Brunch is a slow thing, sometimes taking up a sizable portion of your weekend morning as you sip drinks and chat with friends over a few eggs or something sweet. Brunch is the epitome of “taking it easy,” but to reach that lovely state of mind at Smithy on Henderson,…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth — because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. One of Dallas-Fort Worth’s popular wine bars finally has a happy hour. During “tappy…
A desolate downtown rooftop has blossomed into a sprawling urban garden. This summer, the chefs at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel have quietly built a fruit and vegetable garden on its fourth-floor terrace called the Herb’n Jungle. Once a barren expanse of concrete, the terrace is now full of raised beds…
We’re just over a week away from the opening of the State Fair of Texas, which is nationally recognized for its battered and fried, over-the-top calorie bombs. In the spirit of the season, many Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants are following suit and serving fair-inspired cuisine. If you can’t make it to…
Primo’s MX brings our old favorite back to McKinney Ave with a unique cocktail program and a chance for guests to name a cocktail.
Regardless of the hellish temperatures, fall officially arrives Sept. 23. For many, such a calendar designation means the arrival of football season, getting settled in a new school year or even a new slate of television shows that will almost certainly be canceled within a few weeks. But for many…
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…
Join Cafe Momentum for a four-course dinner as staff members attempt to reach their goal of $150,000 in donations on North Texas Giving Day. A live show will begin at 7 p.m. featuring celebrity guests, chefs and musical entertainment from the Taylor Young Band. What: Momentum Live! on North Texas…
Located inside the Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen and Watters Creek Convention Center, Stampede 66 is back in North Texas. The concept by renowned chef Stephan Pyles offers guests a menu inspired by Pyles’ south Texas upbringing. Having originally opened in Uptown Dallas, Stampede 66 has found new life…
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…
Get your tickets to Tacolandia before prices increase this Saturday.
There was absolutely no way a burger was going to be on the menu. Nope. They would not be swayed by the gravity pull from planet beef. No way. The previous owner had a griddled cheeseburger on the menu of this taqueria for years in South Dallas — the building…
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…
After seven months of selling vegan tacos and burritos at the Dallas Farmers Market on weekends, Nuno’s Tacos and Vegmex Grill has opened a lunch and dinner location in North Dallas. Aurelio “Nuno” Arias Jr., formerly the co-owner of well-known El Palote Panadería in southeast Dallas, sold his shares of…
You probably saw last week that Bon Appétit named Dallas its 2019 Restaurant City of the Year. You probably didn’t see that day a smart Facebook comment by Richard Vana, owner of The Heritage Table in Frisco. “It’s pretty cool to be reading stories about what Dallas restaurants are, rather…
Budget Bites is a series that looks for the best food and drink deals at restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth — because being on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t eat out in a city like Dallas. Cookies, pies, sandwiches and salads are all things you’d expect from a café. But…
From Australia to the States, Dallas’ newest upscale Italian concept has had a long journey to America. 400 Gradi, located in the Arts District, offers visitors Italian cuisine just steps away from the Dallas Museum of Art and the Winspear Opera House. Since opening the first location in Melbourne, Australia,…
No matter if the weather is in the high 90s, the arrival of September means a cavalcade of pumpkin-spiced, -seasoned and -flavored food and drink. The contentious Starbucks pumpkin spice latte has been out for weeks (it celebrated its earliest-ever release Aug. 27) and you can already find plenty of…
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…
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…
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…
Join Fogo de Chão on September 13 for $5 Caipirinhas!
