Covered in tattoos and wearing a shirt with an image of an ice cream cone with a skull on top of it, Aaron Barker is not your average ice cream shop owner. He’s a former journalist, guitar player for a local rock band called Street Arabs, and he has strong…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish style with copious amounts of rickets corned beef. Enjoy Capitol Pub’s extended hours, food specials and live music all weekend long. Noteworthy menu items include corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, shepherd’s pie and Guinness beef stew. The Saturday morning brunch menu will also…
A new spot opening this summer at Malcolm X Boulevard and Commerce Street combines so many of our favorite things: tapas, hookah, alcohol and Lebanese food. Marc Mansour, co-owner and GM of Zåtar Lebanese Tapas & Bar, said the new spot will have tapas, specialty dishes and traditional Lebanese desserts like knefeh,…
Settling in from a solo tour throughout the South — and preparing for his opening slot for Third Eye Blind at Dallas Observer’s St. Patrick’s Day concert — Kirk Thurmond and the Millennials have been busy. So busy, in fact, that Thurmond recently quit his job at Oak Cliff’s Local Press…
Last night, a heartbreaking fire ripped through the Humane Society of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, killing 67 dogs and sparing only 11. The puppy room was the hardest hit by the fire. Outspoken dog advocate Jay Jerrier, the owner of Cane Rosso and Zoli’s, announced that on Monday, March 21…
The Dallas dining scene undoubtedly garners — nay, demands — most of the attention in North Texas, so our friends to the west are often overlooked. Yes, exciting things are happening right now with food in Dallas, but Fort Worth shouldn’t be treated like a spelling bee runner-up. Tillman’s Roadhouse…
Look, there’s nothing wrong with getting blasted on lukewarm green beer this St. Patrick’s Day, so long as you’re safe about it. We’re all adults, and being an adult sometimes means intentionally making questionable decisions in the name of classic American drinking holidays. Go nuts — drink a yard of…
Lick it up, Dallas. The new KISS-owned restaurant in The Colony is open, and it is massive. Rock & Brews, “a family-friendly rock-inspired experience” is a project from KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, who will make the trek to the Granscape development spot for a grand opening on May…
Eating at a new restaurant without expectations is a difficult task. The baggage of past experiences — that perfect steak, Mom’s mac and cheese, the first bite of Thai food — colors every diner’s expectations. I came to Fujiyama hoping to find Japanese tavern fare that lived up to my…
Meet your new food obsession: the lamington. Simple yet highly addictive, these delicious little cake squares are ubiquitous in Australian coffee houses. To an uninitiated Texan, however, they are nothing short of a revelation. For this “discovery,” we can thank Ascension Coffee owner/lamington smuggler Russell Hayward. Enlisting the talents of…
For hungry people in a hurry, East African cuisine typically isn’t going to be the right decision — same goes if anyone planning to spend a meal on an iPhone. Ethiopian food is served communally, similar to the way all orders are typically combined at a sushi restaurant. But instead…
A new caffeinated option is popping up in Dallas: a tea-like drink made up of something that used to be considered an unwanted byproduct of the coffee-producing process. Cascara comes from same tree as coffee beans but is much closer to a tea than coffee — in fact, it is…
Downtown Dallas has a new lunch spot with a Mediterranean focus. Cafe Izmir, at the corner of Ervay Street and Pacific Avenue, is a second location of the successful Turkish spot on Greenville Avenue — and it might just be a compelling reason to stay downtown for dinner, too. The…
Sitting at Montlake Cut’s bar near the scale sailboat in the window is like being teleported to the shore. An Olympia Beer motion sign churns the name of the crisp beer from the Pacific Northwest, and Edison bulbs in a white cage bring the feel of below-decks on a boat…
A visit to the Dallas Arboretum can instill a deep and abiding appreciation for mother nature. It can also leave one feeling very full of good food and drink, and like one needs to have a lie-down. A selection of food, wine and spirits will be available for tasting as guests…
Ah, spring break, our annual chance to find a warm beach, drink too many mojitos and come home with Zika virus. But if you can’t book plane tickets or get away to Padre this March, you can do the next best thing: Drive to Irving for a Puerto Rican meal…
Last week, Graham Dodds, the executive chef/owner at Wayward Sons, served me a dish that made me question everything I know to be true about myself: 1. I love meat and I know what meat tastes like. 2. I do not like beets. At all. 3. I am Texan, and…
Dallas is a great place to be right now — the spring weather is supernal and the pillar of Dallas cheeseries has opened its second location in Dallas Farmers Market’s “The Market,” a building that is eventually expected to fill with eateries and vendors. Scardello’s now has a small corner…
What’s the difference between a cappuccino and a latte? Is a macchiato really supposed to be filled with caramel and sugary syrup? What the hell is a cortado, anyway? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you walk into a coffee shop, and sometimes the three-lattes-deep barista seems a little busy…
The people behind Vetted Well would like to make one thing very clear: This bar and restaurant is its own thing. Yes, it’s located above the new Alamo Drafthouse — and accessible via the movie theater’s lobby — but it’s also, the owner says, a stand-alone bar and restaurant with…
Craft beer and pizza is coming to the new Park Village Shopping Center in Southlake. Taverna Rossa, a project from the pizza-centric restaurant group that owns Cadillac Pizza Pub and Palio’s Pizza Cafe, will open in April, according to a press release. This will be Taverna’s second location, with the original located…
Welcome to “You Like This,” in which we ask chefs two questions: 1) What’s the best-selling dish at your restaurant? and 2) What’s your favorite dish at your restaurant? We hope the answer to the first question will open your eyes to the fan favorites and the Dallas palate, and…
