All chefs are busy, but the husband and wife duo behind Malai Kitchen have set a new standard for what it’s like to have a lot on your plate. When they’re not brewing their own beer, expanding their restaurant, or learning exactly how hard it is to make their own…
A few years back, I set out in search of a great gyro for all to enjoy. It didn’t go well. My partner-in-tzatziki almost died, and neither of us was able to work the rest of the afternoon. We ate pounds and pounds of gyros, and when we finished we…
Compared with five years ago, Dallas has really stepped up its farmers market game. The Dallas Farmers Market Downtown has undergone a pretty intensive renovation, and markets in neighborhoods like Vickery Meadows are cropping up seemingly every other day, to go with the established local markets in McKinney, White Rock,…
I am a relative newcomer to the world of fancy dranks. Up until about three years ago, I considered a good cocktail to be a girly and syrupy cosmopolitan or lemon drop. I had no problem swilling a now-undrinkable combination of budget vodka and Minute Maid lemonade. It got the…
The Meow-O-Ween Pub Prowl: because really, you can never have too many slightly inebriated co-eds in cat costumes walking down Camp Bowie Boulevard. But hey — it’s for a good cause (and let’s face it, ladies, cat costumes are easy, cheap and promote positive human-cat interactions.) Proceeds from the prowl…
You may have heard by now of bulletproof coffee, the coffee drink doctored up with as much as two tablespoons of butter that’s gaining popularity for its purported health benefits. A bulletproof coffee in the morning will help you burn fat all day, they say. Bulletproof coffee will increase mental…
Greenville Avenue continues to add restaurants after the city widened sidewalks, added parking and generally increased the number of potential customers walking around the neighborhood. The latest to open, Clark Food and Wine, began serving customers last Thursday. See also: Bohemian Cafe, the New Kolache Restaurant on Lower Greenville, Is…
If you needed any other reason to believe that the time for Dallas’ varied and unique dining scene is finally starting to have the day in the sun it so deserves, turn on your television. Many of the city’s best chefs, including Roe DiLeo, Patrick Stark, and (of course) John…
It was March 2013 when whispers of a cidery in Bishop Arts first slithered into the ears of thirsty Dallasites. Back then, in the middle of a Kickstarter blaze of glory, owner Joel Malone figured he’d be able to open his fledgling business a couple of months later and start…
On Saturday afternoon, the smoke was a beacon, luring cars and trucks from nearby Beckley Avenue as they drove towards Urban Acres. One truck hit the brakes hard to pull into the lot before passing by as owner Steven Bailey tended the coals that were putting up the thick, white…
For most chefs, the flavors that dominate their cuisine come from a very personal place, like a decades of mom’s home cooking or a few years of intensive training at a French culinary school. For others, though, that passion for a cuisine develops in relatively unexpected places. Braden and Yasmin…
Last week, Knife announced a new lunch menu at the Hotel Palomar. In typical hotel-lunch fashion, the menu promises a number of classic sandwiches dressed up with luxurious, hand-crafted ingredients, presented with precision and care. How else could you persuade a patron to spend $18 on a sandwich you can…
Chipotle needed a better vegetarian option. Until recently, the only thing a meat-adverse diner could order in the restaurant was a set of tacos or a burrito stuffed with black beans and a mix of grilled onions and bell peppers. The results were filling (everything at Chipotle is filling) but…
Today, John Tesar joins a small but growing contingent of people who are inking book deals and television contracts based on their ability to raise rabble on Twitter. Sure, Tesar has been working in kitchens for decades and is currently operating two wildly successful restaurants, but there’s no doubt that…
Since Lucia first opened, the Oak Cliff Italian restaurant has been honing its reputation as Dallas’ toughest reservation. Diners who want the opportunity to twirl a forkful of David Uygur’s cacio e pepe have to call the restaurant a month in advance to book a table. Prime slots are consistently…
Though the finicky weather of North Texas denies it, winter is approaching. And whether that winter lasts a month or three, you’re going to need to be prepared to make the seasonal food and drink switch. That means transitioning away from that iced coffee into something a little more hot…
Every couple days this summer, people pulled into an unfinished parking lot near Prestige Circle in Allen and asked whoever would listen when construction would finally be finished. “The city of Allen is behind us,” says Keith Ashley, owner of the Nine Band Brewing, soon to be Allen’s first craft…
Generally, we leave talking about music to our friends at DC9, but the food and booze this weekend’s Untapped Festival at Gilley’s may actually be more interesting than the music. Sure, Cake will be there, and Polyphonic Spree is going to show up in their robes, but that should only…
It’s 9 on Wednesday night when I drag my friend out to Joyce and Gigi’s in East Dallas. She’s in nursing school and should be writing a paper that’s due the next day, but fortunately one of us has her priorities straight: half-priced drinks and dessert to share. The restaurant’s…
When she’s not busy planning her new restaurant, Remedy, Chef Danyele McPherson likes to focus on the parts of her life that aren’t just in the kitchen. “Food is my passion,” says McPherson, “but I also like to do other things, too. I like to ride bikes around Dallas and…
A few days ago, something disturbing happened to me. The image is seared deep into the folds of my brain: I ordered a salad as a side of my burger. It was trumpet bright, fresh with good olive oil, full of radishes, and still light years from being as awesome…
In “Shigging,” we ask barbecue experts to give us some specifics about how they smoke their meats. In the spirit of barbecue secretiveness and competitiveness, they’re allowed to lie once. This week, for Shigging, we’re switching meats. For the moment, we’re moving on from brisket, and we’ll be asking Jeffery…
