When a place that serves seriously good cocktails starts serving brunch, it’s worth trying out. The cocktails at Hide in Deep Ellum — which recently launched Saturday and Sunday brunch — still shine, even before noon. For a sweet but delicious start, you can try the Chickory Dickory Dock ($12),…
On a list of the stalest phrases in the history of food language, “guilty pleasure” must rank somewhere near two-week-old bagel. It’s stone-dead. In 2018, “indulging in guilty pleasures” sounds more like something Bobby Flay announces with a creepy smile before flame-grilling an eclair. It sounds like something TGI Fridays…
It’s a fact of life in our capitalist society that workers come and go from jobs all the time, and in the restaurant and service industry, employee turnover is a fact of life. Sure, there are some restaurants with staff that have been with the establishment since they opened, but…
The popular aphorism that the Chinese words for “crisis” and “opportunity” are composed of the same characters actually isn’t true, but the idea behind the saying is still apt, particularly in the case of Jake and Janie Burkett, who transformed their personal tragedy into a new business endeavour: The Biscuit…
Peanut butter – found in unexpected places – is having a moment in Dallas right now. And you’ll want a moment with Off-Site Kitchen’s peanut butter bacon burger.
The team behind the Crafty Irishman are opening another Irish pub: the Playwright, opening Nov. 14 in One Arts Plaza.
Mirador launches a posh downtown Dallas brunch.
While traditional Thanksgiving food is of course centered around turkey and all the meaty fixins, this year you’ll find more vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving menus around Dallas than ever. Whether you want to enjoy a buffet or order dishes to bring to your own Thanksgiving table, there are some great…
The old Beck’s Prime burger joint has been sitting empty for a year at the corner of Oak Lawn and Avondale avenues. It’s a premium location, with a huge wraparound patio and lower rent than the Highland Park businesses just blocks to the north. Chef Matt McCallister, formerly of the…
Saloons just aren’t what they used to be. In his recent, wildly entertaining book A Short History of Drunkenness, Mark Forsyth traced the history of the saloon beyond the Hollywood myth, to a time when the word denoted a tent with a couple of barrels of whiskey inside. Saloons of…
After a year and a half in business, Deep Ellum bar and restaurant IdleRye has closed, according to a sign on the front door. IdleRye opened in May 2017 and billed itself as a “modern American” restaurant with a twist — owners Ray Skradzinski’s Polish heritage and brothers Bruce and Daniel…
The bologna sandwich grows up (and glows up) at Lakewood Smokehouse.
As of this week, there’s a new restaurant in the West Dallas development Sylvan Thirty, and it’s a cafe with a cause: Shayna’s Place Cafe, a family-owned eatery “dedicated to providing employment opportunities for people with special needs,” according to a press release. The restaurant is in soft-open this week…
Street’s Fine Chicken has started serving brunch at its Forest Lane location, giving North Dallas an excuse to have excellent fried chicken in the morning. If you frequent the original location on Cedar Springs, you’ll feel an immediate difference in the northern location: It’s fast casual. For some, the fact…
What have we learned after two years of Nick Rallo’s All-American column? That there is no one way to create an indelible American restaurant.
Chalk depictions of Johnny Cash and Anthony Bourdain giving the finger hang on the walls of a new restaurant at The Shops at Willow Bend, where John Tesar recently opened a new location of his award-winning steakhouse, Knife. It would not be complete without the remnants of individuals who encapsulate…
Tulum, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, is a hot vacation destination right now for Texans. It’s also a new restaurant that opened last week in Highland Park. “The first of its kind, Tulum is inspired by Dallas restaurateur Mike Karns and his wife, Valerie’s, favorite vacation spot,” according to a press…
When Victor Tangos closed, the Dallas cocktail scene went into a mourning period. VT was a cornerstone of the city’s craft cocktail scene, an industry hang through which many of Dallas’ biggest food and drink talent filtered during its 10-year run. As of last night, the former Victor Tangos space…
Lower Greenville’s Gung Ho launched brunch Oct. 20 with a menu involving some dishes with a Chinese twist, as well as some Chinese staples with American twists. How does orange chicken on top of waffles suit you? Last weekend brought temporary relief from rain, and the cool air coupled with…
Greenville Avenue is a scary place to operate a restaurant these days. With competition fierce, beloved restaurants like the Blind Butcher, Pints & Quarts and Bbbop have shuttered in the past year alone. But, as GuideLive reported today, one of Dallas’ most celebrated taco restaurants is ready to step in…
Drinking milkshakes can cure cancer!
We were bothered by the name of Dallas’ new barbecue restaurant, Louie King BBQ, even before the doors opened last week on their Greenville Avenue location. You might think of Louie’s, the iconic dive bar on Henderson, or Bar Louie, the chain of drinking establishments with seven locations in DFW. For…
