Does anyone remember when Linda Evans assured us all that “Being 40 isn’t fatal?” Indeed, those of us who have turned 40 can attest that life continues to be great after passing that milestone. Is the same true for restaurants? It depends on the restaurant, but with the upcoming 40th birthday of Dakota’s Steakhouse, I would...Read More

Have you ever had a favorite little watering hole you’re so enamored with you think, “Someday, I’m going to open a place like this”? For Lisa and Will Murphy of Preston Hollow, that someday came in late July when they opened Zest Café in Snider Plaza. The opening was the culmination of two years of...Read More

There are just a handful of female celebrity chefs in the country, and Dallas is home to the best: Tiffany Derry. Tiffany is the very definition of a celebrity chef; she regularly stars in top-rated national television programs, has appeared multiple times on Times Square billboards, has cooked for major celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, is...Read More

Malai Kitchen’s in-house-made rice noodles are the food equivalent of luscious, soft white velvet. These noodles are different from all the other noodles in North Texas because they are made using a noodle machine designed and built in Vietnam just for Malai Kitchen. It’s a bespoke noodle maker, if you will. Yasmin and Braden Wages frequently...Read More

Brunch Up, Big D! Crown Block, the gorgeous restaurant atop Reunion Tower has been a hit since it opened in April, and now diners have another reason to experience it: Brunch. Reservations are now open and available for brunch starting this Sunday, September 24, and it’s certain to be the most sought-after brunch reservation in...Read More

Normally I try to avoid writing about made-up food holidays, but National Cheeseburger Day on September 18 is a little more relevant this year with the recent passing of Jimmy Buffett, songwriter of the ultimate elegy to food: “Cheeseburger in Paradise.” Cheeseburger at Cabbage Key Inn & Restaurant Photo: KR Lots of restaurants claim to...Read More

Since making its Dallas debut in 2005, Nobu has been a constant bright star in the Dallas dining constellation. It wasn’t the first elevated Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Dallas; Tei Tei Robata Bar opened in 1998 and continues to delight, and it’s not the hottest little gem box of a sushi restaurant such...Read More

Weddings typically go vows, kiss, mid-aisle-dip-and-kiss, photos, reception, first dance, meal, mutual cake cutting (with “Don’t You DARE Smoosh It In My Face” feeding), Party! Party! Party!, and finally, sparkler-illuminated departure.  The couple has fun, the guests have fun, and the photographer gets their shot list. I thought it would be fun to explore unique...Read More

The first Sunday in June marks the start of camp season. The signs are everywhere: SUVs painted in camp colors declaring the occupants are “Ozark or Bust!” Counselors with clipboards, harried parents lugging trunks and pillows, and sometimes eager, sometimes apprehensive campers swarming around rows of white motorcoaches lined up in Neiman Marcus’ parking lot,...Read More

Van Leeuwen circa 2008 Courtesy Photo New York-based Van Leeuwen ice cream opens ts third North Texas location in Inwood Village Thursday, February 9. The artisanal dessert started humbly in 2008 by brothers Ben and Peter Van Leeuwen and Laura O’Neill, who had no commercial food production experience but a passion for premium ice cream...Read More