In North Texas, there are burgers for every disposition: Fast-casual, fast-gourmet, fast-organic-cheap-casual, and slow gourmet that imitates fast. With the opening of Shake Shack in Uptown, Dallas has reached Roman bathhouse standards of fast-casual burger debauchery. Call them guilty pleasures, but some of the most reliably delicious burgers in the…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. At Jonathon’s Oak Cliff, brunch is serious business. By 9:30 a.m. last Sunday, there was already a wait…
Just when it seems like you’ve seen everything the restaurant scene can possibly offer, something surprising comes along. This time it’s Sixty Vines, a sister restaurant to Whiskey Cake in Plano. With a heavy focus on wine, Sixty Vines stands out in a big way. The space is huge. No…
Ever since Americans learned the word “Oktoberfest,” September and October have become two of the busiest months for breweries and beer fans. Factor in a new batch of fall and winter seasonals and you’ve got a busy season filled with tastings, tappings and festivals. Plan your own beertoberfall with a…
Few foods scare Americans as much as blood sausage. A number of misconceptions aren’t helping. No, blood sausage does not taste like blood; there aren’t metallic or salty notes. No, the blood of a dead animal is not more inherently gross than the flesh of a dead animal. And, for…
The beer gods smiled down upon this weekend’s BrewFest at Dallas Farmers Market. After a cool, rainy morning, the clouds parted but the cool weather stayed behind, creating a gloriously sweat-free atmosphere for an evening of beer-drinking. With more than 400 beers to choose from, there were decisions to be…
As the days get shorter and the temps get cooler, things ramp up around here, and this fall is packed full of more festivals and events than ever. Since we don’t have enough room in our bellies – or cash in our wallets – to hit them all, a little…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Choosing one Pecan Lodge meal to put on our 100 Favorite Dishes list is like choosing a favorite…
In this week’s DFW food news round-up: Knife drama, a new open-air market in Highland Park Village and brisket as health food: Kansas City-style barbecue joint 18th & Vine won a food battle on the Steve Harvey Show this week, beating out Nashville’s Hog Heaven in the “Great American Food Fight: Country Edition,”…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Cattleack Barbeque has serious fun with their rotating feature items — particularly when they involve pastrami. We fell…
What would the world do without novelty burgers? They pop up all the time in Dallas. Earlier in the year, the Dallas Mavericks introduced the “Just-in Time” burger in honor of Justin Anderson, and it featured Old Bay-doused Texas Toast and a burger patty that’s easily the worst I’ve had…
On Saturday afternoon, things are happening at Dallas Farmer’s Market — and by things, we mean beer. Dallas Observer’s sixth annual BrewFest will take over DFM starting at 7 p.m. (for general admission — 6 p.m. for VIP) and the $55 day-of ticket price ($45 if you buy tickets online…
So you’ve been to the Deep Ellum Wine Walk and the Bishop Arts District Wine Walk, but have you, my cabernet-guzzling friend, been to the Plano Wine and Art Walk? Downtown Plano can be quite charming, especially under the influence of a few sample-pours of vino. Pre-purchase tickets online and pick up…
Last Saturday, USC and Alabama fans transformed Deep Ellum — if only for a few hours — into a sea of crimson and red. The streets were closed for a car show and with that came more people — women in pin-up outfits and rockabilly chic, men in biker gear…
Sometimes a cocktail’s vessel is as important as its contents. Moscow Mules are great, but do they really taste as good in a regular glass as they do in a copper mug? Negative. The Honey Bear cocktail at Rapscallion not only comes in an adorable glass, but it’s also delicious…
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved meatballs. They are a perfect orb of food and a staple in my house growing up. Load them them in a pot with some onion and garlic, remove them, let fresh tomato sauce simmer and drop them back in. To…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Sous vide is nothing new by now, but hearing those words come from a server’s mouth still makes…
It’s not hard to find a good cocktail in Dallas, and it’s certainly not hard to find an expensive cocktail, either. We live in the era of the $27 cocktail, and it’s not uncommon to find yourself staring down a drinks list that starts at $12. But there are cheap…
With its — ahem — unique shape, the jipangi ice cream at Carrollton’s Bubble Jipangi attracts a lot of attention. Though some have compared the puffed corn cone to a cane, “J” shape or a “pipe,” the snickers overhead in line confirm we’re not the only ones who noticed a…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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 Free Man has all the makings of a memorable Friday night: A dark, cozy room, live music,…
A rainbow-colored assortment of macarons displayed in tidy rows and columns are presented in a long glass display case at Joy Macarons on Greenville Avenue. This particular macaron shop, Joy’s second location, opened two months ago and specializes in making macarons in the French style, which doesn’t require cooking the…
Noodle master Charlie Zhang, famous for his noodle-crafting showmanship during his time at Royal China, has branched out on his own. Imperial Noodle opened last week in Richardson, delivering entertainment along with a delicious meal. After entering the glitzy, auspiciously red restaurant, you catch sight of Zhang at work, crafting…
