Eiland owner Clay Eiland. All week, we're bringing you stories from Dallas' burgeoning roasting community. See other extended interviews in our coffee archive, or see them all in one place in this week's feature story, "Roasting Dallas." Clay Eil...
The people of Thurber, Texas probably never knew there would one day be a cantina named after their humble town. If they did they probably didn't give a shit. Look at those people? Not a lot of shit-giving going on there. Restaurant names may ran...
Hard times? No friends? Emotionally crippled by seasonal gourds? Let The Slow Bone (above) be your safe place. Jack Perkins and company will prepare a feast with all the trimmings, free of charge, to anyone who comes aknockin'. Because that's what Th...
Aaron Barker isn't upset with his current location at the Truck Yard. He says sales are up and it's been a banner year. He's selling plenty of frozen dairy and has even found a few ways, including flaming S'mores kits, to shore up his business during...
All week, we're bringing you stories from Dallas' burgeoning roasting community. See other extended interviews in our coffee archive, or see them all in one place in this week's feature story, "Roasting Dallas." Every Saturday, Kevin and Mara Spragu...
Gerald LaRue founded Avoca. All week, we're bringing you stories from Dallas' burgeoning roasting community. See other entries from the series in our coffee archive. A few years back, after years spent behind coffee bars, Gerald LaRue decided it ...
The birth of these locally owned specialty shops has also spurred the rise of a growing number of baristas who take their work seriously, and a customer base that wants what they have to offer and more. Along the way, the city has developed a strong ...
A brick was thrown through the front door of Method Coffee Earlier this morning, a thief hurled a brick through the glass front door of Method Coffee, the specialty coffee shop in East Dallas. The register was robbed of approximately $300 dollars,...
Novel Coffee co-founders Kevin Betts (left) and Ryan Smith All week, we're bringing you stories from Dallas' burgeoning roasting community. See other entries from the series in our coffee archive. Kevin Betts and Ryan Smith are chasing the perfec...
The number of taquerias in Dallas that serve their taco fillings on handmade tortillas is limited. Most employ the standard working man's tortilla, an honest round pressed from masa that's reheated on a hot grill. These tortillas are dependable and g...
That's a Kyoto iced coffee, not a whiskey and coke. There is no day on your future schedule, none whatsover, in which you will get more work done then the day you sipped a Kyoto Brew from Ascension. You know that level of caffenination when you fi...
Grapevine Craft Brewery is celebrating one blissfully hoppy year of craft brewing. It's a civic affair, this celebration, or so the guest list would imply. Grapevine's mayor is expected to be in attendance, as are lots of other people who can't be id...
"How do you get a hot dog to stand up?" I'd just walked into s?rj, the new coffee shop downtown, and co-owner John Walsh had asked me if I'd like to hear the joke of the day. It's not exactly the sort of question you can comfortably say no to. "You...
Soon, there could be more of these in South Dallas. It's no secret that people living in parts of Dallas that lie south of the Trinity River struggle for access to fresh, healthy food. Whole Foods and Central Markets and farmers markets are abund...
The Design District is on its way to becoming known for its beer culture as much as it is high end furniture and art galleries. The folks behind Noble Ray Brewery have announced they'll be setting up shop as the fourth beer maker in the neighborhood....
Chef Roe DiLeo, badass bar chef. It used to be that you could only find "good food," the fancy kind made with quality ingredients, in restaurants that required both a jacket and half the average person's weekly salary for dinner. Now, though, ti...
All week, we're bringing you stories from Dallas' burgeoning roasting community. Monday we introduced you to the guy behind Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, and yesterday the guys behind Tweed. Jonathan Meadows was 18 when he started working at White Rock...
The bone-in ribeye. No credit check required. There are many steakhouses in Dallas -- places where you can order a thick cut of beef with potatoes gratin and spinach as a side, and places that serve plenty of overpriced bottles of red wine. You ca...
Nachos from the recently (but temporarily) shuttered Mesero Miguel Shows what I know. Of all of the Mico Rodriguez restaurants, Mesero Miguel, on Henderson Avenue, was my favorite. But apparently the restaurant is in trouble. See also: Mico Rodr...
Deep Ellum is back, but is it ready for a French bistro? If you haven't made it to Deep Ellum in the last year, you may not realize that it's currently undergoing a massive facelift. Segments of the streets and sidewalks are missing, all in the na...
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