Enjoy an Oregon-inspired dinner Thursday, offering five courses paired with unique wines from Oregon. The meal is inspired by the chef de cuisine of The Keeper, Gil Vasquez, who is originally from Oregon. What: Oregon Wine Coast Dinner When: 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Where: The Keeper, 5840 Legacy Circle,…
One of Legacy West’s most interesting shops is putting the “lit” in literature. Literally. While there are many Barnes & Noble locations throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, there’s only one Barnes & Noble Kitchen, which is far north of I-635. It’s a smaller version of the still remaining bookstore, with a full-service…
Michelin has chosen Bullion as its first ever Texas spot for the Michelin on the Road dinner. Nov. 10, Bullion’s Michelin-star chef and owner Bruno Davaillon will join with pastry chef Ricardo “Ricchi” Sanchez and chef Michael Cimarusti of two Michelin-starred Providence in Los Angeles for a six-course dinner at…
Dallas is enjoying a wave of national recognition for its blossoming food scene, highlighted by a feature in Bon Appétit magazine naming us the restaurant city of the year. The local reaction to all that attention is starting to reveal an interesting divide. In my experience, most diners and younger…
Among all the chain restaurants in Addison comes a delightful, new family-owned Italian concept. Hidden at the edge of a small shopping center in Far North Dallas, Speranza Italian Restaurant opened in September, serving hearty Italian food from family recipes. Speranza is owned by Mario Mala, along with his two…
After serving coffee for extended hours since 2008, Crooked Tree Coffeehouse closed its doors. But those doors will reopen soon as another place that will serve coffee, this time along with beer and wine and charcuterie in Fount Board and Table. “We’re operating our current business in there while still…
It was impossible to get a vehicle to Preston Road and Royal Lane on Monday morning after a tornado ripped through North Dallas Sunday evening. Streets are covered with broken electrical and telephone wires, retail stores lost windows and roofs and restaurants in the area are are closed without power…
Cooper’s Meat Market, the tiny butcher shop in Sylvan Thirty, wants to redefine the steakhouse experience.
A lot of people love Mot Hai Ba, and that’s a good decision. Where we need to evolve though, is beyond calling it a Vietnamese restaurant. Chef Peja Krstic produces dishes far beyond that, and a plate showing that is one of the new items on his menu as of…
The State Fair of Texas is showing some appreciation for the waste not/sustainability/be a good human movement in food. As part of the State Fair Cares initiative, the fair has asked its food and beverage vendors to donate leftover food items to local food pantries and shelters in the South…
The French Room of The Adolphus announced its new lead of the kitchen: Diego Fernandez. As executive chef, Fernandez will be over the culinary operations for the French Room, the French Room Bar, tea services and more, the release says. His immediate focus is on the holiday programming that goes…
It seems like yesterday we were just hearing, “Howdy, folks” for the first of the State Fair of Texas season, and we were just learning what the finalists were for this year’s top foods. But here we are at the last weekend. After the food is eaten, the rides are…
On Friday, the Trump administration will officially enact a massive tariff on food and wines imported from Europe. Leaders of the Dallas food industry aren’t quite sure what will happen yet, but they’re watching carefully. The 25% tariff will be slapped on all Scotch whisky; non-sparkling French, Spanish and German…
CiboDivino opened its second location in Dallas, Centro, just a few weeks ago in downtown’s Bryan Tower. The first location in West Dallas’ Sylvan Thirty is more of a market with lots of wine. This downtown spot is more along the lines of an eatery first with a selection of…
The butcher behind Matador Meat and Wine announced via a Facebook video Wednesday that he has closed for business. Buckled in a seatbelt of his car, Matt Peterson announced the news: “We have closed Matador. Unfortunately, it’s just one of those things that it ran its course. Ironically yesterday was…
Brewing beer and fermenting wine mark the beginning of the winding road for Natasha DeHart’s current passion: distilling and blending whiskey. She and her husband Ryan DeHart just released their first blended whiskey in a pivot for their 7-year-old distillery in Lewisville. They’re putting all their chips in their new…
The Pyramid Bar’s Pyramid Smoked Old Fashioned is a treat for the taste buds and a trick for the eyes.
Brunch is frequently about excess. Mountains of chicken and waffles with carafes of overflowing mimosas generally come to mind. It can become disgustingly overbearing at times with every brunch spot frantically scrambling to come up with the newest Instagrammable item (I’m looking at you, $45 “megamosa” from Hero). With so…
There’s a new sushi spot in East Dallas, and if you haven’t tried it yet, you should go — and go hungry. Hungry Belly opened on Fitzhugh Avenue in the space previously occupied by short-lived Mama Poke. It’s in a former bank building that has sat empty for years until restaurants…
Wolfgang Puck, Dean Fearing, Robert Del Grande, Jacob Williamson and Hiroyuki Fujino are hosting a dinner celebrating their reunion. It will feature the flavors of Asia and Texas, with live culinary stations where guests can interact with the chefs. Each chef will create a unique dish using decadent ingredients, including…
From two of the founders of Fogo de Chão comes what they hope will be a new kind of steakhouse. Owned by husband-and-wife duo Juarez DeConto and Alda Boiani, 12 Cuts offers guests prime selections of Brazilian and Argentinian meats. At 12 Cuts, guests can experience meat in churrascaria fashion,…
When I moved downtown, there was a new little place serving breakfast tacos and pressed wraps in Main Street Garden Park, but the Lily Pad wouldn’t make it. Neither would Rusty Taco, which came in later. Today, there’s a little more hope for what’s there now: Hot Off the Press,…
