Every September, Fair Park businesses prepare for the most challenging weeks of the year: the State Fair of Texas. For three weeks, the State Fair vacuums up every parking spot, funnelling crowds away from local businesses and towards the concession aisles where hawkers convert money into paper tickets. Regular visitors…
We probably don’t have to remind you that early voting for the midterm elections starts Oct. 22 — we’re pretty sure anyone with eyes and ears is aware of this contentious Texas election. But if you’re still not sure who you’re voting for — or don’t know what, other than…
Fort Worth’s cocktail week wraps up on Friday with a battle royale. Gin vs. Vodka is a competition for the soul of the martini – and an opportunity to showcase some of the world’s best clear liquors. What: Fort Worth Cocktail Week: Gin vs. Vodka When: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19…
On a cold and rainy afternoon, workers put the finishing touches on countertops and painted walls ahead of the grand opening of the Grow Deoto Market Place, taking place Saturday Oct, 20. Aside from the vegan hot spot Peace, Love & Eatz, another eatery is bringing in appetites near and…
Jalisco Norte is making it easy to eat their upscale Mexican food even if you’re in a hurry. Yesterday, the restaurant launched Loncheria, a “walk-up market offering a condensed menu of chef Jose Meza’s authentic and approachable Mexican cuisine perfect for a quick meal on the patio or easy meal…
The fourth annual Dallas Observer Tacolandia took over the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, and 3,000 people filled the market to feast on tacos and tequila. It started as a gloomy fall day, but just before VIP opened, the clouds parted and God shone his blessing down on Texas in…
Sisters Christi Erpillo and Johnna McKee of Winter Family Concessions are the team behind two of this year’s biggest dishes at the State Fair of Texas: Fernie’s Hoppin’ John Cake with Jackpot Sauce, this year’s Best Tasting – Savory winner in the Big Tex Choice Awards, and Fernie’s Orange You Glad We…
High-profile Dallas chef Stephan Pyles has closed his Uptown restaurant, Stampede 66, as originally reported by CultureMap. The restaurant closed Saturday, Oct. 13. The restaurant, created in homage to Pyles’ 90s popular restaurant Star Canyon, was an uber-touristy locale with Texas-centric dishes that, by many accounts, seemed to have lost…
The State Fair of Texas puts a lot of money and effort behind its now famous Big Tex Choice Awards, where they crown each year’s best, most creative foods. They release the names of the new creations in strategic, well-timed waves. First, in July, we get a laundry list of…
Getting wasted is likely something you’ve experienced before. And we all remember the infamous “chocolate wasted” line from the movie Grown Ups. But what about getting ice cream wasted? No? Well, meet the grown up who’s responsible for creating a non-dairy, alcohol-infused ice cream, right here in North Texas. “I…
Maroches on Davis Street is a small Mexican bakery that sits right at the edge of historic Winnetka Heights and is one of the last bastions of an older Dallas in the middle of gentrified North Oak Cliff eateries and bistros. But Maroches is going through some tough times that…
The Garzas are the family behind one of this year’s winning Big Tex Choice Award items at the State Fair of Texas. Their dish, Arroz con Leche (20 coupons), won the Best Taste: Sweet category, making this their first win since they opened their first concession stand in 1984. In…
The ever-trending Asian street food night market is coming to Plano from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. More than 20 vendors will serve a wide range of more than 100 different Asian dishes for the Dallas Asian Street Food Night Market, held in the Super Fresh Market parking…
Tiny Victories’s new menu offers cocktails with irreverent names like the Blu-Tang Clan. The blue and white striated cocktail offers smoky, sweet, and tart flavors married perfectly for a smooth and complex cocktail.
Michael Luttinger is too occupied, at least for now, to coddle his Instagram feed. He’s just, as he puts it, nonstop busy running Dallas food truck Eggstand. His two daughters log in to help him out here and there, but at 59 — he was asked to resign from his…
With its shareable dishes and games like ping-pong and bowling, Scout is a great place to grab a cocktail and dinner, and it just expanded its menu to include brunch. But for now, it remains a great place to grab a cocktail and dinner. Scout is a group-friendly cocktail bar…
Chef Graham Dodds is out as culinary director at The Statler, where he had overseen the launch of several new restaurants, as CraveDFW originally reported. Dodds went to The Statler last year after shuttering his restaurant Wayward Sons. “Graham Dodds was an integral part of our opening team, and we are…
The $15,000 pour-over coffee machine whispers awake. A tiny metal arm, situated directly over the coffee grind, whirls and dispenses liquid in a quiet rush that doubles as a good hypnosis act from a robot. Belly up to the counter, made of intimidatingly fancy laundry-white stone, in a daze watching…
The State Fair of Texas and fried food go hand in hand. It’s almost sacrilege to attend the fair and not sample the newest, strangest, over-the-top fried items. But if your diet is keeping you from trying some of these quintessential fair foods, it is possible to find non-fried options…
Good Local Market is going vegan this weekend, with more than 20 vegan-only vendors (in addition to the weekly ones). Cheese, chocolate, soap — you’ll find it all here. As with all farmers markets, admission is free. What: Vegan Pop-Up Market When: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Where: Good Local Market…
Some comfort foods translate across all cultures and languages. Nearly everyone likes a hot bowl of noodle soup. Almost every cuisine has its sausage link. South Korea and southern America agree on the glories of fried chicken. It’s about time that koshari, the pride of Egypt, achieved that level of…
From the family behind Taverna, Toulouse and Bistro 31 comes Alberto Lombardi’s newest concept: Kai, an “original Asian restaurant with French influence” that opened Monday. The most recent addition to Plano’s Legacy West shopping district, Kai is directly above Toulouse, Lombardi’s popular French brasserie. It is a full-service sushi lounge complete…
