You can get local craft beer at just about any bar in Dallas these days, and it will only get easier as more breweries continue to spring up. Bars that specialize in craft beer, local or otherwise, are a little harder to come by. When you really want to embrace…
Event: Diwali Mela When: October 31, 4 p.m.-midnight What: More Indian food than you will ever find inside the loop on any other day, including street food, kathi rolls, kulfi and more. Elephant rides, music, burning effigies and tens of thousands of Indian attendees. This is the biggest, most authentic…
Grocery stores might already be blasting Christmas tracks and selling canned pumpkin substitute, but believe it or not, Halloween is coming. With that in mind, and because I just can’t possibly talk about how much I hate candy corn any more, I asked a handful of local chefs and chocolatiers…
Ten years ago, it would have been pretty unthinkable that one of Dallas’ most promising new restaurants would have been in…Flower Mound? The progression of fine dining and upscale casual food has firmly made its way to even the most outer suburbs, but you can still call Ray Skradzinski a…
Eating at a Vietnamese restaurant is easy, right? Grab a couple spring rolls and a giant bowl of beef pho and you’re good. But some of Dallas’ best Vietnamese places, like Mot Hai Ba and Bistro B, challenge visitors to think outside the bowl and try something new. It’s time…
Just beyond a miniature herb garden in the Inwood Village, under a stretch of a royal blue awning, you’ll find an ornate, heavy wooden door. Open it and reveal an ethereal world of twinkling, skyward-stretching branches. It is in this magical space where the most amazingly fluffy soufflés imaginable are…
Marc Cuban’s TV show Shark Tank is bringing the Dallas area another sugar buzz. A few year’s ago the show gave Sweet Ballz the green light, and cake balls hit the shelves of local 7-Elevens and other stores. Now, Cuban is behind California-based Cinnaholic, and a first location opened in Southlake…
The Theodore will open in November at NorthPark mall with a star studded staff. The Turn the Tables Hospitality Group behind Smoke, Bolsa, Spork and more announced the opening, tucking a tasty nugget of information into the bio for co-owner Chris Jeffers. Movies have been used as inspiration for many elements…
Saravana Bhavan’s dining room will never win a beauty contest. The building at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Valley Ranch Parkway in Irving reminded me of a miniature Holiday Inn Express or some corporate diner when I first walked in the door. Or maybe a Bank of America? The…
It’s Chicken-Fried Steak Day, if you haven’t heard. Unlike some of THOSE other holidays that are ordained only by the dark corners of the Internet, today is officially sanctioned by law in Texas. Even Dallas gives the meat blanket a nod, giving each of us a special excuse to indulge…
“Never talk money, politics or religion” in polite conversation, they say (whoever “they” are). Add “cake” to that list — opinions on the subject quickly fire up debate on opposing sides. For some, it’s all about the icing. Whether you prefer a thick, grainy buttercream, an airy, whipped frosting, or…
Firebird Restaurant Group announced a new expansion late last week. Owner Mike Karns is responsible for Meso Maya, La Ventana, Snuffer’s and scores of El Fenix locations among others. Now he’ll have two new restaurants in Fort Worth, a third Meso Maya and a new concept called Tortaco are expected…
Right now, there’s really no better place to sit on a patio and drink than Spork, the Sonic Drive-In turned chef-driven casual restaurant. The weather right now is excellent at night, the strings of white lights and Sonic-chic neons add kitsch, and if you go late enough, you can avoid…
It’s hard not to notice them in a city as car-centric as Dallas. People — walking on their actual feet — seem to be wandering though the streets of Deep Ellum a whole lot more lately, sometimes even when the sun is still up, before the shows start at the…
Sylvan Thirty keeps on pouring on the cool. Next week Austin-based Tacodeli will add to a growing list of interesting restaurants to fill out the newly constructed development. Chef and founder Roberto Espinosa and partner Eric Wilkerson will open their first Dallas location on October 29, giving locals another option…
You’re going to drink anyway — might as well do it for the kids. This Friday, Community Beer Company will host a Medical City Dallas fundraiser benefiting the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Every $20 ticket includes three beers, a brewery tour and access to a silent auction. What it be: Medical…
Dallas’ pizza scene is light-years ahead of where it was just a few years ago. The addition of Zoli’s, Zalat and Cane Rosso finally means that Dallasites (and transplants from places with actual pizza) can enjoy a decent slice that doesn’t make them want to hop the next plane to…
It’s pretty clear that the Dallas Cowboys season is going to be a real stinker, but that doesn’t mean most of us won’t keep watching them play. We’re just going to suffer. Luckily, CBD Provisions is providing some pretty swank eating options to help you forget what’s happening on the…
Each year, Saint Arnold Brewing Co. in Houston releases their Divine Reserve beers: single-batch beers brewed differently each time. Most of the Divine Reserve beers have been heavier, stronger recipes. From double IPAs to barleywines to Belgian strong ales, the variance has been successful, with beer snobs seeking it out…
Michelle learned to love ramen as a teenager, growing up in Singapore and traveling around Asia with her family. Brian is newer to the scene: He didn’t even try instant ramen in college. Together, they’re hunting for DFW’s best ramen. The Shop: Sushi Bayashi in Trinity Groves The Atmosphere: While…
The arrival of Uchi in Dallas was perhaps one of the most highly-anticipated restaurant openings of the past year. Executive Chef Tyson Cole is renowned around the country for his unique and fresh approach to Japanese cuisine, and the James Beard Award winner has set his sights on building a…
It’s been quiet on the Tre Wilcox front since the celebrity chef left Village Marquee. Known for his time on Bravo’s Top Chef, Wilcox has been spending the past few years working as a private chef, offering cooking classes, catering and consulting on a number of concepts he wouldn’t discuss…
