by | October 7, 2026 · 3:07 pm

Black Tap Brings Its Big Burgers and Bigger Shakes to Victory Park

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer started in 2015 as a 15-seat burger joint on Broome Street in SoHo and got famous fast for milkshakes that look like a birthday party fell into a glass. Owners Chris Barish and Julie Mulligan have since taken it from Las Vegas to Singapore, Dubai and London. In August 2023 it landed in Texas for the first time, in Victory Park across from the W Hotel and a short walk from the American Airlines Center. Barish knows the area. One of his first concepts was Martini Park, which he opened in Plano in 2006.

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by | October 7, 2026 · 2:45 pm

Nuri Steakhouse Names Kyungwon Kim Executive Chef, Deepening Its Korean Identity

Nuri Steakhouse has a new chef, and the Uptown restaurant is leaning harder into its Korean roots because of it. Kyungwon Kim, who goes by Ky, has been named executive chef at the Cedar Springs steakhouse, and his first menu is already on the tables.

Kim was born in Korea and comes to Dallas from New York, where he spent three years at Daniel, Daniel Boulud’s flagship on the Upper East Side. He started on the line there and worked his way up to executive sous chef. Before that he was sous chef at Oiji Mi, the Michelin-starred Korean restaurant in the Flatiron District, after years spent cooking in New York’s Korean kitchens.

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by | October 7, 2026 · 12:45 pm

Dallas Iconic Dish: Dean’s Tortilla Soup at Fearing’s

The bowl comes to the table almost empty. A neat little pile of smoked chicken, shredded cabbage, radish, avocado, cheddar and tortilla strips sits in the bottom, and then a server pours the broth over all of it right in front of you. It is a small bit of theater for a soup that has been part of Dallas dining for more than four decades. Dean’s Tortilla Soup at Fearing’s is one of the most famous bowls of soup in Texas, and it took a long road to get here.

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by | October 7, 2026 · 11:59 am

The 97th Red River Rivalry: How to Do Game Day Right in Dallas

Saturday is the day half of Dallas has been circling since August. Texas and Oklahoma meet at the Cotton Bowl on October 10 with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC or ESPN, and the whole thing plays out in the middle of the State Fair of Texas, the way it has every year since 1929. This is the 97th straight meeting at the Fair, and the contract keeps the game at Fair Park through 2036. Texas won last year’s game 23-6, so Sooner fans arrive with something to prove.

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by | October 7, 2026 · 11:12 am

Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day Is October 26. Here Is Where to Start

Monday, October 26, is Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day, and yes, it is official. In 2011 the Texas House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1419, sponsored by state Rep. Ralph Sheffield of Temple, recognizing the date. The push came from Dallas hospitality veteran Jeffrey Yarbrough and singer Jimmy Baldwin, who figured a state that has a holiday for nearly everything ought to have one for its signature plate. The resolution notes that restaurants were already celebrating the second annual observance that fall, so the tradition actually started in 2010.

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by | October 6, 2026 · 12:39 pm

The Brisket-Stuffed Jalapeño That Made Hutchins BBQ Famous

At this very moment, somebody in a Hutchins BBQ kitchen is probably hollowing out a very large jalapeño.

That pepper has a big day ahead. It’s about to be stuffed with chopped brisket and cream cheese, wrapped in thick-cut bacon and sent to the smoker. At Hutchins BBQ, they call it the Texas Twinkie, and on Friday, October 16, the restaurant celebrates it with its fourth annual National Texas Twinkie Day.

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by | October 6, 2026 · 12:21 pm

What to Watch When Michelin Reveals Its 2026 Texas List Thursday

Come Thursday morning, a lot of chefs in Dallas and Fort Worth will be hitting refresh on their email.

The Michelin Guide will release its third Texas selection on Thursday, October 8. This time there’s no ceremony. The last two years, Michelin threw a big night in Houston and chefs found out in front of a room full of their peers. This year the stars, Bib Gourmands and Recommended picks show up in a press release.

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by | October 6, 2026 · 12:05 pm

Where to Drink with Ghosts in Dallas and Fort Worth

Ask a bartender who has worked a few closing shifts in an old building, and sooner or later you’ll hear about the door that swings shut by itself, or the footsteps upstairs after everyone has gone home.

Believe it or don’t. Either way, every stop below is open, pours a good drink and has a ghost story that has outlasted generations of staff. With Halloween coming, here’s where to have a drink with the dearly departed in Dallas and Fort Worth.

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