Spiritually, South Main is a soul sister to Austin’s SoCo and Dallas’ Bishop Arts, minus the nerve-wracking traffic and crowds – for now. Fort Worth has seen its share of neighborhood dining explosions. In the past decade, Cowtowners watched Magnolia Avenue, in the heart of the Fairmount Historic District just south of downtown, blow up…
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Dallas chocolatiers popping up with special holiday shops all over North Texas
Kate Weiser brings Carl the Snowman to Frisco and Plano, and Dude, Sweet heads to downtown Dallas. Chocolatier Kate Weiser didn’t know five years ago that she was creating a million-dollar snowman. Since then, the popularity of Carl the Snowman has soared. He landed on the 2018 Oprah’s Favorites Things list and today graces the…
Delightful ‘parlor’ La Reunion brings more coffee, cocktails, food to Oak Cliff
The baristas are already getting to know the regulars at this Bishop Arts spot. Don’t consider La Reunion in Oak Cliff a coffee shop, even though the shop’s general manager Ali Abderrahman was the most lauded barista in Texas after scoring high at the 2019 U.S. Barista Championship. La Reunion’s owner, Michael Mettendorf, has more…
One counter, 24 seats, 17 brilliant Thai dishes: Ka-Tip is Dallas’ next breakthrough restaurant
In a small spot near the Dallas Farmers Market, two veterans of Tei-An are serving astoundingly delicious, regional Thai street food unlike anyplace else in D-FW. It’s easy to miss this small storefront, just across the street from the Shed at the Dallas Farmers Market. And so far, it looks like most people have: Every…
Biscuit-loving restaurant announces major expansion across North Texas
The Biscuit Bar’s Deep Ellum location opens Nov. 21. Five more locations of The Biscuit Bar are expected to open by early 2020. The D-FW-based co-owners of the shop have signed leases in Deep Ellum, Arlington, Coppell, Fort Worth and Abilene. They currently operate two Biscuit Bars, in Plano and University Park, which opened in spring 2018…
It’s frigid in Texas! 9 great cold-weather dishes at Dallas restaurants
Tell us about your favorite cold-weather dish on Twitter or Facebook. Dallas first major cold snap of late 2019 plunged us into weather that feels like 11 degrees. No thank you! This calls for a heavy coat and a hearty bowl of soup. If you’re willing to venture out of your warm home, stop at one of these…
Look inside a wild, new Cajun restaurant called Bongo Beaux’s Bourre Palace in Celina
Customers won’t want to miss the bathrooms: They’re a colorful mess. In a good way. Inside a new restaurant named Bongo Beaux’s Bourre Palace & Cajun Kitchen in Celina, director of food and beverage Chad Kelley is sitting comfortably at a table, his hands inside the mouth of a taxidermied alligator. He’s talking about the…
North Texas winery opens new laid-back tasting room at the Dallas Farmers Market
Eden Hill Vineyard and Winery offers a five-wine tasting flight, and you can stroll around the market with your wine in hand. Eden Hill Vineyard and Winery has just opened a brick-and-mortar tasting room at the Dallas Farmers Market, the better to bring its Texas wines directly to consumers. “It’s really all about being part…
15 great dog-friendly patios in Dallas-Fort Worth
Your dog is a very good boy. Or very good girl. Don’t you want to let the dog have its day? We sniffed out the best dog-friendly patios in Dallas, no matter if you’ve got a lap dog, a napping dog or a struttin’ mutt with a fancy haircut. Savor/Relish at Klyde Warren Park: Savor and Relish flank the park…