On Sunday around North Texas, a celebratory, almost holiday-like vibe of fuzzy feel-goods accompanied many brewery staffs as they switched their lights on for the day. It was a clear, sunny day on what was indeed a holiday weekend, but Sept. 1 marked the first day Texas craft production breweries…
The ninth annual Dallas Observer BrewFest is happening this Saturday at the Dallas Farmers Market. Featuring hundreds of local and international beers, this outdoor festival also includes live music and food vendors, including Tutta’s Pizza, Fletcher’s Original State Fair Corny Dogs, Taqueria Taxco and more. What: Dallas Observer BrewFest When:…
It’s been six short months since Ernesto and Alfredo Pena opened their family’s burger hut. In restaurant years, five months and change is primordial. It’s still at the cellular level, a tender and fragile age when the slightest predator could gobble it up. The baby-blue joint is huddled against Gus Thomasson…
Eating healthy looks like it might get more fun with Coolgreens slated to open five new stores in Dallas. Husband and wife duo Benny and Leily Farzad formed Farzad Food Group and signed a deal to bring the Oklahoma City-based, fast-casual health eatery to Dallas-Fort Worth. Both Leily and Benny…
Being the time of year that it is, I recently got some black bean-Hatch chile tamales from La Popular Tamale House. Full disclosure, I know Jesse Moreno, who helps run the business with his father, who started it about 30 years ago. I met Moreno when I did a story…
A new breakfast spot has opened on Greenville Avenue. Three Egg Muffins is a coffee shop and cafe specializing in — you guessed it — muffins. Across from Snuffer’s Restaurant and Bar, this small eatery is open daily, serving both sweet and savory muffins. Owner DongWhun Lee has been in…
The Belmont Hotel has provided stunning views of the Dallas skyline since 1946. This West Dallas spot has stood on Fort Worth Avenue while the area around it develops, bringing in newer businesses that draw visitors but also gradually block those picturesque views. And come the start of 2020, it…
Coney Island Hot Weiners has expanded into the DFW area with a new location in central Arlington. The history of this place goes all the way back to 1919 when its founder, Greek immigrant Christ Economou, arrived at Ellis Island. Economou started his wiener empire in the Northeast and made…
Beer and music. To steal an oft-used Twitter cliché, we’ll wait while you attempt to name a more iconic duo. The bands and breweries of Fort Worth have embraced that most holy of unions rather excitedly. Panther Island Brewing’s newest beer, Queso Blanco Mexican lager, a collaboration with local Southern…
We’re less than a month away from Fair Park coming alive again with the annual State Fair of Texas. I used to cover community news, which meant finding new angles every year about the fair: the history of the parade, the voice behind Big Tex, etc. But now, I get…
77 Degrees opened on North Henderson Avenue this week, giving the area a rooftop bar for lounging while drinking and admiring the Dallas skyline. This is the business’ third location, after Austin and Houston. It’s equipped with four decks and two bars, with a water wall, suspended swings and cabanas…
No matter how refined your palate, sometimes the body craves convenience above all else. You think about a kitchen full of fresh produce and scratch ingredients with a sense of dread rather than culinary anticipation. Work ran late, you skipped lunch, and hunger is overriding good sensibility.
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of setting foot in a new restaurant for the first time. No matter the cuisine, hope shines most brightly in those first steps in the door, when the possibility of finding a new favorite is at its zenith. Alas, more often than not, there’s…
The Clover Club in Dallas is named after a classic cocktail, and is making it beautifully.
Learn how to decorate Pinterest-worthy cupcakes that look like succulents. Tickets include a two-hour, instructor-led workshop, all the necessary supplies and four cupcakes to decorate and take home. What: Make Your Own Edible Terrarium: Succulent Cupcake Decorating Workshop When: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 Where: Bowl & Barrel, 8084 Park…
Since arriving to Dallas in 2014, chef Nilton “Junior” Borges has been a driving force in Dallas’ hospitality scene. He has worked as the opening chef of Uchi Dallas and served as executive chef at FT33 and at The Joule. Come next spring, Borges will serve as vice president of…
It seems Las Palmas is keeping its brunch a pretty well-kept secret. Located in Uptown, it’s hiding in plain sight. It might have something to do with the front sign only stating “Lunch & Dinner 11-11.” Maybe it’s because they opened a few months ago. The only acknowledgment of brunch…
Mi Lindo Oaxaca, Oak Cliff’s beloved home base for tlayudas, squash blossom quesadillas and made-from-scratch mole, is closed. According to a Facebook post, owner Honorio García is directing customers to his new restaurant, El Oaxaqueño Panadería y Taquería, at 2324 W. Clarendon Drive. El Oaxaqueño offers trompo tacos and trompo…
A friend sent me two texts last week: “Del Sur tacos” “On Jefferson” I didn’t ask questions about the cryptic messages. I just held down on the taco text for the thumb’s-up response and decided to make a quick stop in over the next couple of days. What I assumed…
A new fancy doughnut place is on its way, and it comes to us from Miami: The Salty Donut. The family-owned shop is headed to Bishop Arts, close to Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ. The goal is an opening date around “winter,” more details are to come, but for now, let’s dive…
For centuries, the Chinese city of Chang’an acted as a capital and royal residence. Just to the east, across the Bahe River, are the famous terra cotta warriors; in town, a recently-opened park showcases the remains of a nearly 1,400-year-old royal palace. Here, for centuries, traders from across China gathered…
A new pastry chef is stepping in full time at Bisous Bisous Pâtisserie in Uptown. No, owner and executive pastry chef Andrea Meyer isn’t going anywhere, but she’s adding another full-time expert to her staff, Sarah Green. “She’s an absolute professional but remains approachable and open to innovation,” Meyer says…
