The Mayor’s House, the much-anticipated restaurant set to open in Oak Cliff, will be launching this year without the culinary leadership of Chef Graham Dodds. The two will be parting ways due to construction delays and a timing conflict. The restaurant, co-owned by husband-and-wife team A.J. Gilbert and Martha Madison, continues to move forward with opening plans for 4th quarter, just in time for holiday season, and the new chef will be announced in the coming weeks. Continue reading
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Tickets for Meat Fight go on sale Wednesday, October 2nd. Meat Fight is a Texas barbecue competition featuring 16 badass chefs, with 100% of tickets sales benefiting people living with MS nationwide. Last year’s event raised over $200,000 for the cause.
This year, the chefs competing for barbecue glory include Misti Norris of Petra and The Beast, David Uygur of Lucia, Anastacia Quinones-Pittman of José, Danyele McPherson of Hero by HGSply (who was also featured on Bravo’s Top Chef) and more. Plus, we’ll have the best pit masters in Texas here to judge be meats, including Miss Tootsie from Snow’s BBQ, Todd David from Cattleack BBQ, Tim Hutchins from Hutchins BBQ, plus Texas Monthly’s BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn, and our Chief Meateorologist, WFAA’s Pete Delkus. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Nicole Gossling has been at the forefront of our attention as of late. As a chef and now manager of the famed Petra and the Beast in East Dallas, Nicole recently took a major spill while riding a scooter to Deep Ellum to join chef friends after an event last week. We thought it might be a good time to revisit the chef who has had an exciting and interesting career in the Dallas area. We have personally enjoyed her engagements with restaurants and a famed pop-up series, and now will learn a bit about her. Continue reading
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EDGE: The Texas Monthly Festival is returning to Dallas with a full weekend of onstage storytelling, exclusive interviews, live music, and more. Texas Monthly is excited to announce that Weekend Pass holders for EDGE will now get the choice of one of three exclusive new add-ons for the morning of Saturday, November 9. Weekend Pass holders also get access to all festival events, including Friday night’s presentation of Texas Monthly LIVE, in-depth exclusive interviews between Texas Monthly editors and some of the most fascinating and trend-setting Texans on Saturday afternoon, Saturday night’s performance by Leon Bridges, a Sunday sendoff party, and more. Texas Monthly is partnering once again with VisitDallas, the presenting sponsor of EDGE: The Texas Monthly Festival. Continue reading
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by Steven Doyle
Today is opening day at the State Fair of Texas. We will be bringing you reports of all the sights and sounds of the of the 3-week event. We have a few highlights of what to look for today, and hope your time spent at the great State Fair of Texas is a joyous one for you and your family and friends. Continue reading
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Sunday, September 29th at 6pm you will be able to enjoy an evening of wine and merriment at Tulum with both chef Nico Sanchez and TJ Frank from Orin Swift. Tulum is relatively new to Dallas and named one of the Best New Restaurants by our friends at Texas Monthly. The restaurant has a warm and inviting feel with superior service and terrific food. Continue reading
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American Brasserie and neighborhood staple, Up On Knox has some exciting news! Starting this week, the Knox District restaurant is launching happy hour, and reverse happy hour. Happy hour begins each Sunday through Friday at 3:30pm,with half-price specials on restaurant favorites, including: Continue reading
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This week, Deep Ellum welcomes its newest addition, Ebb & Flow. The gorgeously-designed restaurant is open now for dinner, with lunch service starting September 30 and brunch beginning October 5. It comes from Crafted Bar Concepts (Shell Shack, Sushi Marquee, Back9), and is the first venture from brothers Dallas Hale and Eric Bradford, along with his wife, Laura, and Whitney Barlow, co-owner of Bomb Factory, Canton Hall and Trees. While Hale was busy building a successful bar and restaurant portfolio, Bradford worked in the music scene for a decade, managing top-tier venues like the Bomb Factory and Trees. With Ebb & Flow, they have come together to provide the city with a new concept that blends their passions for good food, drinks and music into one fun-loving space. Continue reading
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