The first time I experienced Till and Toil, the farmhouse saison from the Garland-based Lakewood Brewing Company, the beer was blonde and nearly crystal clear. Light and floral hoppy notes danced in my nose with every sip, and a subtle backdrop of citrus marked what I found to be an…
You’ve probably heard Micheal Martensen’s name around town, most likely preceded by the word “mixologist.” As a bartender at The Cedars Social, he’s been credited with helping establish Dallas’ old school cocktail movement. More recently he has extended that charge by opening the first reservations-only cocktail den, Smyth. It all…
Ken Halverson from Larken Farms Orchard brought a few boxes of the season’s first peaches to the White Rock Local Market over the weekend. They were small, tart and firm, but they were peaches. And they’re only going to get better as the summer progresses. Halverson says the spring weather…
On Friday afternoon, at 4:07 p.m., a round of applause and cheers wafted down from the balcony seats in House of Representatives as a five-pack of craft beer bills were passed with five thick slams of the gavel. It was technically the second vote of three, and the third, as…
This past Friday amidst the mansions of Preston Hollow, Steven Stodghill (you might have heard of the burger named after the prominent lawyer at The Porch) hosted one heck of a party to mark the release of Daniel Vaughn’s new book, The Prophets of Smoked Meat. Justin and Diane Fortune…
Let’s just say you’ve found a new watering hole and decide to pop in for a drink. The bartender is so adorable you’re salivating. It seems like you have two options: A) Brazenly ask him/her out in front of God and every other drunk asshole in the place or B)…
A few more details about the new concept rolling out at Private|Social were unveiled Friday. A news release announced a free event that will showcase some of the menu items chef Najat Kaanache will feature on the new Texas-themed menu. See also: Rocco Milano on the Changes at Private|Social “Burly”…
Enjoying Craft beer week? It’s not over yet. Lauren has been detailing all the beer-laden events you’ve had to choose from all week, and there’s still a few more if you’re looking for plans. Don’t jump up too quick though. We’ve got a week to wrap up first. This week…
Timing has never been kind to me. So it was just my usual temporal bad luck that Rice and Wheat opened its doors for business last Thursday. After seven years of living next to the building that now houses this new Vietnamese/Thai/Sushi restaurant, I am bidding adieu not only to…
Financing a brewery, either in part or whole, through crowd funding campaigns like Kickstarter is a fascinating phenomenon. Old-fashioned lengthy business plans with amortization charts, projections and risk assessments are buried at the bottom of the recycling bin, or better yet, under a box of hipster-cut, 100-percent organic cotton T-shirts…
When properly executed, the banh mi may be the greatest sandwich of all time. The balance of fatty flavors from mayonnaise, pâté and other meats, with acidic pickles, is the perfect backdrop for Asian flavors like soy sauce and cilantro. It’s surprising that these sandwiches aren’t more popular here in…
It’s American Craft Beer Week. For many of you, this means it’s business as usual. For some of you, it’s an excuse to imbibe in some craft beers all week long. The Brewers Association, a national non-profit group, created this “Mother of all Beer Weeks” to advance the beer culture…
The cluster of restaurants around the intersection of La Vista Drive and Skillman Street is about to get a new addition. A second Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers is slated to open there by the end of this summer. If you’ve ever exited the Dallas North Tollway at Lovers Lane you’ve…
The documentary Cafeteria Man lays out the uphill battle faced by Tony Geraci as he took on Baltimore school system bureaucrats to overhaul the school lunch program. Geraci’s plan was a simple one, focused on the same local ingredients that many chefs have embraced over the years to build a…
With graduation ceremonies in full bloom, we contacted a few local chefs for some bits of wise advice for culinary school graduates. First, we asked them about their worst jobs after school, then for a few pieces of advice to help thrust new grads into a world of mildly socially…
Having déjà vu? Feel like we’ve been here before? Well, don’t pinch yourself. Be calm. You’re not crazy. We have been here before. For years the great cupcake bakers of Texas have fought for the freedom to sell their delicate clouds of sugar and butter to a hungry public. With…
James St. Peter obviously needs more friends. This has to be the real reason he decided to start having Bingo Night every other Wednesday night starting May 29. The press release quotes St. Peter: “Hypnotic is doing this because it is fun — that simple. We will have bingo on…
Yesterday The Dallas Morning News’ Biz Beat Blog broke the news that Trader Joe’s had finally announced the anticipated opening date for the Greenville Avenue location. Starting Friday, August 9, you’ll be able to buy all the Two Two-Fifty Buck Chuck you desire, right in East Dallas. See also: -…
Three rectangles of semifreddo in pistachio, mint and strawberry sat in a row like fat dominoes at Belly and Trumpet in Uptown. The chilled desserts looked good, with shards of green pistachio and two carefully placed strawberries, but they tasted rather dull and they were tiny. A longer rectangle of…
The brisket is out of the butcher paper. Texas Monthly posted their latest top 50 barbecue restaurants list and both Pecan Lodge and Lockhart Smokehouse made this year’s cut. A look at previous years show just how far Dallas has come in the world of barbecued brisket. A long, long…
If you’re a careful diner, you might have noticed the term “compression” attached to a fruit that’s featured in your dish or dessert. John Tesar added compressed heirloom tomato slices to a “burger” he fashioned for Eater a few weeks ago, and at Belly and Trumpet, compressed mango is featured…
Previously we told you about the Grapevine Craft Brewery. Gary Humble fell in love with Grapevine about the same time he fell in love with craft beer, so he decided to open up a (rather swank) craft brewery, which they’ve recently broken ground on. It’ll be the craft beer stop…
