It was a hot day in Dallas (like those are hard to come by). I had spent minute after sweltering minute wandering Klyde Warren Park aimlessly from booth to booth tasting and photographing and smiling and eating and searching and chatting and all I wanted to do was dunk my…
Beau Bellomy’s estimate for a late summer opening for Rex’s at the Market was a bit too optimistic. Bellomy stopped working at his father’s original location of Rex’s on Lovers Lane this spring. Then rains pushed back construction of the common elements of Shed 1 at the Dallas Farmers Market,…
Did the line to get a corny dog at the State Fair of Texas seem a little long this year? Did you have to claw your way to the mustard dispensers to adorn your recently fried treasure in liquid sunshine? If this year’s event seemed a little more crowded, it…
Flower Mound has a new restaurant opening today. The Table is the work of Bruce Wills, Ty Wellborn and chef Ray Skradzinski. The team worked together recently in that great restaurant up in the sky Five Sixty. The Table will serve a lunch and dinner menu of modern American cuisine with…
Give John Franke credit. The corporate chef at Fork It Over Restaurants listens and moves quickly when he hears something is amiss at one of his restaurants. Between my visits and the writing of this review, Franke and his team have made considerable updates to the menu at Ida Claire,…
It took about 45 seconds for me to realize I was out of my element at Dallas Coffee Day yesterday. Now, I love good coffee and drink it every day. We’re a French press household, which I generally like to think puts us in a class above most of the…
Madrina has been open for just a few weeks, but they’ve clearly worked out the kinks in short order. Dinner service at the Highland Park restaurant started in late September, and last week, Madrina announced they would begin opening their doors for lunch. If you work or live in the…
As Southern side dishes go, there is none better than fried okra. Assuming you can get past the okra pod’s slippery, seedy insides, you’ve found yourself the perfect complement to barbecue, burgers, chicken fried steak — damn near anything you can think of. Unfortunately, most of the fried okra you’ll…
Since the current owners of the Dallas Farmers Market took over for the city in 2013, it’s undergone a pretty radical makeover. “Shed One,” which once housed Pecan Lodge and other eateries, has been razed along with “Shed Three,” the warehouse where wholesale produce vendors set up shop to sell…
The first thing you notice on the Armoury D.E. brunch menu is the French Toast Von Chocula. That’s the classic Count Chocula cereal living gloriously in French toast. One cocktail comes with cookie crisps and a whole egg. Beyond brunch, there’s the awesomely named Darkwing Drums: Five duck wings, deep…
When Jonathon Erdeljac created his first monster burger at his Oak Cliff cafe Jonathon’s, it nearly killed one of our writers. “The Nooner” boasts a half-pound beef patty, a handful of ham, Swiss, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, tomato, mayo and a fried egg plus a huge side of fries. The…
Tacolandia is tomorrow and the weather is looking amazing for a day of outdoor taco consumption. The general admission section of the event will feature 24 local taco restaurants, while VIP attendees will have access to another three. Everyone is invited to eat as many tacos as they can handle…
If there’s one thing Dallas needs, it’s not another burger joint or barbecue spot. As we’ve lamented plenty of times here, our city could use more culinary diversity and global flavor. Fortunately, Monkey King Noodle Co. will be bringing their unique brand of Asian noodles, soups, and dumplings to —…
On October 15, 2015, Shake Shack, the beloved restaurant chain, released a white, Angus beef smoke from their burger conclave, signaling that a new Shake Shack location has been chosen. The new location for Shake Shack will be in Uptown Dallas. As the people rejoiced in a cavalcade of horse-drawn…
This week the 50 Most Interesting Restaurants I compiled over the summer leading up to our Best of Dallas 2015 issue were bundled together in a cover story that makes Dallas look like a pretty great dining city. There are enough restaurants to keep diners going for months without hitting…
The menu at Tacoqueta makes bold claims for a neighborhood taqueria. The tostada pictured below is the best in town, for instance. And the garnachas pictured above is one of the best antojitos to make its way out of Veracruz and into the States. I won’t endorse any superlative descriptions…
The words “discount” and “oysters” don’t always make a happy pair, but this Thursday they will. Proof + Pantry is running an oyster and Champagne special. For $11 you get a half-flute of Delamotte Champagne and three 25-cent oysters, or $22 for a full flute and six oysters. The special…
There’s no such thing as too much of a good thing, and that’s especially true when it comes to barbecue. For too long, in the pre-Pecan Lodge era, Dallas was a wasteland of inferior smoked meats, but we have made major strides in the last few years. There are now…
These days, our likes are used to determine our dating partners, direct millions of advertising dollars into our Facebook feeds, and perhaps most important, show off just how cool we are. When it comes to cocktails, what you order when you belly up to the bar says a lot about…
At this year’s Brewfest, the number of local breweries was impressive. The big guys always dominate the Observer’s annual beer event, but this year the tide appeared to be turning. Local breweries accounted for just over 25 percent of the participants, taking over an entire row of tents and pouring…
Bruno Davaillon has announced his departure from Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek. He will leave the storied kitchen at the end of November, according to Leslie Brenner at The Dallas Morning News, and has yet to announce where he will be cooking next. Employees at The Mansion are tight-lipped about the…
Chefs for Farmers is a culinary event that began five years ago with a simple dinner alfresco, and has grown to a three-day festival that supports local farms by raising much-needed money and awareness. This year, there are two all-new events that lead up to the main event, at Lee…
