a normal dinner service on a Friday. “It just took off when Mike Matis, our restaurant chef, said…
The Greek Food Festival came to North Dallas over the last weekend, where we saw so many foods, we wanted to make sure you got to see them, too. It’s an annual event that we look forward to every year, as temperatures finally seem to release us from triple digits,…
We’ve seen the signage on the way to Alamo Drafthouse at Skillman Street and Abrams Road: Fireside Pies is coming to Northeast Dallas. This location for the pizza spot will be a convenient one for those living in the area, which is close to the southern end of Lake Highlands…
Brian Reinhart nearly had a headline right in an article from March when he said Khao Noodle Shop “is one of Texas’ best new restaurants.” Turns out, it’s one of America’s best new restaurants. Khao Noodle Shop is No. 2 on Bon Appetit’s America’s Best New Restaurants 2019. Around 8…
For the last 10 years, Dallas chefs have been working Okrapalooza, bringing awareness to the power of local food and raising funds for Promise of Peace Community Gardens. This year, the annual event went straight to the okra fields of the Reeves Family Farm in Princeton. About 45 minutes away…
Get your tickets to Tacolandia before prices increase this Saturday.
Saap Lao Kitchen, known for its savory beef jerky, has been popping up with events around Dallas for the last three years. Come the end of the month, the owners are holding an event to celebrate their new headquarters in Bedford. “We were looking for a kitchen where we could…
Another cooking competition is in the works, this one from the folks behind The Adolphus. Makeready, the hotel’s management company, is hosting 86 Cancer, a culinary competition to raise funds for cancer research. “Our company, Makeready, is heavily involved with an organization called Pelotonia, based in Columbus, Ohio, and the…
The rest of the country is catching up with what Dallas Observer food critic Brian Reinhart has known for a while: Dallas is a destination for its food scene. Bon Appetit has claimed it as such in an article posted today: Dallas, Texas, is the 2019 restaurant city of the…
There isn’t a better place to sit in the city when you’re there. You’re sitting better than anyone around: The lights behind the bar twinkle, refracting through bottles. The blue-and-white checkered tile is smooth and perfectly accepting of a solo diner. The counter of the Grape Restaurant can only hold…
Bon Appétit is getting ready to name its 10 favorite new restaurants, but first it’s listed the 50 that are in the running. Khao Noodle Shop and Petra and the Beast from Dallas make the list, neither of which is too much of a surprise. Of course, Misti Norris has…
This past weekend, the Dallas Chocolate Festival returned for its 10th year, giving attendees access to chocolatiers, workshops and this favorite sweet. New to the festival this year was CBD in some chocolates, but this event mostly involved seeing and tasting a whole bunch of beautiful chocolate. Expert chocolates came from…
It seems like people all over social media spent Labor Day weekend posting about the end of summer. Dallasites know better. Summer isn’t over yet. That’s why when this past Saturday hit 102 degrees, a cold beer was nearly mandatory. BrewFest made that easy with hundreds of beers for people…
For a while now, District 6 in Dallas has been home to some of the best tacos. Specifically, that’s right down to West Dallas. Part of that adoration goes to Trompo, a taqueria sitting on Singleton Boulevard that Bon Appetit named a best new restaurant in 2016. Today, Trompo owner…
This past week on the edge of the West End, Dallas got a new restaurant specializing 100 percent in Cambodian food. While we see different places incorporating Cambodian flavors or dishes into their menus while they focus on other Asian cuisines, Kamp Fire is a welcome addition to the scene…
Being the time of year that it is, I recently got some black bean-Hatch chile tamales from La Popular Tamale House. Full disclosure, I know Jesse Moreno, who helps run the business with his father, who started it about 30 years ago. I met Moreno when I did a story…
We’re less than a month away from Fair Park coming alive again with the annual State Fair of Texas. I used to cover community news, which meant finding new angles every year about the fair: the history of the parade, the voice behind Big Tex, etc. But now, I get…
The Belmont Hotel has provided stunning views of the Dallas skyline since 1946. This West Dallas spot has stood on Fort Worth Avenue while the area around it develops, bringing in newer businesses that draw visitors but also gradually block those picturesque views. And come the start of 2020, it…
