All Dallas area restaurants are now only open for take-out and delivery. The bars are all closed. But some good-guy restaurants are paying their idled employees during the shutdown

The mayor of Dallas has declared a state of emergency for the city, which allowed him to close all bars, restaurants, gyms and theaters within the city limits to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Dallas and Collin Counties then ...

Deep Ellum favorite Vidorra is opening in Addison

While checking out the new Stirr restaurant in Addison last weekend, we learned another interesting development:  Vidorra, a popular Mexican restaurant with roots in deep Ellum, will open a second location – in Addison – this ...

Stirr opens in Addison with crazy good food, creative cocktails and chef Rodman Shields leading the kitchen

Stirr, the upscale modern American restaurant and cocktail lounge with Deep Ellum roots, has opened in Addison, and the two-story space is a gorgeous stunner.  Chef Rodman Shields runs the culinary operation here, so expect modern ...

Former Zaytinya chef Jonathan Thompson is leading the kitchen at Dallas newcomer Yardbird Southern Table and Bar

When sweet-tea charmer Yardbird Southern Table and Bar opens in Dallas next week, eagle eyed diners will spot two familiar chefs running the kitchen at the new restaurant. Former Jose Andres’ Zaytinya exec chef Jonathan Thompson ...

McDonald’s is giving away free Egg McMuffins today, probably because it’s Texas Independence Day

Everybody likes free. Texans love Texas, especially today, which happens to be Texas Independence Day. A few of them even like McDonald’s. If you fall inside that Venn diagram, today is your day. But you’re gonna have to head out ...

Legacy Hall pulls the plug on Sea Breeze Lobsta & Chowda House

Looks like Sea Breeze Lobsta & Chowda House is getting the boot from its upstairs perch at Legacy Hall. A spokeswoman for Sea Breeze sends word today that the seafood kiosk will close on Sunday, March 15, following a two year run at the food ...

If you love Italian wines, you can sample hundreds of the best – from Barolos to Super Tuscans – at James Suckling’s “Great Wines of Italy USA Tour” Dallas tasting on Wed., Feb 26

Whether you’re into Barolos or Super Tuscans, you’ll be able to sample hundreds of the world’s greatest Italian wines at the Dallas stop of wine expert James Suckling’s Great Wines of Italy USA Tour, which kicks off in ...