Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. We’ve been enjoying the new direction at Komali for a year or so as new owners and chef…
If you dig beer, get ready to live it up this weekend — several beer events are at the top of our must-party calendar. ***** It’s Belgian Beer Week at Flying Saucer on the Lake, which means it’s time to get in touch with your Flemish side. The weeklong festivities…
Every staff member who hears the order is beaming with excitement. Chef Nacho Zagala hustles over to the table, still in his apron. He’s also wearing a bright smile. Moments later, general manager Jim Evans approaches quickly with the same thrill. “You like it?” Zagala asks, extending his hand for…
The Park Cities crowd has a new hang spot courtesy of Hunter Pond, founder of East Hampton Sandwich Co.: Hudson House, a seafood restaurant specializing in East Coast oysters and classic cocktails. Pond, along with partners Kyle Brooks, Wes Freeman, Hank Keller and Justin Hollis, opened Hudson House last week at 4448…
Matcha is everywhere right now. A staple of Japanese tea ceremonies, matcha is pure, unadulterated green tea powder made by grinding the entire shade-grown tea leaf, which helps explain its status as a trendy health food high in antioxidants and amino acids. It’s also become popular among people who find…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Aside from being exceedingly fun to order — everything is better with the word “disco” in front of…
Twenty years ago, going to a juice bar meant grabbing an Orange Julius or, if you were lucky, stumbling upon a Jamba Juice. Times have changed. In the Dallas area, high-information, health-conscious consumers have their pick of modern juice bars created with stringent dietary goals and restrictions in mind: Local…
Move beyond pho with these excellent but lesser-known DFW Vietnamese dishes.
Restaurants are opening faster in Dallas than any mere human can keep up with. If you’re looking to get out of a dining rut, here are four new eateries that deserve your attention. 8 ClovesKabul native Afifa Nayeb, whose “Silk Road fare” stand, Laili, has proven to be one of the…
After a customer spotted a new real estate listing, word got out today that Bolsa Mercado is not renewing its lease, and the Oak Cliff coffee shop, restaurant and market will close at the end of August, the Oak Cliff Advocate reports. The cafe is letting go of its physical…
With help from local design studio Swoon, the Adolphus Hotel downtown has gotten a bit of a face-lift in the last year, with renovations to hotel rooms, the lobby and its storied French Room restaurant, which is slated to reopen in the fall. This week, the Adolphus unveiled a new…
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. It’s nighttime at Lee Harvey’s. It’s humid and there’s no breeze, so still you’d think we’re on…
Ice Cream Wasted, a reservation-only tasting room that provides vegan-friendly and alcohol-infused ice cream “experiences,” moves into Dallas’ Bishop Arts District on Sunday, June 16, with a grand-opening party from noon to 6 p.m. In addition to free 80-proof ice cream shots for the first 1,000 people in line at…
Pie Tap is attempting to replace the standard with a leveled-up Irish Coffee that they’re calling the Irish Nitro.
It’s not all sunshine and pupusas at Nazca Kitchen in West Village.
In 1855, a group of European immigrants formed a community called La Réunion in what is now Oak Cliff. Inspired by the writings of French philosopher Charles Fourier, the colonists hoped to create a utopian socialist society in Texas. Alhough it fell apart after 18 months, the community’s legacy lives…
So you’ve been to the Deep Ellum Wine Walk and the Bishop Arts District Wine Walk, but have you, my cabernet-guzzling friend, been to the Plano Wine and Art Walk? Downtown Plano can be quite charming, especially under the influence of a few sample pours of vino. Purchase tickets online…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we’re sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. We knew it was a solid order when our server, who looked as if he’s worked the floor…
A look inside the patty melt that’s become famous among Deep Ellum service industry folk.
Historic downtown Dallas hotel The Statler is in the middle of a massive multimillion-dollar renovation, with the new Statler set to open fully this fall with new hotel rooms and residences. As part of that renovation, the hotel is opening six new food and beverage venues, all of which will…
How local should locavore food be? Can a North Texas restaurant survive and profit on ingredients sourced almost exclusively from within a few hours’ drive? Is that kind of challenge beneficial to chefs and diners? Is Dallas ready for this much pickling? The stakes are high at FT33 these days…
Beer drinkers of DFW, get ready: Presale starts today for Dallas Observer BrewFest, our seventh annual outdoor beer tasting event that, this year, will bring more than 500 beers from around the world (and North Texas in particular) to the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 9. A $35 general…
