Restaurateur Jack Gibbons turned tacos upside-down with Velvet Taco. Now he’s disrupting the chicken tender game with Buttercup – a “fork tenders” concept that serves fancy-sauced chicken in hand-held waffle cones

A creator of the Velvet Taco chain is taking that same playful, creative approach with a new chicken tenders concept called Buttercup that launches today at Legacy Hall in Plano. Jack Gibbons, Buttercup’s inventor and the CEO of parent company ...

Only one Dallas hotel receives five-star rating from Forbes

Dallas likes to pat itself on the back. But when it comes to fancy hotels, Forbes says the city has only a single five-star facility. Forbes travel guide, the only global ranking system for luxury hotels restaurants and spas, rated the The ...

Haywire wants to send a wine or whiskey dinner to your sweetie this Valentine’s Day

If the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day dinner seated with your sweetie at a crammed restaurant two-top this year isn’t in your quarantine plan, Haywire restaurant in Plano’s Legacy West has a clever dinner package with your ...

A splashy new food hall opens in Grapevine this weekend with Azucar ice creams, Dough Boy donuts, Easy Slider burgers

Nine new restaurants open this weekend at Harvest Hall in Grapevine. The building and interior were designed to evoke the feel of a grand European rail station with 40-foot soaring ceilings, exposed trusses, and large panoramic windows. Harvest ...

Former Sevy’s chef Eric Freidline heads to splashy new Monarch restaurant at The National in downtown Dallas

Talented chef Eric Freidline sends word that he’s landed a sweet gig in downtown Dallas. The former Sevy’s chef will help lead the kitchen at Monarch, high atop the new National hotel/residential/retail high rise, where he’ll be former ...

Popular Plano steak-and-whiskey restaurant is taking over Water Grill space in Uptown Dallas

A familiar Texas-bred steak-and-whiskey restaurant will open in the former Water Grill space near Klyde Warren Park this summer. On February 19, despite a writer at DMN crediting another outlet, we broke the news that seafood purveyor Water ...

One of Dallas’ best burgers is free today!

If you haven’t had a chance to taste one of Dallas’ best burgers, here’s your chance to get one for free. Today only, Sky Rocket Burger is giving out free cheeseburgers at its Deep Ellum location (111 S. Hall St.) from 3 PM into 9 PM. ...