With COVID-19 cases peaking and confusion surrounding the vaccine rollout, you might feel stuck trying to decide what to do for Valentine’s Day this year. Quite a few Dallas restaurants are offering special dine-in meals, but many of us are simply not ready to dine in. That doesn’t mean you…
Yonkers Pizza Co. in Preston Center opened late last year as a place where owner Tony Avezzano, son of Dallas Cowboys’ late special teams coach Joe Avezzano, could share his family’s Italian recipes. He signed a lease for this space in fall 2019 and finally opened the doors a full…
Restaurants have taken to calling it the Big Game because the NFL trademarked the name “Super Bowl” and jealously defends its use. But whatever you call it, Dallas restaurants are offering a superabundance of specials and takeout options for Sunday’s game. We’ll just call them Super Bowl specials because we…
The upscale deep-fried corn dog business is expanding into Preston Center. After opening their first restaurant in northwest Dallas about a year ago, the mother-daughter duo of Vickie Fletcher, who worked at the State Fair of Texas overseeing the sale of millions of corn dogs since the 1980s, and Jace…
Super Bowl Sunday is next weekend, so it’s a pretty safe bet that hungry Dallas football fans will chow down on a few tons of pizza during the game. Of course, you don’t need a championship as an excuse to eat pizza (or maybe you want to start munching earlier…
Though charcuterie boards were one of the biggest food trends of 2020, cheese boards, with or without cured meat, are more than a recent trend in Dallas. The Libertine Bar’s cheese plate first showed up on our 100 Favorite Dishes list in 2010, and it’s still on the menu at…
Since its founding by Maria Luna in 1924, Luna’s Tortillas has fed hungry Dallasites their favorite fresh tortillas and tamales, growing into a prominent business through five generations of management by her family. Feb. 27 marks the company’s 97th anniversary, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there won’t be the…
For a city of its size, Plano should have more barbecue options. Sure, we’re still fans of Lockhart’s in downtown, and Winners BBQ is still humming on Plano’s eastern side. But a quick Google search for Plano barbecue returns results that are overrun with chain options. Plano is home to…
Last week when Dallas City Council member Chad West set up a vaccine registration drive outside a barbershop along Jefferson Avenue, several vendors showed up to peddle their goods. One was Chamoyitas Picositas, the brainchild of Esmeralda Sanchez, a Mesquite native who started this small business as a way to…
Starbucks unleashes a new all vegan breakfast sandwich in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro area.
In case you needed an excuse to explore butter-rich layers of perfectly crisp yet succulently soft dough smushed into thin sheets then rolled a quarter-moon shape, National Croissant Day is this Saturday, Jan. 30. And what a city to live in to celebrate pastries. Our cup runneth over with chefs…
Although the events of Jan. 6 promptly kicked most of us off our Dry January goals, enthusiasm for being more active and eating healthier seems more in reach as the month nears its end. Somehow the calendar gods who create national celebration days knew we needed to celebrate National Green…
A Tiki lounge called Swizzle recently opened on Lowest Greenville, a refreshing splash of tropical bliss in a city with an at-times desert ambiance. On a recent Friday night the spot was modestly busy, which is a good sign during a pandemic. An eager host carefully appointed seats in the…
I have a simple, attainable New Year’s resolution for the year 2021: I want to eat every single thing on the menu at Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen. Ngon, which opened on Greenville Avenue last summer and is pronounced “non,” is maybe the most exciting new restaurant to hit Dallas during the pandemic…
Dallas’ food truck ordinance is getting another look by the city. It’s a long time coming, as many know that while food trucks can be great, the city hasn’t always made it easy to have them. And if you’re a restaurant owner who wants a food trailer, you might have…
Hillcrest Village, a long-neglected shopping center on the edge of Richardson, has been in the news lately as the site of a new community park billed by some as a “mini Klyde Warren park.” But the revitalization of the center was already off to a good start when LADA opened…
Sandwiched between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, January tends to get short-changed when it comes to special dining menus. And it’s not like we always need cozy, stick-to-your-ribs food to protect us from the cold on the few days where the temperature dips below 60 degrees. Still, Dallas restaurants have food…
The Fit Cook Is Selling Out of Commissary Kevin Curry, the founder of Fit Men Cook, has started his own lineup of at-home chef kits and prepared meals, all available at Commissary downtown. Right now there’s turkey lasagna, veggie jambalaya and a steak and broccoli pilaf on offer. Expect new…
The global pandemic has made life exceptionally difficult for restaurants, so we’re always pleased when a new one braves the uncertain economic waters to open its doors. Sugarfire Smoke House originally hails from St. Louis but opened near Five Points in Northeast Dallas in June. When we first heard of…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, bakeries and restaurants will put together multi-course meals (hopefully lacking molten-chocolate cakes) and bakeries will display heart-shaped and pink-frosted sweet goods. Bisous Bisous Patisserie in Uptown will abide with red and pink cookies shaped like hearts, lips and Xs and Os, white chocolate-strawberry cream puffs and…
Tables are already set up with stacks of cookies and wee little Girl Scouts hiding behind them, honing their sales skills and testing your gullibility. Despite the pandemic, they’re still out at some regular spots, but there are some online options and delivery. Asking Facebook is the best bet on…
You can’t see Pickletopia from Bryan Street, so you need to know it’s there to find it. It’s worth finding, though, so drive through the parking lot accessible from North Fitzhugh Avenue, and you can park right in front of it. Pleasant aromas greet you when you walk into the…
