2019 was a banner year for Dallas restaurants. A wave of new openings made splashes in the food scene, and our restaurants and chefs as a whole made a splash nationally, too. Between recognition in the pages of Bon Appétit magazine and rejuvenated neighborhood dining, the picture of this city’s…
This past year in Dallas was a big year for food, with several top chefs opening restaurants in the year, along with the city receiving coveted title. Next year looks to be even bigger for Bon Appétit’s Restaurant City of the Year, with more developments to open and with international…
We all sighed with disappointment when The Grape closed, but we also kept an ear out for where chef Brian Luscher would wind up next. 33 Restaurant Group is lucky enough to get him as its new director of culinary operations. He’ll be working with the group’s restaurants, which include…
In a traditional kitchen, it’s not uncommon to see an executive chef and pastry chef working together. At the very least, the kitchen lead is usually the one making ingredient orders, so they have to discuss that. But there’s another kind of collaboration going on in Bishop Arts, one among…
A new chef is at the head of CBD Provisions and Americano in The Joule hotel in downtown Dallas. Anthony Bombaci, who you may know as having led the kitchen at Nana, where he earned a James Beard Award nomination for best chef in the Southwest, is now the executive…
Oh, Adolphus, you can’t let the holidays slip by without decorating your historic hotel to the max and hosting something called a “bubble lounge,” can you? Perrier-Jouet is taking over the French Room Bar there throughout the month, giving us so much festive decoration and a special Champagne and cocktail…
Tamales are good all throughout the year, but many people go in for buying them by the dozen for the Christmas holiday. Whether it’s your custom, it’s worth making it part of your traditions because tamales are delicious. From unwrapping these works of art that take hours to prepare from…
Trick Pony’s From Dusk ’til Dawn is a spicy cocktail featuring our new addiction, a ghost pepper tequila.
It’s good to see respectable places going into the Bryan Place area, and one of those has a pretty decent brunch, too. Ross and Hall sits just on the other side of that pesky elevated highway separating the neighborhood from downtown. It has a large space of high-top seating in…
Dallas bartenders are getting together next Monday, and not to share a toast with each other. But guests can do that as they try whatever the professionals create for a cause. This event, called Spirits to Lift Spirits, is bringing together eight bartenders in Dallas to compete in a “winner-give-all”…
Guests can have a casual wine class and tasting paired with food at this event all about Umani Ronchi. This estate spreads between the hills and sea along the Adriatic coast, where the winery organically grows its grapes. Tasting includes five wines. Seating is limited; advanced purchase required. What: Italian…
We have an “Eat This” category at the Observer, and I’m so glad we do because it gives us a chance to share with the world something we’ve eaten that we just can’t stop thinking about. We tell our friends, we throw it on social media, we think about it…
Whistle Britches, the fried chicken restaurant by James Beard-nominated chef Omar Flores, is getting its third location. This one heads across the area from its Plano and Far North Dallas locations, going to Southlake Town Square. It will be interesting to see how the chef splits his time between that…
Now that we’re done talking about turkey for a while, it’s time to switch up the lingo and return the talk to tacos. TacoLingo has arrived at The Union Dallas, and they’re not just doing tacos the traditional way; more so, they’re executing more like the opposite. The self-described Tex-Mex…
More than 25 restaurants in the Dallas area are participating in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Human Rights Day, Dec. 10. “It’s always been a passion of mine, helping people,” says Nikky Phinyawatana, owner of Asian Mint. “That is my mission in life, is to help the…
Just about this time 86 years ago, people had a lot to celebrate: the end of Prohibition. And 86 years later, Dallas bars aren’t stopping. Just imagine if we couldn’t drink alcohol today. No, thanks. From Wednesday to Friday, we’ve found some spots offering fun ways to celebrate, and era-appropriate…
This boozy caffeinated cocktail is a marriage of a carajillo and an espresso martini.
Dallas recently got a new spot for Tex-Mex, this one a bit fancier and pricier in the form of Muchacho, Omar Flores’ new spot in the Plaza at Preston Center. The nature of these “first look” pieces is to give an idea of what the place is about. If we…
If you’ve spent any time watching Food Network, you’ve come across Aarón Sánchez. This chef who has a pleasant and memorable TV presence has written cookbooks before, but now he’s onto a memoir, Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef. The book, which came out in October,…
There is only one good reason to swing your legs out of bed on the Friday after Thanksgiving — the day your body feels like lead from the waist down from a surge of tryptophan. Have the dreams started? Are you envisioning both elbows planted on the table, each hand…
Some innovative ingredient combinations might grace the menu at Kotta Sushi Lounge’s Dallas location, but there’s nothing new about the restaurant itself. Kotta Sushi Lounge has been in Frisco for more than 10 years. So when the opportunity arose for owner Ken Kim to expand to an area — The Union…
It feels like an eternity ago when Pecan Lodge moved to Deep Ellum. Five and a half years is a long time in restaurant years, yet Pecan Lodge is still drawing a crowd, with the line in front of their Main Street digs rivaling the red neon Pegasus and the…
