Restaurants

Justin Bonard, a Cicerone formerly working at Meddlesome Moth, is opening Ten:One, an intimate cheese shop and beer and wine bar, in Denton.

Late into October 2012, Big Tex lost his jaw. It was a grim warning: Standing tall in the sky, unmoving, the lower half of his face erupted in roaring flames. Black smoke poured from his hat and into the sky over Fair Park. It was an omen. For what? In…

What started as a battle cry has become a running joke: Don’t Uptown my Deep Ellum. Hell, it’s even a Bullzerk T-shirt. But it already feels too late. The commodification of Deep Ellum’s “grit” has already transformed the neighborhood, begetting one flash-in-the-pan trend after the next. Last Saturday night, when…

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 good or bad — over the years. Find a counter stool, and you’ll see the signs: Steel guitar croons over the speakers. Across the street,…

This is Texas, which means we all have an image in our head of what a tray of great barbecue looks like. There’s definitely some brisket in our tray, pencil-width slices fanned perfectly with a peppery black bark and a deep pink smoke ring. We’ve got some sausage, too, and…

We had to make a lot of difficult choices for our annual Best Of Dallas issue — but few were harder than determining the winner of the title Best Bar Food. We are living in the golden age of Dallas bar food, and a half-dozen watering holes all deserve the…

“It’s like make believe,” a guest said of the Japanese sweet potatoes. But really, it could have referred to the entire meal. Maison Saint James is an invite-only culinary experience curated by Dallasite Marie St. James. Most recently, James teamed up with Tim Lavender of LAV’s Kitchen Table for a…

In the retail chocolate world, Christmas and Valentine’s Day reign supreme. “Christmas is my strongest holiday of all — I spend my entire year waiting for the weather to drop 20 and 30 degrees so I can actually do business,” says Katherine Clapner, owner of Dallas chocolatier Dude, Sweet Chocolate…

Running a restaurant out of a convenience store or gas station isn’t anything new — but a homestyle, checkered tablecloth Italian restaurant operating out of a convenience store isn’t exactly the grab-and-go sandwiches you might be used to. Keith Steinhour stands tall with a pile of wild hair on top…

As Dallas has rightly evolved past “Pan-Asian” cuisine, new restaurants Imoto and Musume double-down on the tired food trend.

If you’re looking for a quick bite in the Arts District, there’s a new restaurant open at KPMG Plaza at HALL Arts: The Artisan, which offers “a variety of hot and cold offerings daily at the walk-up dining counter, featuring regional flavors as well as global cuisine,” according to a press…

Inside the Dulceria, it’s warm and quiet. The air, heavy with the scent of toasted cheese and griddled bread, seems to mute the sounds of the cafe like snowfall. Sure, there’s the airy splat sound of a mustard bottle occasionally, which is the yellow light that signals that you’re about…

The quaint town square in downtown Carrollton feels like a place that time forgot. A quilt store, candy shop, old-fashioned ice cream spot, an old American Legion Hall — it feels like wandering around dusty small-town Texas, despite being situated directly between I-35 and a DART rail line towering overhead…

Not far from Sprezza and the Grapevine on Maple Avenue, a new restaurant opened on Monday: Merchant House, “a new American and globally inspired menu taking on a combination of shared items and entrees to create a fully social dining experience, allowing guests to choose from ‘selfish’ and ‘selfless’ sections,”…

When you’re on the hunt for vegan fare, there are a growing number of places you can go in DFW — but it’s likely you don’t think DeSoto. James McGee wanted to change that — so he opened Peace, Love & Eatz, a vegan/vegetarian spot off Belt Line Road. “I’ve…

Some people like to paint with watercolors, some do handstands on a yoga mat. Others might debate philosophy at a hipster coffee joint. For Brandon Mohon — outside of his 9-to-5 gig and raising his daughter with his wife — that creative outlet in his spare time is spent amid…

It had never been about brisket. Prior to 1992, the Prichard family business had everything to do with crab monsters, butcher-knife wielding slashers, or, in one case, murderous, rampaging tomatoes. It’s the same old story: Jim Prichard had spent three decades in the movie production and distribution game, populating theaters…

The combination of tacos, nachos and boudin might seem a little odd, but if you’re driving down Martin Luther King Boulevard near Fair Park, that’s exactly what you’re going to find at 3D Cantina & Daiquiri. And honestly, it’s damn good. First, let’s talk about the name. The 3D stands…

Amidst the swarm of white-owned, white-run Southern restaurants in DFW, Ms. Mary’s Kitchen in Carrollton is cooking-up authentic, real-deal Southern food from this black-owned restaurant that doesn’t require driving south just for good cornbread.

Victory Park continues its overhaul with the addition of a new concept that’s now open: Popbar, “famous for its handcrafted gelato, sorbetto and yogurt served in a new way — on a stick,” according to a press release. Located at 2420 Victory Park Lane, Popbar makes all its pops in-house daily,…

Vidorra might not earn rave reviews for its enchiladas, but that’s OK, because you’re not here for lunch or dinner. You’re here for brunch. And on that score, this Deep Ellum eatery offers hope. It’s run by the same folks as Stirr down the street, and the similarities are noticable…

It’s the middle of lunch rush, but Andrew Taherzadeh is working the register with an admirable calm. One customer approaches the counter, empty mug outstretched like Oliver Twist, and Taherzadeh fills it with glacier-cold root beer without any exchange of words. Two hands means you can hold two plastic baskets…