On a recent, rainy Sunday, as vendors struggled to keep their tent awnings awninged and their products dry, a handful of people perused the offerings at Little D Farmers Market under cover of umbrellas. It was a small day for a growing farmers market that opened in April, hoping to…
Sushiyama, a quiet, neighborhood sushi bistro that closed at the end of 2012 on Forest Lane, has come back to life under a different name. Longtime customer Shigeikazu Tateno jumped on the lease the very next day, gave the place a new coat of paint and set about opening his…
Yesterday Croatia shit the bed, coughing up an early lead to lose to Brazil, 1-3. I know this not just because of some World Cup app or Fiji widget on my iPhone, but because I watched the game at The Common Table, where one of the first kegs of Peticolas’…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. It’s time for bonus dishes. Why pick one biryani when you…
If you want to run a food truck in Dallas, you’ve got to rent space at a commissary, place for food storage, ice, water, waste water and waste disposal and a place to park your rig when you’re not tossing Cubanos out the window. Rent can run around $1,000 or…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. I don’t typically order sandwiches from barbecue restaurants. I’d rather enjoy…
The advent of using tips to compensate front-end employees at restaurants has come under a lot of fire recently, as it has been proven to be unfair and inefficient. For one, customers rarely tip based on the quality of service they receive, using a default tip amount based on their…
America’s number one source of minor heart palpitations just got a little more expensive. Food manufacturer J.M. Smucker recently announced a 9-percent price increase for Dunkin Donuts and Folgers (the bestselling brand in the U.S.) coffees. Thanks to stockpiles of Arabica, Smucker has been able to delay passing costs onto…
Before the door even closed behind us, Misty David belted out, “There’s free beer in the cooler,” and sure enough there was. There are worse ways to start your barbecue experience, and the box of iced Lone Star and Shiner Bock was in stark contrast to the offerings of the…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. You can get a whole fish presented table side all over…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Yes, sure, OK, Bonchon is a chain that’s slowly taking over…
The new Taco Bell Quesarito, which is a burrito sheathed inside a cheesy quesadilla, is perfect. It was released Monday, June 9, and has already been referenced as the best quesadilla-wrapped food item in the country. There are few moments during the quesarito narrative where you think: “Oh, I’ve made…
To say that Mexican food in Texas is in a period of transformation is a serious understatement. Tex-Mex restaurants that were inspired much more by Tejanos in Texas may have once been more popular than traditional interior Mexican dishes, but chefs like Nico Sanchez at Meso Maya and Abraham Salum…
It’s not as if anyone really needs a reason to drink a few beers, but sometimes it’s nice to feel like your booze habit can actually benefit others. If you’re a fan of local beer and want to get a little tipsy for a cause, head to Community Beer Company…
This week, North Texas’ latest craft brewery will officially make the transition out of a home brewer’s dream journals and into our real-life pint glasses. The Collective Brewing Project, based in Fort Worth but currently renting a temporary space in Haltom City, will release their first two beers on Thursday…
In Happy Endings, we travel the part of the globe that says “Dallas” in search of great desserts and great places to eat them. “Did you save some room for dessert?” A preposterous question, yet one always posed, including by servers who have witnessed with their own two eyes me…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Every kitchen has its hazing practices. Jiro Ono of the famous…
The World Cup commences this week, and for the next 30 or so days, the entire planet is going to spin a little slower. Every quesadilla you order will take a little longer to arrive because the cooks in the kitchen will be glued to a tiny TV. Every drink…
Last week the newest location of Hopdoddy opened on McKinney Avenue in the old Frankie’s Sports Bar space. By Friday the line for lunch-time burger action reached out the door. If you’ve chomped your way through any of Hopdoddy’s sloppy burger creations at the Preston Center location, you’ll know what…
Alice Laussade is a longtime Dallas writer and the founder of Meat Fight. I decided to go vegetarian for a month, just to see how the meatless live. After a week and a half, I can tell you that the vegetarian people of Dallas are offered a lot of cheese…
For years, Yelp users have been logging onto their profiles after a night of dining, detailing their restaurant experiences and issuing stars as a measure of performance for restaurants. When these hastily written reviews are good ones, everyone seems happy, restaurants included. But when they’re negative, unfair or inaccurate, the…
To prepare for this fall’s Best of Dallas® 2014 issue, we’re counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there’s a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me. Handmade tortillas are always a welcome sight, but some are better…
