A Dallas activist is calling for a boycott of two popular Tex-Mex restaurant franchises because of the owner’s ties to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. As reported earlier by NBCDFW and D Magazine, Carlos Quintanilla, head of the organization Accion America, is calling for a boycott of both Mi Cocina and…
In this week’s DFW food news round-up, new bars, a forthcoming food hall and D accuses DMN of not giving credit where credit is due: East Hampton Sandwich Co. is opening its fifth and sixth restaurants in North Texas, according to a press release. The two new fast-casual sandwich spots…
The memories are so vivid, it feels like it’s possible to crawl inside them. Summer sunsets, the quiet cries of cicadas in the background, tiny bursts of light from fireflies making the entire world sparkle. I can feel the grass beneath my jean shorts from evenings spent shucking a grocery…
The Bishop Arts District has no shortage of trendy eateries, lines winding out the door and down the block during peak hours. On weekends, this corner of Oak Cliff is wall to wall people, woo-woo girls teetering in sky-high heels, families wobbling on rented bikes, out-of-towners taking selfies in front…
Last weekend at Taste of Dallas, we popped into the Automobile Building at Fair Park — navigating past snake oil salesmen pestering us to buy cleaning supplies and $7,000 massage chairs — and hit up a “Pestaurant,” where diners could take a break from tacos and boudin to snack on…
Scardello Artisan Cheese is commemorating six months at their new Dallas Farmers Market location like all good cheese vendors should: with a cheese party. They call it a tasting, of course, because adults are boring, but really it’s just a big ol’ cheese party. Enjoy samples of some of Scardello’s…
There are days in the roasting heat of a Texas summer when we crave a cool, refreshing lunch that’s also got a spicy kick. What meal in Dallas combines hot peppers with light summery flavors? Jjol myeon, a Korean cold noodle dish that’s a specialty at Kimbob Deli on Royal…
Having brunch at a restaurant for the first time is a risk. Will the chicken and waffles at X rival the familiar, golden-brown goodness served at Y? Or will it result in remorse and a hasty retreat back to well-tested ground? Diners perform this cost-benefit dance as they pursue something…
It’s Negroni Week, which is a lot like Christmas if Christmas were a week-long celebration of aperitifs. Basically, you drink a lot of them and, for each negroni purchased at participating bars, the bar will donate $1 to their chosen charity. That means every bar from Mesquite to Saginaw will…
I’m not one to argue over the necessity of having a burger on a menu on any restaurant, but here I am at Cafe Salsera, loaded up with a bunch of arguments. There are enough burgers in Deep Ellum to fill a Yeti cooler; do we need two more housed…
Dallas does a boozy brunch pretty well. It’s basically a way of life around here. Who was it that said “a brunch without alcohol is just a sad, late breakfast”? An omniscient Sunday bruncher, that’s who. When Houston transplant Max’s Wine Dive opened its brunch-friendly, chicken-fried doors in West Village without…
Bacon. Brisket. Butter. Avocados. Pork belly. Fatty things are better things — even when it comes to booze. Bars across DFW are putting that theory to the test with fat-washed cocktails. Sounds scary, no? Have no fear, it just means that they’re infusing a liquid with fatty flavor using oils…
When considering the most memorable bites at Top Knot, Uchi’s little sister restaurant that opened above the beloved sushi spot earlier this year, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Much like every aspect of Uchi and Top Knot, the menus are excruciatingly workshopped, every individual bite tweaked over and over…
A group of visionary Oklahomans made their inaugural appearance at the Untapped Festival last year, gripping attendees’ attention with a self-assured style honed in a hostile environment. This year, for the Fort Worth edition of the cool beer/good music festival, our neighbor to the north has gifted DFW with a…
So many kinds of pizza are landing on tables in Dallas, it feels like restaurants are starting to make them up. Matchbox, an East Coast chain that opened its first Texas location at the corner of Walnut Hill and Central Expresway, is introducing the city to Washington, D.C.-style pies. Yes,…
There’s no denying that Dallas has doughnut fever. In Deep Ellum, lines stretch out the door at Glazed Donut Works. Seattle’s Top Pot Doughnuts recently opened an outpost in SkyHouse, Queenie’s Steakhouse opened a late-night gourmet doughnut spot in the back of their Denton restaurant and Crunch Donut Factory is slated…
Ed Murph got to buy his favorite restaurant. Back when he attended Adamson High School, he constantly ate at the original Norma’s Cafe in Bishop Arts, he says. He remembers having dinner there with his family and eating burgers and fries with friends after school. Thirty years ago, Murph bought…
An old world beer is being born anew in the ever-evolving craft beer scene. This one will go perfect with your beach towel and snorkel this summer. And so that you can be ahead of the game, gose is pronounced /go-zah/. According to the German Beer Institute, gose is a…
If a sandwich is going to be named the Italian Stallion, it’s gonna need to pack a hell of a punch. There should be a good bit of spice, for one thing, and the sandwich should be filled to bursting with good Italian cheeses and deli meats. And finally, it should…
It’s hard to shop for the foodies in your life because, well, foodies are picky. If foodies weren’t picky, you could just buy them a Chili’s gift card and be done with it. Dads are even harder to shop for because they’re usually not impressed with a last-minute flower arrangement (love you,…
Big Guys Chicken and Rice has turned a New York City halal cart into a Deep Ellum restaurant. With eight menu items and three sides in a 1,300-square-foot space, Big Guys opened on May 20 across from Stonedeck Pizza on Elm. This spot focuses on doing a few things really…
For regulars at the Kessler, Trompo is nothing new. Oak Cliff native Luis Olvera has been slingin’ tacos at the venue for awhile now. Back in April, Olvera finally opened a brick-and-mortar location of Trompo, a low-key taqueria that specializes in “straight-up Mexican street tacos,” Olvera says. Trompo’s menu is…
