Checking in at The Theodore’s film-inspired hostess stand, you imagine checking in at a hotel. You half expect to be given a key to access the lodge-like dining room, which features a vaulted ceiling modeled after Theodore Roosevelt’s summer vacation home. With a fire roaring in the psychedelic fireplace and…
Revered for his focus on local, seasonal ingredients, Chef Graham Dodds carries on this focus at his new restaurant, Wayward Sons. Joyfully, this “best of the season” approach extends to the dessert menu as well. For proof, look no further than the chocolate semifreddo. Wait, what? This is supposed to…
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…
If you woke up this morning, realized that Christmas is three days away and are freaking out a little because you haven’t bought gifts for anyone, well, good. You should be freaking out right about now, slacker. Luckily, a simple suggestion can help: Coffee. Not, not for you. You’re tense…
If you read up on chef/owner Avner Samuel before walking into Nosh Bistro & Bar in North Dallas, you may expect Southwestern cuisine with French flair à la The Mansion. And you’d be partially correct. In 1998, after cheffing at a jaw-dropping 20 restaurants around town in a career spanning…
If the piles of pie and cookies at every holiday party haven’t satisfied your sweet tooth yet, or if you need a dose of alcohol with your sugar, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a wine nerd’s rundown of different types of delectable dessert wine you can serve to…
Hey kid, sweet gingerbread house! I’m sure you’re super proud of that, what with all the gumdrops and icing and skittles on the roof. I’d sure hate to ruin your Christmas, Kanye-style. But I’ve gotta, because kid, “Imma let you finish, but Andrea Meyer has made one of the best gingerbread creations…
Google “shrimp sausage” in quotation marks. The results, you’ll find, are recipes for shrimp and sausage as two separate ingredients, not one crazy thing. After five whole pages of results for “Creole shrimp and sausage,” paella, gumbo, pasta, jambalaya, kabobs and the like, finally one hit turns up for shrimp…
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…
When news broke of chef Graham Dodds’ departure from Henderson Avenue favorite Hibiscus, the local restaurant gossip grapevine went wild — partly because it was a surprise but mostly because Hibiscus’ creative menu had won rave reviews. Days later, and more news: For the first time in Dodds’ career, he…
Children and stoners of East Dallas rejoice — neighborhood favorite Hypnotic Donuts is opening a new joint next door, this time vending a wider variety of sweets. “We live near the doughnut shop, and I know there’s nowhere to get ice cream,” says owner James St. Peter. “The joke is,…
One of the terms we hear frequently these days out there in the gastropub wild, is “house-made.” Pickles are house-made, almost sparkly with holiday spice. Ketchup is house-made, spiked with curry powder. We hear it so frequently in the days following the Great Gastropub Revolution of the 2000s that it’s…
In lieu of a year-end list on burgers, here is a musical presentation of some of the best darn burger gifts you can give yourself in Dallas right now. (We’re assuming you’re your own true love. We’re very big on self-esteem here.) For Burger Christmas, these are the cheeseburgers and…
The much beloved Austin Tex-Mex taqueria, Tacodeli, has grown a loyal fan base since founder Roberto Espinosa opened the first location in 1999. This popularity lead them to eventually expanding into 5 Austin locations before deciding it was time to branch out again, spreading the taco love with sights set…
In case you missed it, Intrinsic Brewery and Smokehouse opened a week ago, and there has been much rejoicing over the newest craft brewery in downtown Garland. Our own Brent Nuss gave us the scoop on Intrinsic’s selection of suds, but the food deserves its own mention. Intrinsic’s owners Molly…
There’s a wine called “The Gambler” on offer at Patrizio, Uptown’s newest Italian restaurant. The Gambler isn’t an especially good glass of wine, but it is a good mascot for the eatery, since Patrizio’s food, drinks, service and even the bill are a roll of the dice. One moment you’re…
Less than six months after he opened the upscale Thai spot Kin Kin, chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin has reconcepted and reopened the spot as Bite by Eddy T, a “new American” restaurant with Asian influences. The “freshly bitten” decor is dark and golden in hue, with deep purple uplighting and rich…
There’s a special kind of craving that comes when you see food in a movie. When I was a kid, whenever Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister sat down to bless his big dish of golden macaroni and cheese, the color of melted sunlight, there wasn’t a burglar in the world that could stop…
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…
You can drive past Margarita’s only so many times before curiosity gets the best of you. The bright pink door beckons. Open it, and discover a tiny sweet shop that sings “celebration” from ceiling to floor. Stuffed into every corner, treasures like roasted pepitas and crystallized fruit await. Although the…
Last call! After four-and-a-half years of motoring all over the Dallas/Fort Worth area on a Vespa, I’ve decided to pull up chocks and head to Los Angeles in search of new things to eat. I’m shipping the scooter and traveling in the relatively safe cocoon of a Honda Civic, hauling…
Pink Magnolia, Ida Clair, and Rapscallion were just the beginning. It seems Dallas is under siege by new Southern cuisine. Had legal matters not disrupted Lisa Garza-Selcer’s Shelby Hall, another Southern restaurant might now be open downtown. And Now Tre Wilcox is getting in the game. He’s been named culinary director…
