Earlier this summer, Jameson Irish Whiskey invited several American craft brewers to come to their distillery in Ireland to meet with the people who make Jameson and learn about their process. The schooling and travel was all a part of Jameson’s “Drinking Buddies,” in which part of the sweet deal…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Hungry fans of Ethiopian food have lots of choices around the intersection of…
Ah, Labor Day weekend: the end of summertime shenanigans, the promise of cooler temperatures somewhere on the horizon and the opening of Pink Magnolia. Chef Blythe Beck announced her new Oak Cliff restaurant will open September 3, just in time to catch diners as they celebrate the three-day weekend that…
For the past few months, Dallas has seen a parade of interesting restaurant openings. Even well into the often-lackluster summer months, new concepts were opening their doors across the city. This week, the minds behind Proof + Pantry announced that their latest concept, Madrina, would open in the first week of…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Let’s start by pointing out that the Fort Worth address at Campestre Chula…
I doubt I’m alone in my annual State Fair of Texas tradition that involves an ice-cold lemonade and a corn dog straight from the fryer. Maybe you order yours with a beer in hand, and I’ve seen a few frozen drinks making their ways around the fairgrounds, but the corn…
The food world has plenty of ego. Chefs are notorious for their larger-than-life, type-A personalities, but spending a little time in Dallas’ culinary scene is a quick way to dispel any Gordon Ramsay-style notions you have about many of this city’s chefs. Sure, there is plenty of bravado, but just…
If there is anything we love here at your favorite food blog, it is addictive substances. From chocolate to caffeine, we appreciate a good-natured bad habit as much as the next person. But at Ida Claire, Addison’s new Southern-influenced, non-chain restaurant, pastry chef Sara Lewis has really outdone herself with…
The 2nd Annual Strike Out ALS event raises money for the ALS Association of Texas. The organizers for this event are smart; they know that one surefire way to inspire philanthropy in people is to ply them with booze. Preferably local booze of the craft variety. The event will be…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Kuby’s, the German grocery and deli in University Park’s Snyder Plaza, has been…
I didn’t take long to come to terms with the fact that my favorite bowl of ramen at Wabi House was not a soup at all. A broth of sorts was included, but it was served in a shallow bowl on the side. The noodles themselves were dry as a…
Bishop Arts has a new wine bar with a personality that fits the neighborhood. Wine Poste is artsy, smart, enthusiastic, but above all easygoing. Don’t come to Wine Poste to be pretentious about your favorite exclusive single-lot vintage. Don’t come to see and be seen. Snobbery is not allowed. This…
Last week, the State Fair of Texas announced the eight finalists in the Big Tex Choice Awards, seven of which were deep-fried. The only dish to make the cut that didn’t first emerge from a bath in triglycerides was a margarita infused with bacon, and that’s not really food. The field…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. Normally, brewpubs produce menus that are everything that this list is not about…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. There’s something about the new location of Smoke that makes me wonder if…
Like most other cities that are not Philadelphia, Dallas’ cheesesteak scene is seriously lacking. There are a few chain restaurants that make a passable version, and everyone loves the delicious gut-bomb cheesesteaks served up at the Truckyard on Lower Greenville. Now, though, there’s a North Dallas restaurant that is absolutely…
Toasts are kind of a big deal these days, if you haven’t heard. Perhaps it’s their visual appeal compared with traditional sandwiches — those colorful and vivid ingredients exposed to light. Or maybe it’s that toasts have half the carbohydrate load of their fully breaded counterparts. For whatever reason, toasts…
When you first step into Rapscallion, it feels a bit like chaos. This newly opened restaurant is still finding its footing in terms of managing service and logistics, but it operates like a finely tuned machine if you look beneath the frenzied-looking servers. Once you’ve bellied up to the bar,…
Open for about two months now, Uchi is a hot ticket. To secure a seat at this Austin-bred sushi spot, you’re going to need to book reservations about a week in advance. Without them, you’re not getting in without a long wait — unless you know how to outsmart the…
Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we’re counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city’s dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul. El Ranchito remains one of my favorite Dallas restaurants. It’s loud, brash and…
For extremely picky Dallasites looking for an exclusive dining experience with rare and seasonal ingredients on an adventurous menu in an intimate setting, there’s a place you might not know about. Yet. It doesn’t happen every night, and some wait over a year to score a reservation. The chefs involved…
Just two years ago I lamented the late-night dining scene here in Dallas. It was awful, and if you wanted to grab a bite after 10 p.m. your options were anything but delicious. And if the hunger pangs struck after, your choices were abysmal. That’s changed greatly in the past…
