We all knew it was coming. When I reviewed Velvet Taco last year, owner/partner John Franke told me he had every intension of opening subsequent locations of the restaurant. The only thing that was surprising was how long it took. But tonight the wait ends. The second Velvet Taco will…
It’s January again, which means it’s time for El Ranchito’s month-long extravaganza featuring The King of Rock and Roll. The Oak Cliff salsa slinger hosts a number of performances by Elvis impersonators throughout the year, but this month you can get your fill of lamb chops, suede shoes and glistening…
A week or so before the end of the year, I dropped by Nonna to soothe my soul with some pasta and pork fat, two ingredients that have been known to bring people together in ways that even the pope cannot. I had every intention of enjoying them together in…
At 9 p.m. on Wednesday nights, Sundown at Granada’s executive chef Patrick Stark unties his apron and steps out of the kitchen into the bar. Half-price whiskey, live music and a late night menu, it’s little wonder Stark can’t drag himself away. “I’m trying to break myself of this, but…
Traveling gives you some perspective, especially when you deeply invest yourself in one city’s food scene. But I sometimes wonder if the excitement you experience while exploring a new destination has a way of coloring what you eat. Every blister on a pizza crust seems heightened, eggs gush with golden…
At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, Pizza Villa was calm. The phones were silent, the ovens cooling. The workers stood idly, or else lounged in the otherwise empty booths. The cash register stayed shut. For a weeknight dinner rush at Richardson’s best and probably oldest pizza joint, the silence was bizarre…
If that raw juice cleanse just isn’t cleansing enough after the debauchery of the past few weeks, then Hypnotic Donuts has got an event you might be interested in. This Sunday, January 5, they’ll line their toes along the edge of the pool at the Fraternal Order of Eagles (8500…
Amidst all the kerfuffle over healthcare reform, the Affordable Care Act is affecting one sector that no one really anticipated: American vending machines. A provision of the ACA will require vending machine companies to post nutritional and calorie information on their machines in an effort to let consumers make more…
Throughout last year, we took time to talk to a good number of chefs in Dallas who willingly imparted advice on cooking, management and burning. Following is a highlight reel from some of the city’s finest. Last spring we asked a few chefs for advice for recent culinary school grads…..
Pakpao Thai Food has been getting a lot of praise lately, from Scott Reitz’s fondness of the unyielding spice of their curries, to ranking among our list of Dallas’ most interesting restaurants, to Leslie Brenner at The Dallas Morning News calling it one of the best new openings of the…
Here are a few food trends that have become ubiquitous and shed the sheen of novelty — now they’re just dull and sometimes annoying, in spite of exciting debuts. The Cronut Craze By his own account, Daniel alum Dominique Ansel opened a bakery because he saw gaps in New York’s…
Most places get their fancy jazz hands out for New Year’s Eve. And maybe that’s your thing, which is so awesome, but for some of us, we just want a drink. We’ve pulled together a list of a five places that are taking it quasi low-key, but also offer solid…
Except the cronut. We love the cronut. (Photo: Tejal Rao)Here are 13 food trends that have become ubiquitous and shed the sheen of novelty — now they’re just dull and sometimes annoying, in spite of an exciting debut. (To keep things interesting, we’ve included a few food trends we hope…
New Year’s Eve can be a pain if you’re stuck with the wrong crowd. No one can figure out where to go, everyone is whiny about staying in, that one guy gets too drunk again this year and starts moaning about never having anyone to kiss at midnight. It’s the…
On Friday, news broke that Spoon chef-owner John Tesar will soon open a new restaurant at Hotel Palomar, in the space that previously housed Central 214. It’ll be named Knife. It’ll be a steakstaurant. I’m sure it’ll be great. And I’m sure that these are the next five restaurants he’ll…
Add a bit of salt to the air and Henderson Avenue’s newest joint might have you convinced it’s just steps away from the beach at the Hamptons. If you’ve been there, that is. For the rest of us, Gemma Restaurant is everything we might imagine about the almost mythical beach…
Oh, One Arts Plaza. You’re so circular, yet so haphazard. See Also: – The Restaurants of One Arts Plaza are Officially a Snooze Today Lombardi Family Concepts announced that they’re closing Café des Artistes at the ever-fickle One Arts Plaza. Specifically, the press release reads: “Although the restaurant saw acceptable…
The new Chipotle coming to the corner of Abrams Road and Richmond Avenue pushed its tentative December opening date to January 24. If you’ve been craving “Responsibly Raised®” meat with black beans, mild salsa, cheese, guacamole and lettuce wrapped in a tortilla large enough to swaddle a kitten, you’ll have…
If we’re going to talk about sandwiches, which, we promise we will, then we’d be negligent to exclude the Cuban. And in a land where there’s a lot of chatter about proper sandwiches, we just don’t hear enough about the sandwiches from the island a-skip-and-a-hop south of Florida. See Also:…
A little background for those who are unfamiliar: Macaulay Culkin, otherwise known as “Kevin!?” from Home Alone, has a pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band. If you need more of an explanation than that — well, there is none, sadly. Pizza Underground rewrites the Velvets’ hits with a pizza-centric twist. The…
Pecan Lodge is the best place in the city to get fat. Have you ever wished, though, that the legendarily long line (or “queue” as civilised people call it) suddenly ceased to be a problem, leaving you free to waltz up the front counter and secure your meat? You could…
Just about a year ago the White Rock Abbey opened in East Dallas at the intersection of Garland and Peavy roads. Business was hit and miss at the neighborhood spot, with mixed reviews on both the service and food. This summer James Orr bought the bar and brought along a…
