If there’s one thing Dallas has a surprising deficit of, it’s the kolache — or, more specifically, the kolache (the sweet one) and the klobasnek (the savory one). This weekend, Dude, Sweet Chocolate’s Katherine Clapner attacks the issue head-on with a pop-up so Texas, we might have to dust off…
Bourbon & Banter’s Pompadour gives the guest the chance to be destructive.
The Magic Lemon Drop Martini changes colors thanks to butterfly pea tea extract.
Ross & Hall Kitchen + Beer Garten sits between Deep Ellum and downtown, in the space formerly occupied by the short-lived Little Woodrow. Owner Jonathan Calabrese (of State & Allen, the Nodding Donkey and Social Pie) opened the restaurant in September 2017 with the goal of creating an American scratch…
Like it or not, Bishop Arts 2.0 is happening, and the first new retail spaces are beginning to open their doors even as large swaths of the Oak Cliff sub-neighborhood are still being leveled to make way for expensive new luxury apartment complexes. At Bishop and Melba, the first completed…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish style with copious amounts of beer and merriment. Enjoy Shannon Brewing Co.’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, where they’ll be tapping beers reserved just for the occasion. There will be more than 20 beers on tap, live music and food galore. A $20 ticket (advance…
On April 25, more than two dozen Dallas restaurants will converge on Centennial Hall at Fair Park for Iron Fork, a foodie extravaganza with seemingly endless food samples, beer/wine/cocktail tastings and a live chef competition that will pit two Dallasites against one another in real time. We just got a…
At dawn at 4724 Greenville Ave., they’re hunkered down in the back room dousing the beer with green dye. They get hundreds of orders for St. Patrick’s Day-green beer, chilling in the kegs that Parkit Market has rolled out for 56 years on the corner of Greenville Avenue. Most will…
On the outside of downtown Dallas’ 400 Record Building, a tube of glass ascends from the sidewalk to a dining room perched above. Inside that glass ring, a spiral staircase whisks diners around a sculpture by Jean-Michel Othoniel that resembles a long, glittering necklace. Entering Bullion is like ascending into…
All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. A few minutes after noon, the line to get into El Fenix weaves out the front door…
Sugar Sang is industrious, hard-working and intuitive. He knows his way around the customers and in the kitchen at his sister’s walk-up window restaurant, Sandwich Hag. Sang, 37, has knife skills and knows how to cook. He can do just about anything you ask him to, except one thing: He…
In a strip mall in North Dallas, you’ll find an impressive Persian lunch buffet. Sahara Restaurant, owned by Iran native Bahman Derakhshan, offers a $12.99 lunch buffet and traditional dinner menu. Derakhshan opened the restaurant 26 years ago, and Sahara has been in its current space for 17 years. Derakhshan…
Derrick Harris loves to share his barbecue. He began by selling it from a trailer on a Grand Prairie street corner to make a little extra cash on the weekends. Customers told him it’s the barbecue they’d been searching for. But after 10 years, he says, a nearby pizza restaurant’s…
You’ve probably been there before: Your friends are coming in town, you haven’t planned a damn thing and they expect you to show them the best tacos Dallas has to offer. They’ve heard you brag about the food here, and now they want you to be their guide. Or, you…
Sometimes, regular lunch just won’t do. Sometimes, you need to punch your body in the face with calories. If you’re looking to eat something completely over-the-top this weekend, these five places can accommodate. Lobster pho at Lime Bar Kanye West your day by throwing caution — and money — to…
It’s hard enough to go to Cattleack BBQ and not over-order. Part of this is a mental thing. “They’re only open two days a week,” your inner monologue says. “We should get a little of everything.” Once you’re in line, the aroma of smoked meats fills your nostrils while you’re…
Ever since Misti Norris left her post at Small Brewpub, the Dallas food scene has been anxiously awaiting the forward-thinking chef’s return. Known for creative dishes often using fermentation, foraged ingredients and meat she cures herself, Norris has been participating in pop-up dinners and events since leaving Small. But now,…
The Rattlesnake Bar’s Tejas Railroad is an interactive cocktail made with tequila, mezcal, Tajin, and seasonal Tejas Fresca.
When the Addison location of El Fenix closed in the summer of 2017, it left behind the sad shell of a former Tex-Mex kingdom. Gone were the smell of chips fresh from the fryer and El Fenix’s nuclear-cheese backbone. But before long, that sad shell started to take shape once…
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Get a jump start on St. Patrick’s Day at Shannon Brewing Co. The brewery is hosting St. Patty’s themed events throughout the week, and they’re kicking things off right with some moderate exercise and perhaps not-so-moderate beer consumption. Enjoy a 5k walk/run starting at 9 a.m., and then enjoy pancakes…
Is there any festival food better than a slider? The tiny sandwiches, easily held in one hand, come in their own delivery device (AKA buns), making it easy to chow down while holding a beer and lining up for your next bite. On Saturday, March 24, Dallas will celebrate the…
