Today is, apparently, National Hamburger Day. I’m sure this was decided upon by somebody who wanted to sell a lot of hamburgers, and, luckily for them, we all want to eat some. Not like National Rutabaga Mash Day or National Mr. Pibb Day.
Craft Beer Cellars on Gaston Avenue is a beer lovers’ playground. This small spot opened in 2016 a few years into the local craft beer boom. Owner Jim Waskow spent a career in the paint industry and was enjoying retirement when his…
We’re pie people. Birthdays often call for a pie rather than a cake. Thanksgiving is an absolute pie bonanza. We’ve gone through many mixers and have a decade of pies
I’m the unlikeliest food writer ever; all my life I’ve been a picky eater. People might expect bad eating habits from kids, but if you’re still shunning foods as an adult, you’ll likely get roasted by your friends and family. I know this from experience.
The receipts are in: March was a giant happy hour across the state. Then in May, Mother’s Day blew the lid off. After a year of capacity restrictions, the gates were finally fully opened for all restaurants and bars on Mar. 10. So, we did a little
BBQ Road Trip: After spending last year at home, we’re ready to gas up the car and go somewhere. BBQ Road Trip is a series where we take a day trip to visit barbecue spots outside of Dallas, just in time for summer road trip season.
In 2019 Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue and Tyson Cole of Uchi combined their culinary powers and opened LORO an Asian smokehouse and bar in Austin. The menu has grilled and smoked meats, with Southeast Asian and Japanese-inspired sauces.
On a recent cool Wednesday evening, a group of runners gathered outside Westlake Brewery Co. for a self-paced out-and-back down Swiss Avenue. No one is racing here (that’s a lie), just a casual trot between friends (mostly), with (well-deserved) cold beers waiting at the finish line.
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the restaurant industry. Many restaurants in Dallas ended up not being able to re-open in the post-vax era, including Klyde Warren’s darling, Savor…
Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop has been pushing out some fantastic sandwiches for about two decades now. So, when a hangry editor popped over for a sandwich about a month ago and the door was locked, he needed answers.
There’s a gaping hole in the structure at the corner of Malcolm X Blvd and Commerce Street in Deep Ellum. Westlake Brewing said their new neighbors will soon be Federales Tacos and Tequila.
Think about one of your favorite Mexican restaurants in Dallas: The sizzling-pop of a mountainous platter of fajitas along with those irresistible aromas. Maybe you’re fantasizing about an enormous portion of steaming decadent enchiladas shrouded in a creamy …
Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie has been around for decades, but in the past year, the food court area has gotten some new tenants making it quite the foodie destination.
The grandma pie at Pizza Leila feeds you like family. The Sicilian-style pie is a tribute to simple homestyle preparation, just as grandma would make: crust, cheese, sauce and a few basil leaves plucked fresh from a plant…
Most people recognize the name Mami Coco from the popular movie that was released in 2017, but in 2018 a taqueria called Mami Coco opened in East Dallas. Owner Gustavo De Los Rios says the motivation behind this small spot on Bryan Street was a need for more…
Chick-fil-A announced last week that supply chain issues have caused a shortage of select sauces in their stores, including Zesty Buffalo, Classic Chic-fil-A, Herb Ranch and Polynesian sauces. The company says it’s working to make adjustments …
What a difference a location can make. Taquero started in West Dallas, in a building with no room for indoor seating and hardly any room for cooking. Chef-owner Fino Rodriguez served meals out of a window to customers who sat at bar stools or on parking spaces which he’d converted into a patio.
Davio’s Northern Italian opened as part of Grandscape last November and comes to North Texas by way of Boston. Chef-owner and CEO Steve DiFillippo purchased Davio’s, a single restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay when he was 24 years old.
his is a big year for Revolver Taco Lounge. For one thing, Dallas’ best Mexican restaurant is headed home. After four years away, Revolver will finally reopen a location in Fort Worth, the city where it began. Chef-owner Regino Rojas, who first opened the Fort Worth taqueria…
There’s a fair bit of patience required in food writing that most people may not realize. As hungry as we might be, we still need photos of whatever tasty fare we’re about to enjoy before we can dive in…
Mike Chen is a food vlogger (video blogger) with more than 3.7 million followers on his Strictly Dumpling YouTube channel. Chen was born in China but was raised in the midwest, where his parents ran Chinese buffet restaurants, giving him a front-row
What do a mural artist, a graphic artist specializing in user experience and a brewery co-owner have in common? The simple answer is that they’re designing art for the beer can labels of Dallas-made beers.
