Downtown Dallas got a new burger joint yesterday when Village Burger Bar opened a new location near the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The new restaurant off Woodall Rogers Freeway is the local franchise’s fourth location. Firebird Restaurant Group, which owns the concept, has other burger joints in West…
Become intimately acquainted with the Scoville Scale at ZestFest 2018. This three-day festival celebrating all things spicy will include food tastings, celebrity chef appearances and, of course, obligatory atomic wing- and fiery food-eating contests. Admission is $12 to $15. What it be: ZestFest When it do: Friday, Jan. 26, to…
When they’re made right, sliders are a flawless food. Contrary to the lackluster sliders you’ve been burned by before, they are not lazy, brunch versions of a cheeseburger. They shouldn’t be throw-away sandwiches, carelessly fired on the grill until they taste like charred hockey pucks. When they’re great, sliders are…
Mother-son duo Boonmie Phennara and Xay Senephoumy are bringing their family recipes to diners in downtown Irving, including noodle soups, whole fish, Hawaiian loco moco and a bowl of pho topped with a beef rib.
There are just a few weeks left to comment on the Trump administration’s proposal that would provide restaurants and other food industry-adjacent businesses the ability to pool tips earned by servers and share them with untipped workers such as cooks, dishwashers and other back-of-house employees. Based on the more than…
In September, Chili’s told us that it was headed back to its roots. The burger joint that got its start on Greenville Avenue found itself as a global chain with a menu some 125 items long. Chili’s set out to refocus on “what we’ve always done best: our burgers, ribs…
Last year’s inaugural brunch affair, the Morning After — a festival showing off the city’s best not-quite-breakfast, not-quite-lunch eats — sold out weeks in advance. This year’s fest looks equally popular; VIP tickets already sold out. But before we throw down on a cornucopia of biscuits and Champagne at Dallas…
With the holidays — and that bastard 2017 — behind us, we’ve launched into a time of year marked by openings. New bars and restaurants are popping up every week, and it’s hard to keep track of it all. If you’re looking for something new, here are a few places…
In this week’s Dallas-area food news roundup, there are big shakeups at both an Uptown cocktail bar and a Frisco barbecue joint, and a new “restaurant lounge” opens on Cedar Springs: Big changes at an Uptown mainstay: Local veteran Eddie “Lucky” Campbell bought out the owners of the Standard Pour,…
After 14 years on McKinney Avenue, Idle Rich Pub is closing after service Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to a Facebook post. The bar is closing because its lease is up, owner Feargal McKinney says. “I have had 14 great years at the Idle, met many new friends and invaluable employees,”…
Musume, the forthcoming Asian-fusion restaurant opening in the Arts District, has set an open date: Wednesday, Jan. 24. Under executive chef Ken Lumpkin, the restaurant will focus on “world-class sushi and contemporary Asian fusion cuisine” and boasts the “largest selection of sake in Texas … with more than 100 labels, as…
We’re on a constant search for a better bloody Mary, and at long last, we’ve found a unique twist at Jalisco Norte. Thanks to their house bloody Mary blend, Chef Jose Meza’s salsa rojo, and a touch of mole sauce, it’s a new favorite. (Because who really thinks to add bittersweet sauce usually reserved for enchiladas to their bloody Mary?)
Avocado toast. An egg-white omelet. A spinach-forward frittata. These are sensible brunches, brunches that can be paired with a mimosa that’s heavy on the OJ and light on the bubbly. Brunches good for fueling a busy, productive day ahead. Make no mistake about it: You can have a type-A brunch…
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. There was one thing on the menu. Just after Y2K, Mahbub Zaman’s taco stand was a solo…
At the Chocolate and Art Show, there will be chocolate (duh), art (also duh), naked people, music, more naked people and, oh yeah, did we mention naked people? At the event, you can eat chocolate, peruse art from more than 100 Texas artists and admire models participating in nude body…
Peasant Pizzeria sits on the corner of Cedar Springs and Reagan, in a space most recently occupied by the short-lived Q Tacos at Macho’s Cantina. Inspired by L.A.’s Pizzeria Mozza, owner Robert Colombo spent two years developing the concept. The menu offers a variety of classic Italian dishes, but at Peasant,…
There’s a moment of surprise when you enter the Mockingbird Diner. The ceilings are sky-high and vaulted. There are no winding hallways; it’s an open-concept floor surrounded by clean, sharp white walls. Up high on the south wall is a long, thin rectangle of a window. This new restaurant —…
Crudo Italian, which started in Plano before it was sold, is resurrecting this week in a new location: Preston Center. Chef and partner Javier Perez will helm the new restaurant, which opens Jan. 19 for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. The menu focuses “on handmade artisan pastas and gnocchi, the best…
Winter is really not messing around this year. As the temperature sometimes jumps and drops 30 degrees in one day, Dallas is experiencing a climate fatigue of sorts, and the short days have us stuffing ourselves with soul-warming comfort food. Assuming it’s safe to be out on the roads, visit…
When Bryan Meyer started brewing cider with a friend, he heard a lot of opinions about the fermented fruit beverage. Mainly, “We don’t like cider.” But Meyer’s cider was different, and the dryness and drinkability were quickly evident to anyone who took a sip. This summer, his team will start…
Dallas seems to be digging grilled cheese. In November, Melted opened in the Cedars, bringing with it a local-beer-centric bar and both classic and fancified grilled cheese sandwiches like the That’s All Folks ($11.95), made with pulled pork, ham, mustard, Swiss and pickles on hefty griddled sourdough. Yesterday, on the third…
The pizza-making at Zoli’s is righteous. Hold up a slice of the thin-crust round pie. Notice how the crust is crisp all the way through to the center. No matter how many toppings Zoli’s loads onto its pizzas, the middle never gets soggy or goes limp. Toppings don’t slide off…
