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by | October 21, 2026 · 11:22 am

What Is an Arepa? A Dallas Guide to Venezuela’s Favorite Corn Cake

Ask a Venezuelan what they miss most about home, and the answer usually comes back fast. It is rarely a fancy dish. It is the arepa, the round, griddled corn cake that shows up at breakfast, lunch, after midnight and at every hour in between.

An arepa is corn flour, water and salt, patted into a disk about the size of a coaster and cooked on a flat griddle until the outside turns crisp. The inside stays soft and steamy. Split it open like an English muffin and stuff it with whatever the day calls for.

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by | October 15, 2026 · 12:22 pm

Kimchi Explained: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Where to Find the Best in DFW

At almost any Korean restaurant in Dallas, the small dishes arrive (banchan) before you’ve finished reading the menu. There might be bean sprouts in sesame oil, pickled radish, and a little dish of fish cake. In the middle of the table, without fail, there’s a dish of kimchi.

Most Dallas diners have eaten it by now. It shows up on burgers, in fried rice, and on tacos. But kimchi is bigger than the red, spicy cabbage most of us picture. In Korea, it’s a whole category of food, a centuries-old way of preserving vegetables, and a seasonal ritual that families still plan their calendars around.

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by | July 28, 2026 · 11:57 am

Canada’s Biggest Dessert Chain Picked Carrollton for Its First U.S. Location

Of every city in the country a Canadian dessert chain could have chosen for its American debut, it picked a strip center off the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Carrollton. D-Spot Dessert Café, which has grown to more than 55 locations across five Canadian provinces since launching in 2014, opened its first U.S. shop on July 11 at 3432 E. Hebron Pkwy., and it’s built the kind of menu that doesn’t bother picking a lane between excess and comfort.

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by | June 4, 2026 · 2:52 pm

The Russian Bathhouse in Carrollton Is One of the Most Unusual Nights Out in DFW

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Most people have never heard of a banya. That’s worth fixing. The Russian Banya of Dallas has been open for nearly two decades in a shopping center on East Rosemeade Parkway in Carrollton, doing something that no other public facility in Texas does — running a traditional wood-fired Russian bathhouse alongside a full kitchen serving the kind of food you don’t find anywhere else in the Metroplex. Andrew Zimmern put it on his top five list when he came through Dallas filming for the Travel Channel. The regulars who fill the place on weekends already knew.

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by | January 7, 2026 · 11:19 am

After Multi-Million Dollar Remodel Spa Castle has Reopened

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to spend an entire day cocooned in heat, water, massage, and food, Spa Castle is where that curiosity becomes reality. It’s not just a spa—it’s a sprawling, all-day retreat where every choice is yours: which sauna to try, how long to soak, which treatment to book, and what Korean comfort food to eat in between. The recent remodel has made the experience smoother and brighter, but the essence remains the same: a slightly chaotic, utterly indulgent playground for your body, where time slows, muscles relax, and the only agenda is your own. A general admission day pass gets you in from opening to close—about $65 on weekdays and $80 on weekends for adults, with lower rates for teens and discounted entry for hotel guests.

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by | April 4, 2019 · 10:00 am

Halal-elujah! Eat St. Kabab Factory Is Fresh With Flavor

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In the Dallas suburbs you will find many, many options for Indian cuisine. Some of that cuisine is in actuality Pakistani or even Nepalese food, and to the neophyte you may not be able to discern the difference. Then we have another subset in the cuisine from Bangladesh.

Dating far in the past, the Bangladeshi cuisine emphasizes fish, vegetables and lentils served with rice. Because of differences in history and Bangladeshi geography, the cuisine is rich in regional variations. While having unique traits, Bangladeshi cuisine is closely related to that of surrounding Bengali and North-East Indian, with rice and fish traditional favorites. Continue reading →

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by | June 5, 2018 · 2:41 pm

Carrollton Monkey King Closed

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I must be the angel of death today announcing closures, and there are more coming. This morning we learned of the Carrollton outpost of Monkey King shuttering. For fans of this location looking for delicious hand pulled noodle soup or their juicy xiaolongbao the Deep Ellum location is still moving strong.

Downtown Carrollton may have hit its saturation point of restaurants, or perhaps Babe’s Chicken is all our friends in Carrollton are looking for. Continue reading →

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by | July 20, 2017 · 9:29 am

Asian Quartet Pop Up July 26th

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The chefs behind Sumo Shack, Wabi House, Monkey King Noodle Company, Four Sister (soon to open in Fort Worth) and Khao Noodle Shop (a pop up) have come together to present an evening of Asian street foods from four distinct cuisines – Chinese, Japanese, Laotian, Vietnamese: Continue reading →

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