Powered by a belief in “Kermit-ology,” a GoFundMe page, and an eyes-roll-into-the-back-of-your-head great Dr. Pepper chocolate chip ice cream, Howdy Homemade opened its doors to Dallas’ lovers and dreamers last month. The brain-child of Tom Landis (owner of two Texadelphia locations), this is ice cream with a mission: to provide…
Venues throughout Deep Ellum will open their doors this evening for a special pin-up girls edition of the Deep Ellum Wine Walk. For $10, walkers will receive a glass which will be topped off they meander through participating venues. The very first Mr. and Ms. Deep Ellum Wine Walk will…
Adisil, a fast-food chain based in North Carolina, has opened its first Texas location in Irving. The chain’s goal is to be the Indian version of Panda Express, and judging from a quick lunch visit, they have the “food” part down. The “fast” part is more of a work in…
Some of us are lucky enough to have had high tea at The Hotel Adolphus, or perhaps we’ve attended a pre-wedding bridesmaids luncheon featuring tea service. Maybe we’ve been yelled at about the proper way to take our English breakfast by a certain angry Englishman who used to write for…
Welcome to “You Like This,” in which we ask chefs two questions: 1) What’s the best-selling dish at your restaurant? and 2) What’s your favorite dish at your restaurant? We hope the answer to the first question will open your eyes to the fan favorites and the Dallas palate, and…
If Auric Goldfinger had been a food critic, the Bond villain might have said: One restaurant is happenstance. Two restaurants is coincidence. Three restaurants is a trend. With Filament, Dallas officially has a new trend, kitchens that infuse Texas classics with international flavors. Filament flips through the pages of a…
Welcome to How Hipster Is It, in which we try food and drink from popular Dallas bars and restaurants to evaluate their trendiness. We evaluate the establishment’s general atmosphere, plus its most hipster menu item, using the world’s universally recognized unit of hipsterness measurement, the Bill Murray. This week: How…
“Oh mah God, y’all. There’s goats. Like, real goats.” The things you overhear during your meal with Dallas Supper Club will be a calculated step away from the ordinary. Dallas Supper Club was created in 2015 by Sean Granfield and is a “membership based community of food lovers in the…
Today, from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m., Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. is offering their Classic Grilled Cheese sandwich for $1. Here’s the address: 310 W 7th St. That’s all you really need to know, but I wrote more words if you’d rather read about food than jam it in your face…
There was good news and bad news about the burger at Wayward Sons, the new Greenville spot from Hibiscus’ chef Graham Dodds. The good news is the flavor of the 44 Farms patty is decisive and bold, like running a highlighter over your brain. The bad news: It didn’t come…
In the land of Goodfriend Package, meat is king. On a crisp scroll of butcher paper, about as long as I can stretch my arms, there’s manifesto-of-sorts written in black marker. It’s entitled: “A Word or 2 About our Meat.” The first declaration is about pork belly, which is how…
Ever wonder what that giant eyeball sculpture downtown is looking at? Our theory: It’s staring longingly at Americano, the Joule hotel’s newest restaurant, wishing it had taste buds. If that thing ever sprouts legs (help us all), its first mission will surely be to step inside the former Charlie Palmer…
From the magical city that brought you humidity, Beyonce and the (now defunct) Aeros comes three beers: Cali Green IPA, Cortado and Pussy Wagon IPA. This trifecta of craft brewing goodness comes courtesy of Houston’s Brash Brewing Co. Try all three at the Addison location of Flying Saucer, where these…
The word “tavern” might conjure up images of a dark and seedy place, funky with the scent of Camels and spilled beer, where the jukebox hasn’t changed since 1980. A hotel bar, on the other hand, can be a spiritless space, filled with itinerant drinkers with little connection to the…
Grilled starch and cheese: Pupusas are a food so simple that everyone should love them. We’ve waxed rhapsodic about “the unsung heroes of Latin cuisine” before, and since that last update, the joys of griddle-fried tortillas stuffed with cheese remain bountiful. But that list of places to find pupusas focused…
John Tesar, the chef behind Knife and Oak, has gotten out in front of people who might want to openly carry a handgun in his restaurants. He doesn’t want them eating at his businesses, as he made clear when he talked to Eater last week about how he’d be handling Texas’…
Welcome to “You Like This,” in which we ask chefs two questions: 1) What’s the best-selling dish at your restaurant? and 2) What’s your favorite dish at your restaurant? We hope the answer to the first question will open your eyes to the fan favorites and the Dallas palate and…
Lakewood Smokehouse softly opened last week near lower Abrams Road arousing the neighborhood with whiffs of smoke. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that type of stimulation. While there is plenty of restaurants but no barbecue, owners Jason Hall (who owns 3 Stacks Smoke & Tap House in Frisco), John Patenburg,…
Dear McKinney: Congratulations. You no longer have to drive to Dallas when you want to leave the kids at home and have a nice meal out. Sugarbacon Proper Kitchen fits the bill. When you walk into the restaurant, you’re greeted by still-trendy industrial decor, tastefully balanced with thick-cushioned leather seating…
Welcome to How Hipster Is It, a new series where we try food and drink from popular Dallas bars and restaurants, and ask, how hipster is it? We evaluate the establishment’s general atmosphere, plus its most hipster menu item, using the world’s universally recognized unit of hipsterness measurement, the Bill…
You’ve made it through the beginning of January. You’ve stayed firm to your resolution to lose the weight. You’ve eaten more vegetables, you didn’t partake in the leftover Christmas candy your coworker brought to the office, and you’ve even gone for a couple of walks despite the cold. You’re on…
The Observer has a new food editor on the way at the end of January. Her name’s Beth Rankin, and for the past five years she has been editing the Beaumont Enterprise’s Cat5 Magazine, a weekly arts, entertainment and dining tabloid. She also created, hosted and produced the Local Scene on 91.3 KVLU,…
