I once took my mom to a traditional ramen restaurant and watched as she nervously prodded the steaming bowl of noodles and broth with her chopsticks for 30 minutes. Like many people, her experience with ramen has been limited to the little plastic packages or dinky Styrofoam cups of instant…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. The list of ingredients is so ridiculous, there’s no way any mere human can say no to The…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Few things are as soul-restoring as a good bowl of chicken soup. On the last Sunday of every…
In this week’s DFW food news round-up, Fort Worth’s West 7th takes another hit, two festivals announce their fall line-ups and a Dallas woman launches a meal kit delivery company catering to parents: Steel City Pops is coming to Preston Center, Guide Live reports, and the new location of the gourmet…
Walking through the double red doors of Mad Batter Baker is a pleasant trip down the rabbit hole. The Alice in Wonderland-inspired bakery manages a whimsical charm without needlessly beating you over the head with it. The walls at the back are a patchwork of artwork, some of it for sale…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. I’m a big fan of the rice-less sushi roll. It cuts out the middle man and yields a…
Fromage eez good, yes? Or, said another way that is less patronizing to the French: you like cheese, right? Of course you do. Who doesn’t appreciate a nice Roquefort? Taste a variety of French cheeses, which will be paired with wine, for $40 per person at Scardello in Oak Lawn…
Seafood may not immediately come to mind when we think of brunch menus, but more and more local menus are incorporating seafood beyond a bagel with lox. There are oysters at Boulevardier and catfish po’boys at Ida Claire, for instance. And no place embraces this more than TJ’s Seafood. The original…
The saga of Pie Tap has been unfolding slowly for nearly two years. When Rich Hicks, the restaurateur behind Mooyah Burgers and Tin Star Taco Bar, which he later sold, announced plans for the restaurant’s first location to open on Henderson Avenue, some people in the neighborhood fought his plans for…
You know what they say: People in glass restaurants should make delicious drinks. (Wait, is that how that goes?) Savor Gastropub is nestled at the edge of Klyde Warren Park and offers great food, well-crafted cocktails and amazing people watching. Their saké sangria is a new slant on a traditional…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Some dishes are so warm and comforting that the chef might as well wander out of the kitchen,…
There must be only a handful of diners left in America where you can smoke cigarettes right next to the open kitchen and read a newspaper. 2016 has made visiting timeless diners a very real need: It’s a year that makes hyperbole seem tame. How do you let off steam…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Meddlesome Moth excels at two things: selecting craft beers and makin’ snacks. Even the most obsessively on-the-hunt beer…
Garden Cafe manager and chef Mark Wootton may spend his time perfecting the consistency of the grits at his restaurant, but now he has another focus: exotic mushrooms, kombucha, books and potato chips. Wootton has taken his love for good quality local product next door, opening up a grocery store…
It’s best-of season, which means restaurants are either voraciously soliciting votes or endlessly celebrating their new titles. Dallas has a winner on Bon Appetit’s list of America’s Best New Restaurants 2016, and it’s one that might surprise you: Trompo, the no-frills taco spot that opened in April on an unassuming…
In an interview with the musician Questlove, Chicago chef Dave Beran talks about the perils of creating a signature “hit” dish. “That can put a halt to your progress,” he explains. “When you have that hit, you don’t want to stop doing it.” Earlier this year, chef and Dallas icon…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. The AllGood Cafe has been a staple of Deep Ellum diners (and musicians) for more than 15 years…
If you need anymore evidence that craft brewing as an industry is here to stay, look no further than Eastfield College’s latest move. When its Journeyman Brewer certificate program gets underway for its fourth term on Sept. 12, class capacity will have nearly doubled from 18 seats to 30. After…
The 6th annual Dallas Observer BrewFest is fast approaching, and this year’s fest is bigger than ever. With 135 breweries on the bill — each one serving four different brews — that leaves you with more than 500 different beers to choose from. Time to start putting together your must-drink…
Leading up to September’s Best of Dallas® 2016 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. Any dessert at Remedy could make this list of favorite dishes. Those massive pies, served in wedges the…
Why do kids have all the fun with the “kids eat free” nonsense? Us adults want in on this. After all, we’re the ones who pay the damn bill. We may live in the land of free chips and salsa, but they won’t soak up all that booze unless queso…
With limited room for new development, keeping track of downtown Denton’s near-constant restaurant hustle can be challenging. The beach-shanty inspired building on the corner of Bell and Mulberry had been synonymous with Hoochie’s Oyster House and their dollar train beers until it relocated in 2014. Captain Nemo’s quickly took its place…
