The igloo-shaped bubbles are the hotel’s response to the challenge of dining outdoors in the winter during the COVID-19 pandemic, but health experts are split on their safety. Challenge circumstances breed creativity, at least in the case of restaurants that are trying to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the case with Hotel Vin’s…

The owners of Mythri’s Indian Cuisine, who previously opened an Indian restaurant in Detroit, chose Irving for its diversity and central location in North Texas. The owners of a new restaurant in Irving are pledging to deliver authentic regional flavors from India to North Texas. Mythri’s Indian Cuisine celebrated its grand opening last month, and is…

These 16 restaurants will help define the Dallas dining scene in 2021. After a tumultuous 2020, Dallas diners seem hungry for hope. Luckily — and amazingly — the future of our dining scene seems as vibrant as ever. 2021 will bring a delicious bite of nostalgia to the pie-shaped building at Commerce and Cesar Chavez Boulevard…

A Christmas-themed bar named the Tipsy Elf is opening in Oak Cliff, promising over-the-top Instagram-worthy decor and holiday cocktails. The shop is open Nov. 27 through Jan. 2 in a little white house in a newly-developed corner of the Bishop Arts District. It shares a patio with sibling restaurants Paradiso and Botanist. While public health…

Once a go-to for celebrities and corporate events, Make Your Life Sweeter is now focused on Dallas consumers. A luxury dessert company that has made sweets for Justin Timberlake, Oprah Winfrey and Paris Hilton — and for execs at Maserati, Facebook and Neiman Marcus — is launching a tiny, pink shop inside Galleria Dallas. Starting…

Each patio is in a different Dallas neighborhood. Dallasites’ love for patios runs deep; it has for years. But as the pandemic wears on, patios are more than a spot to sip drinks in the open air. They’re a space that public health officials say are mostly safe during the coronavirus pandemic, though patrons and restaurant owners…

From mummified monkeys to kitchen apparitions, these places put chills on the menu. The staff at Las Almas Rotas is certain that the mummified monkey moves when they’re not looking. It has been known to change positions on a dime. It’s trapped, for now, in a see-through case. It sits on the shelf, the glass…