Best Places for Families to Dine

We can’t close out the year without highlighting our annual Best For Families, Dining + Destinations winners. You voted for your local favorites, and we tallied the results. Whether you’re looking to satisfy a Tex-Mex request from the kiddos or figuring out weekend plans for what to do and where to eat, this guide has…

Mexican restaurant coming to Dallas promises dishes we’ve never seen

An authentic Mexican restaurant, Jalisco Norte, is coming to Turtle Creek Village, with promises of a Mexico City-style cuisine that Dallas has yet to see. According to a release, the restaurant will open in November. Jalisco Norte is from restaurateur Tim McEneny and his NL Group (Dish, Dakota’s Steakhouse, Front Room Tavern), and high-profile executive chef Jose…

6 Food Fests to Attend This Fall

Newsflash, Dallas: not all food festivals are created equal. There are some that are thrown together in a matter of days and others that take a full year to make happen. Here are the six events of fall that go above and beyond the everyday foodie festival. From barbecue to veggies and everything in between,…

Best Desserts in Dallas

In a previous life, I was a pastry chef.  I worked at the Dream Cafe from 1996-2002 and loved the free rein I had making homestyle seasonal sweets. Before Dallas, I lived in Miami’s South Beach, where I worked for famed chef Norman Van Aken, and then at a gourmet market called Lyon Frere, where…

Sweet New Startup Scores Dallas Its First Taste of Edible Cookie Dough

Cookie dough has graduated from childhood pleasure to an official food group. Travel and Leisure magazine calls it “all the rage,” with shops in big cities like New York and Los Angeles that are dedicated to it entirely. Of course, people stand and wait in line. Dallas joins the trend via a new company called The Dough Dough, launched by…

Best Patio Restaurants in DFW

My favorite thing about our amazing Texas weather is dining “alfresco”. Perhaps it is my Oregon roots, but I have always been a big fan of the patio dining experience. A good patio must have a relaxed atmosphere, aesthetically appealing decor and reasonably priced good food and drinks. Since having kiddos 10 years ago, my…