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by Steven Doyle | August 7, 2026 · 2:58 pm

Punk Noir in Design District Introduces a New Tasting Menu and “Off the Cuff” Cocktails

Punk Noir, the immersive fine dining destination in Dallas’ Design District, is introducing two new ways for guests to experience its boundary-pushing culinary and beverage programs. The punk-inspired restaurant will now offer a 7-course dining experience priced at $135 per person, alongside Off the Cuff, a bespoke cocktail experience available in the Noir Lounge.

Since opening in June, Punk Noir has challenged the conventions of traditional fine dining with its signature 20-course tasting menu, transportive multi-room design and provocative culinary storytelling. Led by James Beard Award-winning Chef RJ Cooper, the restaurant combines disciplined, world-class cuisine with irreverent artistry and an energetic, design-forward atmosphere.

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by Steven Doyle | August 7, 2026 · 2:46 pm

The Bloody Mary Bar Alone Is Worth Brunch at Jonathon’s Forestwood

Jonathon’s Forestwood sits at 5337 Forest Lane in North Dallas, and on a Saturday morning the parking lot fills up long before most people are willing to admit they’re awake. Owner Jonathon Erdeljac, known around Dallas as the Gravy King for good reason, has built a real weekend following here since opening in September 2023, and the thing regulars mention before the food is usually the bar setup: a build-your-own Bloody Mary station, house-made mix, a full spread of garnishes, the kind of thing that turns waiting for a table into part of the plan instead of a nuisance.

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by Steven Doyle | August 7, 2026 · 1:04 pm

Dallas Plant-Based Scene Is Better Than You Think

Dallas has never been mistaken for a vegetarian city, but the plant-based options here have gotten genuinely serious over the last year or two, and not just at the places you’d expect. Some of the city’s most carnivorous restaurants have quietly built out real vegetarian and vegan menus, and Dallas has a handful of restaurants that never served meat in the first place and are worth knowing by name. Here’s both halves of that story.

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by Steven Doyle | August 7, 2026 · 11:42 am

Six Dallas Restaurants, Six Cultures, and the Etiquette Behind Every Plate

Dallas doesn’t get enough credit for how far its food scene actually travels. Past the steakhouses and the barbecue trailers is a city stitched together from a dozen different countries, each with its own restaurants, its own rules, and its own idea of what a proper meal even looks like. These six spots have almost nothing in common with each other. Different continents, different histories, completely different table manners. That’s the point. Here’s what to order, why it matters, and how to eat it the way it’s actually meant to be eaten.

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by Steven Doyle | August 6, 2026 · 4:29 pm

6 Real Ways to Cool Down in Dallas This Summer

Dallas summers don’t ease you in. By June the heat sits on the city like a lid, and surviving it takes more than air conditioning and staying indoors. Here are six real ways to actually cool down, spanning a real mix of cultures and traditions, verified and worth the drive, from a scoop shop with a genuine mission behind it to the bar where the frozen margarita was born.

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by Steven Doyle | August 6, 2026 · 3:58 pm

Five San Antonio Chef-Owners Who Built the City’s Food Identity

Every serious restaurant city has a handful of names that actually run the place, not just cook in it. San Antonio’s list runs deeper than most people outside Texas realize, chefs who took their own name and put it on the door instead of climbing someone else’s ladder, then kept building long after the first restaurant found its footing. Here are five of them, and what they’ve built.

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by Steven Doyle | August 6, 2026 · 1:57 pm

Nuri Debuts Geonbae Hour (New Happy Hour) With Cocktails, Color Analysis and Suntory Whisky

Nuri Steakhouse is trying something it’s never done before: a happy hour built around more than just drinks. On Thursday, August 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Uptown steakhouse launches Geonbae Hour, a one-night event named for the Korean word for “cheers” that folds cocktails, food, a whisky tasting, and even a beauty consultation into a single ticket.

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