Nearly 2,000 people made it out in one of the first warmer days of the year for Between the Buns, a Dallas Observer event that had attendees tasting and voting for their favorite sliders from local restaurants. Chef John Tesar was on the griddle for Knife’s pimento cheese burgers, and…
Dallas, feast your eyes and quench your thirst with these six offbeat pairing offerings and flights—from mini martinis to full-on meat meals with beers to wash it down.
A federal judge has called two key laws regulating liquor sales in Texas arbitrary and irrational. One possible result of his ruling? A string of standalone Walmart liquor stores across the state and maybe even package stores from other publicly held chains like Kroger and Target. U.S. District Judge Robert…
Before Anita and Octavio Avila opened their restaurant, there was the bungalow at 4714 Maple Ave. The front of the house was devoted to Anita’s beauty shop, which she ran until 1982. On Sunday mornings, three blocks away from the storefront, granddaughter Katherine Avila and the rest of the family…
With developments like Legacy West in Plano and The Star in Frisco, there’s a lot happening north of Dallas proper these days. If you’re looking to try someplace new north of the Wall (aka Interstate 635), here are a few restaurants to check out. Union Bear Brewing 5880 State Highway…
In this week’s food news round-up, we see a lot more coming to the Dallas suburbs: Plano has a new brewery and restaurant: Union Bear Brewing at The Boardwalk in Granite Park (5880 State Highway 121), owned by {33} Restaurant Group, which also owns Cadillac Pizza Pub in McKinney, Taverna…
It was, unequivocally, one of the best parts of childhood: waking up early while the house was still quiet and pouring a massive bowl of sugary cereal while watching Saturday morning cartoons. Maybe it was the epic cartoons (whatever happened to Captain Planet?) or maybe it was just the sugar,…
Through the end of March, The Standard Pour’s monthly feature, the Fire Dancer, is a drink with a bit of a show for just $10.
There’s a never-ending breeze at the Cold Beer Co. It rolls in through the open bar, lifting menus out of their holders and skating potato chips around on their metal trays. The bar feels open and doorless, like any Dallasite could saunter in the dining room from any point in…
“Did you hate this?” the server asked, picking up the glass containing an alleged bloody mary. It’s not exactly the ringing endorsement you’d like to hear from restaurant staff. You’d think when a place opens for Sunday brunch, it would have a bloody mary on the menu. You wouldn’t expect…
Recent food news has made much fanfare of the opening of Michelin-awarded chef Jose Andres’ new restaurant, Zaytinya, in Frisco’s The Star. Opening a little more quietly in early March was a fine-dining neighbor that comes from the same Turkish hospitality group, called “d.ream.” Italian concept Da Mario and Zaytinya…
Checking out the local flora is great and all, but don’t you find the great outdoors is made even better by a glass of nice wine and a snack in hand? Join the Dallas Arboretum for its annual food and wine festival, hosted in conjunction with the Dallas Blooms festival…
Sisters Annette Baker and Marianne Lacko opened Nature’s Plate in 2011 as a small, part-time venture. Now, it’s a plant-based kitchen that offers grab-and-go food and weekly meal plans with one storefront in Lake Highlands and another opening at Preston and Forest in a couple of months. Vegans for nearly…
Under new ownership, Poor Richard’s Café is getting over Richard Butterly. On a Saturday morning at Poor Richard’s Café in Plano, it’s business as usual. In the more than 30 years this local institution has been serving breakfast and lunch, very little has changed — except its ownership. In fact,…
Trick Pony has just the trick for us, a new themed menu that will take us around the world in 80 cocktails, no power outlet adapters required.
Shell Shack, the flagship Uptown seafood joint that opened in 2013, later spawning five other locations, is moving to Henderson Avenue, according to a press release. The restaurant is taking over the space formerly occupied by the short-lived Mellow Mushroom, “which means more interior seating, a patio and a bigger…
The Pharmacy in Deep Ellum, which opened last summer, abruptly closed this week “amid a name dispute from the State of Texas,” according to a press release. The new concept, Select Start, is slated to open in the Pharmacy’s space within the week. Via the release: “The Pharmacy Deep Ellum,…
What is it that makes Tei-An such a satisfying restaurant? The little things. This is a place where every tiny detail deepens your gratification, adds to your respect. Tei-An is a restaurant where you can see that an owner and staff have thought carefully about every last moment. The wooden…
Nothing against IHOP or Denny’s, but sometimes when you go out for breakfast, you just want a plate of bacon and eggs that taste and feel like a labor of love. That’s exactly what you’ll get at Eddie’s Diner, which opened in Plano one month ago. This cozy diner on…
With the increased popularity of Mexican-style street food, Tex-Mex gets a bad rap nowadays. In reality, it should be considered the official food of Texas because of its cultural significance and history. Noted Texas food writer Robb Walsh dates Tex-Mex’s history to the 1700s, when the Spanish were settling their missions…
We love a good buffet. Doesn’t everyone? But perhaps what we love most about buffets is that they’re no longer the flavorless American feeding troughs of our youth. In DFW, some of the best buffets are filled with vegetarian food, Indian cuisine and even Persian fare. If you’re hungry —…
George Coffee + Provisions sits on the square in Old Town Coppell. Owners Laura and Christian Hemberger opened George in July, and they live above the shop with their two sons. Visiting Old Town Coppell, tucked behind a swath of office buildings and warehouses, you almost feel like you’re in…
