Dallas Observer Tacolandia, a festival celebrating all things taco-related, will take over the Dallas Farmers Market from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 with food, booze and ample entertainment. This year’s festival will be the biggest one yet, and if you want in on this fun, you should buy tickets…
It’s been days since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in South Texas, and the devastation continues. Houston in particular is seeing catastrophic, life-threatening flooding, and more rain is forecast in the coming days. Never ones to sit by and passively watch a tragedy unfold, some Dallas restaurateurs are rallying to raise…
Civello’s Raviolismo is a humble factory. It’s bare-bones: There are a few metal tables; the ravioli-crafting equipment, most of it older than the internet; a few refrigerators rolling around; and a kitchen in the back. Sometime in the morning, Oralia Olguin presses her palms into a football-shaped wad of dough…
On Sunday afternoon, the State Fair of Texas hosted the annual Big Tex Choice Awards, where a panel of judges tasted 10 new dishes — each a finalist in this year’s competition — that will be served at the fair, which opens Sept. 30. This year, there were three awards:…
In March 2016, after a devastating fire destroyed the Humane Society of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, killing dozens of dogs, Cane Rosso owner Jay Jerrier, a well documented dog lover, donated an entire night of Cane Rosso Deep Ellum sales to the Humane Society. Dallas do-gooders flooded the restaurant, waiting…
So you’re at a restaurant and nothing on the menu is piquing your interest. You may not have to pick up and try a new one just yet. Some restaurants in Dallas have been holding back, keeping secret menu items hidden for those in the know. Some are experiments or…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Havana Cafe in East Dallas recently expanded, taking over the space next door and opening a mojito bar…
We’ve seen plenty of new bars and restaurants open around North Texas this summer, but we’ve lost a few as well. Here’s a look at the restaurants that didn’t survive the sweltering Dallas summer. Bolsa MercadoBolsa Mercado in Oak Cliff closes its doors for good Sunday and becomes a catering-only…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Scenario: It’s late at night and you’re not entirely sober. You’re also awfully hungry, and fast food just…
In this week’s roundup of food news, a highly anticipated downtown brasserie gets ready to open, two DFW vegan restaurants expand with new locations and the massive Legacy West development in Plano plans to open several restaurants. Bullion, chef Bruno Davaillon’s much-anticipated French brasserie in downtown Dallas, will open in October,…
Oak Cliff loses one of its beloved neighborhood hang spots next week when Bolsa Mercado, the combination coffee shop/market/cafe/caterer on Davis Street, closes its doors and adopts a catering-only business model. The cafe opened in late 2011 as an offshoot of the nearby Bolsa restaurant, which is not closing. This…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. The Sandwich Hag may not look like much, but some serious banh mis passes through the window of…
In this weekend’s round-up of Dallas food events, we see further evidence that plant-based eating is spreading around North Texas. ***** V Market provides a venue for local vendors to market their sustainably and ethically produced vegan goods. More importantly, it has chocolate-dipped vegan paletas. Stop by CocoAndrea Chocolatier for…
The Eberhard is serving their Henderson Cooler, a riff on a Last Word, with an optional add-on that will make your mouth actually tingle.
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Some of the best dishes in the world happen at family meal. Traditionally, in the kitchen, it’s the…
If you’ve ever known anyone who’s lived in Oak Cliff, chances are you’ve heard them complain about the grocery store situation. The Tom Thumb is a crowded nightmare where you’ll wait in line an eternity to check out, the meat counter at Fiesta does not exactly inspire confidence and, man,…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. In the great state of Texas, when it comes to Tex-Mex, the bar is set pretty low —…
Hudson House is like the opera: You need to go at least once. It feels inevitable that you’ll be eating there. The Inwood eatery from the people who brought us such yachty sandwich joints as East Hampton Sandwich Co. will draw you through the doors with Instagram-sharp shots of lobster rolls, champagne…
Sassetta is surprisingly affordable and fun.
This weekend, Oak Cliff got a fun new addition: Local Moto + Provisions, a combination coffee shop, cafe and vintage motorcycle repair shop. Adjacent to Local Press + Brew on Beckley Avenue, the modern shop serves beer, wine, espresso drinks and a small menu of dishes. The new shop is built…
Las Almas Rotas was always meant to be a mezcal bar, but their authentic Mexican food is quickly becoming a major draw.
On April 29, the space that used to house the beloved Knox-Henderson bar Vickery Park became home to a new concept: Stellar, a bar and restaurant boasting “midcentury modern décor with indoor and outdoor tables, American cuisine, a cocktail bar and a dog-friendly patio.” But the concept proved to be…
